Poverty Rate in Floyd County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
28.0%
Rank #3,059/3,222 · #110 in KY
5th
Floyd 28.0%
KY 16.1% +74.6%
US 12.6% +122.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Floyd County's poverty rate of 28.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Floyd County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,056 | Conecuh County, AL | 27.8% |
| #3,057 | Carolina Municipio, PR | 27.9% |
| #3,058 | Gadsden County, FL | 27.9% |
| #3,059 | Floyd County, KY | 28.0% |
| #3,060 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.1% |
| #3,061 | Allendale County, SC | 28.2% |
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Floyd County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 28.0%, ranking #3,059 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 122.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #110 of 120. This places it in the 5th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.