Poverty Rate in Green County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.4%
Rank #2,707/3,222 · #76 in KY
16th
Green 20.4%
KY 16.1% +27.1%
US 12.6% +62.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Green County's poverty rate of 20.4% 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 Green County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,704 | Independence County, AR | 20.4% |
| #2,705 | Calhoun County, MS | 20.4% |
| #2,706 | Braxton County, WV | 20.4% |
| #2,707 | Green County, KY | 20.4% |
| #2,708 | Laurel County, KY | 20.5% |
| #2,709 | Duplin County, NC | 20.5% |
| #2,710 | Cotton County, OK | 20.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Green County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 20.4%, ranking #2,707 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 62.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #76 of 120. This places it in the 16th 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.