Poverty Rate in Hardin County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.1%
Rank #1,537/3,222 · #21 in KY
52th
Hardin 13.1%
KY 16.1% -18.7%
US 12.6% +3.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hardin County's poverty rate of 13.1% 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 Hardin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,534 | Shelby County, IN | 13.0% |
| #1,535 | Sedgwick County, CO | 13.0% |
| #1,536 | Marquette County, WI | 13.1% |
| #1,537 | Hardin County, KY | 13.1% |
| #1,538 | Cascade County, MT | 13.1% |
| #1,539 | Macoupin County, IL | 13.1% |
| #1,540 | Hockley County, TX | 13.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Hardin County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 13.1%, ranking #1,537 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #21 of 120. This places it in the 52th 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.