Poverty Rate in Henderson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,877/3,222 · #30 in KY
42th
Henderson 14.6%
KY 16.1% -8.9%
US 12.6% +16.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Henderson County's poverty rate of 14.6% 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 Henderson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,874 | Clearfield County, PA | 14.6% |
| #1,875 | Bexar County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,876 | Refugio County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,877 | Henderson County, KY | 14.6% |
| #1,878 | Warren County, IL | 14.6% |
| #1,879 | Randolph County, IL | 14.6% |
| #1,880 | Lyon County, KS | 14.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Henderson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,877 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #30 of 120. This places it in the 42th 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.