Poverty Rate in Kenton County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.8%
Rank #1,238/3,222 · #16 in KY
62th
Kenton 11.8%
KY 16.1% -26.2%
US 12.6% -6.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kenton County's poverty rate of 11.8% 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 Kenton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,235 | Buncombe County, NC | 11.8% |
| #1,236 | Nash County, NC | 11.8% |
| #1,237 | Prairie County, AR | 11.8% |
| #1,238 | Kenton County, KY | 11.8% |
| #1,239 | Ochiltree County, TX | 11.8% |
| #1,240 | Chambers County, TX | 11.9% |
| #1,241 | Hart County, GA | 11.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Kenton County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 11.8%, ranking #1,238 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #16 of 120. This places it in the 62th 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.