Poverty Rate in Knott County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.3%
Rank #2,920/3,222 · #95 in KY
9th
Knott 23.3%
KY 16.1% +45.1%
US 12.6% +85.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Knott County's poverty rate of 23.3% 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 Knott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,917 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 23.2% |
| #2,918 | Choctaw County, OK | 23.2% |
| #2,919 | Webster County, WV | 23.3% |
| #2,920 | Knott County, KY | 23.3% |
| #2,921 | Pike County, AL | 23.3% |
| #2,922 | Williamsburg County, SC | 23.3% |
| #2,923 | Panola County, MS | 23.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Knott County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 23.3%, ranking #2,920 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 85.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #95 of 120. This places it in the 9th 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.