Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.8%
Rank #2,821/3,222 · #87 in KY
12th
Lawrence 21.8%
KY 16.1% +35.6%
US 12.6% +72.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 21.8% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,818 | Menominee County, WI | 21.7% |
| #2,819 | Scioto County, OH | 21.8% |
| #2,820 | Collingsworth County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,821 | Lawrence County, KY | 21.8% |
| #2,822 | Logan County, WV | 21.8% |
| #2,823 | Baylor County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,824 | Hopewell city, VA | 21.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 21.8%, ranking #2,821 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 72.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #87 of 120. This places it in the 12th 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.