Poverty Rate in Lee County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
27.4%
Rank #3,045/3,222 · #107 in KY
5th
Lee 27.4%
KY 16.1% +70.4%
US 12.6% +117.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 27.4% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,042 | Pike County, MS | 27.1% |
| #3,043 | San Augustine County, TX | 27.1% |
| #3,044 | Robeson County, NC | 27.2% |
| #3,045 | Lee County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,046 | Harlan County, KY | 27.4% |
| #3,047 | Wilkinson County, MS | 27.4% |
| #3,048 | Dorado Municipio, PR | 27.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 27.4%, ranking #3,045 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 117.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #107 of 120. This places it in the 5th 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.