Poverty Rate in Lewis County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.0%
Rank #2,842/3,222 · #88 in KY
12th
Lewis 22.0%
KY 16.1% +37.1%
US 12.6% +74.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lewis County's poverty rate of 22.0% 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 Lewis County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,839 | Bladen County, NC | 22.0% |
| #2,840 | Adair County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,841 | Dunklin County, MO | 22.0% |
| #2,842 | Lewis County, KY | 22.0% |
| #2,843 | Sherman County, OR | 22.0% |
| #2,844 | Decatur County, GA | 22.0% |
| #2,845 | Big Horn County, MT | 22.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lewis County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 22.0%, ranking #2,842 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 74.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #88 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.