Poverty Rate in Lincoln County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.3%
Rank #2,177/3,222 · #46 in KY
32th
Lincoln 16.3%
KY 16.1% +1.4%
US 12.6% +29.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lincoln County's poverty rate of 16.3% 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 Lincoln County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,174 | Massac County, IL | 16.3% |
| #2,175 | Martin County, IN | 16.3% |
| #2,176 | Rockingham County, NC | 16.3% |
| #2,177 | Lincoln County, KY | 16.3% |
| #2,178 | Deer Lodge County, MT | 16.3% |
| #2,179 | Polk County, MO | 16.3% |
| #2,180 | Overton County, TN | 16.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lincoln County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 16.3%, ranking #2,177 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #46 of 120. This places it in the 32th 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.