Poverty Rate in Martin County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
33.2%
Rank #3,123/3,222 · #115 in KY
3th
Martin 33.2%
KY 16.1% +106.5%
US 12.6% +163.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Martin County's poverty rate of 33.2% 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 Martin County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,120 | Dewey County, SD | 33.0% |
| #3,121 | Breathitt County, KY | 33.1% |
| #3,122 | Socorro County, NM | 33.2% |
| #3,123 | Martin County, KY | 33.2% |
| #3,124 | Canóvanas Municipio, PR | 33.2% |
| #3,125 | McKinley County, NM | 33.2% |
| #3,126 | Terrell County, GA | 33.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Martin County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 33.2%, ranking #3,123 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 163.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #115 of 120. This places it in the 3th 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.