Poverty Rate in Mason County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.8%
Rank #2,549/3,222 · #65 in KY
21th
Mason 18.8%
KY 16.1% +17.1%
US 12.6% +49.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mason County's poverty rate of 18.8% 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 Mason County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,546 | Wright County, MO | 18.7% |
| #2,547 | Walthall County, MS | 18.8% |
| #2,548 | Vernon County, MO | 18.8% |
| #2,549 | Mason County, KY | 18.8% |
| #2,550 | Buena Vista city, VA | 18.8% |
| #2,551 | Williamsburg city, VA | 18.8% |
| #2,552 | Menard County, TX | 18.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Mason County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.8%, ranking #2,549 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #65 of 120. This places it in the 21th 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.