Poverty Rate in McCracken County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.2%
Rank #1,972/3,222 · #37 in KY
39th
McCracken 15.2%
KY 16.1% -5.6%
US 12.6% +20.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McCracken County's poverty rate of 15.2% 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 McCracken County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,969 | Pamlico County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,970 | Monroe County, OH | 15.2% |
| #1,971 | Keweenaw County, MI | 15.2% |
| #1,972 | McCracken County, KY | 15.2% |
| #1,973 | Bernalillo County, NM | 15.2% |
| #1,974 | Yancey County, NC | 15.2% |
| #1,975 | Hawkins County, TN | 15.2% |
About Poverty Rate
McCracken County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.2%, ranking #1,972 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #37 of 120. This places it in the 39th 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.