Poverty Rate in McCreary County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
38.9%
Rank #3,157/3,222 · #120 in KY
2th
McCreary 38.9%
KY 16.1% +141.9%
US 12.6% +208.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How McCreary County's poverty rate of 38.9% 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 McCreary County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,154 | Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR | 38.4% |
| #3,155 | Las Piedras Municipio, PR | 38.7% |
| #3,156 | San Juan Municipio, PR | 38.8% |
| #3,157 | McCreary County, KY | 38.9% |
| #3,158 | Villalba Municipio, PR | 38.9% |
| #3,159 | Lee County, AR | 39.4% |
| #3,160 | Greene County, AL | 40.1% |
About Poverty Rate
McCreary County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 38.9%, ranking #3,157 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 208.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #120 of 120. This places it in the 2th 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.