Poverty Rate in Meade County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.2%
Rank #1,329/3,222 · #17 in KY
59th
Meade 12.2%
KY 16.1% -23.9%
US 12.6% -3.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Meade County's poverty rate of 12.2% 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 Meade County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,326 | Seward County, KS | 12.2% |
| #1,327 | Lewis County, WA | 12.2% |
| #1,328 | Dent County, MO | 12.2% |
| #1,329 | Meade County, KY | 12.2% |
| #1,330 | Berks County, PA | 12.2% |
| #1,331 | Wood County, OH | 12.2% |
| #1,332 | Lawrence County, IN | 12.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Meade County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 12.2%, ranking #1,329 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #17 of 120. This places it in the 59th 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.