Poverty Rate in Mercer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.7%
Rank #942/3,222 · #10 in KY
71th
Mercer 10.7%
KY 16.1% -33.6%
US 12.6% -15.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mercer County's poverty rate of 10.7% 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 Mercer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #939 | Monroe County, FL | 10.6% |
| #940 | Washoe County, NV | 10.7% |
| #941 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 10.7% |
| #942 | Mercer County, KY | 10.7% |
| #943 | Brule County, SD | 10.7% |
| #944 | Colorado County, TX | 10.7% |
| #945 | Pike County, IN | 10.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Mercer County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 10.7%, ranking #942 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #10 of 120. This places it in the 71th 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.