Poverty Rate in Morgan County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.1%
Rank #2,307/3,222 · #52 in KY
28th
Morgan 17.1%
KY 16.1% +6.3%
US 12.6% +35.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Morgan County's poverty rate of 17.1% 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 Morgan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,304 | Live Oak County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,305 | Limestone County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,306 | Grainger County, TN | 17.1% |
| #2,307 | Morgan County, KY | 17.1% |
| #2,308 | Johnson County, IA | 17.1% |
| #2,309 | Carter County, TN | 17.1% |
| #2,310 | Brantley County, GA | 17.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Morgan County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 17.1%, ranking #2,307 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #52 of 120. This places it in the 28th 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.