Poverty Rate in Muhlenberg County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,509/3,222 · #62 in KY
22th
Muhlenberg 18.4%
KY 16.1% +14.4%
US 12.6% +45.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Muhlenberg County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Muhlenberg County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,506 | Jones County, NC | 18.4% |
| #2,507 | San Jacinto County, TX | 18.4% |
| #2,508 | Putnam County, TN | 18.4% |
| #2,509 | Muhlenberg County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,510 | Perry County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,511 | Adair County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,512 | Cherokee County, SC | 18.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,509 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #62 of 120. This places it in the 22th 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.