Poverty Rate in Nicholas County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.6%
Rank #2,393/3,222 · #58 in KY
26th
Nicholas 17.6%
KY 16.1% +9.4%
US 12.6% +39.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nicholas County's poverty rate of 17.6% 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 Nicholas County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,390 | Clay County, AL | 17.6% |
| #2,391 | Oconee County, SC | 17.6% |
| #2,392 | Malheur County, OR | 17.6% |
| #2,393 | Nicholas County, KY | 17.6% |
| #2,394 | Johnson County, IL | 17.6% |
| #2,395 | Grundy County, MO | 17.6% |
| #2,396 | Ashtabula County, OH | 17.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Nicholas County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 17.6%, ranking #2,393 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 39.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #58 of 120. This places it in the 26th 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.