Poverty Rate in Owen County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.3%
Rank #2,488/3,222 · #61 in KY
23th
Owen 18.3%
KY 16.1% +13.8%
US 12.6% +45.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Owen County's poverty rate of 18.3% 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 Owen County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,485 | Torrance County, NM | 18.3% |
| #2,486 | Cannon County, TN | 18.3% |
| #2,487 | Moore County, TX | 18.3% |
| #2,488 | Owen County, KY | 18.3% |
| #2,489 | Greene County, MS | 18.3% |
| #2,490 | George County, MS | 18.3% |
| #2,491 | Blaine County, MT | 18.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Owen County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.3%, ranking #2,488 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 45.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #61 of 120. This places it in the 23th 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.