Poverty Rate in Owsley County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
36.1%
Rank #3,143/3,222 · #116 in KY
2th
Owsley 36.1%
KY 16.1% +125.0%
US 12.6% +186.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Owsley County's poverty rate of 36.1% 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 Owsley County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,140 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 35.2% |
| #3,141 | Coahoma County, MS | 35.5% |
| #3,142 | Caguas Municipio, PR | 35.7% |
| #3,143 | Owsley County, KY | 36.1% |
| #3,144 | Holmes County, MS | 36.4% |
| #3,145 | Knox County, KY | 36.9% |
| #3,146 | Hormigueros Municipio, PR | 37.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Owsley County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 36.1%, ranking #3,143 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 186.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #116 of 120. This places it in the 2th 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.