Poverty Rate in Perry County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
26.8%
Rank #3,036/3,222 · #105 in KY
6th
Perry 26.8%
KY 16.1% +67.1%
US 12.6% +113.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's poverty rate of 26.8% 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 Perry County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,033 | Sumter County, AL | 26.5% |
| #3,034 | Hidalgo County, TX | 26.7% |
| #3,035 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 26.8% |
| #3,036 | Perry County, KY | 26.8% |
| #3,037 | Winston County, MS | 26.9% |
| #3,038 | Menifee County, KY | 26.9% |
| #3,039 | Humphreys County, MS | 27.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Perry County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 26.8%, ranking #3,036 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 113.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #105 of 120. This places it in the 6th 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.