Poverty Rate in Powell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.5%
Rank #2,868/3,222 · #90 in KY
11th
Powell 22.5%
KY 16.1% +39.9%
US 12.6% +78.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Powell County's poverty rate of 22.5% 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 Powell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,865 | Orangeburg County, SC | 22.4% |
| #2,866 | Bibb County, AL | 22.5% |
| #2,867 | Appling County, GA | 22.5% |
| #2,868 | Powell County, KY | 22.5% |
| #2,869 | Toombs County, GA | 22.5% |
| #2,870 | Nolan County, TX | 22.5% |
| #2,871 | Howard County, AR | 22.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Powell County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 22.5%, ranking #2,868 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 78.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #90 of 120. This places it in the 11th 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.