Poverty Rate in Rockcastle County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
25.6%
Rank #3,012/3,222 · #103 in KY
7th
Rockcastle 25.6%
KY 16.1% +59.6%
US 12.6% +103.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rockcastle County's poverty rate of 25.6% 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 Rockcastle County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,009 | Oktibbeha County, MS | 25.5% |
| #3,010 | Benson County, ND | 25.6% |
| #3,011 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 25.6% |
| #3,012 | Rockcastle County, KY | 25.6% |
| #3,013 | Covington city, VA | 25.7% |
| #3,014 | Emanuel County, GA | 25.7% |
| #3,015 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 25.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Rockcastle County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 25.6%, ranking #3,012 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 103.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #103 of 120. This places it in the 7th 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.