Poverty Rate in Russell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.1%
Rank #2,911/3,222 · #93 in KY
10th
Russell 23.1%
KY 16.1% +43.9%
US 12.6% +83.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's poverty rate of 23.1% 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 Russell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,908 | San Juan County, NM | 23.1% |
| #2,909 | Hidalgo County, NM | 23.1% |
| #2,910 | Neshoba County, MS | 23.1% |
| #2,911 | Russell County, KY | 23.1% |
| #2,912 | Carroll County, KY | 23.1% |
| #2,913 | Jefferson County, OK | 23.1% |
| #2,914 | Webster Parish, LA | 23.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Russell County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 23.1%, ranking #2,911 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 83.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #93 of 120. This places it in the 10th 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.