Poverty Rate in Scott County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #915/3,222 · #9 in KY
72th
Scott 10.6%
KY 16.1% -34.2%
US 12.6% -16.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Scott County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Scott County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #912 | Cerro Gordo County, IA | 10.6% |
| #913 | Bon Homme County, SD | 10.6% |
| #914 | Lincoln County, WI | 10.6% |
| #915 | Scott County, KY | 10.6% |
| #916 | Clallam County, WA | 10.6% |
| #917 | Wayne County, UT | 10.6% |
| #918 | Hamilton County, NY | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Scott County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #915 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #9 of 120. This places it in the 72th 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.