Poverty Rate in Shelby County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.7%
Rank #721/3,222 · #6 in KY
78th
Shelby 9.7%
KY 16.1% -39.7%
US 12.6% -23.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's poverty rate of 9.7% 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 Shelby County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #718 | Kaufman County, TX | 9.7% |
| #719 | Sevier County, UT | 9.7% |
| #720 | Bullitt County, KY | 9.7% |
| #721 | Shelby County, KY | 9.7% |
| #722 | McHenry County, ND | 9.7% |
| #723 | Juniata County, PA | 9.7% |
| #724 | Amelia County, VA | 9.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Shelby County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 9.7%, ranking #721 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #6 of 120. This places it in the 78th 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.