Poverty Rate in Simpson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.5%
Rank #2,049/3,222 · #41 in KY
36th
Simpson 15.5%
KY 16.1% -3.2%
US 12.6% +23.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Simpson County's poverty rate of 15.5% 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 Simpson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,046 | Fayette County, OH | 15.5% |
| #2,047 | Washington County, TN | 15.5% |
| #2,048 | Roscommon County, MI | 15.5% |
| #2,049 | Simpson County, KY | 15.5% |
| #2,050 | Tehama County, CA | 15.6% |
| #2,051 | Cumberland County, NJ | 15.6% |
| #2,052 | Burke County, NC | 15.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Simpson County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 15.5%, ranking #2,049 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #41 of 120. This places it in the 36th 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.