Poverty Rate in Union County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.4%
Rank #2,513/3,222 · #64 in KY
22th
Union 18.4%
KY 16.1% +14.8%
US 12.6% +46.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Union County's poverty rate of 18.4% 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 Union County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,510 | Perry County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,511 | Adair County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,512 | Cherokee County, SC | 18.4% |
| #2,513 | Union County, KY | 18.4% |
| #2,514 | Tripp County, SD | 18.4% |
| #2,515 | Choctaw County, MS | 18.4% |
| #2,516 | Jackson County, WV | 18.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Union County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 18.4%, ranking #2,513 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 46.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #64 of 120. This places it in the 22th 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.