Poverty Rate in Wayne County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.8%
Rank #2,982/3,222 · #99 in KY
7th
Wayne 24.8%
KY 16.1% +54.1%
US 12.6% +96.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 24.8% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,979 | Newton County, MS | 24.7% |
| #2,980 | Navajo County, AZ | 24.7% |
| #2,981 | Bibb County, GA | 24.7% |
| #2,982 | Wayne County, KY | 24.8% |
| #2,983 | Catron County, NM | 24.8% |
| #2,984 | Ripley County, MO | 24.8% |
| #2,985 | Cumberland County, KY | 24.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 24.8%, ranking #2,982 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 96.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #99 of 120. This places it in the 7th 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.