Poverty Rate in Wolfe County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
37.7%
Rank #3,149/3,222 · #118 in KY
2th
Wolfe 37.7%
KY 16.1% +134.9%
US 12.6% +199.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wolfe County's poverty rate of 37.7% 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 Wolfe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,146 | Hormigueros Municipio, PR | 37.0% |
| #3,147 | Hatillo Municipio, PR | 37.2% |
| #3,148 | Cayey Municipio, PR | 37.3% |
| #3,149 | Wolfe County, KY | 37.7% |
| #3,150 | Camuy Municipio, PR | 37.8% |
| #3,151 | Magoffin County, KY | 38.2% |
| #3,152 | Humacao Municipio, PR | 38.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Wolfe County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 37.7%, ranking #3,149 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 199.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #118 of 120. This places it in the 2th 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.