Kentucky: Poverty Rate Trend
How Kentucky's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
13.8%
2023
11.8%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-14.5%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -0.8 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.9% | — |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -0.2 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |