RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest Medicare coverage, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 18.6%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS –

01Lebanon, KYKY6,69929.0%–

02Cold Spring, KYKY6,64028.4%–

03Cynthiana, KYKY6,57628.3%–

04Russellville, KYKY7,45428.1%–

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,77627.4%–

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,01526.4%–

07Campbellsville, KYKY11,78325.4%–

08Ashland, KYKY20,99625.2%–

09Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.8%–

10Villa Hills, KYKY7,79724.2%–

11Paducah, KYKY26,73024.1%–

12Edgewood, KYKY8,50324.0%–

13Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57523.9%–

14Maysville, KYKY8,68823.9%–

15Newport, KYKY13,99823.9%–

16Dayton, KYKY5,97423.8%–

17Danville, KYKY17,73622.8%–

18Middletown, KYKY9,94422.8%–

19Central City, KYKY5,79322.4%–

20Owensboro, KYKY60,89221.9%–

21Oakbrook, KYKY10,21121.6%–

22Franklin, KYKY10,75921.6%–

23Mayfield, KYKY9,85121.3%–

24Henderson, KYKY27,82221.3%–

25Somerset, KYKY12,69521.2%–

26Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.1%–

27Winchester, KYKY19,51421.1%–

28Monticello, KYKY5,72121.0%–

29Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.9%–

30Flatwoods, KYKY7,43920.6%–

31Reidland, KYKY5,27720.4%–

32Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58620.2%–

33Madisonville, KYKY19,42820.2%–

34St. Matthews, KYKY17,86819.8%–

35Princeton, KYKY6,16819.7%–

36Paris, KYKY10,13019.5%–

37Bardstown, KYKY14,16119.4%–

38London, KYKY7,63719.1%–

39Fort Wright, KYKY6,24018.9%–

40Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44818.9%–

41Shively, KYKY15,89518.8%–

42Versailles, KYKY10,73418.7%–

43Hillview, KYKY9,02018.6%–

44Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19318.6%–

45Corbin, KYKY7,91118.5%–

46Lyndon, KYKY11,30118.4%–

47Erlanger, KYKY20,15817.9%–

48Louisville, KYKY641,96217.8%–

49Radcliff, KYKY22,57617.8%–

50Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.8%–

51Florence, KYKY34,01817.7%–

52Pikeville, KYKY7,27016.9%–

53Frankfort, KYKY28,65716.9%–

54Covington, KYKY41,84716.8%–

55Murray, KYKY18,96416.1%–

56Alexandria, KYKY10,99415.9%–

57Shelbyville, KYKY18,45315.5%–

58Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14215.2%–

59Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.2%–

60Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32915.1%–

61Berea, KYKY16,66215.0%–

62Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75115.0%–

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14415.0%–

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93114.9%–

65Lexington, KYKY329,75114.8%–

66Highland Heights, KYKY6,34114.5%–

67Bellevue, KYKY5,84714.3%–

68Mount Washington, KYKY18,98914.2%–

69La Grange, KYKY10,66913.8%–

70Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.6%–

71Burlington, KYKY18,00813.5%–

72Richmond, KYKY40,66313.4%–

73Morehead, KYKY6,77613.3%–

74Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.2%–

75Wilmore, KYKY6,38013.0%–

76Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.2%–

77Union, KYKY7,93711.7%–

78Independence, KYKY30,19811.7%–

79Elsmere, KYKY9,52111.6%–

80Walton, KYKY5,86811.3%–

81Francisville, KYKY10,5659.3%–

82Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.7%–

83Hebron, KYKY6,4077.0%–

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.0%–

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,8363.9%–

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS