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Highest poverty rate, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%+12.0 pts

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,77631.0%+2.8 pts

03Williamsburg, KYKY5,37130.9%−4.5 pts

04Cynthiana, KYKY6,57630.5%+14.4 pts

05Monticello, KYKY5,72130.4%−3.7 pts

06London, KYKY7,63730.2%+9.5 pts

07Somerset, KYKY12,69527.2%+5.1 pts

08Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.1%+1.7 pts

09Mayfield, KYKY9,85126.9%−0.6 pts

10Corbin, KYKY7,91126.0%+5.0 pts

11Central City, KYKY5,79325.6%+5.2 pts

12Lebanon, KYKY6,69925.6%−4.7 pts

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.6%+3.7 pts

14Leitchfield, KYKY7,01524.3%+3.1 pts

15Maysville, KYKY8,68824.3%+5.4 pts

16Murray, KYKY18,96424.1%+2.1 pts

17Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.4%+1.8 pts

18Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.3%+6.9 pts

19Oak Grove, KYKY7,83023.1%+12.5 pts

20Ashland, KYKY20,99622.4%+4.0 pts

21Paducah, KYKY26,73022.3%−0.1 pts

22Glasgow, KYKY15,30221.9%+2.5 pts

23Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93121.5%+6.3 pts

24Covington, KYKY41,84720.8%+2.4 pts

25Newport, KYKY13,99820.8%−1.6 pts

26Russellville, KYKY7,45420.7%−2.3 pts

27Highland Heights, KYKY6,34119.9%+11.0 pts

28Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%−5.4 pts

29Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.3%+2.5 pts

30Frankfort, KYKY28,65719.1%+5.1 pts

31Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.9%+3.0 pts

32Henderson, KYKY27,82218.7%+2.2 pts

33Flatwoods, KYKY7,43918.4%+6.9 pts

34Berea, KYKY16,66217.9%+0.4 pts

35Danville, KYKY17,73617.4%+5.1 pts

36Winchester, KYKY19,51417.3%+1.8 pts

37Franklin, KYKY10,75917.1%+3.4 pts

38Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44817.0%+6.5 pts

39Paris, KYKY10,13016.9%−0.9 pts

40Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.9%−2.5 pts

41Versailles, KYKY10,73416.4%+2.3 pts

42Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.9%+3.5 pts

43Dayton, KYKY5,97415.9%−0.5 pts

44Louisville, KYKY641,96215.8%–

45Princeton, KYKY6,16815.8%−2.8 pts

46Elsmere, KYKY9,52115.6%+7.4 pts

47Lexington, KYKY329,75114.9%+2.1 pts

48Shively, KYKY15,89514.7%+0.2 pts

49Bardstown, KYKY14,16114.7%−3.0 pts

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57614.5%−2.6 pts

51Shelbyville, KYKY18,45314.5%−1.0 pts

52Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%+8.1 pts

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,85713.1%+1.5 pts

54Walton, KYKY5,86813.0%+5.3 pts

55Wilmore, KYKY6,38012.5%+1.0 pts

56Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+1.4 pts

57Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32912.0%+3.4 pts

58Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.7%−1.4 pts

59Bellevue, KYKY5,84711.4%+1.2 pts

60Hillview, KYKY9,02011.2%+4.0 pts

61Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%+0.9 pts

62Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.9%+6.1 pts

63Hebron, KYKY6,40710.0%–

64Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%+8.8 pts

65Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0.0 pts

66Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.2%+4.0 pts

67Middletown, KYKY9,9449.1%+5.0 pts

68Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369.0%+2.4 pts

69Independence, KYKY30,1988.8%+2.2 pts

70Crestwood, KYKY6,5828.1%+0.7 pts

71Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7518.1%+4.6 pts

72La Grange, KYKY10,6698.0%−2.7 pts

73Reidland, KYKY5,2777.9%+3.4 pts

74Alexandria, KYKY10,9947.7%+3.7 pts

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687.2%+0.4 pts

76Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.5%+2.2 pts

77Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5756.4%+3.4 pts

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.1%+1.3 pts

79Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%+2.9 pts

80Mount Washington, KYKY18,9895.3%−2.6 pts

81Edgewood, KYKY8,5033.8%+2.3 pts

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.7%+1.2 pts

83Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.0%−0.9 pts

84Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+1.5 pts

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.5%+1.4 pts

86Francisville, KYKY10,5651.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES