RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Highest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Williamsburg, KYKY5,37135.4%+6.8 pts

02Monticello, KYKY5,72134.1%+1.6 pts

03Lebanon, KYKY6,69930.3%−1.5 pts

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,77628.1%−1.8 pts

05Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.5%+3.0 pts

06Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−7.6 pts

07Pikeville, KYKY7,27025.4%−3.9 pts

08Richmond, KYKY40,66325.0%−6.7 pts

09Russellville, KYKY7,45423.0%+5.0 pts

10Paducah, KYKY26,73022.4%−1.4 pts

11Newport, KYKY13,99822.3%−3.5 pts

12Somerset, KYKY12,69522.1%−0.2 pts

13Murray, KYKY18,96422.1%+2.4 pts

14Bowling Green, KYKY78,50521.8%−2.1 pts

15Campbellsville, KYKY11,78321.6%−1.1 pts

16Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.3%−6.4 pts

17Corbin, KYKY7,91121.0%−1.6 pts

18London, KYKY7,63720.7%−3.4 pts

19Central City, KYKY5,79320.5%−1.9 pts

20Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.5%−5.2 pts

21Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.4%−5.8 pts

22Maysville, KYKY8,68818.9%−1.8 pts

23Princeton, KYKY6,16818.5%−4.5 pts

24Ashland, KYKY20,99618.4%+0.3 pts

25Covington, KYKY41,84718.4%−1.4 pts

26Paris, KYKY10,13017.8%−5.1 pts

27Bardstown, KYKY14,16117.7%−0.1 pts

28Berea, KYKY16,66217.5%+0.1 pts

29Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−5.4 pts

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.8%−4.9 pts

31Henderson, KYKY27,82216.5%−0.6 pts

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.4%−2.1 pts

33Dayton, KYKY5,97416.3%+0.3 pts

34Cynthiana, KYKY6,57616.1%−7.5 pts

35Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.9%−3.0 pts

36Winchester, KYKY19,51415.5%−6.2 pts

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,45315.5%−11.1 pts

38Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.2%−3.7 pts

39Shively, KYKY15,89514.5%+3.8 pts

40Versailles, KYKY10,73414.0%+4.3 pts

41Frankfort, KYKY28,65713.9%+0.9 pts

42Franklin, KYKY10,75913.7%−5.9 pts

43Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35613.1%+2.8 pts

44Lexington, KYKY329,75112.9%–

45Radcliff, KYKY22,57612.5%−0.7 pts

46Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%−7.6 pts

47Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.6%−2.6 pts

48Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%−1.2 pts

49Wilmore, KYKY6,38011.5%−7.6 pts

50La Grange, KYKY10,66910.8%−5.2 pts

51Georgetown, KYKY40,88310.7%−6.6 pts

52Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.6%−8.8 pts

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44810.5%−4.2 pts

54Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.2%+0.2 pts

55Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.2%−2.0 pts

56Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0.6 pts

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,3418.9%+3.3 pts

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.6%−2.4 pts

59Elsmere, KYKY9,5218.2%−0.5 pts

60Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.9%−3.4 pts

61Walton, KYKY5,8687.7%−9.9 pts

62Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.4%−2.1 pts

63Hillview, KYKY9,0207.1%+0.6 pts

64St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.7%+2.4 pts

65Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.6%−3.3 pts

66Independence, KYKY30,1986.5%+0.7 pts

67Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.6%+0.2 pts

68Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.2%−1.3 pts

69Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444.8%−4.4 pts

70Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.8%+0.4 pts

71Reidland, KYKY5,2774.4%−1.0 pts

72Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.3%+0.9 pts

73Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1%−2.8 pts

74Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%−1.6 pts

75Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.9%+1.7 pts

76Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.4%+1.5 pts

77Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.0%+1.5 pts

78Burlington, KYKY18,0082.6%−0.7 pts

79Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.5%−0.2 pts

80Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.5%+0.2 pts

81Union, KYKY7,9371.4%−3.4 pts

82Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.2%−1.6 pts

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.1%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS