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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 83 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Williamsburg, KYKY5,37135.4%+0%

02Monticello, KYKY5,72134.1%+0%

03Lebanon, KYKY6,69930.3%+0%

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,77628.1%+0%

05Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.5%+0%

06Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%+0%

07Pikeville, KYKY7,27025.4%+0%

08Richmond, KYKY40,66325.0%+0%

09Russellville, KYKY7,45423.0%+0%

10Paducah, KYKY26,73022.4%+0%

11Newport, KYKY13,99822.3%+0%

12Somerset, KYKY12,69522.1%+0%

13Murray, KYKY18,96422.1%+0%

14Bowling Green, KYKY78,50521.8%+0%

15Campbellsville, KYKY11,78321.6%+0%

16Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.3%+0%

17Corbin, KYKY7,91121.0%+0%

18London, KYKY7,63720.7%+0%

19Central City, KYKY5,79320.5%+0%

20Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.5%+0%

21Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.4%+0%

22Maysville, KYKY8,68818.9%+0%

23Princeton, KYKY6,16818.5%+0%

24Ashland, KYKY20,99618.4%+0%

25Covington, KYKY41,84718.4%+0%

26Paris, KYKY10,13017.8%+0%

27Bardstown, KYKY14,16117.7%+0%

28Berea, KYKY16,66217.5%+0%

29Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%+0%

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.8%+0%

31Henderson, KYKY27,82216.5%+0%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.4%+0%

33Dayton, KYKY5,97416.3%+0%

34Cynthiana, KYKY6,57616.1%+0%

35Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.9%+0%

36Winchester, KYKY19,51415.5%+0%

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,45315.5%+0%

38Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.2%+0%

39Shively, KYKY15,89514.5%+0%

40Versailles, KYKY10,73414.0%+0%

41Frankfort, KYKY28,65713.9%+0%

42Franklin, KYKY10,75913.7%+0%

43Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35613.1%+0%

44Lexington, KYKY329,75112.9%+0%

45Radcliff, KYKY22,57612.5%+0%

46Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%+0%

47Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.6%+0%

48Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%+0%

49Wilmore, KYKY6,38011.5%+0%

50La Grange, KYKY10,66910.8%+0%

51Georgetown, KYKY40,88310.7%+0%

52Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.6%+0%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44810.5%+0%

54Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.2%+0%

55Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.2%+0%

56Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0%

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,3418.9%+0%

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.6%+0%

59Elsmere, KYKY9,5218.2%+0%

60Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.9%+0%

61Walton, KYKY5,8687.7%+0%

62Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.4%+0%

63Hillview, KYKY9,0207.1%+0%

64St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.7%+0%

65Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.6%+0%

66Independence, KYKY30,1986.5%+0%

67Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.6%+0%

68Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.2%+0%

69Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444.8%+0%

70Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.8%+0%

71Reidland, KYKY5,2774.4%+0%

72Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.3%+0%

73Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1%+0%

74Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%+0%

75Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.9%+0%

76Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.4%+0%

77Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.0%+0%

78Burlington, KYKY18,0082.6%+0%

79Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.5%+0%

80Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.5%+0%

81Union, KYKY7,9371.4%+0%

82Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.2%+0%

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES