RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,77638.4%+36%

02Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.9%+75%

03Monticello, KYKY5,72133.9%−1%

04Mayfield, KYKY9,85133.7%+23%

05Morehead, KYKY6,77632.5%+25%

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37132.2%−9%

07Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58629.3%+51%

08Richmond, KYKY40,66329.0%+16%

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,57628.9%+79%

10Bowling Green, KYKY78,50527.7%+27%

11Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.6%+9%

12Corbin, KYKY7,91127.4%+31%

13Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.2%−10%

14Berea, KYKY16,66227.0%+55%

15Central City, KYKY5,79326.9%+32%

16Paducah, KYKY26,73025.3%+13%

17Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35624.1%+85%

18Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.0%+23%

19Newport, KYKY13,99823.4%+5%

20Maysville, KYKY8,68822.9%+21%

21Paris, KYKY10,13022.9%+29%

22Covington, KYKY41,84722.5%+22%

23Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41122.4%+33%

24La Grange, KYKY10,66921.9%+103%

25Somerset, KYKY12,69521.9%−1%

26London, KYKY7,63721.8%+6%

27Murray, KYKY18,96421.8%−1%

28Russellville, KYKY7,45421.2%−8%

29Versailles, KYKY10,73421.0%+49%

30Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.7%+17%

31Winchester, KYKY19,51420.7%+33%

32Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.6%+79%

33Princeton, KYKY6,16820.5%+11%

34Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.3%+19%

35Ashland, KYKY20,99620.3%+10%

36Danville, KYKY17,73619.8%+60%

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,45319.6%+27%

38Leitchfield, KYKY7,01519.4%−9%

39Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+18%

40Madisonville, KYKY19,42819.4%+18%

41Franklin, KYKY10,75919.1%+39%

42Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.8%+18%

43Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.7%+50%

44Frankfort, KYKY28,65718.5%+33%

45Oak Grove, KYKY7,83018.3%+73%

46Shively, KYKY15,89517.8%+22%

47Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.6%+96%

48Lexington, KYKY329,75117.4%+35%

49Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

50Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%+106%

51Nicholasville, KYKY33,85716.2%+40%

52Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.1%−1%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44815.0%+43%

54Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.9%+39%

55Dayton, KYKY5,97414.7%−10%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.5%+57%

57Crestwood, KYKY6,58212.6%+70%

58Florence, KYKY34,01811.4%+20%

59Walton, KYKY5,86810.5%+37%

60Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.0%−2%

61Vine Grove, KYKY7,0189.4%−7%

62St. Matthews, KYKY17,8689.3%+38%

63Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5759.2%+202%

64Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+75%

65Burlington, KYKY18,0088.6%+232%

66Middletown, KYKY9,9448.6%+109%

67Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898.3%+6%

68Hillview, KYKY9,0208.0%+12%

69Independence, KYKY30,1987.7%+18%

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.6%−35%

71Erlanger, KYKY20,1587.2%+28%

72Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1447.1%+48%

73Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1937.0%+62%

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7516.9%+101%

75Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.9%+42%

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,2406.2%+60%

77Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.6%+13%

78Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.5%−32%

79Cold Spring, KYKY6,6404.3%+269%

80Hebron, KYKY6,4074.2%–

81Francisville, KYKY10,5654.1%–

82Reidland, KYKY5,2773.2%−28%

83Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.2%+28%

84Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+113%

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.6%+132%

86Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.9%+26%

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