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Highest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,77638.4%+10.2 pts

02Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.9%+16.3 pts

03Monticello, KYKY5,72133.9%−0.2 pts

04Mayfield, KYKY9,85133.7%+6.2 pts

05Morehead, KYKY6,77632.5%+6.5 pts

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37132.2%−3.3 pts

07Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58629.3%+9.9 pts

08Richmond, KYKY40,66329.0%+4.1 pts

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,57628.9%+12.7 pts

10Bowling Green, KYKY78,50527.7%+5.8 pts

11Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.6%+2.2 pts

12Corbin, KYKY7,91127.4%+6.4 pts

13Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.2%−3.0 pts

14Berea, KYKY16,66227.0%+9.6 pts

15Central City, KYKY5,79326.9%+6.5 pts

16Paducah, KYKY26,73025.3%+2.9 pts

17Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35624.1%+11.1 pts

18Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.0%+4.5 pts

19Newport, KYKY13,99823.4%+1.1 pts

20Maysville, KYKY8,68822.9%+4.0 pts

21Paris, KYKY10,13022.9%+5.1 pts

22Covington, KYKY41,84722.5%+4.1 pts

23Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41122.4%+5.6 pts

24La Grange, KYKY10,66921.9%+11.1 pts

25Somerset, KYKY12,69521.9%−0.2 pts

26London, KYKY7,63721.8%+1.2 pts

27Murray, KYKY18,96421.8%−0.3 pts

28Russellville, KYKY7,45421.2%−1.8 pts

29Versailles, KYKY10,73421.0%+6.9 pts

30Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.7%+3.1 pts

31Winchester, KYKY19,51420.7%+5.2 pts

32Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.6%+9.1 pts

33Princeton, KYKY6,16820.5%+2.0 pts

34Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.3%+3.2 pts

35Ashland, KYKY20,99620.3%+1.9 pts

36Danville, KYKY17,73619.8%+7.4 pts

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,45319.6%+4.2 pts

38Leitchfield, KYKY7,01519.4%−1.9 pts

39Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+2.9 pts

40Madisonville, KYKY19,42819.4%+2.9 pts

41Franklin, KYKY10,75919.1%+5.3 pts

42Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.8%+2.9 pts

43Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.7%+6.2 pts

44Frankfort, KYKY28,65718.5%+4.5 pts

45Oak Grove, KYKY7,83018.3%+7.7 pts

46Shively, KYKY15,89517.8%+3.2 pts

47Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.6%+8.6 pts

48Lexington, KYKY329,75117.4%+4.5 pts

49Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

50Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%+8.7 pts

51Nicholasville, KYKY33,85716.2%+4.7 pts

52Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.1%−0.1 pts

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44815.0%+4.5 pts

54Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.9%+4.2 pts

55Dayton, KYKY5,97414.7%−1.7 pts

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.5%+4.9 pts

57Crestwood, KYKY6,58212.6%+5.2 pts

58Florence, KYKY34,01811.4%+1.9 pts

59Walton, KYKY5,86810.5%+2.9 pts

60Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.0%−0.2 pts

61Vine Grove, KYKY7,0189.4%−0.7 pts

62St. Matthews, KYKY17,8689.3%+2.5 pts

63Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5759.2%+6.1 pts

64Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+3.9 pts

65Burlington, KYKY18,0088.6%+6.0 pts

66Middletown, KYKY9,9448.6%+4.5 pts

67Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898.3%+0.4 pts

68Hillview, KYKY9,0208.0%+0.8 pts

69Independence, KYKY30,1987.7%+1.2 pts

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.6%−4.0 pts

71Erlanger, KYKY20,1587.2%+1.6 pts

72Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1447.1%+2.3 pts

73Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1937.0%+2.7 pts

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7516.9%+3.5 pts

75Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.9%+2.0 pts

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,2406.2%+2.3 pts

77Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.6%+0.5 pts

78Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.5%−2.1 pts

79Cold Spring, KYKY6,6404.3%+3.2 pts

80Hebron, KYKY6,4074.2%–

81Francisville, KYKY10,5654.1%–

82Reidland, KYKY5,2773.2%−1.3 pts

83Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.2%+0.7 pts

84Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+1.6 pts

85Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.6%+1.5 pts

86Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.9%+0.4 pts

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