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Highest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, KYKY6,77634.9%+8.9 pts

02Mayfield, KYKY9,85134.9%+7.3 pts

03Middlesborough, KYKY8,77633.2%+5.1 pts

04Monticello, KYKY5,72131.3%−2.8 pts

05Somerset, KYKY12,69530.7%+8.7 pts

06Pikeville, KYKY7,27029.8%+4.4 pts

07Leitchfield, KYKY7,01529.4%+8.1 pts

08Glasgow, KYKY15,30228.9%+9.4 pts

09Lebanon, KYKY6,69928.6%−1.7 pts

10London, KYKY7,63727.8%+7.1 pts

11Williamsburg, KYKY5,37127.7%−7.7 pts

12Richmond, KYKY40,66327.0%+2.0 pts

13Murray, KYKY18,96426.6%+4.5 pts

14Newport, KYKY13,99826.4%+4.1 pts

15Cynthiana, KYKY6,57626.4%+10.3 pts

16Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.9%+4.1 pts

17Corbin, KYKY7,91125.7%+4.8 pts

18Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58624.2%+4.7 pts

19Madisonville, KYKY19,42824.0%+7.6 pts

20Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.8%+2.2 pts

21Russellville, KYKY7,45423.7%+0.7 pts

22Maysville, KYKY8,68823.5%+4.6 pts

23Highland Heights, KYKY6,34123.5%+14.5 pts

24Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.0%+6.2 pts

25Henderson, KYKY27,82223.0%+6.6 pts

26Covington, KYKY41,84723.0%+4.6 pts

27Winchester, KYKY19,51421.8%+6.3 pts

28Paducah, KYKY26,73021.8%−0.7 pts

29Berea, KYKY16,66221.3%+3.8 pts

30Ashland, KYKY20,99621.2%+2.8 pts

31Dayton, KYKY5,97420.8%+4.4 pts

32Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%+4.6 pts

33Shively, KYKY15,89519.1%+4.6 pts

34Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.8%+6.4 pts

35Danville, KYKY17,73618.6%+6.2 pts

36Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.9%+4.0 pts

37Oak Grove, KYKY7,83017.7%+7.1 pts

38Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.2%+5.7 pts

39Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−0.0 pts

40Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.8%+8.6 pts

41Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916.6%+8.0 pts

42Princeton, KYKY6,16816.2%−2.3 pts

43Paris, KYKY10,13016.2%−1.6 pts

44Versailles, KYKY10,73415.9%+1.8 pts

45Lexington, KYKY329,75115.8%+2.9 pts

46Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+4.1 pts

47Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.6%+0.4 pts

48Louisville, KYKY641,96215.2%–

49Franklin, KYKY10,75914.9%+1.1 pts

50Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44813.4%+2.9 pts

51Central City, KYKY5,79313.0%−7.4 pts

52Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+1.4 pts

53Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.7%−5.9 pts

54Hebron, KYKY6,40711.1%–

55Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.0%−2.1 pts

56Shelbyville, KYKY18,45310.7%−4.8 pts

57Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.6%+0.4 pts

58Erlanger, KYKY20,15810.3%+4.7 pts

59La Grange, KYKY10,66910.3%−0.5 pts

60Middletown, KYKY9,9449.7%+5.6 pts

61Wilmore, KYKY6,3809.3%−2.2 pts

62Lyndon, KYKY11,3018.7%+3.5 pts

63Walton, KYKY5,8688.7%+1.0 pts

64Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1448.5%+3.7 pts

65Independence, KYKY30,1988.5%+1.9 pts

66St. Matthews, KYKY17,8688.0%+1.3 pts

67Hillview, KYKY9,0207.7%+0.6 pts

68Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.6%+0.2 pts

69Florence, KYKY34,0187.5%−2.0 pts

70Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.4%−0.5 pts

71Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.7%+2.3 pts

72Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.4%−0.2 pts

73Alexandria, KYKY10,9946.0%+2.0 pts

74Cold Spring, KYKY6,6405.5%+4.4 pts

75Reidland, KYKY5,2775.5%+1.1 pts

76Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1425.4%+0.5 pts

77Burlington, KYKY18,0085.3%+2.7 pts

78Vine Grove, KYKY7,0184.8%−5.4 pts

79Villa Hills, KYKY7,7974.3%+1.9 pts

80Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.2%+0.7 pts

81Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.6%−0.3 pts

82Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.6%+1.1 pts

83Francisville, KYKY10,5652.0%–

84Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%+0.5 pts

85Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.0%−2.1 pts

86Union, KYKY7,9370.8%−0.6 pts

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