RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest renter share, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35699.2%+0.5 pts

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,83699.2%+0.6 pts

03Oak Grove, KYKY7,83067.5%+8.8 pts

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,50563.9%+10.9 pts

05Richmond, KYKY40,66363.5%−1.3 pts

06Morehead, KYKY6,77663.5%+12.3 pts

07Williamsburg, KYKY5,37160.1%+7.8 pts

08Pikeville, KYKY7,27058.6%+6.0 pts

09London, KYKY7,63757.8%+10.8 pts

10Newport, KYKY13,99857.0%+1.3 pts

11Lyndon, KYKY11,30156.8%+1.1 pts

12Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.5%+14.8 pts

13Murray, KYKY18,96456.1%+4.3 pts

14Somerset, KYKY12,69554.6%+8.7 pts

15Glasgow, KYKY15,30253.7%+10.7 pts

16Covington, KYKY41,84753.4%+2.7 pts

17Cynthiana, KYKY6,57652.7%+4.3 pts

18Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58652.7%+3.8 pts

19Frankfort, KYKY28,65752.1%+4.2 pts

20Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41151.5%+9.4 pts

21Leitchfield, KYKY7,01551.5%+7.3 pts

22Paducah, KYKY26,73051.3%+4.2 pts

23Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44851.1%+10.0 pts

24Paris, KYKY10,13050.7%+6.6 pts

25Radcliff, KYKY22,57650.6%+7.9 pts

26Lebanon, KYKY6,69950.5%+13.7 pts

27Middlesborough, KYKY8,77650.5%+7.2 pts

28Monticello, KYKY5,72150.3%+9.9 pts

29Wilmore, KYKY6,38050.2%−2.3 pts

30Mayfield, KYKY9,85149.4%+9.5 pts

31Corbin, KYKY7,91149.0%+6.8 pts

32Henderson, KYKY27,82248.9%+6.2 pts

33Winchester, KYKY19,51448.9%+3.4 pts

34Franklin, KYKY10,75948.0%+13.6 pts

35St. Matthews, KYKY17,86847.5%−1.8 pts

36Lexington, KYKY329,75147.4%+2.7 pts

37Russellville, KYKY7,45447.3%+10.0 pts

38Florence, KYKY34,01847.2%−1.6 pts

39Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.0%+0.0 pts

40Berea, KYKY16,66246.5%+4.0 pts

41Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57646.1%+6.5 pts

42Maysville, KYKY8,68846.1%+3.9 pts

43Shelbyville, KYKY18,45345.8%−3.6 pts

44Danville, KYKY17,73645.7%+7.4 pts

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,34145.1%+8.7 pts

46Versailles, KYKY10,73444.7%+0.4 pts

47Bardstown, KYKY14,16144.5%+4.0 pts

48Owensboro, KYKY60,89244.2%+4.4 pts

49Ashland, KYKY20,99644.1%+8.4 pts

50Shively, KYKY15,89543.1%+9.7 pts

51Dayton, KYKY5,97442.4%+3.0 pts

52Central City, KYKY5,79341.4%+15.0 pts

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,85741.1%+2.0 pts

54Madisonville, KYKY19,42840.6%+6.0 pts

55Middletown, KYKY9,94440.3%+15.9 pts

56Princeton, KYKY6,16838.0%+6.0 pts

57Georgetown, KYKY40,88337.3%−5.1 pts

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32936.3%+8.3 pts

59Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93133.7%+2.0 pts

60Bellevue, KYKY5,84733.3%+0.2 pts

61Elsmere, KYKY9,52132.8%+11.4 pts

62Flatwoods, KYKY7,43932.8%+8.5 pts

63La Grange, KYKY10,66932.7%+1.9 pts

64Walton, KYKY5,86832.6%+0.3 pts

65Louisville, KYKY641,96232.3%–

66Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19332.0%+1.8 pts

67Vine Grove, KYKY7,01831.8%+8.5 pts

68Fort Wright, KYKY6,24031.2%+2.9 pts

69Erlanger, KYKY20,15830.4%−1.6 pts

70Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14230.4%+0.2 pts

71Crestwood, KYKY6,58229.4%−14.5 pts

72Burlington, KYKY18,00828.8%+0.4 pts

73Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14427.7%+7.2 pts

74Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57526.9%−4.3 pts

75Hillview, KYKY9,02025.2%+11.7 pts

76Hebron, KYKY6,40721.2%–

77Independence, KYKY30,19821.1%−2.0 pts

78Reidland, KYKY5,27720.3%+2.4 pts

79Oakbrook, KYKY10,21120.0%+7.1 pts

80Mount Washington, KYKY18,98918.8%−4.0 pts

81Alexandria, KYKY10,99415.8%+0.6 pts

82Union, KYKY7,93715.2%+10.4 pts

83Francisville, KYKY10,56511.3%–

84Cold Spring, KYKY6,64011.2%+3.8 pts

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79711.0%+0.1 pts

86Edgewood, KYKY8,5037.2%+0.9 pts

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