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Lowest median household income, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$31,106+59%

02Somerset, KYKY12,695$34,704+55%

03Morehead, KYKY6,776$36,741+53%

04Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$38,147+111%

05Maysville, KYKY8,688$39,013+40%

06Pikeville, KYKY7,270$39,955+81%

07Mayfield, KYKY9,851$40,965+101%

08Glasgow, KYKY15,302$43,074+53%

09Murray, KYKY18,964$44,091+72%

10Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$44,347+70%

11Monticello, KYKY5,721$44,952+158%

12Lebanon, KYKY6,699$45,479+108%

13Russellville, KYKY7,454$45,484+77%

14Princeton, KYKY6,168$47,411+78%

15London, KYKY7,637$47,591+74%

16Henderson, KYKY27,822$48,186+58%

17Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$48,381+76%

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$48,873+68%

19Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$49,139+62%

20Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$49,354+53%

21Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$49,644+117%

22Paducah, KYKY26,730$49,915+91%

23Shively, KYKY15,895$50,221+60%

24Richmond, KYKY40,663$50,870+99%

25Central City, KYKY5,793$50,885+86%

26Corbin, KYKY7,911$51,065+130%

27Bardstown, KYKY14,161$51,381+63%

28Danville, KYKY17,736$52,646+60%

29Ashland, KYKY20,996$52,715+74%

30Frankfort, KYKY28,657$53,073+52%

31Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$53,275+31%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,428$53,860+73%

33Winchester, KYKY19,514$54,378+74%

34Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$54,647+92%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$55,827+106%

36Paris, KYKY10,130$55,839+81%

37Owensboro, KYKY60,892$56,357+77%

38Radcliff, KYKY22,576$58,559+64%

39Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$58,933+120%

40Franklin, KYKY10,759$59,052+85%

41Berea, KYKY16,662$59,495+95%

42Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$59,972+93%

43Elsmere, KYKY9,521$60,503+43%

44Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$60,760+70%

45Newport, KYKY13,998$60,853+122%

46Covington, KYKY41,847$61,166+99%

47Versailles, KYKY10,734$62,368+78%

48Lyndon, KYKY11,301$65,679+53%

49Dayton, KYKY5,974$65,992+106%

50Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$66,486+61%

51Louisville, KYKY641,962$66,849–

52Hillview, KYKY9,020$68,111+59%

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$68,503+83%

54Lexington, KYKY329,751$69,479+75%

55Florence, KYKY34,018$71,003+67%

56Bellevue, KYKY5,847$71,166+95%

57Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$71,476+98%

58Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$72,560+88%

59Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$75,000+27%

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$75,610+101%

61Erlanger, KYKY20,158$75,840+77%

62Wilmore, KYKY6,380$77,665+147%

63Walton, KYKY5,868$77,917+83%

64Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$78,482+31%

65Georgetown, KYKY40,883$80,088+90%

66Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$81,506+57%

67St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$82,412+95%

68Middletown, KYKY9,944$82,537+54%

69Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$82,663+143%

70Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$86,310+86%

71La Grange, KYKY10,669$88,464+134%

72Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$88,546+64%

73Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$94,652+53%

74Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$96,239+120%

75Reidland, KYKY5,277$99,423+106%

76Alexandria, KYKY10,994$102,239+85%

77Independence, KYKY30,198$102,361+101%

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$104,350+110%

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$105,024+100%

80Hebron, KYKY6,407$106,719–

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$107,859+47%

82Crestwood, KYKY6,582$108,046+154%

83Burlington, KYKY18,008$109,308+92%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,503$119,028+56%

85Union, KYKY7,937$136,712+60%

86Francisville, KYKY10,565$159,371–

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