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Lowest median household income, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 82 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

01Monticello, KYKY5,721$13,603−22%

02Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$14,038−23%

03Lebanon, KYKY6,699$14,658−33%

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$14,821−24%

05Morehead, KYKY6,776$14,926−38%

06Mayfield, KYKY9,851$15,180−26%

07Princeton, KYKY6,168$15,367−42%

08Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$15,503−41%

09Richmond, KYKY40,663$15,588−39%

10Pikeville, KYKY7,270$15,662−29%

11Central City, KYKY5,793$16,776−39%

12Somerset, KYKY12,695$16,810−25%

13Murray, KYKY18,964$16,961−34%

14Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$17,028−37%

15Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$17,109−47%

16Paducah, KYKY26,730$17,196−34%

17Corbin, KYKY7,911$17,341−22%

18Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$17,363−37%

19Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$17,414−54%

20Glasgow, KYKY15,302$17,805−37%

21Maysville, KYKY8,688$17,831−36%

22Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$18,114−36%

23Russellville, KYKY7,454$18,219−29%

24Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$18,307−20%

25Paris, KYKY10,130$18,522−40%

26Newport, KYKY13,998$18,683−32%

27London, KYKY7,637$18,955−31%

28Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$18,996−29%

29Franklin, KYKY10,759$19,161−40%

30La Grange, KYKY10,669$19,785−48%

31Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$20,043−31%

32Wilmore, KYKY6,380$20,493−35%

33Covington, KYKY41,847$21,003−32%

34Danville, KYKY17,736$21,119−36%

35Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$21,289−37%

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$21,352−30%

37Madisonville, KYKY19,428$21,468−31%

38Winchester, KYKY19,514$21,543−31%

39Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$21,592−40%

40Berea, KYKY16,662$21,622−29%

41Bardstown, KYKY14,161$21,737−31%

42Ashland, KYKY20,996$21,904−28%

43Owensboro, KYKY60,892$21,952−31%

44Henderson, KYKY27,822$22,085−27%

45Georgetown, KYKY40,883$22,677−46%

46Walton, KYKY5,868$22,734−46%

47Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$23,420−35%

48Dayton, KYKY5,974$23,877−25%

49Crestwood, KYKY6,582$24,167−43%

50Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$24,871−20%

51Shively, KYKY15,895$24,966−21%

52Radcliff, KYKY22,576$25,197−30%

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$25,258−33%

54Frankfort, KYKY28,657$25,670−27%

55Bellevue, KYKY5,847$25,892−29%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$25,999−37%

57Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$26,078−32%

58Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$26,797−39%

59Versailles, KYKY10,734$27,220−22%

60Elsmere, KYKY9,521$28,260−33%

61Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$30,136−44%

62Lyndon, KYKY11,301$30,845−28%

63Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$31,015−24%

64Florence, KYKY34,018$31,270−27%

65Hillview, KYKY9,020$31,686−26%

66St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$32,108−24%

67Reidland, KYKY5,277$33,225−31%

68Erlanger, KYKY20,158$33,502−22%

69Independence, KYKY30,198$35,951−30%

70Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$36,250−22%

71Middletown, KYKY9,944$36,976−31%

72Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$36,977−25%

73Alexandria, KYKY10,994$38,008−31%

74Burlington, KYKY18,008$38,118−33%

75Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$38,962−25%

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$40,086−23%

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$45,653−22%

78Union, KYKY7,937$46,484−46%

79Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$47,531−23%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$48,203−20%

81Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$51,688−30%

82Edgewood, KYKY8,503$54,098−29%

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