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Lowest median household income, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

01Somerset, KYKY12,695$27,739+24%

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,776$29,114+49%

03Morehead, KYKY6,776$29,779+24%

04Lebanon, KYKY6,699$30,168+38%

05Williamsburg, KYKY5,371$30,391+68%

06Murray, KYKY18,964$31,827+24%

07Russellville, KYKY7,454$34,078+33%

08Leitchfield, KYKY7,015$34,091+31%

09Maysville, KYKY8,688$36,480+31%

10Mayfield, KYKY9,851$36,485+79%

11Monticello, KYKY5,721$36,956+112%

12Glasgow, KYKY15,302$37,479+33%

13Cynthiana, KYKY6,576$38,526+35%

14Paducah, KYKY26,730$39,061+49%

15Pikeville, KYKY7,270$39,122+78%

16Oak Grove, KYKY7,830$39,219+22%

17Corbin, KYKY7,911$39,260+77%

18Richmond, KYKY40,663$39,329+54%

19Newport, KYKY13,998$39,335+43%

20Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411$39,743+31%

21Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356$40,151+50%

22Henderson, KYKY27,822$40,360+33%

23London, KYKY7,637$40,574+49%

24Campbellsville, KYKY11,783$40,705+78%

25Paris, KYKY10,130$41,234+34%

26Highland Heights, KYKY6,341$41,324+1%

27Shively, KYKY15,895$41,455+32%

28Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586$41,474+53%

29Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576$41,901+52%

30Bowling Green, KYKY78,505$42,044+45%

31Danville, KYKY17,736$42,068+28%

32Ashland, KYKY20,996$42,639+41%

33Madisonville, KYKY19,428$43,193+39%

34Winchester, KYKY19,514$43,415+39%

35Berea, KYKY16,662$44,357+46%

36Princeton, KYKY6,168$45,047+69%

37Radcliff, KYKY22,576$45,463+27%

38Franklin, KYKY10,759$45,983+44%

39Covington, KYKY41,847$46,035+50%

40Owensboro, KYKY60,892$46,193+45%

41Versailles, KYKY10,734$46,922+34%

42Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448$47,270+32%

43Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329$49,328+19%

44Frankfort, KYKY28,657$50,602+45%

45Central City, KYKY5,793$51,063+87%

46Bardstown, KYKY14,161$52,604+67%

47Flatwoods, KYKY7,439$52,773+70%

48Dayton, KYKY5,974$53,345+67%

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,857$54,575+46%

50Louisville, KYKY641,962$54,929–

51Elsmere, KYKY9,521$55,916+32%

52Hillview, KYKY9,020$56,523+32%

53Lyndon, KYKY11,301$58,538+36%

54Lexington, KYKY329,751$58,954+48%

55Florence, KYKY34,018$60,018+41%

56Reidland, KYKY5,277$61,861+28%

57Fort Knox, KYKY8,836$63,119+86%

58Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931$64,798+79%

59Wilmore, KYKY6,380$65,964+109%

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,453$65,986+75%

61Georgetown, KYKY40,883$66,972+59%

62St. Matthews, KYKY17,868$67,105+59%

63Bellevue, KYKY5,847$68,819+88%

64Vine Grove, KYKY7,018$69,107+79%

65La Grange, KYKY10,669$69,655+84%

66Erlanger, KYKY20,158$70,589+65%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193$70,951+36%

68Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144$70,952+31%

69Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751$72,376+56%

70Cold Spring, KYKY6,640$72,756+24%

71Walton, KYKY5,868$73,750+74%

72Mount Washington, KYKY18,989$74,817+71%

73Middletown, KYKY9,944$75,207+40%

74Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575$77,321+29%

75Independence, KYKY30,198$79,929+57%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,211$80,366+30%

77Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142$80,549+62%

78Alexandria, KYKY10,994$83,923+51%

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,240$86,208+65%

80Burlington, KYKY18,008$86,651+53%

81Hebron, KYKY6,407$90,323–

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,797$91,166+24%

83Crestwood, KYKY6,582$98,345+131%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,503$105,714+39%

85Francisville, KYKY10,565$123,338–

86Union, KYKY7,937$123,630+45%

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