RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 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

01Francisville, KYKY10,5651.7%–

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.5%+1.4 pts

03Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+1.5 pts

04Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.0%−0.9 pts

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.7%+1.2 pts

06Edgewood, KYKY8,5033.8%+2.3 pts

07Mount Washington, KYKY18,9895.3%−2.6 pts

08Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%+2.9 pts

09Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.1%+1.3 pts

10Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5756.4%+3.4 pts

11Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.5%+2.2 pts

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687.2%+0.4 pts

13Alexandria, KYKY10,9947.7%+3.7 pts

14Reidland, KYKY5,2777.9%+3.4 pts

15La Grange, KYKY10,6698.0%−2.7 pts

16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7518.1%+4.6 pts

17Crestwood, KYKY6,5828.1%+0.7 pts

18Independence, KYKY30,1988.8%+2.2 pts

19Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369.0%+2.4 pts

20Middletown, KYKY9,9449.1%+5.0 pts

21Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.2%+4.0 pts

22Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0.0 pts

23Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%+8.8 pts

24Hebron, KYKY6,40710.0%–

25Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.9%+6.1 pts

26Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%+0.9 pts

27Hillview, KYKY9,02011.2%+4.0 pts

28Bellevue, KYKY5,84711.4%+1.2 pts

29Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.7%−1.4 pts

30Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32912.0%+3.4 pts

31Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+1.4 pts

32Wilmore, KYKY6,38012.5%+1.0 pts

33Walton, KYKY5,86813.0%+5.3 pts

34Nicholasville, KYKY33,85713.1%+1.5 pts

35Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%+8.1 pts

36Shelbyville, KYKY18,45314.5%−1.0 pts

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57614.5%−2.6 pts

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16114.7%−3.0 pts

39Shively, KYKY15,89514.7%+0.2 pts

40Lexington, KYKY329,75114.9%+2.1 pts

41Elsmere, KYKY9,52115.6%+7.4 pts

42Princeton, KYKY6,16815.8%−2.8 pts

43Louisville, KYKY641,96215.8%–

44Dayton, KYKY5,97415.9%−0.5 pts

45Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.9%+3.5 pts

46Versailles, KYKY10,73416.4%+2.3 pts

47Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.9%−2.5 pts

48Paris, KYKY10,13016.9%−0.9 pts

49Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44817.0%+6.5 pts

50Franklin, KYKY10,75917.1%+3.4 pts

51Winchester, KYKY19,51417.3%+1.8 pts

52Danville, KYKY17,73617.4%+5.1 pts

53Berea, KYKY16,66217.9%+0.4 pts

54Flatwoods, KYKY7,43918.4%+6.9 pts

55Henderson, KYKY27,82218.7%+2.2 pts

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.9%+3.0 pts

57Frankfort, KYKY28,65719.1%+5.1 pts

58Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.3%+2.5 pts

59Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%−5.4 pts

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,34119.9%+11.0 pts

61Russellville, KYKY7,45420.7%−2.3 pts

62Newport, KYKY13,99820.8%−1.6 pts

63Covington, KYKY41,84720.8%+2.4 pts

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93121.5%+6.3 pts

65Glasgow, KYKY15,30221.9%+2.5 pts

66Paducah, KYKY26,73022.3%−0.1 pts

67Ashland, KYKY20,99622.4%+4.0 pts

68Oak Grove, KYKY7,83023.1%+12.5 pts

69Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.3%+6.9 pts

70Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.4%+1.8 pts

71Murray, KYKY18,96424.1%+2.1 pts

72Maysville, KYKY8,68824.3%+5.4 pts

73Leitchfield, KYKY7,01524.3%+3.1 pts

74Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.6%+3.7 pts

75Lebanon, KYKY6,69925.6%−4.7 pts

76Central City, KYKY5,79325.6%+5.2 pts

77Corbin, KYKY7,91126.0%+5.0 pts

78Mayfield, KYKY9,85126.9%−0.6 pts

79Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.1%+1.7 pts

80Somerset, KYKY12,69527.2%+5.1 pts

81London, KYKY7,63730.2%+9.5 pts

82Monticello, KYKY5,72130.4%−3.7 pts

83Cynthiana, KYKY6,57630.5%+14.4 pts

84Williamsburg, KYKY5,37130.9%−4.5 pts

85Middlesborough, KYKY8,77631.0%+2.8 pts

86Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%+12.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES