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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Highest poverty rate Most income inequality (Gini)Most equal income distribution

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Francisville, KYKY10,5651.7%–

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.5%+119%

03Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+111%

04Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.0%−22%

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.7%+50%

06Edgewood, KYKY8,5033.8%+150%

07Mount Washington, KYKY18,9895.3%−33%

08Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%+112%

09Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.1%+28%

10Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5756.4%+111%

11Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.5%+51%

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687.2%+7%

13Alexandria, KYKY10,9947.7%+91%

14Reidland, KYKY5,2777.9%+77%

15La Grange, KYKY10,6698.0%−25%

16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7518.1%+135%

17Crestwood, KYKY6,5828.1%+10%

18Independence, KYKY30,1988.8%+34%

19Fort Knox, KYKY8,8369.0%+36%

20Middletown, KYKY9,9449.1%+121%

21Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.2%+76%

22Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0%

23Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%+748%

24Hebron, KYKY6,40710.0%–

25Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.9%+126%

26Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%+9%

27Hillview, KYKY9,02011.2%+57%

28Bellevue, KYKY5,84711.4%+12%

29Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.7%−11%

30Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32912.0%+39%

31Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+13%

32Wilmore, KYKY6,38012.5%+8%

33Walton, KYKY5,86813.0%+69%

34Nicholasville, KYKY33,85713.1%+13%

35Erlanger, KYKY20,15813.7%+144%

36Shelbyville, KYKY18,45314.5%−6%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57614.5%−15%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16114.7%−17%

39Shively, KYKY15,89514.7%+1%

40Lexington, KYKY329,75114.9%+16%

41Elsmere, KYKY9,52115.6%+91%

42Princeton, KYKY6,16815.8%−15%

43Louisville, KYKY641,96215.8%–

44Dayton, KYKY5,97415.9%−3%

45Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.9%+28%

46Versailles, KYKY10,73416.4%+17%

47Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.9%−13%

48Paris, KYKY10,13016.9%−5%

49Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44817.0%+62%

50Franklin, KYKY10,75917.1%+24%

51Winchester, KYKY19,51417.3%+12%

52Danville, KYKY17,73617.4%+41%

53Berea, KYKY16,66217.9%+2%

54Flatwoods, KYKY7,43918.4%+59%

55Henderson, KYKY27,82218.7%+13%

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.9%+19%

57Frankfort, KYKY28,65719.1%+37%

58Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.3%+15%

59Richmond, KYKY40,66319.5%−22%

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,34119.9%+123%

61Russellville, KYKY7,45420.7%−10%

62Newport, KYKY13,99820.8%−7%

63Covington, KYKY41,84720.8%+13%

64Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93121.5%+42%

65Glasgow, KYKY15,30221.9%+13%

66Paducah, KYKY26,73022.3%−0%

67Ashland, KYKY20,99622.4%+22%

68Oak Grove, KYKY7,83023.1%+119%

69Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.3%+42%

70Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.4%+8%

71Murray, KYKY18,96424.1%+9%

72Maysville, KYKY8,68824.3%+29%

73Leitchfield, KYKY7,01524.3%+14%

74Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.6%+17%

75Lebanon, KYKY6,69925.6%−15%

76Central City, KYKY5,79325.6%+25%

77Corbin, KYKY7,91126.0%+24%

78Mayfield, KYKY9,85126.9%−2%

79Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.1%+7%

80Somerset, KYKY12,69527.2%+23%

81London, KYKY7,63730.2%+46%

82Monticello, KYKY5,72130.4%−11%

83Cynthiana, KYKY6,57630.5%+89%

84Williamsburg, KYKY5,37130.9%−13%

85Middlesborough, KYKY8,77631.0%+10%

86Morehead, KYKY6,77638.0%+46%

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