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Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.3%−16%

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.5%−51%

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%+41%

04Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.0%−43%

05Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402.2%−45%

06Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.7%+10%

07Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.8%+137%

08Burlington, KYKY18,0083.3%+28%

09Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1933.4%−21%

10St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684.3%−36%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.4%−9%

12Union, KYKY7,9374.8%+247%

13Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.4%−4%

14Reidland, KYKY5,2775.4%+22%

15Alexandria, KYKY10,9945.6%+39%

16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3415.7%−36%

17Independence, KYKY30,1985.8%−11%

18Lyndon, KYKY11,3016.5%+24%

19Hillview, KYKY9,0206.5%−9%

20Middletown, KYKY9,9446.9%+67%

21Elsmere, KYKY9,5218.6%+6%

22Florence, KYKY34,0188.9%−6%

23Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1449.2%+92%

24Crestwood, KYKY6,5829.6%+29%

25Versailles, KYKY10,7349.8%−30%

26Fort Knox, KYKY8,83610.0%+50%

27Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.0%−2%

28Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35610.3%−21%

29Shively, KYKY15,89510.7%−26%

30Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32911.0%+28%

31Mount Washington, KYKY18,98911.3%+43%

32Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%+20%

33Nicholasville, KYKY33,85712.7%+10%

34Frankfort, KYKY28,65713.0%−7%

35Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.2%+5%

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43914.2%+22%

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44814.7%+40%

38La Grange, KYKY10,66915.9%+48%

39Dayton, KYKY5,97416.0%−2%

40Henderson, KYKY27,82217.0%+4%

41Georgetown, KYKY40,88317.3%+61%

42Berea, KYKY16,66217.4%−1%

43Walton, KYKY5,86817.6%+129%

44Bardstown, KYKY14,16117.7%+0%

45Russellville, KYKY7,45418.0%−22%

46Ashland, KYKY20,99618.1%−2%

47Madisonville, KYKY19,42818.5%+13%

48Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93118.9%+24%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.9%+19%

50Wilmore, KYKY6,38019.2%+66%

51Oak Grove, KYKY7,83019.4%+83%

52Franklin, KYKY10,75919.6%+43%

53Murray, KYKY18,96419.6%−11%

54Covington, KYKY41,84719.8%+8%

55Danville, KYKY17,73620.0%+62%

56Maysville, KYKY8,68820.7%+10%

57Winchester, KYKY19,51421.7%+40%

58Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41121.8%+29%

59Somerset, KYKY12,69522.2%+1%

60Central City, KYKY5,79322.4%+9%

61Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57622.6%+32%

62Corbin, KYKY7,91122.6%+8%

63Campbellsville, KYKY11,78322.7%+5%

64Paris, KYKY10,13022.9%+29%

65Princeton, KYKY6,16823.0%+24%

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,57623.6%+46%

67Paducah, KYKY26,73023.8%+6%

68Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.9%+9%

69London, KYKY7,63724.1%+16%

70Mayfield, KYKY9,85124.6%−11%

71Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.7%+27%

72Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58625.2%+30%

73Newport, KYKY13,99825.8%+16%

74Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.6%+72%

75Leitchfield, KYKY7,01527.7%+30%

76Williamsburg, KYKY5,37128.6%−19%

77Pikeville, KYKY7,27029.3%+16%

78Middlesborough, KYKY8,77630.0%+7%

79Richmond, KYKY40,66331.7%+27%

80Lebanon, KYKY6,69931.7%+5%

81Monticello, KYKY5,72132.5%−5%

82Morehead, KYKY6,77633.6%+29%

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