RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 ACS). This list covers the 83 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 residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.1%−29%

02Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.2%−58%

03Union, KYKY7,9371.4%−71%

04Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.5%+19%

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.5%−9%

06Burlington, KYKY18,0082.6%−22%

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.0%+103%

08Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.4%+76%

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.9%+80%

10Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%−28%

11Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1%−40%

12Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.3%+27%

13Reidland, KYKY5,2774.4%−18%

14Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.8%+10%

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444.8%−48%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.2%−19%

17Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.6%+4%

18Independence, KYKY30,1986.5%+12%

19Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.6%−33%

20St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.7%+56%

21Hillview, KYKY9,0207.1%+10%

22Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.4%−22%

23Walton, KYKY5,8687.7%−56%

24Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.9%−30%

25Elsmere, KYKY9,5218.2%−5%

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.6%−22%

27Highland Heights, KYKY6,3418.9%+57%

28Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+6%

29Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.2%−16%

30Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.2%+2%

31Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44810.5%−29%

32Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.6%−45%

33Georgetown, KYKY40,88310.7%−38%

34La Grange, KYKY10,66910.8%−32%

35Wilmore, KYKY6,38011.5%−40%

36Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%−9%

37Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.6%−18%

38Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%−38%

39Radcliff, KYKY22,57612.5%−5%

40Lexington, KYKY329,75112.9%–

41Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35613.1%+27%

42Franklin, KYKY10,75913.7%−30%

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65713.9%+7%

44Versailles, KYKY10,73414.0%+44%

45Shively, KYKY15,89514.5%+36%

46Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.2%−19%

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45315.5%−42%

48Winchester, KYKY19,51415.5%−28%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.9%−16%

50Cynthiana, KYKY6,57616.1%−32%

51Dayton, KYKY5,97416.3%+2%

52Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.4%−11%

53Henderson, KYKY27,82216.5%−3%

54Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.8%−23%

55Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−24%

56Berea, KYKY16,66217.5%+1%

57Bardstown, KYKY14,16117.7%−0%

58Paris, KYKY10,13017.8%−22%

59Covington, KYKY41,84718.4%−7%

60Ashland, KYKY20,99618.4%+2%

61Princeton, KYKY6,16818.5%−19%

62Maysville, KYKY8,68818.9%−9%

63Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.4%−23%

64Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.5%−21%

65Central City, KYKY5,79320.5%−9%

66London, KYKY7,63720.7%−14%

67Corbin, KYKY7,91121.0%−7%

68Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.3%−23%

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,78321.6%−5%

70Bowling Green, KYKY78,50521.8%−9%

71Murray, KYKY18,96422.1%+12%

72Somerset, KYKY12,69522.1%−1%

73Newport, KYKY13,99822.3%−14%

74Paducah, KYKY26,73022.4%−6%

75Russellville, KYKY7,45423.0%+28%

76Richmond, KYKY40,66325.0%−21%

77Pikeville, KYKY7,27025.4%−13%

78Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−23%

79Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.5%+12%

80Middlesborough, KYKY8,77628.1%−6%

81Lebanon, KYKY6,69930.3%−5%

82Monticello, KYKY5,72134.1%+5%

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37135.4%+24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS