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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.1%−0.5 pts

02Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401.2%−1.6 pts

03Union, KYKY7,9371.4%−3.4 pts

04Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.5%+0.2 pts

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972.5%−0.2 pts

06Burlington, KYKY18,0082.6%−0.7 pts

07Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5753.0%+1.5 pts

08Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7513.4%+1.5 pts

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.9%+1.7 pts

10Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%−1.6 pts

11Middletown, KYKY9,9444.1%−2.8 pts

12Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.3%+0.9 pts

13Reidland, KYKY5,2774.4%−1.0 pts

14Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1424.8%+0.4 pts

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1444.8%−4.4 pts

16Lyndon, KYKY11,3015.2%−1.3 pts

17Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.6%+0.2 pts

18Independence, KYKY30,1986.5%+0.7 pts

19Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.6%−3.3 pts

20St. Matthews, KYKY17,8686.7%+2.4 pts

21Hillview, KYKY9,0207.1%+0.6 pts

22Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.4%−2.1 pts

23Walton, KYKY5,8687.7%−9.9 pts

24Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.9%−3.4 pts

25Elsmere, KYKY9,5218.2%−0.5 pts

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.6%−2.4 pts

27Highland Heights, KYKY6,3418.9%+3.3 pts

28Florence, KYKY34,0189.5%+0.6 pts

29Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.2%−2.0 pts

30Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.2%+0.2 pts

31Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44810.5%−4.2 pts

32Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.6%−8.8 pts

33Georgetown, KYKY40,88310.7%−6.6 pts

34La Grange, KYKY10,66910.8%−5.2 pts

35Wilmore, KYKY6,38011.5%−7.6 pts

36Nicholasville, KYKY33,85711.5%−1.2 pts

37Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.6%−2.6 pts

38Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%−7.6 pts

39Radcliff, KYKY22,57612.5%−0.7 pts

40Lexington, KYKY329,75112.9%–

41Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35613.1%+2.8 pts

42Franklin, KYKY10,75913.7%−5.9 pts

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65713.9%+0.9 pts

44Versailles, KYKY10,73414.0%+4.3 pts

45Shively, KYKY15,89514.5%+3.8 pts

46Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.2%−3.7 pts

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45315.5%−11.1 pts

48Winchester, KYKY19,51415.5%−6.2 pts

49Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.9%−3.0 pts

50Cynthiana, KYKY6,57616.1%−7.5 pts

51Dayton, KYKY5,97416.3%+0.3 pts

52Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.4%−2.1 pts

53Henderson, KYKY27,82216.5%−0.6 pts

54Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.8%−4.9 pts

55Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−5.4 pts

56Berea, KYKY16,66217.5%+0.1 pts

57Bardstown, KYKY14,16117.7%−0.1 pts

58Paris, KYKY10,13017.8%−5.1 pts

59Covington, KYKY41,84718.4%−1.4 pts

60Ashland, KYKY20,99618.4%+0.3 pts

61Princeton, KYKY6,16818.5%−4.5 pts

62Maysville, KYKY8,68818.9%−1.8 pts

63Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.4%−5.8 pts

64Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.5%−5.2 pts

65Central City, KYKY5,79320.5%−1.9 pts

66London, KYKY7,63720.7%−3.4 pts

67Corbin, KYKY7,91121.0%−1.6 pts

68Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.3%−6.4 pts

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,78321.6%−1.1 pts

70Bowling Green, KYKY78,50521.8%−2.1 pts

71Murray, KYKY18,96422.1%+2.4 pts

72Somerset, KYKY12,69522.1%−0.2 pts

73Newport, KYKY13,99822.3%−3.5 pts

74Paducah, KYKY26,73022.4%−1.4 pts

75Russellville, KYKY7,45423.0%+5.0 pts

76Richmond, KYKY40,66325.0%−6.7 pts

77Pikeville, KYKY7,27025.4%−3.9 pts

78Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−7.6 pts

79Mayfield, KYKY9,85127.5%+3.0 pts

80Middlesborough, KYKY8,77628.1%−1.8 pts

81Lebanon, KYKY6,69930.3%−1.5 pts

82Monticello, KYKY5,72134.1%+1.6 pts

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37135.4%+6.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS