RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2010

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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.9%+26%

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.6%+132%

03Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+113%

04Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.2%+28%

05Reidland, KYKY5,2773.2%−28%

06Francisville, KYKY10,5654.1%–

07Hebron, KYKY6,4074.2%–

08Cold Spring, KYKY6,6404.3%+269%

09Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.5%−32%

10Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.6%+13%

11Fort Wright, KYKY6,2406.2%+60%

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.9%+42%

13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7516.9%+101%

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1937.0%+62%

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1447.1%+48%

16Erlanger, KYKY20,1587.2%+28%

17Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.6%−35%

18Independence, KYKY30,1987.7%+18%

19Hillview, KYKY9,0208.0%+12%

20Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898.3%+6%

21Middletown, KYKY9,9448.6%+109%

22Burlington, KYKY18,0088.6%+232%

23Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+75%

24Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5759.2%+202%

25St. Matthews, KYKY17,8689.3%+38%

26Vine Grove, KYKY7,0189.4%−7%

27Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.0%−2%

28Walton, KYKY5,86810.5%+37%

29Florence, KYKY34,01811.4%+20%

30Crestwood, KYKY6,58212.6%+70%

31Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.5%+57%

32Dayton, KYKY5,97414.7%−10%

33Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.9%+39%

34Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44815.0%+43%

35Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.1%−1%

36Nicholasville, KYKY33,85716.2%+40%

37Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%+106%

38Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

39Lexington, KYKY329,75117.4%+35%

40Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.6%+96%

41Shively, KYKY15,89517.8%+22%

42Oak Grove, KYKY7,83018.3%+73%

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65718.5%+33%

44Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.7%+50%

45Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.8%+18%

46Franklin, KYKY10,75919.1%+39%

47Madisonville, KYKY19,42819.4%+18%

48Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+18%

49Leitchfield, KYKY7,01519.4%−9%

50Shelbyville, KYKY18,45319.6%+27%

51Danville, KYKY17,73619.8%+60%

52Ashland, KYKY20,99620.3%+10%

53Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.3%+19%

54Princeton, KYKY6,16820.5%+11%

55Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.6%+79%

56Winchester, KYKY19,51420.7%+33%

57Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.7%+17%

58Versailles, KYKY10,73421.0%+49%

59Russellville, KYKY7,45421.2%−8%

60Murray, KYKY18,96421.8%−1%

61London, KYKY7,63721.8%+6%

62Somerset, KYKY12,69521.9%−1%

63La Grange, KYKY10,66921.9%+103%

64Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41122.4%+33%

65Covington, KYKY41,84722.5%+22%

66Paris, KYKY10,13022.9%+29%

67Maysville, KYKY8,68822.9%+21%

68Newport, KYKY13,99823.4%+5%

69Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.0%+23%

70Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35624.1%+85%

71Paducah, KYKY26,73025.3%+13%

72Central City, KYKY5,79326.9%+32%

73Berea, KYKY16,66227.0%+55%

74Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.2%−10%

75Corbin, KYKY7,91127.4%+31%

76Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.6%+9%

77Bowling Green, KYKY78,50527.7%+27%

78Cynthiana, KYKY6,57628.9%+79%

79Richmond, KYKY40,66329.0%+16%

80Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58629.3%+51%

81Williamsburg, KYKY5,37132.2%−9%

82Morehead, KYKY6,77632.5%+25%

83Mayfield, KYKY9,85133.7%+23%

84Monticello, KYKY5,72133.9%−1%

85Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.9%+75%

86Middlesborough, KYKY8,77638.4%+36%

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