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 (2010 ACS). This list covers the 86 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 2000

01Edgewood, KYKY8,5031.9%+0.4 pts

02Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112.6%+1.5 pts

03Union, KYKY7,9372.9%+1.6 pts

04Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.2%+0.7 pts

05Reidland, KYKY5,2773.2%−1.3 pts

06Francisville, KYKY10,5654.1%–

07Hebron, KYKY6,4074.2%–

08Cold Spring, KYKY6,6404.3%+3.2 pts

09Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.5%−2.1 pts

10Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.6%+0.5 pts

11Fort Wright, KYKY6,2406.2%+2.3 pts

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426.9%+2.0 pts

13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7516.9%+3.5 pts

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1937.0%+2.7 pts

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1447.1%+2.3 pts

16Erlanger, KYKY20,1587.2%+1.6 pts

17Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.6%−4.0 pts

18Independence, KYKY30,1987.7%+1.2 pts

19Hillview, KYKY9,0208.0%+0.8 pts

20Mount Washington, KYKY18,9898.3%+0.4 pts

21Middletown, KYKY9,9448.6%+4.5 pts

22Burlington, KYKY18,0088.6%+6.0 pts

23Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.1%+3.9 pts

24Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5759.2%+6.1 pts

25St. Matthews, KYKY17,8689.3%+2.5 pts

26Vine Grove, KYKY7,0189.4%−0.7 pts

27Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.0%−0.2 pts

28Walton, KYKY5,86810.5%+2.9 pts

29Florence, KYKY34,01811.4%+1.9 pts

30Crestwood, KYKY6,58212.6%+5.2 pts

31Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.5%+4.9 pts

32Dayton, KYKY5,97414.7%−1.7 pts

33Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.9%+4.2 pts

34Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44815.0%+4.5 pts

35Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.1%−0.1 pts

36Nicholasville, KYKY33,85716.2%+4.7 pts

37Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.9%+8.7 pts

38Louisville, KYKY641,96217.3%–

39Lexington, KYKY329,75117.4%+4.5 pts

40Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.6%+8.6 pts

41Shively, KYKY15,89517.8%+3.2 pts

42Oak Grove, KYKY7,83018.3%+7.7 pts

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65718.5%+4.5 pts

44Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.7%+6.2 pts

45Owensboro, KYKY60,89218.8%+2.9 pts

46Franklin, KYKY10,75919.1%+5.3 pts

47Madisonville, KYKY19,42819.4%+2.9 pts

48Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+2.9 pts

49Leitchfield, KYKY7,01519.4%−1.9 pts

50Shelbyville, KYKY18,45319.6%+4.2 pts

51Danville, KYKY17,73619.8%+7.4 pts

52Ashland, KYKY20,99620.3%+1.9 pts

53Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57620.3%+3.2 pts

54Princeton, KYKY6,16820.5%+2.0 pts

55Wilmore, KYKY6,38020.6%+9.1 pts

56Winchester, KYKY19,51420.7%+5.2 pts

57Bardstown, KYKY14,16120.7%+3.1 pts

58Versailles, KYKY10,73421.0%+6.9 pts

59Russellville, KYKY7,45421.2%−1.8 pts

60Murray, KYKY18,96421.8%−0.3 pts

61London, KYKY7,63721.8%+1.2 pts

62Somerset, KYKY12,69521.9%−0.2 pts

63La Grange, KYKY10,66921.9%+11.1 pts

64Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41122.4%+5.6 pts

65Covington, KYKY41,84722.5%+4.1 pts

66Paris, KYKY10,13022.9%+5.1 pts

67Maysville, KYKY8,68822.9%+4.0 pts

68Newport, KYKY13,99823.4%+1.1 pts

69Glasgow, KYKY15,30224.0%+4.5 pts

70Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35624.1%+11.1 pts

71Paducah, KYKY26,73025.3%+2.9 pts

72Central City, KYKY5,79326.9%+6.5 pts

73Berea, KYKY16,66227.0%+9.6 pts

74Lebanon, KYKY6,69927.2%−3.0 pts

75Corbin, KYKY7,91127.4%+6.4 pts

76Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.6%+2.2 pts

77Bowling Green, KYKY78,50527.7%+5.8 pts

78Cynthiana, KYKY6,57628.9%+12.7 pts

79Richmond, KYKY40,66329.0%+4.1 pts

80Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58629.3%+9.9 pts

81Williamsburg, KYKY5,37132.2%−3.3 pts

82Morehead, KYKY6,77632.5%+6.5 pts

83Mayfield, KYKY9,85133.7%+6.2 pts

84Monticello, KYKY5,72133.9%−0.2 pts

85Campbellsville, KYKY11,78337.9%+16.3 pts

86Middlesborough, KYKY8,77638.4%+10.2 pts

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