RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2020

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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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Highest poverty rate Most income inequality (Gini)Most equal income distribution

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Union, KYKY7,9370.8%−41%

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.0%−69%

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%+42%

04Francisville, KYKY10,5652.0%–

05Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.6%+73%

06Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.6%−7%

07Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.2%+21%

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,7974.3%+76%

09Vine Grove, KYKY7,0184.8%−53%

10Burlington, KYKY18,0085.3%+103%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1425.4%+11%

12Reidland, KYKY5,2775.5%+25%

13Cold Spring, KYKY6,6405.5%+374%

14Alexandria, KYKY10,9946.0%+50%

15Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.4%−3%

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.7%+54%

17Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.4%−6%

18Florence, KYKY34,0187.5%−21%

19Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.6%+2%

20Hillview, KYKY9,0207.7%+8%

21St. Matthews, KYKY17,8688.0%+19%

22Independence, KYKY30,1988.5%+29%

23Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1448.5%+76%

24Walton, KYKY5,8688.7%+13%

25Lyndon, KYKY11,3018.7%+67%

26Wilmore, KYKY6,3809.3%−19%

27Middletown, KYKY9,9449.7%+136%

28La Grange, KYKY10,66910.3%−5%

29Erlanger, KYKY20,15810.3%+84%

30Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.6%+4%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,45310.7%−31%

32Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.0%−16%

33Hebron, KYKY6,40711.1%–

34Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.7%−34%

35Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+13%

36Central City, KYKY5,79313.0%−36%

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44813.4%+28%

38Franklin, KYKY10,75914.9%+8%

39Louisville, KYKY641,96215.2%–

40Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.6%+3%

41Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+35%

42Lexington, KYKY329,75115.8%+23%

43Versailles, KYKY10,73415.9%+13%

44Paris, KYKY10,13016.2%−9%

45Princeton, KYKY6,16816.2%−13%

46Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916.6%+92%

47Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.8%+106%

48Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−0%

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.2%+49%

50Oak Grove, KYKY7,83017.7%+67%

51Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.9%+29%

52Danville, KYKY17,73618.6%+50%

53Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.8%+51%

54Shively, KYKY15,89519.1%+32%

55Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%+29%

56Dayton, KYKY5,97420.8%+27%

57Ashland, KYKY20,99621.2%+15%

58Berea, KYKY16,66221.3%+22%

59Paducah, KYKY26,73021.8%−3%

60Winchester, KYKY19,51421.8%+41%

61Covington, KYKY41,84723.0%+25%

62Henderson, KYKY27,82223.0%+40%

63Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.0%+37%

64Highland Heights, KYKY6,34123.5%+162%

65Maysville, KYKY8,68823.5%+24%

66Russellville, KYKY7,45423.7%+3%

67Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.8%+10%

68Madisonville, KYKY19,42824.0%+46%

69Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58624.2%+24%

70Corbin, KYKY7,91125.7%+23%

71Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.9%+19%

72Cynthiana, KYKY6,57626.4%+63%

73Newport, KYKY13,99826.4%+18%

74Murray, KYKY18,96426.6%+20%

75Richmond, KYKY40,66327.0%+8%

76Williamsburg, KYKY5,37127.7%−22%

77London, KYKY7,63727.8%+34%

78Lebanon, KYKY6,69928.6%−6%

79Glasgow, KYKY15,30228.9%+48%

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,01529.4%+38%

81Pikeville, KYKY7,27029.8%+17%

82Somerset, KYKY12,69530.7%+39%

83Monticello, KYKY5,72131.3%−8%

84Middlesborough, KYKY8,77633.2%+18%

85Mayfield, KYKY9,85134.9%+27%

86Morehead, KYKY6,77634.9%+34%

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