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Lowest poverty rate, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Union, KYKY7,9370.8%−0.6 pts

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751.0%−2.1 pts

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%+0.5 pts

04Francisville, KYKY10,5652.0%–

05Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.6%+1.1 pts

06Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.6%−0.3 pts

07Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7514.2%+0.7 pts

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,7974.3%+1.9 pts

09Vine Grove, KYKY7,0184.8%−5.4 pts

10Burlington, KYKY18,0085.3%+2.7 pts

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1425.4%+0.5 pts

12Reidland, KYKY5,2775.5%+1.1 pts

13Cold Spring, KYKY6,6405.5%+4.4 pts

14Alexandria, KYKY10,9946.0%+2.0 pts

15Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.4%−0.2 pts

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936.7%+2.3 pts

17Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.4%−0.5 pts

18Florence, KYKY34,0187.5%−2.0 pts

19Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.6%+0.2 pts

20Hillview, KYKY9,0207.7%+0.6 pts

21St. Matthews, KYKY17,8688.0%+1.3 pts

22Independence, KYKY30,1988.5%+1.9 pts

23Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1448.5%+3.7 pts

24Walton, KYKY5,8688.7%+1.0 pts

25Lyndon, KYKY11,3018.7%+3.5 pts

26Wilmore, KYKY6,3809.3%−2.2 pts

27Middletown, KYKY9,9449.7%+5.6 pts

28La Grange, KYKY10,66910.3%−0.5 pts

29Erlanger, KYKY20,15810.3%+4.7 pts

30Bellevue, KYKY5,84710.6%+0.4 pts

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,45310.7%−4.8 pts

32Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35611.0%−2.1 pts

33Hebron, KYKY6,40711.1%–

34Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.7%−5.9 pts

35Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.1%+1.4 pts

36Central City, KYKY5,79313.0%−7.4 pts

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44813.4%+2.9 pts

38Franklin, KYKY10,75914.9%+1.1 pts

39Louisville, KYKY641,96215.2%–

40Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93115.6%+0.4 pts

41Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+4.1 pts

42Lexington, KYKY329,75115.8%+2.9 pts

43Versailles, KYKY10,73415.9%+1.8 pts

44Paris, KYKY10,13016.2%−1.6 pts

45Princeton, KYKY6,16816.2%−2.3 pts

46Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916.6%+8.0 pts

47Elsmere, KYKY9,52116.8%+8.6 pts

48Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.1%−0.0 pts

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.2%+5.7 pts

50Oak Grove, KYKY7,83017.7%+7.1 pts

51Frankfort, KYKY28,65717.9%+4.0 pts

52Danville, KYKY17,73618.6%+6.2 pts

53Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.8%+6.4 pts

54Shively, KYKY15,89519.1%+4.6 pts

55Owensboro, KYKY60,89220.5%+4.6 pts

56Dayton, KYKY5,97420.8%+4.4 pts

57Ashland, KYKY20,99621.2%+2.8 pts

58Berea, KYKY16,66221.3%+3.8 pts

59Paducah, KYKY26,73021.8%−0.7 pts

60Winchester, KYKY19,51421.8%+6.3 pts

61Covington, KYKY41,84723.0%+4.6 pts

62Henderson, KYKY27,82223.0%+6.6 pts

63Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.0%+6.2 pts

64Highland Heights, KYKY6,34123.5%+14.5 pts

65Maysville, KYKY8,68823.5%+4.6 pts

66Russellville, KYKY7,45423.7%+0.7 pts

67Campbellsville, KYKY11,78323.8%+2.2 pts

68Madisonville, KYKY19,42824.0%+7.6 pts

69Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58624.2%+4.7 pts

70Corbin, KYKY7,91125.7%+4.8 pts

71Bowling Green, KYKY78,50525.9%+4.1 pts

72Cynthiana, KYKY6,57626.4%+10.3 pts

73Newport, KYKY13,99826.4%+4.1 pts

74Murray, KYKY18,96426.6%+4.5 pts

75Richmond, KYKY40,66327.0%+2.0 pts

76Williamsburg, KYKY5,37127.7%−7.7 pts

77London, KYKY7,63727.8%+7.1 pts

78Lebanon, KYKY6,69928.6%−1.7 pts

79Glasgow, KYKY15,30228.9%+9.4 pts

80Leitchfield, KYKY7,01529.4%+8.1 pts

81Pikeville, KYKY7,27029.8%+4.4 pts

82Somerset, KYKY12,69530.7%+8.7 pts

83Monticello, KYKY5,72131.3%−2.8 pts

84Middlesborough, KYKY8,77633.2%+5.1 pts

85Mayfield, KYKY9,85134.9%+7.3 pts

86Morehead, KYKY6,77634.9%+8.9 pts

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