RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most car-dependent, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of commuters who drive to work alone (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

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDRIVE ALONE TO WORKVS 2010

01Central City, KYKY5,79391.6%+9.3 pts

02Flatwoods, KYKY7,43991.5%+0.1 pts

03Reidland, KYKY5,27791.5%+4.2 pts

04Madisonville, KYKY19,42891.3%+9.7 pts

05Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14489.6%+1.6 pts

06Lyndon, KYKY11,30189.5%+4.1 pts

07Leitchfield, KYKY7,01588.1%+2.1 pts

08Oak Grove, KYKY7,83088.0%+5.2 pts

09Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41187.9%+4.3 pts

10Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58687.8%+0.4 pts

11Hebron, KYKY6,40787.7%+2.8 pts

12Walton, KYKY5,86887.6%+0.5 pts

13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75187.3%−0.3 pts

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,79786.8%+2.6 pts

15Mount Washington, KYKY18,98986.4%−2.1 pts

16Franklin, KYKY10,75986.1%+1.9 pts

17Glasgow, KYKY15,30285.8%+1.1 pts

18Henderson, KYKY27,82285.2%−0.6 pts

19Fort Wright, KYKY6,24085.0%+0.8 pts

20Cold Spring, KYKY6,64084.2%−0.4 pts

21Bardstown, KYKY14,16184.1%+2.7 pts

22Alexandria, KYKY10,99484.0%−0.5 pts

23La Grange, KYKY10,66984.0%+0.3 pts

24Independence, KYKY30,19884.0%−4.2 pts

25Owensboro, KYKY60,89283.9%−0.8 pts

26Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57683.8%+2.2 pts

27Somerset, KYKY12,69583.7%+8.5 pts

28Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93183.2%+3.4 pts

29London, KYKY7,63783.1%−2.5 pts

30Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44883.0%−3.9 pts

31Russellville, KYKY7,45482.6%+2.5 pts

32Mayfield, KYKY9,85182.5%+3.8 pts

33Edgewood, KYKY8,50382.4%−6.1 pts

34Burlington, KYKY18,00882.4%−6.7 pts

35Paducah, KYKY26,73082.3%+3.8 pts

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,01881.8%−1.8 pts

37Nicholasville, KYKY33,85781.5%+0.3 pts

38Francisville, KYKY10,56581.4%−4.6 pts

39Corbin, KYKY7,91181.2%−3.8 pts

40Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32981.1%+1.0 pts

41Georgetown, KYKY40,88381.0%−1.4 pts

42Monticello, KYKY5,72180.9%−1.2 pts

43Radcliff, KYKY22,57680.9%−7.4 pts

44Maysville, KYKY8,68880.8%−0.6 pts

45Middletown, KYKY9,94480.6%−3.3 pts

46Crestwood, KYKY6,58280.0%+0.1 pts

47Florence, KYKY34,01880.0%−4.1 pts

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45379.8%+9.7 pts

49Winchester, KYKY19,51479.8%+4.0 pts

50Dayton, KYKY5,97479.7%+3.0 pts

51Oakbrook, KYKY10,21179.7%−8.2 pts

52Frankfort, KYKY28,65779.2%+4.6 pts

53Richmond, KYKY40,66378.9%+3.9 pts

54St. Matthews, KYKY17,86878.9%−6.6 pts

55Ashland, KYKY20,99678.6%−2.9 pts

56Erlanger, KYKY20,15878.6%−5.4 pts

57Hillview, KYKY9,02078.5%−13.7 pts

58Louisville, KYKY641,96278.0%−2.5 pts

59Lexington, KYKY329,75177.9%−2.3 pts

60Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57577.6%−4.5 pts

61Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14277.2%−6.4 pts

62Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19377.2%−4.8 pts

63Bowling Green, KYKY78,50577.2%−0.3 pts

64Danville, KYKY17,73677.1%+3.0 pts

65Paris, KYKY10,13077.0%+0.2 pts

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,57676.7%−8.8 pts

67Elsmere, KYKY9,52176.3%−7.7 pts

68Bellevue, KYKY5,84776.0%−4.5 pts

69Campbellsville, KYKY11,78375.6%−2.7 pts

70Princeton, KYKY6,16875.6%−14.2 pts

71Shively, KYKY15,89575.3%−5.7 pts

72Covington, KYKY41,84774.1%+0.5 pts

73Versailles, KYKY10,73474.1%+1.2 pts

74Union, KYKY7,93773.0%−10.5 pts

75Murray, KYKY18,96472.8%−3.3 pts

76Fort Knox, KYKY8,83672.6%+12.6 pts

77Berea, KYKY16,66271.7%+10.6 pts

78Lebanon, KYKY6,69971.6%−9.2 pts

79Pikeville, KYKY7,27070.7%−7.1 pts

80Highland Heights, KYKY6,34168.6%−10.6 pts

81Newport, KYKY13,99866.8%−7.1 pts

82Morehead, KYKY6,77665.0%+2.9 pts

83Middlesborough, KYKY8,77663.9%−22.6 pts

84Williamsburg, KYKY5,37161.4%−9.8 pts

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35657.3%+1.1 pts

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38054.9%+8.0 pts

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