RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962100,138–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75148,317+44%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50519,284+79%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,89211,418+33%

05Covington, KYKY41,8478,555+7%

06Richmond, KYKY40,6637,250+7%

07Paducah, KYKY26,7305,997+2%

08Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115,976+18%

09Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485,536+134%

10Frankfort, KYKY28,6575,435+40%

11Henderson, KYKY27,8225,196+15%

12Ashland, KYKY20,9964,773+18%

13Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,740+145%

14Madisonville, KYKY19,4284,553+43%

15Murray, KYKY18,9644,362+32%

16Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574,208+85%

17Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,646+33%

18Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,331+31%

19Winchester, KYKY19,5143,320+28%

20Somerset, KYKY12,6953,318+32%

21Florence, KYKY34,0183,125+40%

22Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313,124+147%

23Danville, KYKY17,7363,023+58%

24Newport, KYKY13,9982,901−24%

25Middlesborough, KYKY8,7762,825−3%

26Berea, KYKY16,6622,818+64%

27Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,716+191%

28Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832,714+20%

29Mayfield, KYKY9,8512,657−7%

30Morehead, KYKY6,7762,612+70%

31Independence, KYKY30,1982,578+163%

32Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,562+64%

33Shively, KYKY15,8952,302+5%

34London, KYKY7,6372,280+94%

35Corbin, KYKY7,9112,140+32%

36Maysville, KYKY8,6882,127+25%

37Pikeville, KYKY7,2702,027+27%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,023+10%

39Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,971+95%

40Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,908+65%

41Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,839+147%

42Franklin, KYKY10,7591,770+61%

43Monticello, KYKY5,7211,749−14%

44Paris, KYKY10,1301,719+5%

45Versailles, KYKY10,7341,718+63%

46Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,660+27%

47Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,646−5%

48Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,628−11%

49Russellville, KYKY7,4541,514−8%

50Central City, KYKY5,7931,463+21%

51Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,437+116%

52Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,430+84%

53Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,352−1%

54Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391,341+52%

55Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,326−29%

56Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,284+119%

57Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,275+12%

58St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681,261+18%

59Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421,056+33%

60Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,012+107%

61Burlington, KYKY18,008987+254%

62Princeton, KYKY6,168983−19%

63Hillview, KYKY9,020982+96%

64Mount Washington, KYKY18,989981+46%

65Dayton, KYKY5,974912−6%

66Middletown, KYKY9,944888+276%

67La Grange, KYKY10,669828+36%

68Alexandria, KYKY10,994817+144%

69Fort Knox, KYKY8,836795−3%

70Vine Grove, KYKY7,018757+78%

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144756+127%

72Wilmore, KYKY6,380756+11%

73Walton, KYKY5,868743+295%

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751705+154%

75Bellevue, KYKY5,847645−3%

76Hebron, KYKY6,407643–

77Cold Spring, KYKY6,640630+1300%

78Crestwood, KYKY6,582516+249%

79Reidland, KYKY5,277415+115%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575350+101%

81Edgewood, KYKY8,503322+125%

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,797276+41%

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,211255+190%

84Union, KYKY7,937223+458%

85Francisville, KYKY10,565179–

86Fort Wright, KYKY6,240179−19%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES