RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 1,484.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Owensboro, KYKY60,89210,121–

02Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059,718–

03Covington, KYKY41,8478,578–

04Richmond, KYKY40,6636,696–

05Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116,489–

06Paducah, KYKY26,7306,489–

07Newport, KYKY13,9984,877–

08Henderson, KYKY27,8224,422–

09Ashland, KYKY20,9964,266–

10Winchester, KYKY19,5143,421–

11Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763,397–

12Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,381–

13Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,051–

14Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,002–

15Murray, KYKY18,9642,835–

16Morehead, KYKY6,7762,811–

17Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,671–

18Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,606–

19Danville, KYKY17,7362,488–

20Mayfield, KYKY9,8512,441–

21Somerset, KYKY12,6952,388–

22Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832,173–

23Fort Knox, KYKY8,8362,141–

24Paris, KYKY10,1302,000–

25Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,972–

26Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,938–

27Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,852–

28Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,807–

29Monticello, KYKY5,7211,739–

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,725–

31Florence, KYKY34,0181,660–

32Corbin, KYKY7,9111,660–

33Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,659–

34Shively, KYKY15,8951,658–

35Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,655–

36Princeton, KYKY6,1681,596–

37Berea, KYKY16,6621,584–

38Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,572–

39Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,536–

40Franklin, KYKY10,7591,490–

41Maysville, KYKY8,6881,484–

42London, KYKY7,6371,387–

43Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,374–

44Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,351–

45Russellville, KYKY7,4541,342–

46Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,205–

47Central City, KYKY5,7931,114–

48Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391,107–

49Dayton, KYKY5,9741,054–

50Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931906–

51Erlanger, KYKY20,158860–

52Wilmore, KYKY6,380808–

53Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193794–

54Versailles, KYKY10,734710–

55Bellevue, KYKY5,847702–

56Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142702–

57St. Matthews, KYKY17,868684–

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329652–

59La Grange, KYKY10,669614–

60Independence, KYKY30,198607–

61Elsmere, KYKY9,521591–

62Mount Washington, KYKY18,989590–

63Oak Grove, KYKY7,830554–

64Lyndon, KYKY11,301522–

65Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144511–

66Vine Grove, KYKY7,018437–

67Hillview, KYKY9,020397–

68Walton, KYKY5,868358–

69Middletown, KYKY9,944345–

70Alexandria, KYKY10,994304–

71Highland Heights, KYKY6,341241–

72Reidland, KYKY5,277219–

73Villa Hills, KYKY7,797210–

74Burlington, KYKY18,008201–

75Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751145–

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,240142–

77Crestwood, KYKY6,582137–

78Edgewood, KYKY8,503104–

79Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57583–

80Cold Spring, KYKY6,64080–

81Oakbrook, KYKY10,21166–

82Union, KYKY7,93748–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS