RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most residents in poverty, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Lexington, KYKY329,75133,529–

02Bowling Green, KYKY78,50510,766+11%

03Owensboro, KYKY60,8928,607−15%

04Covington, KYKY41,8477,973−7%

05Richmond, KYKY40,6636,783+1%

06Paducah, KYKY26,7305,902−9%

07Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115,065−22%

08Henderson, KYKY27,8224,506+2%

09Ashland, KYKY20,9964,046−5%

10Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,869+14%

11Newport, KYKY13,9983,807−22%

12Murray, KYKY18,9643,298+16%

13Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,176+6%

14Middlesborough, KYKY8,7762,922−14%

15Mayfield, KYKY9,8512,849+17%

16Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,744+5%

17Winchester, KYKY19,5142,592−24%

18Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,534−17%

19Somerset, KYKY12,6952,505+5%

20Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,361−12%

21Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,269+32%

22Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832,268+4%

23Florence, KYKY34,0182,234+35%

24Shively, KYKY15,8952,199+33%

25Monticello, KYKY5,7212,039+17%

26Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,935−2%

27Danville, KYKY17,7361,918−23%

28Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,876−3%

29Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,832+52%

30Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,822+16%

31Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,731−4%

32Berea, KYKY16,6621,720+9%

33Maysville, KYKY8,6881,700+15%

34Russellville, KYKY7,4541,645+23%

35Paris, KYKY10,1301,633−18%

36Corbin, KYKY7,9111,624−2%

37Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,596−14%

38Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,560−6%

39Morehead, KYKY6,7761,539−45%

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,372−17%

41Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,307−5%

42Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,266+40%

43Princeton, KYKY6,1681,212−24%

44Central City, KYKY5,7931,205+8%

45London, KYKY7,6371,177−15%

46Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,155+45%

47Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,142−15%

48Franklin, KYKY10,7591,098−26%

49St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681,067+56%

50Versailles, KYKY10,7341,055+49%

51Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,010−34%

52Independence, KYKY30,198979+61%

53Dayton, KYKY5,974975−7%

54Erlanger, KYKY20,158933+8%

55Flatwoods, KYKY7,439882−20%

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,836820−62%

57Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142793+13%

58Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329777+19%

59Oak Grove, KYKY7,830746+35%

60Wilmore, KYKY6,380680−16%

61Mount Washington, KYKY18,989670+14%

62Elsmere, KYKY9,521665+13%

63Bellevue, KYKY5,847662−6%

64La Grange, KYKY10,669611−0%

65Highland Heights, KYKY6,341586+143%

66Hillview, KYKY9,020501+26%

67Lyndon, KYKY11,301489−6%

68Vine Grove, KYKY7,018425−3%

69Alexandria, KYKY10,994335+10%

70Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144333−35%

71Burlington, KYKY18,008279+39%

72Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751278+92%

73Middletown, KYKY9,944236−32%

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,240221+56%

75Villa Hills, KYKY7,797196−7%

76Reidland, KYKY5,277193−12%

77Walton, KYKY5,868188−47%

78Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575174+110%

79Crestwood, KYKY6,582148+8%

80Edgewood, KYKY8,503143+38%

81Oakbrook, KYKY10,21188+33%

82Cold Spring, KYKY6,64045−44%

83Union, KYKY7,93740−17%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS