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Most residents in poverty, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962103,229–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75151,463+53%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50516,070+49%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,89210,792+25%

05Covington, KYKY41,8479,132+15%

06Richmond, KYKY40,6639,109+34%

07Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117,082+40%

08Paducah, KYKY26,7306,337+7%

09Henderson, KYKY27,8225,573+24%

10Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,719+22%

11Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574,534+100%

12Ashland, KYKY20,9964,399+9%

13Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,331+124%

14Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,268+81%

15Radcliff, KYKY22,5764,064+48%

16Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763,964+36%

17Murray, KYKY18,9643,863+17%

18Winchester, KYKY19,5143,797+46%

19Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,795+19%

20Berea, KYKY16,6623,666+113%

21Newport, KYKY13,9983,579−6%

22Campbellsville, KYKY11,7833,453+52%

23Florence, KYKY34,0183,414+53%

24Mayfield, KYKY9,8513,382+19%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,366+33%

26Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3563,304+76%

27Danville, KYKY17,7363,205+67%

28Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,758+77%

29Shively, KYKY15,8952,710+23%

30Somerset, KYKY12,6952,447−2%

31Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,424+32%

32Morehead, KYKY6,7762,228+45%

33Monticello, KYKY5,7212,097+3%

34Maysville, KYKY8,6882,066+22%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5862,020+77%

36Corbin, KYKY7,9112,001+23%

37Paris, KYKY10,1301,960+20%

38Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,905+19%

39Independence, KYKY30,1981,905+95%

40Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,872+62%

41Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,848+83%

42Versailles, KYKY10,7341,796+70%

43La Grange, KYKY10,6691,769+190%

44London, KYKY7,6371,746+48%

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,693+34%

46Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,693+23%

47Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,687−7%

48St. Matthews, KYKY17,8681,621+52%

49Central City, KYKY5,7931,610+34%

50Franklin, KYKY10,7591,604+46%

51Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,509−13%

52Russellville, KYKY7,4541,477−10%

53Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,426+114%

54Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,419+83%

55Burlington, KYKY18,0081,371+391%

56Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,368+83%

57Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,299−1%

58Princeton, KYKY6,1681,298+7%

59Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,294+39%

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,216+108%

61Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1421,118+41%

62Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,005+106%

63Dayton, KYKY5,974784−20%

64Wilmore, KYKY6,380760+12%

65Mount Washington, KYKY18,989759+13%

66Hillview, KYKY9,020650+30%

67Middletown, KYKY9,944620+163%

68Bellevue, KYKY5,847598−10%

69Crestwood, KYKY6,582571+286%

70Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751567+104%

71Flatwoods, KYKY7,439562−36%

72Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575503+189%

73Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144470+41%

74Fort Knox, KYKY8,836456−44%

75Vine Grove, KYKY7,018427+0%

76Alexandria, KYKY10,994386+15%

77Walton, KYKY5,868383+104%

78Fort Wright, KYKY6,240357+62%

79Francisville, KYKY10,565325–

80Cold Spring, KYKY6,640256+469%

81Hebron, KYKY6,407248–

82Oakbrook, KYKY10,211239+172%

83Villa Hills, KYKY7,797237+21%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,503165+15%

85Union, KYKY7,937158+295%

86Reidland, KYKY5,277143−26%

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