RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most income inequality (Gini), Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by Gini index of household income inequality, where 0 = perfect equality and 1 = maximum inequality (2023 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 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPINCOME INEQUALITY (GINI)VS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.621–

02Morehead, KYKY6,7760.618–

03Paducah, KYKY26,7300.579–

04Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.565–

05Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.557–

06Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.556–

07Somerset, KYKY12,6950.538–

08Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.538–

09Newport, KYKY13,9980.523–

10Maysville, KYKY8,6880.518–

11Middlesborough, KYKY8,7760.517–

12Dayton, KYKY5,9740.507–

13Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.506–

14Murray, KYKY18,9640.499–

15Lexington, KYKY329,7510.492–

16Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.492–

17Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.488–

18Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.484–

19Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.483–

20Louisville, KYKY641,9620.480–

21Covington, KYKY41,8470.477–

22Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.474–

23Ashland, KYKY20,9960.472–

24Corbin, KYKY7,9110.472–

25Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.471–

26Paris, KYKY10,1300.467–

27Versailles, KYKY10,7340.466–

28Shively, KYKY15,8950.464–

29Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.464–

30Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.463–

31Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.460–

32Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.458–

33Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.457–

34Madisonville, KYKY19,4280.457–

35Winchester, KYKY19,5140.456–

36Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.455–

37Middletown, KYKY9,9440.454–

38Henderson, KYKY27,8220.451–

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.450–

40St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.448–

41Danville, KYKY17,7360.448–

42Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.448–

43Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.446–

44London, KYKY7,6370.446–

45Franklin, KYKY10,7590.445–

46Princeton, KYKY6,1680.442–

47Monticello, KYKY5,7210.442–

48Florence, KYKY34,0180.440–

49Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.440–

50Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.439–

51Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.439–

52Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.439–

53Russellville, KYKY7,4540.439–

54Central City, KYKY5,7930.439–

55Hebron, KYKY6,4070.437–

56Richmond, KYKY40,6630.436–

57Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.429–

58Berea, KYKY16,6620.427–

59Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.426–

60Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.421–

61Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.415–

62Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.414–

63Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.414–

64Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.413–

65Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.410–

66La Grange, KYKY10,6690.406–

67Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.406–

68Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.402–

69Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.400–

70Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.395–

71Reidland, KYKY5,2770.395–

72Walton, KYKY5,8680.387–

73Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.384–

74Hillview, KYKY9,0200.383–

75Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.382–

76Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.379–

77Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.378–

78Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.374–

79Francisville, KYKY10,5650.363–

80Independence, KYKY30,1980.361–

81Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.354–

82Union, KYKY7,9370.349–

83Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.349–

84Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.331–

85Burlington, KYKY18,0080.330–

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.290–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES