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Most uninsured people, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the most residents lacking health insurance, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the uninsured rate. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 563. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Sterling, KY, up 31 places to #40.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSURED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Louisville, KYKY641,96237,532+19%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75123,036+9%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5057,468+62%

04▲1Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,575+25%

05▼1Covington, KYKY41,8473,160−3%

06▲2Richmond, KYKY40,6632,874+41%

07Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,478+15%

08▲7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4482,188+61%

09▼3Florence, KYKY34,0182,066−19%

10▲1Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,978+10%

11▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4111,860+12%

12▲10Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,628+38%

13▼4Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,621−20%

14▲7Henderson, KYKY27,8221,585+34%

15▼5Paducah, KYKY26,7301,559−17%

16▲7Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,479+27%

17▼1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,310−2%

18▲6Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,252+15%

19Murray, KYKY18,9641,179−6%

20Ashland, KYKY20,9961,159−4%

21▼7Independence, KYKY30,1981,127−20%

22▲4Lyndon, KYKY11,301998+12%

23▼5Somerset, KYKY12,695967−23%

24▲4Franklin, KYKY10,759904+15%

25▲26Corbin, KYKY7,911900+96%

26▼9Shelbyville, KYKY18,453888−31%

27▲18Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142870+55%

28▼1Madisonville, KYKY19,428825−7%

29▲14Newport, KYKY13,998812+43%

30▼17Berea, KYKY16,662806−44%

31▲8Erlanger, KYKY20,158783+30%

32▲3Danville, KYKY17,736753+12%

33▲1Versailles, KYKY10,734749+11%

34▼5Winchester, KYKY19,514738−4%

35▼5Hillview, KYKY9,020734−2%

36▲14Oak Grove, KYKY7,830712+53%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576687+13%

38▼13Mayfield, KYKY9,851669−30%

39▼6St. Matthews, KYKY17,868651−7%

40▲31Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586605+146%

41▲15Flatwoods, KYKY7,439599+44%

42▼1Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329596+1%

43▲9Campbellsville, KYKY11,783563+26%

44▲10Leitchfield, KYKY7,015542+26%

45▼13Shively, KYKY15,895540−23%

46▲7Highland Heights, KYKY6,341510+15%

47▲18London, KYKY7,637503+55%

48▲10Middlesborough, KYKY8,776486+26%

49▼11Mount Washington, KYKY18,989477−21%

50▼1Central City, KYKY5,793460−6%

51▼9La Grange, KYKY10,669450−22%

52▲3Vine Grove, KYKY7,018446+5%

53▲4Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751445+9%

54▲25Francisville, KYKY10,565436+152%

55▼19Maysville, KYKY8,688415−36%

56▲14Hebron, KYKY6,407402+53%

57▲2Burlington, KYKY18,008397+4%

58▲15Wilmore, KYKY6,380391+67%

59▼12Crestwood, KYKY6,582388−23%

60▲15Reidland, KYKY5,277384+75%

61▲3Paris, KYKY10,130373+11%

62▲10Dayton, KYKY5,974367+49%

63▲5Bellevue, KYKY5,847366+36%

64▲3Fort Wright, KYKY6,240366+28%

65▼5Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144357−4%

66▲12Middletown, KYKY9,944336+83%

67▼4Alexandria, KYKY10,994335−2%

68▼7Lebanon, KYKY6,699330−9%

69Williamsburg, KYKY5,371330+22%

70▲14Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575326+293%

71▼31Elsmere, KYKY9,521323−46%

72▲9Fort Knox, KYKY8,836304+100%

73▼27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931286−47%

74▼26Morehead, KYKY6,776285−42%

75▼1Russellville, KYKY7,454277+22%

76▼45Monticello, KYKY5,721263−64%

77▼33Princeton, KYKY6,168262−54%

78▲4Oakbrook, KYKY10,211260+87%

79▲7Cold Spring, KYKY6,640237+1029%

80▼4Cynthiana, KYKY6,576230+21%

81▼4Villa Hills, KYKY7,797226+20%

82▼20Walton, KYKY5,868219−38%

83▼17Pikeville, KYKY7,270196−36%

84▼1Edgewood, KYKY8,503191+49%

85▼5Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356134−20%

86▼1Union, KYKY7,937105+36%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES