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Kentucky Cities by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 246 cities ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Poverty Rate
101 Pleasureville city, Kentucky 10.5%
102 Elizabethtown city, Kentucky 10.6%
103 West Liberty city, Kentucky 10.8%
104 Danville city, Kentucky 10.8%
105 Hartford city, Kentucky 11.0%
106 Franklin city, Kentucky 11.0%
107 Hardinsburg city, Kentucky 11.0%
108 Taylorsville city, Kentucky 11.1%
109 Middletown city, Kentucky 11.2%
110 Fort Campbell North CDP, Kentucky 11.4%
111 Wilmore city, Kentucky 11.5%
112 Lewisburg city, Kentucky 11.7%
113 Sturgis city, Kentucky 11.7%
114 Carrollton city, Kentucky 11.8%
115 Clay city, Kentucky 11.8%
116 Princeton city, Kentucky 11.9%
117 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky 11.9%
118 Sorgho CDP, Kentucky 11.9%
119 Worthington city, Kentucky 12.0%
120 Harrodsburg city, Kentucky 12.2%
121 Westwood CDP, Kentucky 12.3%
122 Brooks CDP, Kentucky 12.4%
123 Sebree city, Kentucky 12.5%
124 Leitchfield city, Kentucky 12.6%
125 Calvert City city, Kentucky 12.6%
126 Muldraugh city, Kentucky 13.5%
127 Paris city, Kentucky 13.5%
128 West Buechel city, Kentucky 13.5%
129 Dixon city, Kentucky 13.6%
130 Shively city, Kentucky 13.6%
131 Louisa city, Kentucky 13.6%
132 Campbellsville city, Kentucky 13.7%
133 Hopkinsville city, Kentucky 13.8%
134 Silver Grove city, Kentucky 13.8%
135 Greenville city, Kentucky 14.4%
136 Rolling Hills city, Kentucky 14.6%
137 Thruston CDP, Kentucky 14.7%
138 Ashland city, Kentucky 14.7%
139 Madisonville city, Kentucky 14.8%
140 Scottsville city, Kentucky 14.9%
141 Shepherdsville city, Kentucky 15.0%
142 Providence city, Kentucky 15.2%
143 Oak Grove city, Kentucky 15.2%
144 Mount Sterling city, Kentucky 15.4%
145 Owingsville city, Kentucky 15.5%
146 Ludlow city, Kentucky 15.5%
147 Covington city, Kentucky 15.6%
148 Frankfort city, Kentucky 15.8%
149 Warsaw city, Kentucky 15.8%
150 Corbin city, Kentucky 15.9%
151 Catlettsburg city, Kentucky 16.0%
152 Marion city, Kentucky 16.0%
153 Flatwoods city, Kentucky 16.0%
154 Auburn city, Kentucky 16.3%
155 Murray city, Kentucky 16.4%
156 Columbia city, Kentucky 16.4%
157 Owensboro city, Kentucky 16.4%
158 Wurtland city, Kentucky 16.5%
159 Jackson city, Kentucky 16.5%
160 Eminence city, Kentucky 16.7%
161 Lebanon Junction city, Kentucky 16.8%
162 Paducah city, Kentucky 16.9%
163 Berea city, Kentucky 17.1%
164 Bowling Green city, Kentucky 17.2%
165 South Shore city, Kentucky 17.3%
166 Brandenburg city, Kentucky 17.8%
167 Henderson city, Kentucky 17.9%
168 Jeffersonville city, Kentucky 18.2%
169 Maysville city, Kentucky 18.4%
170 Campbellsburg city, Kentucky 18.4%
171 Cave City city, Kentucky 18.4%
172 Morehead city, Kentucky 18.5%
173 Tompkinsville city, Kentucky 18.6%
174 Richmond city, Kentucky 18.8%
175 Southgate city, Kentucky 18.8%
176 Mount Vernon city, Kentucky 19.0%
177 Pikeville city, Kentucky 19.1%
178 Breckinridge Center CDP, Kentucky 19.4%
179 Edmonton city, Kentucky 19.5%
180 Glasgow city, Kentucky 19.5%
181 Dayton city, Kentucky 19.9%
182 Central City city, Kentucky 20.0%
183 Jenkins city, Kentucky 20.1%
184 Irvington city, Kentucky 20.2%
185 White Plains city, Kentucky 20.3%
186 Lewisport city, Kentucky 20.9%
187 Dry Ridge city, Kentucky 21.0%
188 Horse Cave city, Kentucky 21.1%
189 Coal Run Village city, Kentucky 21.1%
190 Williamsburg city, Kentucky 21.3%
191 Lancaster city, Kentucky 21.3%
192 Albany city, Kentucky 21.4%
193 Dawson Springs city, Kentucky 22.0%
194 Cynthiana city, Kentucky 22.0%
195 Burkesville city, Kentucky 22.1%
196 Middlesborough city, Kentucky 22.3%
197 Falmouth city, Kentucky 22.5%
198 Clinton city, Kentucky 23.0%
199 Raceland city, Kentucky 23.1%
200 Lebanon city, Kentucky 23.2%