Rankings / Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate / Kentucky
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Kentucky
Share of people below the federal poverty line, from the Census Bureau.
1Bowling Green25.6%2Paducah22.3%3Covington20.8%4Richmond19.5%5Hopkinsville19.3%6Frankfort19.1%7Owensboro18.9%8Henderson18.7%9Elizabethtown17.0%10Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)15.8%11Lexington-Fayette14.9%12Nicholasville13.1%13Georgetown12.1%14Florence9.5%15Independence8.8%16Jeffersontown6.5%
Limited to cities with 25,000+ residents. Download CSV. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.