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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Kentucky

The top 25 of 40 Kentucky cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Morehead
38%
2Hazard
31.5%
3Middlesboro
31%
4Williamsburg
30.9%
5London
30.2%
6Somerset
27.2%
7Pikeville
27.1%
8Corbin
26%
9Bowling Green
25.6%
10Maysville
24.3%
11Murray
24.1%
12Campbellsville
23.4%
13Madisonville
23.3%
14Ashland
22.4%
15Paducah
22.3%
16Glasgow
21.9%
17Covington
20.8%
18Richmond
19.5%
19Hopkinsville
19.3%
20Frankfort
19.1%
21Owensboro
18.9%
22Henderson
18.7%
23Berea
17.9%
24Danville
17.4%
25Winchester
17.3%

Top Kentucky Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. McCreary County38.9%2. Magoffin County38.2%3. Wolfe County37.7%4. Knox County36.9%5. Owsley County36.1%6. Martin County33.2%7. Breathitt County33.1%8. Clay County32.4%9. Leslie County30.3%10. Bell County28.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Kentucky”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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