Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Kentucky was 14.94%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Somerset city (28.21%), followed by Mayfield city (27.38%), and Glasgow city (24.65%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Francisville CDP (2.36%), Burlington CDP (4.12%), and Lyndon city (5.52%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kentucky.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
Somerset city
Mayfield city
Glasgow city
Richmond city
Hopkinsville city
Shively city
Ashland city
Murray city
Newport city
Bowling Green city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Somerset city 28.21
2 Mayfield city 27.38
3 Glasgow city 24.65
4 Richmond city 22.55
5 Hopkinsville city 22.15
6 Shively city 22.04
7 Ashland city 21.80
8 Murray city 21.40
9 Newport city 21.19
10 Bowling Green city 20.27
11 Campbellsville city 19.36
12 Henderson city 19.02
12 Madisonville city 19.02
13 Paris city 18.60
14 Paducah city 18.34
15 Covington city 17.68
16 Shepherdsville city 17.63
17 Danville city 17.58
18 Owensboro city 17.41
19 Berea city 16.87
20 Winchester city 16.59
21 Fort Campbell North CDP 16.04
22 Radcliff city 15.64
23 Nicholasville city 15.13
24 Lawrenceburg city 14.50
25 Frankfort city 14.13
26 Bardstown city 13.87
27 Lexington-Fayette urban county 11.89
28 Shelbyville city 11.21
29 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 10.67
30 Georgetown city 10.51
31 Elizabethtown city 10.18
32 Versailles city 9.98
33 Erlanger city 8.55
34 Independence city 7.82
35 St. Matthews city 6.73
36 Alexandria city 6.56
37 Mount Washington city 6.31
38 Florence city 6.15
39 Jeffersontown city 5.80
40 Fort Thomas city 5.66
41 Lyndon city 5.52
42 Burlington CDP 4.12
43 Francisville CDP 2.36