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