Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Kentucky was 15.1%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Somerset city (30.95%), followed by Mayfield city (26.56%), and Glasgow city (25.05%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Francisville CDP (2.31%), Burlington CDP (4%), and Lyndon city (5.35%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the White Alone racial 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 | 30.95 |
2 | Mayfield city | 26.56 |
3 | Glasgow city | 25.05 |
4 | Richmond city | 23.70 |
5 | Shively city | 23.59 |
6 | Hopkinsville city | 22.02 |
7 | Murray city | 21.58 |
8 | Ashland city | 21.50 |
9 | Bowling Green city | 20.59 |
10 | Newport city | 20.49 |
11 | Madisonville city | 20.21 |
12 | Campbellsville city | 19.67 |
13 | Henderson city | 19.37 |
14 | Winchester city | 19.03 |
15 | Paducah city | 18.58 |
16 | Covington city | 18.54 |
17 | Paris city | 18.47 |
18 | Owensboro city | 18.45 |
19 | Danville city | 17.82 |
20 | Berea city | 17.59 |
21 | Shepherdsville city | 17.36 |
22 | Radcliff city | 16.91 |
23 | Nicholasville city | 14.86 |
24 | Lawrenceburg city | 14.38 |
25 | Fort Campbell North CDP | 14.29 |
26 | Frankfort city | 14.00 |
27 | Bardstown city | 13.87 |
28 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 12.36 |
29 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 11.02 |
30 | Georgetown city | 10.68 |
31 | Versailles city | 10.47 |
32 | Elizabethtown city | 10.46 |
33 | Shelbyville city | 10.23 |
34 | Erlanger city | 8.50 |
35 | Independence city | 7.77 |
36 | St. Matthews city | 7.54 |
37 | Alexandria city | 6.51 |
38 | Mount Washington city | 6.24 |
39 | Jeffersontown city | 6.21 |
40 | Florence city | 6.04 |
41 | Fort Thomas city | 5.62 |
42 | Lyndon city | 5.35 |
43 | Burlington CDP | 4.00 |
44 | Francisville CDP | 2.31 |