Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in Kentucky was 22.77%. Among all Kentucky cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in Ashland city (67.13%), followed by Campbellsville city (58.16%), and Mayfield city (56.7%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Francisville CDP (0%), Lawrenceburg city (0%), and Paris city (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Two Or More Races 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 information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
Ashland city
Campbellsville city
Mayfield city
Shepherdsville city
Glasgow city
Somerset city
Madisonville city
Newport city
Erlanger city
Paducah city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Ashland city 67.13
2 Campbellsville city 58.16
3 Mayfield city 56.70
4 Shepherdsville city 56.22
5 Glasgow city 52.32
6 Somerset city 49.47
7 Madisonville city 43.76
8 Newport city 42.88
9 Erlanger city 39.10
10 Paducah city 36.94
11 Covington city 36.52
12 Mount Washington city 35.85
13 Bowling Green city 34.40
14 Richmond city 34.09
15 Berea city 33.33
16 Frankfort city 33.30
17 Murray city 31.64
18 Alexandria city 30.86
19 Winchester city 29.87
20 Nicholasville city 28.38
21 Georgetown city 28.17
22 Owensboro city 27.52
23 Lexington-Fayette urban county 24.02
24 Elizabethtown city 20.26
25 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 19.10
26 Henderson city 18.35
27 Burlington CDP 15.62
28 Bardstown city 14.65
29 Radcliff city 13.81
30 Fort Campbell North CDP 10.53
31 Danville city 9.58
32 Shively city 8.82
33 Hopkinsville city 5.97
34 Independence city 5.68
35 Versailles city 5.41
36 Shelbyville city 5.03
37 Lyndon city 4.74
38 Fort Thomas city 3.81
39 Jeffersontown city 2.81
40 Florence city 1.26
41 St. Matthews city 1.12
42 Francisville CDP 0.00
42 Lawrenceburg city 0.00
42 Paris city 0.00