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.
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |