Cities in Kentucky by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

St. Matthews, KY had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 42 cities in 2024, at $55,655. Berea, KY had the lowest, at $25,877. The median was $33,223 and the figure for Kentucky was $35,821. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55,655St. Matthews, KY
Lowest25,877Berea, KY
Median33,22342 cities
Kentucky35,821History

All cities, 2024

St. Matthews, KY: 55,655 USDSt. Matthews, KY55,655Fort Thomas, KY: 54,407 USDFort Thomas, KY54,407Newport, KY: 47,579 USDNewport, KY47,579Lyndon, KY: 43,866 USDLyndon, KY43,866Lexington, KY: 43,790 USDLexington, KY43,790Alexandria, KY: 43,622 USDAlexandria, KY43,622Mount Washington, KY: 41,971 USDMount Washington, KY41,971Jeffersontown, KY: 41,471 USDJeffersontown, KY41,471Erlanger, KY: 41,170 USDErlanger, KY41,170Florence, KY: 40,622 USDFlorence, KY40,622Paducah, KY: 40,311 USDPaducah, KY40,311Independence, KY: 39,714 USDIndependence, KY39,714Louisville, KY: 39,683 USDLouisville, KY39,683Versailles, KY: 38,823 USDVersailles, KY38,823La Grange, KY: 38,021 USDLa Grange, KY38,021Covington, KY: 37,216 USDCovington, KY37,216Georgetown, KY: 36,391 USDGeorgetown, KY36,391Elizabethtown, KY: 35,019 USDElizabethtown, KY35,019Frankfort, KY: 33,900 USDFrankfort, KY33,900Owensboro, KY: 33,626 USDOwensboro, KY33,626Shelbyville, KY: 33,587 USDShelbyville, KY33,587Winchester, KY: 32,859 USDWinchester, KY32,859Radcliff, KY: 32,154 USDRadcliff, KY32,154Ashland, KY: 32,025 USDAshland, KY32,025Shepherdsville, KY: 31,829 USDShepherdsville, KY31,829Shively, KY: 31,765 USDShively, KY31,765Nicholasville, KY: 31,714 USDNicholasville, KY31,714Bardstown, KY: 31,358 USDBardstown, KY31,358Glasgow, KY: 30,886 USDGlasgow, KY30,886Henderson, KY: 30,750 USDHenderson, KY30,750Paris, KY: 30,645 USDParis, KY30,645Lawrenceburg, KY: 30,100 USDLawrenceburg, KY30,100Danville, KY: 29,645 USDDanville, KY29,645Richmond, KY: 29,276 USDRichmond, KY29,276Madisonville, KY: 29,244 USDMadisonville, KY29,244Bowling Green, KY: 28,971 USDBowling Green, KY28,971Franklin, KY: 27,990 USDFranklin, KY27,990Hopkinsville, KY: 26,790 USDHopkinsville, KY26,790Somerset, KY: 26,476 USDSomerset, KY26,476Campbellsville, KY: 26,211 USDCampbellsville, KY26,211Murray, KY: 26,129 USDMurray, KY26,129Berea, KY: 25,877 USDBerea, KY25,877St. Matthews, KY: 55,655 USDSt. Matthews, KY55,655Fort Thomas, KY: 54,407 USDFort Thomas, KY54,407Newport, KY: 47,579 USDNewport, KY47,579Lyndon, KY: 43,866 USDLyndon, KY43,866Lexington, KY: 43,790 USDLexington, KY43,790Alexandria, KY: 43,622 USDAlexandria, KY43,622Mount Washington, KY: 41,971 USDMount Washington, KY41,971Jeffersontown, KY: 41,471 USDJeffersontown, KY41,471Erlanger, KY: 41,170 USDErlanger, KY41,170Florence, KY: 40,622 USDFlorence, KY40,622Paducah, KY: 40,311 USDPaducah, KY40,311Independence, KY: 39,714 USDIndependence, KY39,714Louisville, KY: 39,683 USDLouisville, KY39,683Versailles, KY: 38,823 USDVersailles, KY38,823La Grange, KY: 38,021 USDLa Grange, KY38,021Covington, KY: 37,216 USDCovington, KY37,216Georgetown, KY: 36,391 USDGeorgetown, KY36,391Elizabethtown, KY: 35,019 USDElizabethtown, KY35,019Frankfort, KY: 33,900 USDFrankfort, KY33,900Owensboro, KY: 33,626 USDOwensboro, KY33,626Shelbyville, KY: 33,587 USDShelbyville, KY33,587Winchester, KY: 32,859 USDWinchester, KY32,859Radcliff, KY: 32,154 USDRadcliff, KY32,154Ashland, KY: 32,025 USDAshland, KY32,025Shepherdsville, KY: 31,829 USDShepherdsville, KY31,829Shively, KY: 31,765 USDShively, KY31,765Nicholasville, KY: 31,714 USDNicholasville, KY31,714Bardstown, KY: 31,358 USDBardstown, KY31,358Glasgow, KY: 30,886 USDGlasgow, KY30,886Henderson, KY: 30,750 USDHenderson, KY30,750Paris, KY: 30,645 USDParis, KY30,645Lawrenceburg, KY: 30,100 USDLawrenceburg, KY30,100Danville, KY: 29,645 USDDanville, KY29,645Richmond, KY: 29,276 USDRichmond, KY29,276Madisonville, KY: 29,244 USDMadisonville, KY29,244Bowling Green, KY: 28,971 USDBowling Green, KY28,971Franklin, KY: 27,990 USDFranklin, KY27,990Hopkinsville, KY: 26,790 USDHopkinsville, KY26,790Somerset, KY: 26,476 USDSomerset, KY26,476Campbellsville, KY: 26,211 USDCampbellsville, KY26,211Murray, KY: 26,129 USDMurray, KY26,129Berea, KY: 25,877 USDBerea, KY25,877
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD
Change on 2023
1St. Matthews, KY55,655+3.2%
2Fort Thomas, KY54,407+4.2%
3Newport, KY47,579-0%
4Lyndon, KY43,866-1.8%
5Lexington, KY43,790+3.6%
6Alexandria, KY43,622+4.5%
7Mount Washington, KY41,971+5.3%
8Jeffersontown, KY41,471+6%
9Erlanger, KY41,170+1.2%
10Florence, KY40,622+6.5%
11Paducah, KY40,311-4.7%
12Independence, KY39,714+0.6%
13Louisville, KY39,683+2%
14Versailles, KY38,823+8.9%
15La Grange, KY38,021-4%
16Covington, KY37,216+2.2%
17Georgetown, KY36,391+1.8%
18Elizabethtown, KY35,019-3.8%
19Frankfort, KY33,900-4.2%
20Owensboro, KY33,626+3.3%
21Shelbyville, KY33,587-1.5%
22Winchester, KY32,859-6.4%
23Radcliff, KY32,154+3.6%
24Ashland, KY32,025+3.5%
25Shepherdsville, KY31,829+4.3%
26Shively, KY31,765-1.8%
27Nicholasville, KY31,714+1.3%
28Bardstown, KY31,358+5.9%
29Glasgow, KY30,886+5.5%
30Henderson, KY30,750+1.1%
31Paris, KY30,645+9.3%
32Lawrenceburg, KY30,100+1.6%
33Danville, KY29,645+1.9%
34Richmond, KY29,276+2.7%
35Madisonville, KY29,244+1.1%
36Bowling Green, KY28,971+0.5%
37Franklin, KY27,990+13.5%
38Hopkinsville, KY26,790-0.1%
39Somerset, KY26,476-18%
40Campbellsville, KY26,211-9.3%
41Murray, KY26,129+4.7%
42Berea, KY25,877-2.8%

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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St. Matthews, KY, with $55,655 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berea, KY, with $25,877 in 2024.

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