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

St. Matthews, KY had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 42 cities in 2022, at $53,401. Murray, KY had the lowest, at $22,900. The median was $31,387 and the figure for Kentucky was $33,515. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53,401St. Matthews, KY
Lowest22,900Murray, KY
Median31,38742 cities
Kentucky33,515History

All cities, 2022

St. Matthews, KY: 53,401 USDSt. Matthews, KY53,401Fort Thomas, KY: 49,691 USDFort Thomas, KY49,691Lyndon, KY: 43,732 USDLyndon, KY43,732Newport, KY: 41,722 USDNewport, KY41,722Lexington, KY: 40,953 USDLexington, KY40,953Alexandria, KY: 40,838 USDAlexandria, KY40,838Erlanger, KY: 39,877 USDErlanger, KY39,877Jeffersontown, KY: 39,087 USDJeffersontown, KY39,087Paducah, KY: 37,828 USDPaducah, KY37,828Louisville, KY: 37,588 USDLouisville, KY37,588Independence, KY: 37,415 USDIndependence, KY37,415Mount Washington, KY: 37,321 USDMount Washington, KY37,321Florence, KY: 37,232 USDFlorence, KY37,232Shelbyville, KY: 34,697 USDShelbyville, KY34,697Georgetown, KY: 34,345 USDGeorgetown, KY34,345Elizabethtown, KY: 34,216 USDElizabethtown, KY34,216Covington, KY: 33,868 USDCovington, KY33,868La Grange, KY: 33,588 USDLa Grange, KY33,588Frankfort, KY: 33,386 USDFrankfort, KY33,386Versailles, KY: 32,984 USDVersailles, KY32,984Campbellsville, KY: 31,588 USDCampbellsville, KY31,588Winchester, KY: 31,185 USDWinchester, KY31,185Owensboro, KY: 30,702 USDOwensboro, KY30,702Shively, KY: 30,292 USDShively, KY30,292Somerset, KY: 29,740 USDSomerset, KY29,740Glasgow, KY: 29,661 USDGlasgow, KY29,661Radcliff, KY: 29,343 USDRadcliff, KY29,343Henderson, KY: 28,845 USDHenderson, KY28,845Nicholasville, KY: 28,645 USDNicholasville, KY28,645Ashland, KY: 28,501 USDAshland, KY28,501Bowling Green, KY: 28,088 USDBowling Green, KY28,088Madisonville, KY: 28,034 USDMadisonville, KY28,034Shepherdsville, KY: 27,773 USDShepherdsville, KY27,773Lawrenceburg, KY: 27,497 USDLawrenceburg, KY27,497Bardstown, KY: 27,338 USDBardstown, KY27,338Danville, KY: 27,118 USDDanville, KY27,118Richmond, KY: 26,787 USDRichmond, KY26,787Hopkinsville, KY: 25,884 USDHopkinsville, KY25,884Berea, KY: 25,747 USDBerea, KY25,747Paris, KY: 25,222 USDParis, KY25,222Franklin, KY: 23,835 USDFranklin, KY23,835Murray, KY: 22,900 USDMurray, KY22,900St. Matthews, KY: 53,401 USDSt. Matthews, KY53,401Fort Thomas, KY: 49,691 USDFort Thomas, KY49,691Lyndon, KY: 43,732 USDLyndon, KY43,732Newport, KY: 41,722 USDNewport, KY41,722Lexington, KY: 40,953 USDLexington, KY40,953Alexandria, KY: 40,838 USDAlexandria, KY40,838Erlanger, KY: 39,877 USDErlanger, KY39,877Jeffersontown, KY: 39,087 USDJeffersontown, KY39,087Paducah, KY: 37,828 USDPaducah, KY37,828Louisville, KY: 37,588 USDLouisville, KY37,588Independence, KY: 37,415 USDIndependence, KY37,415Mount Washington, KY: 37,321 USDMount Washington, KY37,321Florence, KY: 37,232 USDFlorence, KY37,232Shelbyville, KY: 34,697 USDShelbyville, KY34,697Georgetown, KY: 34,345 USDGeorgetown, KY34,345Elizabethtown, KY: 34,216 USDElizabethtown, KY34,216Covington, KY: 33,868 USDCovington, KY33,868La Grange, KY: 33,588 USDLa Grange, KY33,588Frankfort, KY: 33,386 USDFrankfort, KY33,386Versailles, KY: 32,984 USDVersailles, KY32,984Campbellsville, KY: 31,588 USDCampbellsville, KY31,588Winchester, KY: 31,185 USDWinchester, KY31,185Owensboro, KY: 30,702 USDOwensboro, KY30,702Shively, KY: 30,292 USDShively, KY30,292Somerset, KY: 29,740 USDSomerset, KY29,740Glasgow, KY: 29,661 USDGlasgow, KY29,661Radcliff, KY: 29,343 USDRadcliff, KY29,343Henderson, KY: 28,845 USDHenderson, KY28,845Nicholasville, KY: 28,645 USDNicholasville, KY28,645Ashland, KY: 28,501 USDAshland, KY28,501Bowling Green, KY: 28,088 USDBowling Green, KY28,088Madisonville, KY: 28,034 USDMadisonville, KY28,034Shepherdsville, KY: 27,773 USDShepherdsville, KY27,773Lawrenceburg, KY: 27,497 USDLawrenceburg, KY27,497Bardstown, KY: 27,338 USDBardstown, KY27,338Danville, KY: 27,118 USDDanville, KY27,118Richmond, KY: 26,787 USDRichmond, KY26,787Hopkinsville, KY: 25,884 USDHopkinsville, KY25,884Berea, KY: 25,747 USDBerea, KY25,747Paris, KY: 25,222 USDParis, KY25,222Franklin, KY: 23,835 USDFranklin, KY23,835Murray, KY: 22,900 USDMurray, KY22,900
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

RankCities2022
USD
Change on 2021
1St. Matthews, KY53,401+8.7%
2Fort Thomas, KY49,691+7.9%
3Lyndon, KY43,732+8.2%
4Newport, KY41,722+12.8%
5Lexington, KY40,953+9.3%
6Alexandria, KY40,838+15%
7Erlanger, KY39,877+9.2%
8Jeffersontown, KY39,087+4.2%
9Paducah, KY37,828+15.3%
10Louisville, KY37,588+9.9%
11Independence, KY37,415+10.2%
12Mount Washington, KY37,321+11.9%
13Florence, KY37,232+7%
14Shelbyville, KY34,697+9.8%
15Georgetown, KY34,345+9.1%
16Elizabethtown, KY34,216+12.7%
17Covington, KY33,868+13.8%
18La Grange, KY33,588+6.4%
19Frankfort, KY33,386+10.2%
20Versailles, KY32,984+3.2%
21Campbellsville, KY31,588+13.7%
22Winchester, KY31,185+10.1%
23Owensboro, KY30,702+7.9%
24Shively, KY30,292+35.6%
25Somerset, KY29,740-4.7%
26Glasgow, KY29,661+16.5%
27Radcliff, KY29,343+13%
28Henderson, KY28,845+11%
29Nicholasville, KY28,645+7.7%
30Ashland, KY28,501+9.2%
31Bowling Green, KY28,088+8%
32Madisonville, KY28,034+10.9%
33Shepherdsville, KY27,773+1.6%
34Lawrenceburg, KY27,497+9.2%
35Bardstown, KY27,338+7%
36Danville, KY27,118+8.6%
37Richmond, KY26,787+11.9%
38Hopkinsville, KY25,884+7.5%
39Berea, KY25,747+7.6%
40Paris, KY25,222+1.1%
41Franklin, KY23,835+12.9%
42Murray, KY22,900+11%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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