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 2023, at $53,945. Franklin, KY had the lowest, at $24,651. The median was $33,331 and the figure for Kentucky was $34,960. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53,945St. Matthews, KY
Lowest24,651Franklin, KY
Median33,33142 cities
Kentucky34,960History

All cities, 2023

St. Matthews, KY: 53,945 USDSt. Matthews, KY53,945Fort Thomas, KY: 52,213 USDFort Thomas, KY52,213Newport, KY: 47,588 USDNewport, KY47,588Lyndon, KY: 44,663 USDLyndon, KY44,663Paducah, KY: 42,296 USDPaducah, KY42,296Lexington, KY: 42,272 USDLexington, KY42,272Alexandria, KY: 41,759 USDAlexandria, KY41,759Erlanger, KY: 40,672 USDErlanger, KY40,672Mount Washington, KY: 39,858 USDMount Washington, KY39,858La Grange, KY: 39,593 USDLa Grange, KY39,593Independence, KY: 39,477 USDIndependence, KY39,477Jeffersontown, KY: 39,113 USDJeffersontown, KY39,113Louisville, KY: 38,890 USDLouisville, KY38,890Florence, KY: 38,133 USDFlorence, KY38,133Covington, KY: 36,410 USDCovington, KY36,410Elizabethtown, KY: 36,392 USDElizabethtown, KY36,392Georgetown, KY: 35,759 USDGeorgetown, KY35,759Versailles, KY: 35,640 USDVersailles, KY35,640Frankfort, KY: 35,369 USDFrankfort, KY35,369Winchester, KY: 35,099 USDWinchester, KY35,099Shelbyville, KY: 34,104 USDShelbyville, KY34,104Owensboro, KY: 32,557 USDOwensboro, KY32,557Shively, KY: 32,353 USDShively, KY32,353Somerset, KY: 32,302 USDSomerset, KY32,302Nicholasville, KY: 31,320 USDNicholasville, KY31,320Radcliff, KY: 31,045 USDRadcliff, KY31,045Ashland, KY: 30,936 USDAshland, KY30,936Shepherdsville, KY: 30,508 USDShepherdsville, KY30,508Henderson, KY: 30,402 USDHenderson, KY30,402Lawrenceburg, KY: 29,634 USDLawrenceburg, KY29,634Bardstown, KY: 29,620 USDBardstown, KY29,620Glasgow, KY: 29,263 USDGlasgow, KY29,263Danville, KY: 29,082 USDDanville, KY29,082Madisonville, KY: 28,915 USDMadisonville, KY28,915Campbellsville, KY: 28,899 USDCampbellsville, KY28,899Bowling Green, KY: 28,819 USDBowling Green, KY28,819Richmond, KY: 28,500 USDRichmond, KY28,500Paris, KY: 28,030 USDParis, KY28,030Hopkinsville, KY: 26,815 USDHopkinsville, KY26,815Berea, KY: 26,622 USDBerea, KY26,622Murray, KY: 24,946 USDMurray, KY24,946Franklin, KY: 24,651 USDFranklin, KY24,651St. Matthews, KY: 53,945 USDSt. Matthews, KY53,945Fort Thomas, KY: 52,213 USDFort Thomas, KY52,213Newport, KY: 47,588 USDNewport, KY47,588Lyndon, KY: 44,663 USDLyndon, KY44,663Paducah, KY: 42,296 USDPaducah, KY42,296Lexington, KY: 42,272 USDLexington, KY42,272Alexandria, KY: 41,759 USDAlexandria, KY41,759Erlanger, KY: 40,672 USDErlanger, KY40,672Mount Washington, KY: 39,858 USDMount Washington, KY39,858La Grange, KY: 39,593 USDLa Grange, KY39,593Independence, KY: 39,477 USDIndependence, KY39,477Jeffersontown, KY: 39,113 USDJeffersontown, KY39,113Louisville, KY: 38,890 USDLouisville, KY38,890Florence, KY: 38,133 USDFlorence, KY38,133Covington, KY: 36,410 USDCovington, KY36,410Elizabethtown, KY: 36,392 USDElizabethtown, KY36,392Georgetown, KY: 35,759 USDGeorgetown, KY35,759Versailles, KY: 35,640 USDVersailles, KY35,640Frankfort, KY: 35,369 USDFrankfort, KY35,369Winchester, KY: 35,099 USDWinchester, KY35,099Shelbyville, KY: 34,104 USDShelbyville, KY34,104Owensboro, KY: 32,557 USDOwensboro, KY32,557Shively, KY: 32,353 USDShively, KY32,353Somerset, KY: 32,302 USDSomerset, KY32,302Nicholasville, KY: 31,320 USDNicholasville, KY31,320Radcliff, KY: 31,045 USDRadcliff, KY31,045Ashland, KY: 30,936 USDAshland, KY30,936Shepherdsville, KY: 30,508 USDShepherdsville, KY30,508Henderson, KY: 30,402 USDHenderson, KY30,402Lawrenceburg, KY: 29,634 USDLawrenceburg, KY29,634Bardstown, KY: 29,620 USDBardstown, KY29,620Glasgow, KY: 29,263 USDGlasgow, KY29,263Danville, KY: 29,082 USDDanville, KY29,082Madisonville, KY: 28,915 USDMadisonville, KY28,915Campbellsville, KY: 28,899 USDCampbellsville, KY28,899Bowling Green, KY: 28,819 USDBowling Green, KY28,819Richmond, KY: 28,500 USDRichmond, KY28,500Paris, KY: 28,030 USDParis, KY28,030Hopkinsville, KY: 26,815 USDHopkinsville, KY26,815Berea, KY: 26,622 USDBerea, KY26,622Murray, KY: 24,946 USDMurray, KY24,946Franklin, KY: 24,651 USDFranklin, KY24,651
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

RankCities2023
USD
Change on 2022
1St. Matthews, KY53,945+1%
2Fort Thomas, KY52,213+5.1%
3Newport, KY47,588+14.1%
4Lyndon, KY44,663+2.1%
5Paducah, KY42,296+11.8%
6Lexington, KY42,272+3.2%
7Alexandria, KY41,759+2.3%
8Erlanger, KY40,672+2%
9Mount Washington, KY39,858+6.8%
10La Grange, KY39,593+17.9%
11Independence, KY39,477+5.5%
12Jeffersontown, KY39,113+0.1%
13Louisville, KY38,890+3.5%
14Florence, KY38,133+2.4%
15Covington, KY36,410+7.5%
16Elizabethtown, KY36,392+6.4%
17Georgetown, KY35,759+4.1%
18Versailles, KY35,640+8.1%
19Frankfort, KY35,369+5.9%
20Winchester, KY35,099+12.6%
21Shelbyville, KY34,104-1.7%
22Owensboro, KY32,557+6%
23Shively, KY32,353+6.8%
24Somerset, KY32,302+8.6%
25Nicholasville, KY31,320+9.3%
26Radcliff, KY31,045+5.8%
27Ashland, KY30,936+8.5%
28Shepherdsville, KY30,508+9.8%
29Henderson, KY30,402+5.4%
30Lawrenceburg, KY29,634+7.8%
31Bardstown, KY29,620+8.3%
32Glasgow, KY29,263-1.3%
33Danville, KY29,082+7.2%
34Madisonville, KY28,915+3.1%
35Campbellsville, KY28,899-8.5%
36Bowling Green, KY28,819+2.6%
37Richmond, KY28,500+6.4%
38Paris, KY28,030+11.1%
39Hopkinsville, KY26,815+3.6%
40Berea, KY26,622+3.4%
41Murray, KY24,946+8.9%
42Franklin, KY24,651+3.4%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023}},
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