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Kentucky

What Stands Out

  • •Median household income: $67.1K.
  • •Median home value: $213.8K.
  • •Poverty rate: 15.6%.

Spotlight: Economy

Snapshot highlights for Kentucky.

Income
44/50
Home values
45/50
Poverty rate
6/50

State Basics

State Code
KY
Population
4.5M
Counties
120
Land Area
39.5K sq mi
Capital
Frankfort
Largest City
Louisville
Time Zones
Eastern Time (ET), Central Time (CT)

Top metro areas

CincinnatiLouisville/Jefferson CountyLexington-FayetteHuntington-AshlandClarksvilleBowling GreenCorbinElizabethtownRichmond-BereaOwensboroPaducahPikeville

Data accuracy & methodology

This report uses 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates and state-level geography. Some measures (especially for smaller subgroups) can be noisy; treat small differences as statistical noise rather than precise changes.