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Kentucky rankings · Health

Healthiest towns in Kentucky

Prospect ranks first on health among Kentucky’s 141 towns of 2,500+; 24 of the 141 grade A− or better on health nationally.

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work

#1

Prospect

Jefferson County · 4,705 people
A

Health grade, better than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #57 of 138 in KY

#3

St. Matthews

Jefferson County · 17,868 people
A

Health grade, better than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 138 in KY

All 141 towns

Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

141 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1ProspectJefferson County · 4,705 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #57 of 138
2Douglass HillsJefferson County · 5,575 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #84 of 138
3St. MatthewsJefferson County · 17,868 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 138
4Indian HillsJefferson County · 2,939 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #80 of 138
5HurstbourneJefferson County · 4,787 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #100 of 138
6Park HillsKenton County · 3,188 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #4 of 138
7Fort ThomasCampbell County · 17,142 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 138
8Francisvilleunincorporated, Boone County · 10,565 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #17 of 138
9MiddletownJefferson County · 9,944 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #123 of 138
10WilmoreJessamine County · 6,380 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #10 of 138
11Graymoor-DevondaleJefferson County · 2,832 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #56 of 138
12AnchorageJefferson County · 2,547 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #21 of 138
13CrestwoodOldham County · 6,582 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #19 of 138
14UnionBoone County · 7,937 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #25 of 138
15Crescent SpringsKenton County · 4,708 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #28 of 138
16Fort MitchellKenton County · 8,751 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #11 of 138
17IndependenceKenton County · 30,198 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #6 of 138
18Villa HillsKenton County · 7,797 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #14 of 138
19EdgewoodKenton County · 8,503 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 138
20Fort Knoxunincorporated, Hardin County · 8,836 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
21Crestview HillsKenton County · 3,301 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #7 of 138
22Highland HeightsCampbell County · 6,341 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 138
23LyndonJefferson County · 11,301 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 138
24Fort WrightKenton County · 6,240 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #5 of 138
25JeffersontownJefferson County · 29,193 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #71 of 138
26Lakeside ParkKenton County · 2,847 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #8 of 138
27AlexandriaCampbell County · 10,994 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #12 of 138
28Bucknerunincorporated, Oldham County · 4,119 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #30 of 138
29Burlingtonunincorporated, Boone County · 18,008 peopleB+better than 69% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #15 of 138
30Reidlandunincorporated, McCracken County · 5,277 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #37 of 138
31Fort Campbell Northunincorporated, Christian County · 11,356 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
32WilderCampbell County · 3,108 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #22 of 138
33BellevueCampbell County · 5,847 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #54 of 138
34Claryvilleunincorporated, Campbell County · 3,251 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #18 of 138
35LexingtonFayette County · 329,751 peopleBbetter than 63% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #94 of 138
36SimpsonvilleShelby County · 3,183 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #89 of 138
37Thrustonunincorporated, Daviess County · 2,581 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #55 of 138
38WaltonBoone County · 5,868 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #29 of 138
39Oakbrookunincorporated, Boone County · 10,211 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #20 of 138
40Masonvilleunincorporated, Daviess County · 2,887 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #46 of 138
41ErlangerKenton County · 20,158 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #9 of 138
42Cold SpringCampbell County · 6,640 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #27 of 138
43Hebronunincorporated, Boone County · 6,407 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #13 of 138
44GeorgetownScott County · 40,883 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #52 of 138
45VersaillesWoodford County · 10,734 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #41 of 138
46La GrangeOldham County · 10,669 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #35 of 138
47SouthgateCampbell County · 3,868 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #23 of 138
48Mount WashingtonBullitt County · 18,989 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #32 of 138
49FlorenceBoone County · 34,018 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #47 of 138
50Morehead College campusRowan County · 6,776 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C+
51RussellGreenup County · 3,628 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #26 of 138
52BardstownNelson County · 14,161 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #75 of 138
53Sorghounincorporated, Daviess County · 2,960 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #88 of 138
54Hendronunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,495 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #39 of 138
55RichmondMadison County · 40,663 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #92 of 138
56Massacunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,698 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #42 of 138
57WilliamstownGrant County · 4,030 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #33 of 138
58LudlowKenton County · 4,391 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #48 of 138
59ColumbiaAdair County · 4,680 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #31 of 138
60LawrenceburgAnderson County · 12,329 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #38 of 138
61ElizabethtownHardin County · 35,448 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #77 of 138
62CrittendenGrant County · 4,185 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #74 of 138
63ElsmereKenton County · 9,521 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #43 of 138
64OwensboroDaviess County · 60,892 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #117 of 138
65BentonMarshall County · 4,718 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #61 of 138
66Vine GroveHardin County · 7,018 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #79 of 138
67BereaMadison County · 16,662 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #50 of 138
68HillviewBullitt County · 9,020 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #67 of 138
69SpringfieldWashington County · 3,033 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #36 of 138
70CampbellsvilleTaylor County · 11,783 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #106 of 138
71FrankfortFranklin County · 28,657 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #119 of 138
72DanvilleBoyle County · 17,736 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #62 of 138
73GreenvilleMuhlenberg County · 4,350 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #83 of 138
74HarrodsburgMercer County · 9,576 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #107 of 138
75Bowling GreenWarren County · 78,505 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 138
76NicholasvilleJessamine County · 33,857 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #63 of 138
77ShelbyvilleShelby County · 18,453 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #104 of 138
78NewportCampbell County · 13,998 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 138
79MurrayCalloway County · 18,964 peopleC−better than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #68 of 138
80Oak GroveChristian County · 7,830 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #137 of 138
81StanfordLincoln County · 3,761 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #34 of 138
82Calvert CityMarshall County · 2,510 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 138
83Taylor MillKenton County · 7,144 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #16 of 138
84ShepherdsvilleBullitt County · 14,931 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #93 of 138
85DaytonCampbell County · 5,974 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #44 of 138
86BarbourvilleKnox County · 3,064 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 138
87LouisaLawrence County · 2,520 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #90 of 138
88FlatwoodsGreenup County · 7,439 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #24 of 138
89Central CityMuhlenberg County · 5,793 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 138
90CovingtonKenton County · 41,847 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #72 of 138
91Pioneer VillageBullitt County · 2,794 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #51 of 138
92WinchesterClark County · 19,514 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #98 of 138
93FranklinSimpson County · 10,759 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #82 of 138
94HartfordOhio County · 2,665 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #45 of 138
95BrandenburgMeade County · 3,003 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #49 of 138
96AshlandBoyd County · 20,996 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #109 of 138
97ScottsvilleAllen County · 4,673 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 138
98PrincetonCaldwell County · 6,168 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #60 of 138
99MorganfieldUnion County · 3,102 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #96 of 138
100RussellvilleLogan County · 7,454 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #87 of 138
101StantonPowell County · 3,153 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #133 of 138
102WilliamsburgWhitley County · 5,371 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #59 of 138
103CorbinWhitley County · 7,911 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #118 of 138
104HardinsburgBreckinridge County · 2,513 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #64 of 138
105PikevillePike County · 7,270 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #136 of 138
106MadisonvilleHopkins County · 19,428 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #120 of 138
107Russell SpringsRussell County · 2,828 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #97 of 138
108Westwoodunincorporated, Boyd County · 4,473 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #95 of 138
109HendersonHenderson County · 27,822 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #105 of 138
110FlemingsburgFleming County · 3,005 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 138
111CynthianaHarrison County · 6,576 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #69 of 138
112CarrolltonCarroll County · 3,964 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #111 of 138
113GraysonCarter County · 3,728 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #73 of 138
114PaducahMcCracken County · 26,730 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #101 of 138
115ShivelyJefferson County · 15,895 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #130 of 138
116Mount SterlingMontgomery County · 7,586 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #78 of 138
117West LibertyMorgan County · 3,339 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #81 of 138
118ParisBourbon County · 10,130 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #102 of 138
119CadizTrigg County · 2,771 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #53 of 138
120ProvidenceWebster County · 2,872 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #40 of 138
121HodgenvilleLarue County · 3,378 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #76 of 138
122MaysvilleMason County · 8,688 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 138
123RadcliffHardin County · 22,576 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #121 of 138
124LeitchfieldGrayson County · 7,015 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #103 of 138
125SomersetPulaski County · 12,695 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #99 of 138
126MayfieldGraves County · 9,851 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #91 of 138
127LondonLaurel County · 7,637 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #122 of 138
128GlasgowBarren County · 15,302 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 138
129Beaver DamOhio County · 3,537 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #58 of 138
130LebanonMarion County · 6,699 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #86 of 138
131EminenceHenry County · 2,823 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #126 of 138
132HopkinsvilleChristian County · 30,411 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 138
133HazardPerry County · 4,794 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 138
134MarionCrittenden County · 2,879 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #70 of 138
135PrestonsburgFloyd County · 3,618 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #129 of 138
136Farleyunincorporated, McCracken County · 4,458 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #65 of 138
137MiddlesboroughBell County · 8,776 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #138 of 138
138PaintsvilleJohnson County · 4,111 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #85 of 138
139LancasterGarrard County · 4,111 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #112 of 138
140MonticelloWayne County · 5,721 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #108 of 138
141MorgantownButler County · 2,512 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #66 of 138
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1 town without a health grade

Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.

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Questions people ask

What is the healthiest town in Kentucky?

Prospect (Jefferson County) ranks first on health among 141 towns, with an A; Douglass Hills and St. Matthews follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (141 in Kentucky). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Kentucky page.

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