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Median Household Income in Kentucky, by County

Median Household Income for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Oldham County at $122,497 and the lowest is Owsley County at $22,188.

Kentucky: $63,726 · United States: $80,734 · median county in Kentucky: $56,815

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#County Median Household Income
1Oldham County$122,497
2Spencer County$102,618
3Boone County$99,414
4Scott County$85,158
5Woodford County$83,788
6Shelby County$82,604
7Bullitt County$80,558
8Kenton County$80,548
9Campbell County$77,567
10Jessamine County$74,576
11Anderson County$74,488
12Meade County$74,355
13Jefferson County$69,866
14Nelson County$69,562
15Fayette County$69,479
16Grant County$69,178
17Daviess County$68,214
18Hardin County$67,647
19Larue County$67,067
20Harrison County$66,442
21Bracken County$66,319
22Ballard County$66,164
23Trimble County$66,027
24Marshall County$65,831
25Warren County$65,794
26McLean County$65,596
27Hancock County$65,464
28Franklin County$65,298
29Lyon County$65,066
30Mercer County$64,824
31Pendleton County$64,669
32McCracken County$64,373
33Clark County$64,348
34Madison County$63,351
35Henry County$63,347
36Gallatin County$63,346
37Garrard County$63,087
38Carlisle County$62,439
39Washington County$61,616
40Allen County$61,403
41Bourbon County$61,354
42Boyle County$61,159
43Owen County$61,134
44Boyd County$61,118
45Todd County$61,103
46Hickman County$60,867
47Greenup County$60,751
48Taylor County$60,456
49Logan County$60,382
50Union County$60,327
51Simpson County$59,858
52Trigg County$59,857
53Webster County$59,628
54Marion County$59,627
55Caldwell County$59,583
56Nicholas County$59,531
57Livingston County$58,984
58Henderson County$58,851
59Ohio County$57,798
60Laurel County$57,771
61Hopkins County$56,815
62Bath County$56,541
63Carroll County$56,466
64Montgomery County$56,396
65Butler County$56,092
66Breckinridge County$55,843
67Christian County$55,494
68Edmonson County$54,937
69Rowan County$54,321
70Adair County$53,553
71Calloway County$52,706
72Lincoln County$52,440
73Hart County$52,285
74Mason County$52,178
75Muhlenberg County$51,927
76Pulaski County$51,898
77Robertson County$51,830
78Metcalfe County$51,473
79Monroe County$51,280
80Carter County$51,235
81Graves County$50,772
82Grayson County$50,757
83Barren County$50,628
84Fleming County$49,307
85Rockcastle County$48,862
86Morgan County$47,913
87Lewis County$46,838
88Green County$46,798
89Lawrence County$46,772
90Crittenden County$46,656
91Estill County$46,051
92Elliott County$45,776
93Wayne County$45,739
94Casey County$45,510
95Menifee County$45,096
96Johnson County$44,904
97Clinton County$44,844
98Russell County$44,738
99Whitley County$44,615
100Pike County$44,312
101Perry County$42,181
102Letcher County$41,793
103Knott County$41,761
104Harlan County$41,693
105Floyd County$41,279
106Clay County$40,900
107Powell County$40,309
108Cumberland County$40,000
109Jackson County$40,000
110Fulton County$38,217
111Lee County$37,568
112Martin County$37,042
113Leslie County$35,934
114Breathitt County$34,808
115McCreary County$33,750
116Magoffin County$33,080
117Knox County$32,527
118Bell County$31,354
119Wolfe County$30,417
120Owsley County$22,188

Small populations produce wide margins: Owsley County is $22,188 with a margin of error of ±$9,297. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Half of households earn more than this and half earn less. Medians resist distortion by a few very high earners in a way averages do not.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Kentucky ranks 47th of 52 states for median household income.

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