Data / Median household income (US single-year estimate) / Harlan County

Median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County

Median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County was $41,808 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.3% from 2023. That is the 111th highest of 120 counties in 2024.

2024, USD41,808
Change on 2023+13.3%
Rank111th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high41,8082024
Series low23,6482008

Next release: Wednesday, 27 January 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County, 2006 to 2024

20K25K30K35K40K45K20062009201220152018202120242006: 24,200 USD2007: 25,939 USD2008: 23,648 USD2009: 26,356 USD2010: 28,503 USD2011: 28,721 USD2012: 27,137 USD2013: 25,460 USD2014: 26,351 USD2015: 27,425 USD2016: 25,240 USD2017: 25,815 USD2018: 29,521 USD2019: 30,050 USD2020: 30,745 USD2021: 31,116 USD2022: 36,022 USD2023: 36,916 USD2024: 41,808 USD20K25K30K35K40K45K2006201320242006: 24,200 USD2007: 25,939 USD2008: 23,648 USD2009: 26,356 USD2010: 28,503 USD2011: 28,721 USD2012: 27,137 USD2013: 25,460 USD2014: 26,351 USD2015: 27,425 USD2016: 25,240 USD2017: 25,815 USD2018: 29,521 USD2019: 30,050 USD2020: 30,745 USD2021: 31,116 USD2022: 36,022 USD2023: 36,916 USD2024: 41,808 USD
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-27.
All 19 values
PeriodUSD
202441,808
202336,916
202236,022
202131,116
202030,745
201930,050
201829,521
201725,815
201625,240
201527,425
201426,351
201325,460
201227,137
201128,721
201028,503
200926,356
200823,648
200725,939
200624,200

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2024
Harlan County41,808
Kentucky64,481
United States81,604

Harlan County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 50,581 USDAllen County: 64,655 USDAnderson County: 76,395 USDBallard County: 61,431 USDBarren County: 58,256 USDBath County: 53,078 USDBell County: 39,209 USDBoone County: 103,122 USDBourbon County: 66,264 USDBoyd County: 61,094 USDBoyle County: 63,052 USDBracken County: 66,635 USDBreathitt County: 41,866 USDBreckinridge County: 58,822 USDBullitt County: 85,779 USDButler County: 60,561 USDCaldwell County: 51,984 USDCalloway County: 56,410 USDCampbell County: 76,744 USDCarlisle County: 61,317 USDCarroll County: 65,791 USDCarter County: 53,796 USDCasey County: 48,938 USDChristian County: 56,457 USDClark County: 63,815 USDClay County: 39,016 USDClinton County: 42,798 USDCrittenden County: 57,359 USDCumberland County: 47,274 USDDaviess County: 68,015 USDEdmonson County: 57,647 USDElliott County: 46,905 USDEstill County: 48,992 USDFayette County: 71,046 USDFleming County: 56,093 USDFloyd County: 44,735 USDFranklin County: 63,103 USDFulton County: 44,503 USDGallatin County: 67,617 USDGarrard County: 64,539 USDGrant County: 67,881 USDGraves County: 56,968 USDGrayson County: 53,988 USDGreen County: 52,542 USDGreenup County: 61,352 USDHancock County: 76,970 USDHardin County: 70,505 USDHarlan County: 41,808 USDHarrison County: 67,409 USDHart County: 55,611 USDHenderson County: 62,182 USDHenry County: 67,994 USDHickman County: 57,997 USDHopkins County: 57,348 USDJackson County: 49,388 USDJefferson County: 70,659 USDJessamine County: 71,861 USDJohnson County: 49,122 USDKenton County: 82,787 USDKnott County: 44,407 USDKnox County: 40,065 USDLarue County: 63,320 USDLaurel County: 54,404 USDLawrence County: 41,782 USDLee County: 41,150 USDLeslie County: 40,363 USDLetcher County: 44,339 USDLewis County: 47,414 USDLincoln County: 54,345 USDLivingston County: 61,242 USDLogan County: 60,406 USDLyon County: 67,019 USDMcCracken County: 64,076 USDMcCreary County: 40,509 USDMcLean County: 60,175 USDMadison County: 64,536 USDMagoffin County: 43,039 USDMarion County: 62,645 USDMarshall County: 70,547 USDMartin County: 38,950 USDMason County: 59,252 USDMeade County: 76,163 USDMenifee County: 47,808 USDMercer County: 67,889 USDMetcalfe County: 51,715 USDMonroe County: 48,686 USDMontgomery County: 61,732 USDMorgan County: 46,382 USDMuhlenberg County: 53,408 USDNelson County: 75,726 USDNicholas County: 56,479 USDOhio County: 59,028 USDOldham County: 123,360 USDOwen County: 64,666 USDOwsley County: 34,802 USDPendleton County: 68,030 USDPerry County: 44,945 USDPike County: 46,499 USDPowell County: 50,993 USDPulaski County: 56,318 USDRobertson County: 58,457 USDRockcastle County: 48,953 USDRowan County: 55,174 USDRussell County: 51,235 USDScott County: 93,893 USDShelby County: 93,720 USDSimpson County: 67,496 USDSpencer County: 96,943 USDTaylor County: 56,626 USDTodd County: 58,651 USDTrigg County: 64,717 USDTrimble County: 72,488 USDUnion County: 61,745 USDWarren County: 67,824 USDWashington County: 66,540 USDWayne County: 41,853 USDWebster County: 60,750 USDWhitley County: 48,936 USDWolfe County: 44,554 USDWoodford County: 89,773 USD
  • Under 46K
  • 46K to 53K
  • 53K to 59K
  • 59K to 63K
  • 63K to 68K
  • 68K and over
Median household income (US single-year estimate), 2024, USD. Harlan County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

Definition

Household income at the middle of the distribution for one year, in US dollars of that year. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based estimate that combines the one-year American Community Survey with federal tax records and other administrative data, so every county gets a figure for a single year. The national figure is the one-year ACS estimate. Not adjusted for inflation between years. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. For the five-year ACS median, which also covers cities, use median_household_income.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties (Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

MLA 9

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties, Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_median_household_income_us_2024,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties: Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties: Median household income (US single-year estimate), Harlan County, 2006 to 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/27
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/median-household-income-single-year-us/harlan-county-kentucky.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"median_household_income_saipe","place":"us-county-21095"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=median_household_income_saipe&place=us-county-21095

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County?

Median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County was $41,808 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.3% from 2023. That is the 111th highest of 120 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): median household income, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest median household income (US single-year estimate) in Harlan County?

$41,808 in 2024, the highest value since 2006 in this series.

Related statistics for Harlan County

All statistics for Harlan County | Harlan County in figures