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Per capita personal income in Letcher County

Per capita personal income in Letcher County was $44,848 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6% from 2023. That is the 88th highest of 120 counties in 2024.

2024, USD44,848
Change on 2023+6%
Rank88th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high44,8482024
Series low2,1531969

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Per capita personal income in Letcher County, 1969 to 2024

010K20K30K40K50K196919771985199320012009201720241969: 2,153 USD1970: 2,759 USD1971: 2,914 USD1972: 2,937 USD1973: 3,437 USD1974: 3,984 USD1975: 4,397 USD1976: 4,472 USD1977: 4,891 USD1978: 5,261 USD1979: 5,685 USD1980: 6,061 USD1981: 6,511 USD1982: 6,790 USD1983: 6,734 USD1984: 7,724 USD1985: 7,963 USD1986: 8,280 USD1987: 8,615 USD1988: 9,600 USD1989: 10,515 USD1990: 11,537 USD1991: 12,082 USD1992: 12,368 USD1993: 12,763 USD1994: 12,936 USD1995: 13,597 USD1996: 14,186 USD1997: 15,212 USD1998: 15,896 USD1999: 16,705 USD2000: 17,879 USD2001: 19,727 USD2002: 19,994 USD2003: 20,012 USD2004: 21,845 USD2005: 23,359 USD2006: 24,746 USD2007: 25,100 USD2008: 28,293 USD2009: 28,906 USD2010: 29,321 USD2011: 29,695 USD2012: 27,540 USD2013: 26,258 USD2014: 27,494 USD2015: 28,449 USD2016: 28,217 USD2017: 28,849 USD2018: 30,282 USD2019: 31,325 USD2020: 35,506 USD2021: 39,716 USD2022: 39,815 USD2023: 42,300 USD2024: 44,848 USD020K40K60K19691988200720241969: 2,153 USD1970: 2,759 USD1971: 2,914 USD1972: 2,937 USD1973: 3,437 USD1974: 3,984 USD1975: 4,397 USD1976: 4,472 USD1977: 4,891 USD1978: 5,261 USD1979: 5,685 USD1980: 6,061 USD1981: 6,511 USD1982: 6,790 USD1983: 6,734 USD1984: 7,724 USD1985: 7,963 USD1986: 8,280 USD1987: 8,615 USD1988: 9,600 USD1989: 10,515 USD1990: 11,537 USD1991: 12,082 USD1992: 12,368 USD1993: 12,763 USD1994: 12,936 USD1995: 13,597 USD1996: 14,186 USD1997: 15,212 USD1998: 15,896 USD1999: 16,705 USD2000: 17,879 USD2001: 19,727 USD2002: 19,994 USD2003: 20,012 USD2004: 21,845 USD2005: 23,359 USD2006: 24,746 USD2007: 25,100 USD2008: 28,293 USD2009: 28,906 USD2010: 29,321 USD2011: 29,695 USD2012: 27,540 USD2013: 26,258 USD2014: 27,494 USD2015: 28,449 USD2016: 28,217 USD2017: 28,849 USD2018: 30,282 USD2019: 31,325 USD2020: 35,506 USD2021: 39,716 USD2022: 39,815 USD2023: 42,300 USD2024: 44,848 USD
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-02-05.
All 56 values
PeriodUSD
202444,848
202342,300
202239,815
202139,716
202035,506
201931,325
201830,282
201728,849
201628,217
201528,449
201427,494
201326,258
201227,540
201129,695
201029,321
200928,906
200828,293
200725,100
200624,746
200523,359
200421,845
200320,012
200219,994
200119,727
200017,879
199916,705
199815,896
199715,212
199614,186
199513,597
199412,936
199312,763
199212,368
199112,082
199011,537
198910,515
19889,600
19878,615
19868,280
19857,963
19847,724
19836,734
19826,790
19816,511
19806,061
19795,685
19785,261
19774,891
19764,472
19754,397
19743,984
19733,437
19722,937
19712,914
19702,759
19692,153

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2024
Letcher County44,848
Kentucky58,270
United States73,634

Letcher County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 46,912 USDAllen County: 42,837 USDAnderson County: 50,855 USDBallard County: 56,514 USDBarren County: 46,597 USDBath County: 42,291 USDBell County: 45,728 USDBoone County: 64,196 USDBourbon County: 64,704 USDBoyd County: 52,228 USDBoyle County: 51,266 USDBracken County: 49,234 USDBreathitt County: 45,633 USDBreckinridge County: 44,420 USDBullitt County: 56,382 USDButler County: 46,975 USDCaldwell County: 47,832 USDCalloway County: 47,693 USDCampbell County: 69,948 USDCarlisle County: 63,307 USDCarroll County: 50,303 USDCarter County: 43,472 USDCasey County: 44,575 USDChristian County: 49,795 USDClark County: 53,557 USDClay County: 43,063 USDClinton County: 49,059 USDCrittenden County: 46,735 USDCumberland County: 58,561 USDDaviess County: 54,758 USDEdmonson County: 42,848 USDElliott County: 31,817 USDEstill County: 44,838 USDFayette County: 69,065 USDFleming County: 43,335 USDFloyd County: 47,956 USDFranklin County: 55,891 USDFulton County: 45,299 USDGallatin County: 47,218 USDGarrard County: 48,533 USDGrant County: 49,999 USDGraves County: 53,707 USDGrayson County: 46,616 USDGreen County: 46,405 USDGreenup County: 54,155 USDHancock County: 60,598 USDHardin County: 58,679 USDHarlan County: 43,594 USDHarrison County: 48,659 USDHart County: 46,784 USDHenderson County: 58,936 USDHenry County: 56,028 USDHickman County: 59,100 USDHopkins County: 52,111 USDJackson County: 41,040 USDJefferson County: 70,646 USDJessamine County: 64,325 USDJohnson County: 44,314 USDKenton County: 78,130 USDKnott County: 46,865 USDKnox County: 41,424 USDLarue County: 46,184 USDLaurel County: 44,825 USDLawrence County: 44,526 USDLee County: 38,144 USDLeslie County: 45,322 USDLetcher County: 44,848 USDLewis County: 42,705 USDLincoln County: 44,365 USDLivingston County: 52,369 USDLogan County: 47,923 USDLyon County: 47,096 USDMcCracken County: 70,969 USDMcCreary County: 37,875 USDMcLean County: 52,510 USDMadison County: 49,437 USDMagoffin County: 48,391 USDMarion County: 49,243 USDMarshall County: 56,075 USDMartin County: 38,274 USDMason County: 53,520 USDMeade County: 52,259 USDMenifee County: 44,164 USDMercer County: 49,680 USDMetcalfe County: 40,444 USDMonroe County: 48,281 USDMontgomery County: 47,981 USDMorgan County: 38,051 USDMuhlenberg County: 45,963 USDNelson County: 58,611 USDNicholas County: 44,191 USDOhio County: 42,868 USDOldham County: 87,137 USDOwen County: 43,235 USDOwsley County: 52,567 USDPendleton County: 50,282 USDPerry County: 49,317 USDPike County: 50,689 USDPowell County: 43,268 USDPulaski County: 51,943 USDRobertson County: 43,041 USDRockcastle County: 44,633 USDRowan County: 42,123 USDRussell County: 61,122 USDScott County: 58,861 USDShelby County: 64,459 USDSimpson County: 47,253 USDSpencer County: 61,267 USDTaylor County: 45,058 USDTodd County: 52,075 USDTrigg County: 49,748 USDTrimble County: 53,257 USDUnion County: 54,276 USDWarren County: 49,863 USDWashington County: 50,816 USDWayne County: 40,460 USDWebster County: 53,393 USDWhitley County: 47,869 USDWolfe County: 50,741 USDWoodford County: 69,234 USD
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Per capita personal income, 2024, USD. Letcher County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Per capita personal income, Letcher County, 1969 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Letcher County, 1969 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/letcher-county-kentucky. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Per capita personal income, Letcher County, 1969 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/letcher-county-kentucky.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Per capita personal income, Letcher County, 1969 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/per-capita-personal-income/letcher-county-kentucky (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the per capita personal income in Letcher County?

Per capita personal income in Letcher County was $44,848 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 6% from 2023. That is the 88th highest of 120 counties in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest per capita personal income in Letcher County?

$44,848 in 2024, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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