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Counties in Kentucky by real GDP growth

Lawrence County had the highest real GDP growth of 120 counties in 2014, at 11.5%. Leslie County had the lowest, at -18.1%. The median was -1.7% and the figure for Kentucky was 0%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest11.5Lawrence County
Lowest-18.1Leslie County
Median-1.7120 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2014

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Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 11.5 %11.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 9.9 %9.9Scott CountyScott County: 8.4 %8.4Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 8 %8Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 7.6 %7.6Mason CountyMason County: 7.4 %7.4Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 7.1 %7.1McLean CountyMcLean County: 6.3 %6.3Owen CountyOwen County: 6.3 %6.3Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 5.7 %5.7Boone CountyBoone County: 5.5 %5.5Clinton CountyClinton County: 5 %5Clark CountyClark County: 4.4 %4.4Hart CountyHart County: 4.3 %4.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 4.2 %4.2Breckinridge CountyBreckinridge County: 2.9 %2.9Warren CountyWarren County: 2.4 %2.4Meade CountyMeade County: 2.2 %2.2Kenton CountyKenton County: 2.1 %2.1McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 2.1 %2.1Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 2 %2Harrison CountyHarrison County: 1.9 %1.9Fayette CountyFayette County: 1.6 %1.6Grayson CountyGrayson County: 1.5 %1.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 1.5 %1.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1.4 %1.4Campbell CountyCampbell County: 1.3 %1.3Marion CountyMarion County: 1.2 %1.2Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.2 %1.2Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 1.1 %1.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1 %1Madison CountyMadison County: 0.9 %0.9Grant CountyGrant County: 0.6 %0.6Knott CountyKnott County: 0.6 %0.6Lee CountyLee County: 0.6 %0.6Carter CountyCarter County: 0.4 %0.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 0.4 %0.4Graves CountyGraves County: 0.2 %0.2Barren CountyBarren County: 0 %0Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: -0.1 %-0.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Lawrence County11.5+9.3 pts
2Monroe County9.9+11.3 pts
3Scott County8.4+1.5 pts
4Bullitt County8-0.4 pts
5Gallatin County7.6-10.1 pts
6Mason County7.4-0.6 pts
7Bourbon County7.1+2.5 pts
8McLean County6.3-1.9 pts
8Owen County6.3+6.8 pts
10Jessamine County5.7+0.4 pts
11Boone County5.5+1.9 pts
12Clinton County5-4.5 pts
13Clark County4.4+0.6 pts
14Hart County4.3+1 pts
15Carroll County4.2-50.1 pts
16Breckinridge County2.9+4.6 pts
17Warren County2.4-0.1 pts
18Meade County2.2-5 pts
19Kenton County2.1+2.9 pts
19McCracken County2.1-2.9 pts
21Wolfe County2+3.5 pts
22Harrison County1.9+3.3 pts
23Fayette County1.6-1.4 pts
24Grayson County1.5+2.5 pts
24Lyon County1.5-1.4 pts
26Franklin County1.4+2.5 pts
27Campbell County1.3-0.8 pts
28Marion County1.2-5.9 pts
28Nelson County1.2-11.7 pts
30Hopkins County1.1-3.3 pts
31Jefferson County1+0.6 pts
32Madison County0.9-3.3 pts
33Grant County0.6-0.5 pts
33Knott County0.6+16.5 pts
33Lee County0.6+5.6 pts
36Carter County0.4-2.3 pts
36Pulaski County0.4+0.7 pts
38Graves County0.2+3.3 pts
39Barren County0+2.4 pts
40Breathitt County-0.1-2.7 pts
41Knox County-0.3-24.4 pts
42Rockcastle County-0.4-6.2 pts
42Spencer County-0.4-3.1 pts
42Taylor County-0.4-1.5 pts
45McCreary County-0.8-0.5 pts
45Oldham County-0.8-3.5 pts
45Owsley County-0.8+2.5 pts
48Fleming County-0.9-3.2 pts
48Montgomery County-0.9+1.3 pts
50Adair County-1-3.5 pts
50Allen County-1-1.1 pts
52Bracken County-1.1+7.2 pts
52Webster County-1.1-10.7 pts
54Greenup County-1.2-4.9 pts
55Simpson County-1.3+0.5 pts
56Daviess County-1.5-4.3 pts
56Floyd County-1.5+3.6 pts
58Menifee County-1.6+3.5 pts
58Nicholas County-1.6-0.4 pts
58Woodford County-1.6-24.1 pts
61Clay County-1.7-2 pts
61Muhlenberg County-1.7-0.2 pts
63Laurel County-1.8-4.6 pts
64Edmonson County-1.9-5.1 pts
64Rowan County-1.9+1 pts
66Cumberland County-2-6.7 pts
67Trimble County-2.1-4.1 pts
68Bath County-2.2-5.3 pts
68Henderson County-2.2-2.3 pts
70Bell County-2.3-2.7 pts
71Calloway County-2.4-1.3 pts
72Boyle County-2.6-3 pts
72Logan County-2.6-17.2 pts
72Powell County-2.6-6.7 pts
75Christian County-2.7+0.9 pts
75Robertson County-2.7+4.4 pts
77Pike County-2.8+2 pts
78Garrard County-2.9-9.8 pts
79Metcalfe County-3-1 pts
80Butler County-3.2-9.2 pts
81Hardin County-3.3-0.8 pts
81Henry County-3.3-8.4 pts
81Pendleton County-3.3-8.6 pts
81Shelby County-3.3-5.2 pts
85Lewis County-3.4-5.3 pts
86Johnson County-3.5-2.4 pts
87Whitley County-3.6-2.3 pts
88Hickman County-4-20.2 pts
88Ohio County-4-13 pts
88Washington County-4+4.1 pts
91Marshall County-4.2-11.6 pts
92Morgan County-4.6-1.4 pts
93Russell County-5-4.4 pts
94Letcher County-5.1+1 pts
95Todd County-5.4-10.5 pts
96Casey County-5.5-15 pts
96Estill County-5.5-3.8 pts
98Perry County-5.6+1.2 pts
99Wayne County-6.3-10.4 pts
100Hancock County-6.4-24.8 pts
100Harlan County-6.4+7.9 pts
102Mercer County-7-10.1 pts
103Jackson County-7.3-8.7 pts
104Ballard County-8-1.3 pts
104Green County-8-8.2 pts
104Lincoln County-8-6 pts
104Livingston County-8-26.6 pts
108Elliott County-8.4-19.3 pts
109Anderson County-8.8-16.2 pts
110Fulton County-9.4-8.5 pts
111Martin County-9.6-9.2 pts
111Trigg County-9.6-8.1 pts
113Crittenden County-10-22.2 pts
114Larue County-10.1-24.5 pts
115Caldwell County-10.3-16.3 pts
116Magoffin County-12.1-8.1 pts
117Boyd County-12.6-37.4 pts
118Carlisle County-12.9-27.3 pts
119Union County-15.1-31.2 pts
120Leslie County-18.1-3.3 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Lawrence County, with 11.5% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Leslie County, with -18.1% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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