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Counties in Kentucky by real GDP growth

Carlisle County had the highest real GDP growth of 120 counties in 2016, at 15.7%. Lawrence County had the lowest, at -25.9%. The median was -0.8% and the figure for Kentucky was 0.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15.7Carlisle County
Lowest-25.9Lawrence County
Median-0.8120 counties
Kentucky0.8History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 15.7 %15.7Bracken CountyBracken County: 13.6 %13.6Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 12 %12Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 10.2 %10.2Owen CountyOwen County: 9.4 %9.4Boone CountyBoone County: 9 %9Allen CountyAllen County: 8.9 %8.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 7.9 %7.9Spencer CountySpencer County: 7 %7Oldham CountyOldham County: 6.6 %6.6Campbell CountyCampbell County: 6.3 %6.3Harrison CountyHarrison County: 6.3 %6.3Scott CountyScott County: 5.9 %5.9Mason CountyMason County: 5.5 %5.5Lyon CountyLyon County: 5.4 %5.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.8 %4.8Garrard CountyGarrard County: 4.7 %4.7Kenton CountyKenton County: 4.6 %4.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 4.4 %4.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.2 %4.2Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 4.1 %4.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 3.9 %3.9Marion CountyMarion County: 3.6 %3.6Woodford CountyWoodford County: 3.3 %3.3Boyle CountyBoyle County: 3.2 %3.2Meade CountyMeade County: 3.2 %3.2Clark CountyClark County: 3 %3Grant CountyGrant County: 2.6 %2.6Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 2.5 %2.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 2.5 %2.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 2.4 %2.4McCreary CountyMcCreary County: 2.2 %2.2Warren CountyWarren County: 2.2 %2.2Hardin CountyHardin County: 2 %2Simpson CountySimpson County: 2 %2Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 1.8 %1.8Bath CountyBath County: 1.7 %1.7McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 1.7 %1.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.6 %1.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Carlisle County15.7+22.3 pts
2Bracken County13.6+14.1 pts
3Bourbon County12-3.8 pts
4Jessamine County10.2+4.4 pts
5Owen County9.4+4.5 pts
6Boone County9+1.1 pts
7Allen County8.9+3.9 pts
8Hancock County7.9+3.7 pts
9Spencer County7+4.4 pts
10Oldham County6.6-0.3 pts
11Campbell County6.3+1.6 pts
11Harrison County6.3+5.2 pts
13Scott County5.9+1.4 pts
14Mason County5.5+15.4 pts
15Lyon County5.4+6.8 pts
16Anderson County4.8+2.1 pts
17Garrard County4.7+2.5 pts
18Kenton County4.6+5.4 pts
19Shelby County4.4+4.2 pts
20Mercer County4.2+6.2 pts
21Rockcastle County4.1+2.3 pts
22Henderson County3.9+5.6 pts
23Marion County3.6+1.7 pts
24Woodford County3.3-3.4 pts
25Boyle County3.2+2.8 pts
25Meade County3.2+7.2 pts
27Clark County3-1.7 pts
28Grant County2.6+1 pts
29Caldwell County2.5+2.6 pts
29Lincoln County2.5+5.8 pts
31Morgan County2.4+2.5 pts
32McCreary County2.2+1.3 pts
32Warren County2.2+2 pts
34Hardin County2+6.6 pts
34Simpson County2+0.3 pts
36Crittenden County1.8+4.5 pts
37Bath County1.7-5.6 pts
37McCracken County1.7-2.7 pts
39Jefferson County1.6-1.1 pts
40Marshall County1.5+2 pts
41Bullitt County1.4-4.1 pts
42Larue County1.3+3.9 pts
43Pulaski County0.7-0.5 pts
43Washington County0.7+0.1 pts
45Trimble County0.6-15.3 pts
46Fayette County0.5-2.4 pts
46Hopkins County0.5+3.1 pts
46Madison County0.5-0.7 pts
46Robertson County0.5+3.7 pts
50Laurel County0.3+0.5 pts
50Taylor County0.3-4.4 pts
52Trigg County0.2+0.4 pts
53Bell County0.1+0.2 pts
54Butler County-0.1-3.7 pts
55Daviess County-0.4-0.7 pts
56Estill County-0.6+2.2 pts
56Wolfe County-0.6+1 pts
58Carroll County-0.7-7 pts
58Powell County-0.7+0.5 pts
58Whitley County-0.7-1.1 pts
61Franklin County-0.8+1 pts
62Gallatin County-0.9-13.5 pts
62Owsley County-0.9-1.6 pts
62Rowan County-0.9-1 pts
65McLean County-1-8.2 pts
66Hart County-1.1-8.4 pts
67Graves County-1.2-4 pts
68Barren County-1.3-2.3 pts
68Union County-1.3+13 pts
70Calloway County-1.4-1.6 pts
70Grayson County-1.4-0.1 pts
72Montgomery County-1.5-2.3 pts
73Clay County-1.8-0.5 pts
74Monroe County-1.9-9.5 pts
75Christian County-2-1.2 pts
76Lee County-2.2+0.4 pts
76Wayne County-2.2-5.1 pts
78Pendleton County-2.4-2.5 pts
79Elliott County-2.5-2.3 pts
80Carter County-2.6-3.2 pts
80Menifee County-2.6-1.6 pts
82Leslie County-3.2-3.7 pts
83Casey County-3.3-11.1 pts
83Edmonson County-3.3-5.7 pts
83Johnson County-3.30 pts
86Floyd County-3.4-4.4 pts
86Ohio County-3.4-2.6 pts
88Harlan County-3.9+6.7 pts
88Henry County-3.9-5.9 pts
90Breckinridge County-4.1+0.2 pts
91Greenup County-4.5-6 pts
92Breathitt County-4.8+1.2 pts
93Logan County-5.2-11.4 pts
94Todd County-5.5-5.1 pts
95Jackson County-5.6-1.6 pts
96Cumberland County-6.1-12.1 pts
97Metcalfe County-6.7-2.2 pts
98Martin County-6.9-2.9 pts
99Lewis County-7.4-6 pts
100Hickman County-7.6-2.3 pts
101Russell County-7.7-9 pts
101Webster County-7.7-15.3 pts
103Fleming County-7.8-8.6 pts
104Magoffin County-8.1+6.7 pts
104Nelson County-8.1-4 pts
106Clinton County-8.6-10.1 pts
106Pike County-8.6-5.1 pts
108Nicholas County-8.7-13.6 pts
109Fulton County-9.1-4.1 pts
110Adair County-9.3-11.2 pts
111Livingston County-9.8+0.7 pts
112Letcher County-11.9-1.8 pts
113Green County-12.2-13 pts
114Perry County-12.4-10.5 pts
115Muhlenberg County-13.4-6.4 pts
116Boyd County-13.7-6 pts
117Knox County-14.6-7 pts
118Ballard County-18-10.2 pts
119Knott County-18.6-16.5 pts
120Lawrence County-25.9-18.5 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?

Carlisle County, with 15.7% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lawrence County, with -25.9% in 2016.

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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