Counties in Kentucky by real GDP growth

Union County had the highest real GDP growth of 120 counties in 2023, at 18.8%. Trimble County had the lowest, at -22.4%. The median was 3% and the figure for Kentucky was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.8Union County
Lowest-22.4Trimble County
Median3120 counties
Kentucky3.5History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Union CountyUnion County: 18.8 %18.8Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 16.5 %16.5Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 11.6 %11.6Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 11.3 %11.3Martin CountyMartin County: 11.3 %11.3Elliott CountyElliott County: 11.1 %11.1Letcher CountyLetcher County: 10 %10Owen CountyOwen County: 9.7 %9.7Ballard CountyBallard County: 9.5 %9.5Garrard CountyGarrard County: 9.4 %9.4Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 9.3 %9.3Fulton CountyFulton County: 8.4 %8.4Henderson CountyHenderson County: 8.3 %8.3Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 8.3 %8.3Henry CountyHenry County: 8.2 %8.2Spencer CountySpencer County: 7.7 %7.7Boyd CountyBoyd County: 7.6 %7.6Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 7.6 %7.6Meade CountyMeade County: 7.2 %7.2Johnson CountyJohnson County: 7.1 %7.1Harlan CountyHarlan County: 7 %7Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 7 %7Logan CountyLogan County: 7 %7Warren CountyWarren County: 6.9 %6.9Simpson CountySimpson County: 6.8 %6.8Greenup CountyGreenup County: 6.7 %6.7Adair CountyAdair County: 6.5 %6.5Leslie CountyLeslie County: 6.5 %6.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 6.2 %6.2Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 6.2 %6.2Casey CountyCasey County: 6.1 %6.1Livingston CountyLivingston County: 6.1 %6.1Bell CountyBell County: 5.9 %5.9Whitley CountyWhitley County: 5.6 %5.6Campbell CountyCampbell County: 5.4 %5.4Butler CountyButler County: 5.3 %5.3Knox CountyKnox County: 5.3 %5.3Pike CountyPike County: 5.3 %5.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.2 %5.2Oldham CountyOldham County: 5.1 %5.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Union County18.8+18.2 pts
2Carlisle County16.5+17.8 pts
3Cumberland County11.6+5.3 pts
4Lawrence County11.3+4.6 pts
4Martin County11.3+13 pts
6Elliott County11.1+7.7 pts
7Letcher County10+1.4 pts
8Owen County9.7+11.7 pts
9Ballard County9.5+9.1 pts
10Garrard County9.4+1.7 pts
11Gallatin County9.3+8.6 pts
12Fulton County8.4+9.8 pts
13Henderson County8.3+4.9 pts
13Magoffin County8.3+9.8 pts
15Henry County8.2+8.6 pts
16Spencer County7.7+7.7 pts
17Boyd County7.6+18 pts
17Crittenden County7.6+10.1 pts
19Meade County7.2+9.8 pts
20Johnson County7.1+6.5 pts
21Harlan County7-1.1 pts
21Hopkins County7+4.2 pts
21Logan County7+11.5 pts
24Warren County6.9+5.5 pts
25Simpson County6.8+6.2 pts
26Greenup County6.7+11 pts
27Adair County6.5+3.7 pts
27Leslie County6.5+1.5 pts
29Anderson County6.2+4.3 pts
29Rockcastle County6.2+1.6 pts
31Casey County6.1+9.2 pts
31Livingston County6.1+6 pts
33Bell County5.9+6.2 pts
34Whitley County5.6+1.9 pts
35Campbell County5.4+2.2 pts
36Butler County5.3+7.9 pts
36Knox County5.3+4.5 pts
36Pike County5.3+2.6 pts
39Franklin County5.2+0.3 pts
40Oldham County5.1-1.8 pts
41Russell County5-13.7 pts
42Knott County4.9+3.4 pts
42Washington County4.9+1.7 pts
44McCracken County4.8-0.7 pts
45Hickman County4.7-3.5 pts
46Shelby County4.3+3.9 pts
47Bourbon County4.2+3.8 pts
47Jessamine County4.2+2.8 pts
49Todd County3.9-1.9 pts
50McCreary County3.8+8.8 pts
50Rowan County3.8-1.6 pts
52Fayette County3.7-1 pts
52Madison County3.7-2.6 pts
52Taylor County3.7+3.1 pts
55Jackson County3.5+5.4 pts
55Pendleton County3.5+3.4 pts
57Trigg County3.3-0.6 pts
58Grant County3.2+3.6 pts
58Kenton County3.2+6.2 pts
60Morgan County3.1-4.1 pts
61Lyon County2.9-6.4 pts
62Floyd County2.8+2.5 pts
63Boyle County2.7-2.3 pts
63Daviess County2.7+2.7 pts
65Breathitt County2.6-4.1 pts
65Lee County2.6-0.3 pts
67Carter County2.5+0.9 pts
67Green County2.5+7.4 pts
67Pulaski County2.5+0.3 pts
70Estill County2.4-0.9 pts
70Jefferson County2.4-0.6 pts
70Nicholas County2.4+6.8 pts
73Calloway County2.3+3 pts
73Hardin County2.3-1.6 pts
73Lincoln County2.3-3.9 pts
73Owsley County2.3+3.9 pts
77Marion County2.2+0.9 pts
77Perry County2.2-5.2 pts
79Laurel County2.1+1.8 pts
80Christian County2+1.8 pts
80Hart County2+0.7 pts
80Muhlenberg County2-4.8 pts
80Nelson County2-0.5 pts
84Hancock County1.8-3.8 pts
84Larue County1.8+11.4 pts
86Harrison County1.7+4.2 pts
86Powell County1.7-1.5 pts
88Marshall County1.5-0.9 pts
89Clay County1.3+4.4 pts
89Grayson County1.3+2.2 pts
91Caldwell County0.9-0.6 pts
91Ohio County0.9-4.2 pts
91Wolfe County0.9-2.3 pts
94Barren County0.5+0.5 pts
94Woodford County0.5-0.7 pts
96Breckinridge County0.4+4.8 pts
97Boone County0.3-0.5 pts
98Scott County0-6.1 pts
99Metcalfe County-0.6-1.1 pts
100Graves County-0.8-6.2 pts
101Bath County-0.9-7.3 pts
101Bracken County-0.9-0.7 pts
103Clark County-1.2-3.3 pts
104Edmonson County-1.6-2.2 pts
105Mercer County-1.8-11.2 pts
106Menifee County-1.9-0.8 pts
107Clinton County-2.4-4.3 pts
108Montgomery County-2.8-10.5 pts
109Bullitt County-3-6.3 pts
109Mason County-3-9.7 pts
111Wayne County-3.5-0.3 pts
112Monroe County-4.2-8.6 pts
113Fleming County-4.9-6 pts
113Lewis County-4.9-3 pts
115Carroll County-5.1-5.4 pts
116Robertson County-5.7-15.6 pts
117Webster County-6.5+7.5 pts
118Allen County-6.9-15.1 pts
119McLean County-8.6-18.7 pts
120Trimble County-22.4-42.4 pts

Other periods

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.

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:

Rank Counties in Kentucky by real GDP growth using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"gdp_growth","level":"province","within":"Kentucky","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=gdp_growth&level=province&within=Kentucky&limit=10

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

Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Union County, with 18.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Trimble County, with -22.4% in 2023.

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.

Real GDP growth: other rankings

Counties in Kentucky: more rankings