Counties in Kentucky by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Carroll County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2013, at $147,606. Elliott County had the lowest, at $10,952. The median was $27,364 and the figure for Kentucky was $41,875. Source: BEA.

Highest147,606Carroll County
Lowest10,952Elliott County
Median27,364120 counties
Kentucky41,875History

Top 40 counties, 2013

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Carroll CountyCarroll County: 147,606 USD147,606Hancock CountyHancock County: 98,659 USD98,659Boyd CountyBoyd County: 89,378 USD89,378Christian CountyChristian County: 78,322 USD78,322Union CountyUnion County: 62,466 USD62,466Boone CountyBoone County: 62,233 USD62,233Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 61,891 USD61,891Mason CountyMason County: 60,505 USD60,505Franklin CountyFranklin County: 59,355 USD59,355McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 57,857 USD57,857Fayette CountyFayette County: 57,730 USD57,730Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 50,823 USD50,823Trimble CountyTrimble County: 46,815 USD46,815Webster CountyWebster County: 46,412 USD46,412Hardin CountyHardin County: 46,056 USD46,056Scott CountyScott County: 45,149 USD45,149Warren CountyWarren County: 44,457 USD44,457Daviess CountyDaviess County: 44,197 USD44,197Simpson CountySimpson County: 44,129 USD44,129Hickman CountyHickman County: 43,549 USD43,549Henderson CountyHenderson County: 42,993 USD42,993Marshall CountyMarshall County: 42,402 USD42,402Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 42,185 USD42,185Ohio CountyOhio County: 41,914 USD41,914Logan CountyLogan County: 41,347 USD41,347Perry CountyPerry County: 40,321 USD40,321Kenton CountyKenton County: 39,881 USD39,881Woodford CountyWoodford County: 38,857 USD38,857Mercer CountyMercer County: 38,102 USD38,102Boyle CountyBoyle County: 38,060 USD38,060Nelson CountyNelson County: 37,624 USD37,624Pike CountyPike County: 36,693 USD36,693Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 36,431 USD36,431Livingston CountyLivingston County: 36,427 USD36,427Fulton CountyFulton County: 36,156 USD36,156Ballard CountyBallard County: 35,789 USD35,789Marion CountyMarion County: 35,181 USD35,181Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 35,156 USD35,156Clark CountyClark County: 34,584 USD34,584Calloway CountyCalloway County: 34,581 USD34,581
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1Carroll County147,606+58.4%
2Hancock County98,659+13.2%
3Boyd County89,378+16.4%
4Christian County78,322-0.9%
5Union County62,466+12.3%
6Boone County62,233+3.8%
7Jefferson County61,891+0.7%
8Mason County60,505+11.2%
9Franklin County59,355+0.8%
10McCracken County57,857+6.5%
11Fayette County57,730+3.5%
12Muhlenberg County50,823-1.4%
13Trimble County46,815+5.4%
14Webster County46,412+11.3%
15Hardin County46,056-1.7%
16Scott County45,149+6.4%
17Warren County44,457+2.3%
18Daviess County44,197+3.9%
19Simpson County44,129-1.5%
20Hickman County43,549+24.2%
21Henderson County42,993+0.3%
22Marshall County42,402+8.9%
23Hopkins County42,185+4.3%
24Ohio County41,914+9.2%
25Logan County41,347+10.8%
26Perry County40,321-7.9%
27Kenton County39,881+0.3%
28Woodford County38,857+24.2%
29Mercer County38,102+5.2%
30Boyle County38,060-0.2%
31Nelson County37,624+13.5%
32Pike County36,693-4.4%
33Gallatin County36,431+12.4%
34Livingston County36,427+19.9%
35Fulton County36,156+4.4%
36Ballard County35,789-3%
37Marion County35,181+8.9%
38Bourbon County35,156+6.8%
39Clark County34,584+5.7%
40Calloway County34,581+1.1%
41Carlisle County33,635+21.3%
42Clinton County33,118+12.9%
43Montgomery County32,914-2.3%
44Shelby County32,602+2%
45Barren County32,296-2%
46Laurel County32,287+3.5%
47Madison County31,747+5.2%
48Martin County30,539-1.7%
49Pulaski County30,457+1.2%
50Campbell County30,275+2.9%
51Russell County30,184+0.6%
52Jessamine County30,181+6.3%
53Graves County29,602+0.4%
54Taylor County29,383+2.3%
55McLean County29,078+14.8%
56Caldwell County28,933+8.3%
57Rowan County28,931-2.6%
58Todd County28,358+11.6%
59Whitley County27,820-0.2%
60Floyd County27,695-2.7%
61Bell County27,034+1.5%
62Bullitt County25,895+7.9%
63Lawrence County25,596+3.7%
64Washington County25,427-6.6%
65Grayson County24,907+0.6%
66Harrison County24,663+1.2%
67Knox County24,155+26.2%
68Hart County24,125+4.8%
69Butler County23,634+8.3%
70Harlan County23,582-15.7%
71Monroe County22,840+3.3%
72Oldham County22,629+2.8%
73Anderson County22,168+6.8%
74Henry County22,068+4.7%
75Lyon County22,061+5%
76Crittenden County22,048+15.6%
77Greenup County21,048+6.2%
78Trigg County20,752+2.4%
79Cumberland County20,407+9.4%
80Allen County19,896+1.5%
81Letcher County19,852-4.8%
82Wayne County19,737+7.3%
83Fleming County19,564+4.5%
84Johnson County19,522+0.1%
85Grant County18,964+3%
86Adair County18,875+4.6%
87Lee County18,874+2.8%
88Pendleton County18,849+4.9%
89Breckinridge County18,781+1.7%
90Breathitt County18,675+3.6%
91Casey County18,565+11.1%
92Metcalfe County18,404+0.3%
93Leslie County18,305-16.4%
94Carter County17,705+4.4%
95Knott County17,532-16.2%
96Morgan County17,395-0.6%
97Lincoln County17,0110%
98Owen County16,904+2.1%
99Larue County16,801+17.6%
100Magoffin County16,572-3%
101Meade County16,523+9%
102Clay County16,275+3.5%
103Powell County16,214+5%
104Rockcastle County16,045+10.5%
105Estill County15,103+0.1%
106Green County14,978+4.2%
107Bracken County14,523-6%
108Jackson County13,913+2.9%
109Lewis County13,871+5.6%
110Garrard County13,726+10.1%
111Wolfe County13,472+0.5%
112Nicholas County13,121+1.1%
113McCreary County13,058+2.6%
114Bath County13,017+3.6%
115Edmonson County12,863+5.9%
116Menifee County12,621-2.4%
117Spencer County12,433+4%
118Owsley County11,224+1.5%
119Robertson County11,013-4.8%
120Elliott County10,952+15.4%

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Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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.

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Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Carroll County, with $147,606 in 2013, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Elliott County, with $10,952 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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