Counties in Kentucky by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Carroll County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2014, at $159,330. Elliott County had the lowest, at $10,281. The median was $27,186 and the figure for Kentucky was $42,523. Source: BEA.

Highest159,330Carroll County
Lowest10,281Elliott County
Median27,186120 counties
Kentucky42,523History

Top 40 counties, 2014

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Carroll CountyCarroll County: 159,330 USD159,330Hancock CountyHancock County: 94,767 USD94,767Christian CountyChristian County: 78,069 USD78,069Boyd CountyBoyd County: 76,824 USD76,824Mason CountyMason County: 68,014 USD68,014Boone CountyBoone County: 65,857 USD65,857Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 63,412 USD63,412Franklin CountyFranklin County: 61,297 USD61,297McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 60,537 USD60,537Fayette CountyFayette County: 59,210 USD59,210Union CountyUnion County: 52,172 USD52,172Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 51,222 USD51,222Trimble CountyTrimble County: 49,118 USD49,118Scott CountyScott County: 48,922 USD48,922Webster CountyWebster County: 46,759 USD46,759Hardin CountyHardin County: 45,689 USD45,689Warren CountyWarren County: 45,607 USD45,607Daviess CountyDaviess County: 44,290 USD44,290Simpson CountySimpson County: 43,544 USD43,544Henderson CountyHenderson County: 43,014 USD43,014Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 42,984 USD42,984Marshall CountyMarshall County: 41,928 USD41,928Kenton CountyKenton County: 41,563 USD41,563Logan CountyLogan County: 41,261 USD41,261Ohio CountyOhio County: 40,847 USD40,847Hickman CountyHickman County: 40,343 USD40,343Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 40,125 USD40,125Nelson CountyNelson County: 38,695 USD38,695Perry CountyPerry County: 38,348 USD38,348Woodford CountyWoodford County: 37,971 USD37,971Marion CountyMarion County: 37,876 USD37,876Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 37,605 USD37,605Boyle CountyBoyle County: 37,394 USD37,394Clark CountyClark County: 36,667 USD36,667Pike CountyPike County: 36,319 USD36,319Mercer CountyMercer County: 36,155 USD36,155Clinton CountyClinton County: 35,826 USD35,826Calloway CountyCalloway County: 34,515 USD34,515Livingston CountyLivingston County: 33,955 USD33,955Ballard CountyBallard County: 33,323 USD33,323
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Carroll County159,330+7.9%
2Hancock County94,767-3.9%
3Christian County78,069-0.3%
4Boyd County76,824-14%
5Mason County68,014+12.4%
6Boone County65,857+5.8%
7Jefferson County63,412+2.5%
8Franklin County61,297+3.3%
9McCracken County60,537+4.6%
10Fayette County59,210+2.6%
11Union County52,172-16.5%
12Muhlenberg County51,222+0.8%
13Trimble County49,118+4.9%
14Scott County48,922+8.4%
15Webster County46,759+0.7%
16Hardin County45,689-0.8%
17Warren County45,607+2.6%
18Daviess County44,290+0.2%
19Simpson County43,544-1.3%
20Henderson County43,0140%
21Hopkins County42,984+1.9%
22Marshall County41,928-1.1%
23Kenton County41,563+4.2%
24Logan County41,261-0.2%
25Ohio County40,847-2.5%
26Hickman County40,343-7.4%
27Gallatin County40,125+10.1%
28Nelson County38,695+2.8%
29Perry County38,348-4.9%
30Woodford County37,971-2.3%
31Marion County37,876+7.7%
32Bourbon County37,605+7%
33Boyle County37,394-1.7%
34Clark County36,667+6%
35Pike County36,319-1%
36Mercer County36,155-5.1%
37Clinton County35,826+8.2%
38Calloway County34,515-0.2%
39Livingston County33,955-6.8%
40Ballard County33,323-6.9%
41Fulton County33,302-7.9%
42Montgomery County33,150+0.7%
43Barren County32,797+1.5%
44Madison County32,355+1.9%
45Laurel County32,181-0.3%
46Jessamine County31,966+5.9%
47Shelby County31,742-2.6%
48Pulaski County31,239+2.6%
49Campbell County31,197+3%
50McLean County30,190+3.8%
51Graves County29,6150%
52Taylor County29,438+0.2%
53Lawrence County29,424+15%
54Russell County29,238-3.1%
55Carlisle County29,100-13.5%
56Rowan County28,961+0.1%
57Bullitt County28,124+8.6%
58Floyd County27,869+0.6%
59Martin County27,808-8.9%
60Whitley County27,260-2%
61Bell County27,112+0.3%
62Todd County26,761-5.6%
63Caldwell County26,647-7.9%
64Grayson County25,704+3.2%
65Hart County25,557+5.9%
66Harrison County25,469+3.3%
67Monroe County25,293+10.7%
68Washington County24,941-1.9%
69Knox County24,755+2.5%
70Butler County23,220-1.7%
71Lyon County22,981+4.2%
72Oldham County22,556-0.3%
73Harlan County22,413-5%
74Henry County21,718-1.6%
75Greenup County21,249+1%
76Cumberland County20,822+2%
77Anderson County20,564-7.2%
78Crittenden County19,900-9.7%
79Allen County19,878-0.1%
80Fleming County19,789+1.2%
81Breckinridge County19,692+4.8%
82Lee County19,446+3%
83Trigg County19,426-6.4%
84Johnson County19,329-1%
85Grant County19,319+1.9%
86Letcher County19,196-3.3%
87Wayne County19,129-3.1%
88Breathitt County19,006+1.8%
89Adair County18,916+0.2%
90Pendleton County18,607-1.3%
91Carter County18,275+3.2%
92Owen County18,207+7.7%
93Casey County18,165-2.2%
94Metcalfe County18,157-1.3%
95Knott County17,949+2.4%
96Meade County17,156+3.8%
97Morgan County16,884-2.9%
98Clay County16,378+0.6%
99Rockcastle County16,271+1.4%
100Powell County16,160-0.3%
101Lincoln County16,049-5.7%
102Larue County15,305-8.9%
103Leslie County15,156-17.2%
104Magoffin County14,746-11%
105Bracken County14,707+1.3%
106Estill County14,593-3.4%
107Wolfe County14,188+5.3%
108Green County14,164-5.4%
109Garrard County13,7270%
110Lewis County13,663-1.5%
111Jackson County13,326-4.2%
112McCreary County13,299+1.8%
113Edmonson County13,027+1.3%
114Nicholas County13,015-0.8%
115Bath County12,885-1%
116Menifee County12,881+2.1%
117Spencer County12,571+1.1%
118Owsley County11,738+4.6%
119Robertson County11,103+0.8%
120Elliott County10,281-6.1%

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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 $159,330 in 2014, according to BEA.

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

Elliott County, with $10,281 in 2014.

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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