Counties in Kentucky by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Carroll County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2015, at $175,138. Elliott County had the lowest, at $10,579. The median was $27,277 and the figure for Kentucky was $43,796. Source: BEA.

Highest175,138Carroll County
Lowest10,579Elliott County
Median27,277120 counties
Kentucky43,796History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Carroll CountyCarroll County: 175,138 USD175,138Hancock CountyHancock County: 92,089 USD92,089Christian CountyChristian County: 79,180 USD79,180Boone CountyBoone County: 72,161 USD72,161Boyd CountyBoyd County: 69,078 USD69,078Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 66,470 USD66,470McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 65,714 USD65,714Mason CountyMason County: 62,885 USD62,885Franklin CountyFranklin County: 61,937 USD61,937Fayette CountyFayette County: 61,397 USD61,397Trimble CountyTrimble County: 57,025 USD57,025Scott CountyScott County: 53,089 USD53,089Webster CountyWebster County: 48,362 USD48,362Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 47,394 USD47,394Warren CountyWarren County: 45,893 USD45,893Hardin CountyHardin County: 45,737 USD45,737Daviess CountyDaviess County: 45,020 USD45,020Simpson CountySimpson County: 44,313 USD44,313Union CountyUnion County: 43,405 USD43,405Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 42,697 USD42,697Marshall CountyMarshall County: 42,286 USD42,286Henderson CountyHenderson County: 42,264 USD42,264Kenton CountyKenton County: 42,028 USD42,028Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 41,912 USD41,912Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 41,899 USD41,899Logan CountyLogan County: 41,479 USD41,479Ohio CountyOhio County: 40,269 USD40,269Marion CountyMarion County: 39,719 USD39,719Woodford CountyWoodford County: 39,641 USD39,641Clark CountyClark County: 39,301 USD39,301Nelson CountyNelson County: 38,425 USD38,425Boyle CountyBoyle County: 38,343 USD38,343Clinton CountyClinton County: 37,703 USD37,703Perry CountyPerry County: 37,124 USD37,124Mercer CountyMercer County: 36,377 USD36,377Calloway CountyCalloway County: 35,452 USD35,452Hickman CountyHickman County: 35,120 USD35,120Pike CountyPike County: 34,817 USD34,817Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 34,321 USD34,321Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 33,700 USD33,700
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Carroll County175,138+9.9%
2Hancock County92,089-2.8%
3Christian County79,180+1.4%
4Boone County72,161+9.6%
5Boyd County69,078-10.1%
6Jefferson County66,470+4.8%
7McCracken County65,714+8.6%
8Mason County62,885-7.5%
9Franklin County61,937+1%
10Fayette County61,397+3.7%
11Trimble County57,025+16.1%
12Scott County53,089+8.5%
13Webster County48,362+3.4%
14Muhlenberg County47,394-7.5%
15Warren County45,893+0.6%
16Hardin County45,737+0.1%
17Daviess County45,020+1.6%
18Simpson County44,313+1.8%
19Union County43,405-16.8%
20Gallatin County42,697+6.4%
21Marshall County42,286+0.9%
22Henderson County42,264-1.7%
23Kenton County42,028+1.1%
24Hopkins County41,912-2.5%
25Bourbon County41,899+11.4%
26Logan County41,479+0.5%
27Ohio County40,269-1.4%
28Marion County39,719+4.9%
29Woodford County39,641+4.4%
30Clark County39,301+7.2%
31Nelson County38,425-0.7%
32Boyle County38,343+2.5%
33Clinton County37,703+5.2%
34Perry County37,124-3.2%
35Mercer County36,377+0.6%
36Calloway County35,452+2.7%
37Hickman County35,120-12.9%
38Pike County34,817-4.1%
39Montgomery County34,321+3.5%
40Jessamine County33,700+5.4%
41Barren County33,140+1%
42Madison County33,069+2.2%
43Laurel County33,027+2.6%
44Campbell County33,010+5.8%
45Shelby County32,355+1.9%
46Pulaski County32,282+3.3%
47Fulton County31,357-5.8%
48Taylor County31,341+6.5%
49Ballard County30,746-7.7%
50Livingston County30,680-9.6%
51Bullitt County30,510+8.5%
52Russell County30,467+4.2%
53Graves County30,293+2.3%
54McLean County29,982-0.7%
55Rowan County29,491+1.8%
56Hart County28,481+11.4%
57Floyd County28,083+0.8%
58Bell County27,772+2.4%
59Whitley County27,746+1.8%
60Caldwell County27,511+3.2%
61Carlisle County27,043-7.1%
62Lawrence County27,027-8.1%
63Harrison County26,587+4.4%
64Monroe County26,422+4.5%
65Washington County25,985+4.2%
66Grayson County25,977+1.1%
67Todd County25,706-3.9%
68Martin County24,719-11.1%
69Oldham County24,453+8.4%
70Butler County24,156+4%
71Knox County23,760-4%
72Lyon County22,957-0.1%
73Cumberland County22,680+8.9%
74Greenup County22,090+4%
75Henry County22,078+1.7%
76Anderson County21,224+3.2%
77Allen County20,994+5.6%
78Grant County20,438+5.8%
79Harlan County20,282-9.5%
80Fleming County20,007+1.1%
81Wayne County19,933+4.2%
82Trigg County19,816+2%
83Casey County19,795+9%
84Adair County19,660+3.9%
85Crittenden County19,570-1.7%
86Owen County19,250+5.7%
87Johnson County19,125-1.1%
88Carter County18,970+3.8%
89Pendleton County18,922+1.7%
90Breckinridge County18,800-4.5%
91Lee County18,239-6.2%
92Breathitt County18,057-5%
93Metcalfe County17,937-1.2%
94Letcher County17,742-7.6%
95Knott County17,627-1.8%
96Meade County17,324+1%
97Morgan County17,268+2.3%
98Rockcastle County16,993+4.4%
99Clay County16,627+1.5%
100Powell County16,394+1.4%
101Lincoln County16,0540%
102Larue County15,378+0.5%
103Leslie County15,332+1.2%
104Bracken County15,290+4%
105Green County14,576+2.9%
106Estill County14,561-0.2%
107Garrard County14,284+4.1%
108Bath County14,160+9.9%
109Wolfe County14,033-1.1%
110Lewis County14,012+2.6%
111McCreary County13,804+3.8%
112Edmonson County13,713+5.3%
113Nicholas County13,694+5.2%
114Menifee County13,086+1.6%
115Jackson County13,085-1.8%
116Spencer County13,075+4%
117Magoffin County12,953-12.2%
118Owsley County12,410+5.7%
119Robertson County11,305+1.8%
120Elliott County10,579+2.9%

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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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Questions

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

Carroll County, with $175,138 in 2015, according to BEA.

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

Elliott County, with $10,579 in 2015.

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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