Counties in Kentucky by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Carroll County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2019, at $201,769. Elliott County had the lowest, at $11,503. The median was $29,820 and the figure for Kentucky was $49,059. Source: BEA.

Highest201,769Carroll County
Lowest11,503Elliott County
Median29,820120 counties
Kentucky49,059History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Carroll CountyCarroll County: 201,769 USD201,769Boone CountyBoone County: 92,037 USD92,037Hancock CountyHancock County: 90,575 USD90,575Christian CountyChristian County: 83,391 USD83,391Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 76,402 USD76,402Boyd CountyBoyd County: 74,503 USD74,503Mason CountyMason County: 68,771 USD68,771McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 68,332 USD68,332Scott CountyScott County: 67,727 USD67,727Fayette CountyFayette County: 66,384 USD66,384Trimble CountyTrimble County: 64,782 USD64,782Franklin CountyFranklin County: 62,919 USD62,919Kenton CountyKenton County: 53,585 USD53,585Warren CountyWarren County: 52,682 USD52,682Simpson CountySimpson County: 52,350 USD52,350Union CountyUnion County: 51,526 USD51,526Hardin CountyHardin County: 49,735 USD49,735Marion CountyMarion County: 48,738 USD48,738Marshall CountyMarshall County: 48,089 USD48,089Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 47,543 USD47,543Daviess CountyDaviess County: 47,379 USD47,379Henderson CountyHenderson County: 45,959 USD45,959Woodford CountyWoodford County: 45,228 USD45,228Clark CountyClark County: 43,931 USD43,931Boyle CountyBoyle County: 43,375 USD43,375Logan CountyLogan County: 43,047 USD43,047Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 41,451 USD41,451Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 41,350 USD41,350Calloway CountyCalloway County: 41,081 USD41,081Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 40,871 USD40,871Webster CountyWebster County: 40,636 USD40,636Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 40,254 USD40,254Campbell CountyCampbell County: 39,115 USD39,115Hickman CountyHickman County: 37,606 USD37,606Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 37,426 USD37,426Ohio CountyOhio County: 37,300 USD37,300Mercer CountyMercer County: 36,796 USD36,796Shelby CountyShelby County: 36,459 USD36,459Clinton CountyClinton County: 36,315 USD36,315Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 36,230 USD36,230
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Carroll County201,769+0.7%
2Boone County92,037+2.9%
3Hancock County90,575+4.4%
4Christian County83,391+0.9%
5Jefferson County76,402+7.1%
6Boyd County74,503-1.7%
7Mason County68,771+5.5%
8McCracken County68,332+3.7%
9Scott County67,727+4.5%
10Fayette County66,384+3.9%
11Trimble County64,782+5.9%
12Franklin County62,919+1.8%
13Kenton County53,585+8.6%
14Warren County52,682+10%
15Simpson County52,350+8.6%
16Union County51,526+14.3%
17Hardin County49,735+4.2%
18Marion County48,738+5.1%
19Marshall County48,089+3%
20Bourbon County47,543-1.8%
21Daviess County47,379+0.2%
22Henderson County45,959+2.5%
23Woodford County45,228+3.5%
24Clark County43,931+1.6%
25Boyle County43,375+4%
26Logan County43,047+10.5%
27Muhlenberg County41,451+3.1%
28Hopkins County41,350+6.4%
29Calloway County41,081+5.3%
30Gallatin County40,871+10.1%
31Webster County40,636-8.8%
32Jessamine County40,254+2.1%
33Campbell County39,115+4.5%
34Hickman County37,606-3.9%
35Montgomery County37,426+3.5%
36Ohio County37,300-1.2%
37Mercer County36,796-9.1%
38Shelby County36,459-1.2%
39Clinton County36,315-0.7%
40Pulaski County36,230+3.8%
41Nelson County36,017+1.2%
42Russell County35,971+7%
43Pike County35,839+2.4%
44Laurel County35,770+1.8%
45Carlisle County35,709+22.8%
46Taylor County35,269+3.9%
47Perry County34,556+0.6%
48Madison County34,312+2.4%
49Barren County34,059+2.1%
50Graves County33,914+1.1%
51Rowan County32,464+2%
52Livingston County32,419+4%
53Floyd County32,208+8.4%
54Bullitt County32,182+2.9%
55Caldwell County31,963-0.9%
56Hart County31,935+6.1%
57Bell County31,817+6.9%
58Fulton County31,716+9%
59Whitley County30,360+5.1%
60Oldham County30,212+4.2%
61Harrison County29,428-3.9%
62McLean County29,120-4.4%
63Grayson County29,017+8.9%
64Todd County28,770+10.9%
65Washington County28,072-4.3%
66Ballard County28,022+11.1%
67Cumberland County27,790+10.4%
68Monroe County27,737+1.7%
69Greenup County26,721+2.9%
70Lyon County26,656+1.4%
71Butler County25,054+5.7%
72Anderson County24,721+1.8%
73Allen County23,793-1.5%
74Wayne County23,537+4.6%
75Lawrence County23,051+8.3%
76Henry County22,532+5.9%
77Grant County22,002+1.6%
78Fleming County21,797+7.7%
79Rockcastle County21,680+10.3%
80Casey County21,650+4%
81Knox County21,648+2%
82Martin County21,376-0.3%
83Trigg County21,135+9.7%
84Johnson County20,896+6.3%
85Adair County20,851+3%
86Crittenden County20,660+0.3%
87Harlan County20,333+0.4%
88Breckinridge County20,264+10.9%
89Pendleton County20,151+2.1%
90Morgan County19,962+7%
91Bracken County19,673+3.4%
92Carter County19,2480%
93Meade County18,588+10%
94Powell County18,122+2.5%
95Metcalfe County17,982+0.1%
96Lincoln County17,894+4.2%
97Lee County17,743-4.5%
98Clay County17,656+4.4%
99Breathitt County17,462-3.8%
100Letcher County17,144-1.4%
101Bath County16,979+3.5%
102Owen County16,848-2.9%
103Garrard County16,461+2.1%
104Lewis County16,296+7.1%
105Larue County16,169-2.7%
106Leslie County16,140-2.4%
107Estill County16,123+4%
108Edmonson County15,963+7.6%
109McCreary County15,785+2.9%
110Knott County15,630+4.5%
111Green County15,526+8.9%
112Wolfe County15,523-0.1%
113Menifee County15,374+7.2%
114Spencer County15,296+2.8%
115Magoffin County14,416+8.9%
116Nicholas County13,401+5.4%
117Jackson County13,333+9.5%
118Owsley County12,872-0.4%
119Robertson County12,557+4.7%
120Elliott County11,503+2.2%

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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 $201,769 in 2019, according to BEA.

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

Elliott County, with $11,503 in 2019.

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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