Counties in Kentucky by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Carroll County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2023, at $221,159. Elliott County had the lowest, at $14,841. The median was $39,001 and the figure for Kentucky was $62,538. Source: BEA.

Highest221,159Carroll County
Lowest14,841Elliott County
Median39,001120 counties
Kentucky62,538History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Carroll CountyCarroll County: 221,159 USD221,159Boone CountyBoone County: 115,457 USD115,457Christian CountyChristian County: 108,153 USD108,153Hancock CountyHancock County: 105,092 USD105,092McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 99,803 USD99,803Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 97,251 USD97,251Union CountyUnion County: 94,890 USD94,890Mason CountyMason County: 91,236 USD91,236Fayette CountyFayette County: 84,873 USD84,873Franklin CountyFranklin County: 82,441 USD82,441Boyd CountyBoyd County: 79,766 USD79,766Trimble CountyTrimble County: 75,931 USD75,931Warren CountyWarren County: 71,581 USD71,581Scott CountyScott County: 68,239 USD68,239Kenton CountyKenton County: 67,914 USD67,914Simpson CountySimpson County: 64,010 USD64,010Hardin CountyHardin County: 63,640 USD63,640Marion CountyMarion County: 61,928 USD61,928Henderson CountyHenderson County: 61,178 USD61,178Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 59,094 USD59,094Hickman CountyHickman County: 59,024 USD59,024Daviess CountyDaviess County: 57,282 USD57,282Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 57,032 USD57,032Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 56,682 USD56,682Marshall CountyMarshall County: 55,850 USD55,850Woodford CountyWoodford County: 55,411 USD55,411Russell CountyRussell County: 53,962 USD53,962Boyle CountyBoyle County: 53,837 USD53,837Clark CountyClark County: 51,441 USD51,441Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 51,393 USD51,393Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 51,236 USD51,236Campbell CountyCampbell County: 51,104 USD51,104Livingston CountyLivingston County: 49,952 USD49,952Logan CountyLogan County: 49,159 USD49,159Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 48,630 USD48,630Calloway CountyCalloway County: 47,987 USD47,987Nelson CountyNelson County: 47,195 USD47,195Mercer CountyMercer County: 47,123 USD47,123Fulton CountyFulton County: 47,070 USD47,070Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 46,908 USD46,908
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Carroll County221,1590%
2Boone County115,457+3.6%
3Christian County108,153+9.1%
4Hancock County105,092-4.9%
5McCracken County99,803+8.6%
6Jefferson County97,251+7.1%
7Union County94,890+22.2%
8Mason County91,236-0.1%
9Fayette County84,873+7.7%
10Franklin County82,441+11.8%
11Boyd County79,766+6.5%
12Trimble County75,931-23.2%
13Warren County71,581+9.3%
14Scott County68,239+6.2%
15Kenton County67,914+8.3%
16Simpson County64,010+7.9%
17Hardin County63,640+7.9%
18Marion County61,928+9.6%
19Henderson County61,178+10.6%
20Bourbon County59,094+3.1%
21Hickman County59,024-1.9%
22Daviess County57,282+8.3%
23Hopkins County57,032+11.4%
24Carlisle County56,682+16.5%
25Marshall County55,850+4.4%
26Woodford County55,411+3.3%
27Russell County53,962+6.5%
28Boyle County53,837+7.7%
29Clark County51,441+3.5%
30Gallatin County51,393+5.1%
31Jessamine County51,236+6.3%
32Campbell County51,104+9.9%
33Livingston County49,952+10.8%
34Logan County49,159+3.2%
35Muhlenberg County48,630+4%
36Calloway County47,987+6.3%
37Nelson County47,195+9.1%
38Mercer County47,123+4.9%
39Fulton County47,070+10.8%
40Montgomery County46,908+4.8%
41Perry County46,805+7.4%
42Pike County46,498+10%
43Clinton County45,929+4.9%
44Graves County45,595+1.5%
45Shelby County45,257+8.7%
46Ballard County45,223+11.6%
47Ohio County44,872+4.4%
48Laurel County44,747+6.9%
49Todd County44,574+1.7%
50Pulaski County44,162+6.4%
51Caldwell County43,023+7.6%
52Bell County42,301+13.4%
53Bullitt County42,236+3.9%
54Madison County42,211+6.7%
55Taylor County41,973+8.9%
56Rowan County41,257+8.7%
57Hart County40,628+7%
58Whitley County39,773+11.7%
59Barren County39,460+4.2%
60Cumberland County39,342+15.2%
61Floyd County38,661+7.1%
62Oldham County38,051+9.8%
63Webster County37,464-7.3%
64Monroe County36,083-3.5%
65Grayson County36,059+6.7%
66Washington County35,736+11.4%
67Harrison County34,395+6.5%
68Lyon County34,080+6.7%
69McLean County34,010-11.2%
70Lawrence County33,195+16%
71Butler County31,784+7.1%
72Anderson County31,139+12.1%
73Casey County29,450+11%
74Greenup County29,389+9.7%
75Harlan County29,184+12.6%
76Grant County28,397+8.6%
77Adair County28,056+9.4%
78Crittenden County27,639+10.7%
79Wayne County27,629-3.2%
80Knox County27,449+10.9%
81Henry County27,178+9.2%
82Meade County27,174+8.5%
83Allen County27,110-2%
84Trigg County27,043+7.3%
85Letcher County26,823+16.6%
86Pendleton County26,823+9.9%
87Fleming County26,650-2%
88Rockcastle County26,524+11.4%
89Johnson County26,431+11.9%
90Bracken County25,790+4.4%
91Carter County24,808+9.3%
92Breckinridge County24,406+3.6%
93Morgan County24,308+6.9%
94Powell County24,276+6.7%
95Martin County23,891+15%
96Wolfe County23,080+6%
97Lincoln County22,841+5.5%
98Metcalfe County22,482+4%
99Clay County22,411+7.8%
100Breathitt County21,957+9.6%
101Garrard County21,886+14.4%
102Lee County21,836+4%
103Owen County21,380+15.2%
104Estill County20,491+7.6%
105Spencer County20,320+11.9%
106Leslie County20,233+13.2%
107Green County19,753+6%
108Bath County19,637+6%
109Knott County19,417+11.5%
110McCreary County19,290+7.2%
111Larue County19,242+6.4%
112Edmonson County19,074+1.6%
113Lewis County18,845+0.1%
114Magoffin County17,830+13.2%
115Menifee County17,697+2.3%
116Owsley County16,482+6.1%
117Robertson County16,274-3.9%
118Nicholas County15,778+10%
119Jackson County15,455+7.4%
120Elliott County14,841+17.7%

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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 $221,159 in 2023, according to BEA.

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

Elliott County, with $14,841 in 2023.

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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