Counties in Kentucky by GDP (US dollars)

Jefferson County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2017, at $54.01 billion. Robertson County had the lowest, at $25.03 million. The median was $517.28 million and the figure for Kentucky was $203.56 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest54,008.5Jefferson County
Median517.3120 counties
Kentucky203,564History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 54,008.5 USD million54,008.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 19,879.7 USD million19,879.7Boone CountyBoone County: 11,207.9 USD million11,207.9Kenton CountyKenton County: 7,512.1 USD million7,512.1Warren CountyWarren County: 6,216.4 USD million6,216.4Christian CountyChristian County: 5,918.6 USD million5,918.6Hardin CountyHardin County: 5,213.2 USD million5,213.2Daviess CountyDaviess County: 4,791.9 USD million4,791.9McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 4,410.5 USD million4,410.5Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3,408.2 USD million3,408.2Scott CountyScott County: 3,202.8 USD million3,202.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3,101.1 USD million3,101.1Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3,052.7 USD million3,052.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3,002.3 USD million3,002.3Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 2,578.5 USD million2,578.5Laurel CountyLaurel County: 2,149.5 USD million2,149.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2,093 USD million2,093Henderson CountyHenderson County: 2,067.3 USD million2,067.3Pike CountyPike County: 2,046.3 USD million2,046.3Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2,037.5 USD million2,037.5Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 1,973.8 USD million1,973.8Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,915.3 USD million1,915.3Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 1,736.2 USD million1,736.2Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,645.3 USD million1,645.3Nelson CountyNelson County: 1,624.7 USD million1,624.7Clark CountyClark County: 1,563 USD million1,563Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,488.8 USD million1,488.8Barren CountyBarren County: 1,488.4 USD million1,488.4Calloway CountyCalloway County: 1,389.5 USD million1,389.5Boyle CountyBoyle County: 1,235.1 USD million1,235.1Graves CountyGraves County: 1,217.7 USD million1,217.7Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 1,181.1 USD million1,181.1Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,112.5 USD million1,112.5Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1,084.4 USD million1,084.4Mason CountyMason County: 1,053.8 USD million1,053.8Logan CountyLogan County: 1,047.7 USD million1,047.7Whitley CountyWhitley County: 1,021.8 USD million1,021.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 985.6 USD million985.6Perry CountyPerry County: 956.4 USD million956.4Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 939.5 USD million939.5
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Jefferson County54,008.5+1.9%
2Fayette County19,879.7+1.2%
3Boone County11,207.9+9.4%
4Kenton County7,512.1+1.7%
5Warren County6,216.4+5%
6Christian County5,918.6+2.2%
7Hardin County5,213.2+3.9%
8Daviess County4,791.9+4.5%
9McCracken County4,410.5-1.4%
10Campbell County3,408.2+4.5%
11Scott County3,202.8+8.8%
12Franklin County3,101.1-1.7%
13Boyd County3,052.7+14.7%
14Madison County3,002.3+2.2%
15Bullitt County2,578.5+3.3%
16Laurel County2,149.5+5%
17Pulaski County2,093-0.1%
18Henderson County2,067.3+2.1%
19Pike County2,046.3+2.4%
20Carroll County2,037.5+9%
21Jessamine County1,973.8+3.5%
22Oldham County1,915.3+11%
23Hopkins County1,736.2-11.7%
24Shelby County1,645.3+6.6%
25Nelson County1,624.7-0.9%
26Clark County1,563+5.6%
27Marshall County1,488.8+9.5%
28Barren County1,488.4+3.6%
29Calloway County1,389.5+4.4%
30Boyle County1,235.1+2.6%
31Graves County1,217.7+10.3%
32Muhlenberg County1,181.1-6.7%
33Woodford County1,112.5+6%
34Floyd County1,084.4+4.4%
35Mason County1,053.8-6.7%
36Logan County1,047.7+3.1%
37Whitley County1,021.8+0.3%
38Montgomery County985.6+4%
39Perry County956.4+1.1%
40Bourbon County939.5+3.2%
41Ohio County924.3-0.6%
42Marion County887.1+9.4%
43Taylor County871.5+6%
44Mercer County847.8+1.8%
45Simpson County845.4+1.5%
46Greenup County831.2+7.3%
47Bell County771.6+3.8%
48Hancock County769-7.7%
49Rowan County742.7+1.2%
50Grayson County693.1+1.7%
51Knox County660.6+2.9%
52Union County609.8-1.7%
53Webster County571.4-0.3%
54Anderson County569+12.3%
55Hart County556+4.3%
56Russell County551.6+9.7%
57Harlan County537.5-2.8%
58Grant County531+1.5%
59Carter County520.3+0.9%
60Trimble County518+5.8%
61Harrison County516.5-2.9%
62Meade County497.1-2.5%
63Allen County482.4+3.9%
64Johnson County447.9+1.7%
65Wayne County421.6+5.1%
66Lincoln County413.8+1.8%
67Caldwell County385.9+5.8%
68Breckinridge County377+3.8%
69Adair County357.7+4.8%
70Clay County350.9-1%
71Letcher County348.7-5.2%
72Washington County339.7+6.8%
73Clinton County339.5-1.1%
74Gallatin County337.2-3.1%
75Henry County325.7+0.4%
76Todd County324.4+9.7%
77Lawrence County324.3-0.7%
78Rockcastle County322.6+7.9%
79Casey County314.6+4.3%
80Butler County309.4+2.7%
81Monroe County297.7+6%
82Fleming County286.9+3.8%
83McLean County283.7+6.6%
84Pendleton County283.5+3.6%
85Livingston County276.3+7.6%
86Spencer County275+6.6%
87Trigg County269.9-3.5%
88Martin County267.5-5.4%
89Garrard County259.7+1.2%
90McCreary County250.3-2%
91Morgan County248.4+2%
92Breathitt County241.6-0.7%
93Larue County228.9-0.1%
94Lyon County224.7+4.3%
95Estill County214+1.2%
96Powell County211.9+0.8%
97Ballard County208.7+1.6%
98Knott County206.6-8%
99Owen County200.1-13.2%
100Bath County195.7+7.3%
101Fulton County195.5+4.3%
102Metcalfe County188.5+10.7%
103Lewis County184.5+2.7%
104Crittenden County179.3-3.6%
105Edmonson County176.3+9.3%
106Hickman County175+22.2%
107Leslie County164.7-0.9%
108Jackson County160-2.6%
109Green County159.6+11.1%
110Bracken County153.9+4.5%
111Magoffin County144.9-4.9%
112Cumberland County144.5+4.8%
113Carlisle County142.7-6.7%
114Lee County120.2-5.4%
115Wolfe County98.8+0.2%
116Nicholas County98.4+7.7%
117Elliott County82.5+4.1%
118Menifee County82+1.9%
119Owsley County51.9-3.8%
120Robertson County25-0.5%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

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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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Jefferson County, with $54.01 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Robertson County, with $25.03 million in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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