Counties in Kentucky by GDP (US dollars)

Jefferson County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2018, at $55.73 billion. Robertson County had the lowest, at $26.23 million. The median was $520.12 million and the figure for Kentucky was $210.51 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest55,734.4Jefferson County
Median520.1120 counties
Kentucky210,509.1History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 55,734.4 USD million55,734.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 20,497.8 USD million20,497.8Boone CountyBoone County: 11,876.9 USD million11,876.9Kenton CountyKenton County: 8,261.5 USD million8,261.5Warren CountyWarren County: 6,289.8 USD million6,289.8Christian CountyChristian County: 5,950.1 USD million5,950.1Hardin CountyHardin County: 5,249.4 USD million5,249.4Daviess CountyDaviess County: 4,822.3 USD million4,822.3McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 4,429.5 USD million4,429.5Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3,695.3 USD million3,695.3Scott CountyScott County: 3,577.7 USD million3,577.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3,488 USD million3,488Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3,162.5 USD million3,162.5Madison CountyMadison County: 3,053.4 USD million3,053.4Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 2,537.6 USD million2,537.6Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2,247.6 USD million2,247.6Laurel CountyLaurel County: 2,174.4 USD million2,174.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2,158.7 USD million2,158.7Pike CountyPike County: 2,090.2 USD million2,090.2Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 2,085.3 USD million2,085.3Henderson CountyHenderson County: 2,038.7 USD million2,038.7Oldham CountyOldham County: 1,946.4 USD million1,946.4Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 1,772.1 USD million1,772.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,731.9 USD million1,731.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 1,638.6 USD million1,638.6Clark CountyClark County: 1,584.6 USD million1,584.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,478.5 USD million1,478.5Barren CountyBarren County: 1,474.5 USD million1,474.5Calloway CountyCalloway County: 1,450.1 USD million1,450.1Boyle CountyBoyle County: 1,265.4 USD million1,265.4Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 1,253.7 USD million1,253.7Graves CountyGraves County: 1,242.3 USD million1,242.3Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,162.4 USD million1,162.4Mason CountyMason County: 1,120.3 USD million1,120.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1,085 USD million1,085Logan CountyLogan County: 1,054.4 USD million1,054.4Whitley CountyWhitley County: 1,052.5 USD million1,052.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,017 USD million1,017Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 986.8 USD million986.8Perry CountyPerry County: 984.5 USD million984.5
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Jefferson County55,734.4+3.2%
2Fayette County20,497.8+3.1%
3Boone County11,876.9+6%
4Kenton County8,261.5+10%
5Warren County6,289.8+1.2%
6Christian County5,950.1+0.5%
7Hardin County5,249.4+0.7%
8Daviess County4,822.3+0.6%
9McCracken County4,429.5+0.4%
10Boyd County3,695.3+21%
11Scott County3,577.7+11.7%
12Campbell County3,488+2.3%
13Franklin County3,162.5+2%
14Madison County3,053.4+1.7%
15Bullitt County2,537.6-1.6%
16Pulaski County2,247.6+7.4%
17Laurel County2,174.4+1.2%
18Carroll County2,158.7+5.9%
19Pike County2,090.2+2.1%
20Jessamine County2,085.3+5.6%
21Henderson County2,038.7-1.4%
22Oldham County1,946.4+1.6%
23Hopkins County1,772.1+2.1%
24Shelby County1,731.9+5.3%
25Nelson County1,638.6+0.9%
26Clark County1,584.6+1.4%
27Marshall County1,478.5-0.7%
28Barren County1,474.5-0.9%
29Calloway County1,450.1+4.4%
30Boyle County1,265.4+2.5%
31Muhlenberg County1,253.7+6.2%
32Graves County1,242.3+2%
33Woodford County1,162.4+4.5%
34Mason County1,120.3+6.3%
35Floyd County1,0850%
36Logan County1,054.4+0.6%
37Whitley County1,052.5+3%
38Montgomery County1,017+3.2%
39Bourbon County986.8+5%
40Perry County984.5+2.9%
41Greenup County939.3+13%
42Simpson County925.5+9.5%
43Marion County906.8+2.2%
44Ohio County906-2%
45Mercer County902.7+6.5%
46Taylor County874.6+0.3%
47Hancock County784.4+2%
48Rowan County779.7+5%
49Bell County751.4-2.6%
50Grayson County698.4+0.8%
51Knox County649.4-1.7%
52Union County625.8+2.6%
53Russell County598.9+8.6%
54Webster County585.2+2.4%
55Hart County573.8+3.2%
56Anderson County569.30%
57Harrison County568.1+10%
58Harlan County553.1+2.9%
59Grant County536.4+1%
60Carter County520.40%
61Trimble County519.8+0.3%
62Meade County503.8+1.4%
63Allen County494.4+2.5%
64Johnson County451.2+0.7%
65Wayne County447+6%
66Lincoln County419.6+1.4%
67Caldwell County407.2+5.5%
68Letcher County383.5+10%
69Adair County377.7+5.6%
70Breckinridge County368.7-2.2%
71Washington County350+3%
72Clay County349-0.5%
73Lawrence County346.8+7%
74Clinton County344.2+1.4%
75Henry County334.2+2.6%
76Casey County328.9+4.6%
77Gallatin County321.1-4.8%
78Rockcastle County319.4-1%
79Todd County316.4-2.5%
80Monroe County310.3+4.2%
81Fleming County301.2+5%
82Butler County294.5-4.8%
83Pendleton County288.7+1.8%
84Livingston County283.2+2.5%
85McLean County282.7-0.3%
86Spencer County281.9+2.5%
87Garrard County272+4.8%
88Trigg County271.8+0.7%
89McCreary County262.8+5%
90Morgan County257.6+3.7%
91Breathitt County248.6+2.9%
92Martin County247-7.6%
93Larue County243.9+6.5%
94Powell County231.6+9.3%
95Lyon County227+1%
96Knott County221.3+7.1%
97Estill County220+2.8%
98Bath County207.4+6%
99Lewis County199.5+8.1%
100Ballard County198.9-4.7%
101Owen County192.8-3.7%
102Fulton County189.2-3.2%
103Crittenden County185.7+3.6%
104Metcalfe County184.4-2.2%
105Edmonson County180.5+2.4%
106Leslie County178.7+8.5%
107Hickman County178.1+1.8%
108Jackson County159.6-0.3%
109Bracken County158.7+3.1%
110Magoffin County158.6+9.5%
111Green County158.3-0.8%
112Cumberland County154.8+7.1%
113Carlisle County139.7-2.1%
114Lee County132.1+9.9%
115Wolfe County105.1+6.3%
116Nicholas County94.7-3.8%
117Menifee County87.4+6.6%
118Elliott County83.6+1.3%
119Owsley County54.4+4.8%
120Robertson County26.2+4.8%

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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 $55.73 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Robertson County, with $26.23 million in 2018.

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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