Counties in Kentucky by GDP (US dollars)

Jefferson County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2019, at $59.72 billion. Robertson County had the lowest, at $27.55 million. The median was $537.13 million and the figure for Kentucky was $220.68 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest59,721.7Jefferson County
Median537.1120 counties
Kentucky220,675.5History

Top 40 counties, 2019

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 59,721.7 USD million59,721.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 21,371.9 USD million21,371.9Boone CountyBoone County: 12,381.2 USD million12,381.2Kenton CountyKenton County: 9,026 USD million9,026Warren CountyWarren County: 7,015.3 USD million7,015.3Christian CountyChristian County: 6,059.9 USD million6,059.9Hardin CountyHardin County: 5,493 USD million5,493Daviess CountyDaviess County: 4,872 USD million4,872McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 4,624.5 USD million4,624.5Scott CountyScott County: 3,805.7 USD million3,805.7Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3,635.6 USD million3,635.6Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3,601.5 USD million3,601.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3,227 USD million3,227Madison CountyMadison County: 3,153.4 USD million3,153.4Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 2,635.1 USD million2,635.1Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2,349.5 USD million2,349.5Laurel CountyLaurel County: 2,224.5 USD million2,224.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2,164.8 USD million2,164.8Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 2,134 USD million2,134Pike CountyPike County: 2,122.2 USD million2,122.2Henderson CountyHenderson County: 2,076.7 USD million2,076.7Oldham CountyOldham County: 2,036.7 USD million2,036.7Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 1,874.9 USD million1,874.9Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,740.4 USD million1,740.4Nelson CountyNelson County: 1,676 USD million1,676Clark CountyClark County: 1,614.5 USD million1,614.5Calloway CountyCalloway County: 1,522.4 USD million1,522.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,519.2 USD million1,519.2Barren CountyBarren County: 1,509.8 USD million1,509.8Boyle CountyBoyle County: 1,313 USD million1,313Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 1,287.7 USD million1,287.7Graves CountyGraves County: 1,251.8 USD million1,251.8Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,211.7 USD million1,211.7Mason CountyMason County: 1,178.5 USD million1,178.5Logan CountyLogan County: 1,170.3 USD million1,170.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1,168.1 USD million1,168.1Whitley CountyWhitley County: 1,112.6 USD million1,112.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,053.5 USD million1,053.5Simpson CountySimpson County: 1,017.9 USD million1,017.9Perry CountyPerry County: 985.4 USD million985.4
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD million
Change on 2018
1Jefferson County59,721.7+7.2%
2Fayette County21,371.9+4.3%
3Boone County12,381.2+4.2%
4Kenton County9,026+9.3%
5Warren County7,015.3+11.5%
6Christian County6,059.9+1.8%
7Hardin County5,493+4.6%
8Daviess County4,872+1%
9McCracken County4,624.5+4.4%
10Scott County3,805.7+6.4%
11Campbell County3,635.6+4.2%
12Boyd County3,601.5-2.5%
13Franklin County3,227+2%
14Madison County3,153.4+3.3%
15Bullitt County2,635.1+3.8%
16Pulaski County2,349.5+4.5%
17Laurel County2,224.5+2.3%
18Carroll County2,164.8+0.3%
19Jessamine County2,134+2.3%
20Pike County2,122.2+1.5%
21Henderson County2,076.7+1.9%
22Oldham County2,036.7+4.6%
23Hopkins County1,874.9+5.8%
24Shelby County1,740.4+0.5%
25Nelson County1,676+2.3%
26Clark County1,614.5+1.9%
27Calloway County1,522.4+5%
28Marshall County1,519.2+2.8%
29Barren County1,509.8+2.4%
30Boyle County1,313+3.8%
31Muhlenberg County1,287.7+2.7%
32Graves County1,251.8+0.8%
33Woodford County1,211.7+4.2%
34Mason County1,178.5+5.2%
35Logan County1,170.3+11%
36Floyd County1,168.1+7.7%
37Whitley County1,112.6+5.7%
38Montgomery County1,053.5+3.6%
39Simpson County1,017.9+10%
40Perry County985.4+0.1%
41Greenup County963.9+2.6%
42Bourbon County955.1-3.2%
43Marion County950.9+4.9%
44Taylor County918.4+5%
45Ohio County891.1-1.6%
46Mercer County832.6-7.8%
47Hancock County819.3+4.4%
48Rowan County796.5+2.1%
49Bell County782.5+4.1%
50Grayson County765.5+9.6%
51Union County710.5+13.5%
52Knox County656.8+1.1%
53Russell County646.4+7.9%
54Hart County614.1+7%
55Anderson County584.3+2.6%
56Meade County555.9+10.3%
57Trimble County552.2+6.2%
58Harlan County549.7-0.6%
59Harrison County548.4-3.5%
60Grant County544.3+1.5%
61Webster County530-9.4%
62Carter County515.2-1%
63Allen County490.5-0.8%
64Johnson County475.7+5.4%
65Wayne County463.3+3.6%
66Lincoln County435.3+3.7%
67Breckinridge County412.5+11.9%
68Caldwell County404.9-0.6%
69Adair County393.3+4.1%
70Letcher County373.6-2.6%
71Lawrence County373.2+7.6%
72Clay County361.8+3.7%
73Gallatin County357.5+11.3%
74Henry County353.3+5.7%
75Todd County349.8+10.5%
76Rockcastle County348.7+9.2%
77Casey County347.2+5.6%
78Clinton County340.7-1%
79Washington County337.1-3.7%
80Fleming County327.4+8.7%
81Monroe County315.1+1.5%
82Butler County313.5+6.4%
83Trigg County296.7+9.1%
84Spencer County295.1+4.7%
85Pendleton County294.9+2.1%
86Livingston County291.4+2.9%
87Garrard County279.1+2.6%
88Morgan County275.4+6.9%
89McCreary County269+2.3%
90McLean County268.1-5.1%
91Martin County244.7-0.9%
92Larue County239.5-1.8%
93Breathitt County238.6-4%
94Powell County238.1+2.8%
95Lyon County233+2.6%
96Estill County228.4+3.8%
97Knott County227.2+2.7%
98Ballard County217.3+9.3%
99Bath County216.5+4.4%
100Lewis County214+7.3%
101Fulton County206.1+9%
102Edmonson County192.5+6.7%
103Owen County188-2.5%
104Metcalfe County185.3+0.5%
105Crittenden County184.6-0.6%
106Jackson County172.8+8.3%
107Carlisle County172.4+23.4%
108Leslie County171.6-4%
109Green County171.6+8.4%
110Magoffin County170+7.2%
111Hickman County169.5-4.8%
112Cumberland County166.8+7.7%
113Bracken County165.4+4.3%
114Lee County132.6+0.4%
115Wolfe County103.1-1.8%
116Nicholas County100.9+6.6%
117Menifee County94.2+7.7%
118Elliott County85.5+2.3%
119Owsley County53.3-2%
120Robertson County27.5+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 $59.72 billion in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Robertson County, with $27.55 million in 2019.

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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