Counties in Kentucky by GDP (US dollars)

Jefferson County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 120 counties in 2021, at $64.52 billion. Robertson County had the lowest, at $32.55 million. The median was $563.76 million and the figure for Kentucky was $238.14 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest64,520.4Jefferson County
Median563.8120 counties
Kentucky238,136.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 64,520.4 USD million64,520.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 22,782.2 USD million22,782.2Boone CountyBoone County: 13,905.8 USD million13,905.8Kenton CountyKenton County: 10,542.7 USD million10,542.7Warren CountyWarren County: 8,469.4 USD million8,469.4Christian CountyChristian County: 6,716.5 USD million6,716.5Hardin CountyHardin County: 5,968.5 USD million5,968.5McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 5,319.9 USD million5,319.9Daviess CountyDaviess County: 5,123.8 USD million5,123.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 3,948.4 USD million3,948.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3,495.8 USD million3,495.8Scott CountyScott County: 3,455.3 USD million3,455.3Madison CountyMadison County: 3,328.3 USD million3,328.3Boyd CountyBoyd County: 3,256.1 USD million3,256.1Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 3,035.4 USD million3,035.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 2,492.8 USD million2,492.8Laurel CountyLaurel County: 2,474.9 USD million2,474.9Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 2,335.1 USD million2,335.1Henderson CountyHenderson County: 2,198.9 USD million2,198.9Pike CountyPike County: 2,152.9 USD million2,152.9Oldham CountyOldham County: 2,124.9 USD million2,124.9Carroll CountyCarroll County: 2,086 USD million2,086Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 2,037.7 USD million2,037.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 1,887.4 USD million1,887.4Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,871.6 USD million1,871.6Clark CountyClark County: 1,676.6 USD million1,676.6Calloway CountyCalloway County: 1,598.8 USD million1,598.8Barren CountyBarren County: 1,574 USD million1,574Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,511.4 USD million1,511.4Graves CountyGraves County: 1,420.1 USD million1,420.1Boyle CountyBoyle County: 1,373.3 USD million1,373.3Mason CountyMason County: 1,321.6 USD million1,321.6Woodford CountyWoodford County: 1,287.1 USD million1,287.1Logan CountyLogan County: 1,266.1 USD million1,266.1Muhlenberg CountyMuhlenberg County: 1,207.4 USD million1,207.4Whitley CountyWhitley County: 1,202.8 USD million1,202.8Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1,199 USD million1,199Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 1,119.6 USD million1,119.6Simpson CountySimpson County: 1,064.5 USD million1,064.5Perry CountyPerry County: 1,038.6 USD million1,038.6
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1Jefferson County64,520.4+7.8%
2Fayette County22,782.2+7.8%
3Boone County13,905.8+11%
4Kenton County10,542.7+9.6%
5Warren County8,469.4+14.6%
6Christian County6,716.5+7.5%
7Hardin County5,968.5+8.3%
8McCracken County5,319.9+16.3%
9Daviess County5,123.8+3.7%
10Campbell County3,948.4+9.5%
11Franklin County3,495.8+4.8%
12Scott County3,455.3-2.8%
13Madison County3,328.3+8.3%
14Boyd County3,256.1+26%
15Bullitt County3,035.4+10.6%
16Pulaski County2,492.8+10.3%
17Laurel County2,474.9+7.2%
18Jessamine County2,335.1+6.8%
19Henderson County2,198.9+10.1%
20Pike County2,152.9+8%
21Oldham County2,124.9+9.4%
22Carroll County2,086+10.3%
23Hopkins County2,037.7+10.9%
24Nelson County1,887.4+9.6%
25Shelby County1,871.6+9.9%
26Clark County1,676.6+6.9%
27Calloway County1,598.8+4.8%
28Barren County1,574+7.3%
29Marshall County1,511.4+0.5%
30Graves County1,420.1+12.6%
31Boyle County1,373.3+6.6%
32Mason County1,321.6+12.6%
33Woodford County1,287.1+12.8%
34Logan County1,266.1+15.6%
35Muhlenberg County1,207.4+5.2%
36Whitley County1,202.8+8.1%
37Floyd County1,199+11.9%
38Montgomery County1,119.6+7.6%
39Simpson County1,064.5+12.8%
40Perry County1,038.6+7%
41Marion County1,033.5+9.4%
42Bourbon County1,010.5+17.2%
43Taylor County941.3+0.5%
44Ohio County895.2+14.1%
45Union County885.5+9.1%
46Greenup County885.2+10%
47Mercer County877+10%
48Hancock County863.9+22.6%
49Rowan County832.6+7.1%
50Grayson County829+7.5%
51Bell County824.4+9.2%
52Russell County712.6+7.5%
53Meade County710.5+23.7%
54Knox County689.7+6.4%
55Hart County661.8+9.7%
56Trimble County639.5+10.9%
57Anderson County632.7+7.9%
58Grant County631.4+17%
59Harrison County583.2+10.9%
60Harlan County570.7+10.6%
61Carter County556.8+4.3%
62Wayne County533.2+14.3%
63Webster County521.3+33.7%
64Allen County511.5+9.7%
65Johnson County490.1+6%
66Caldwell County471.9+13.6%
67Breckinridge County468.5+15.7%
68Lincoln County464.9+6.1%
69Todd County450.9+26%
70Adair County438.9+8.1%
71Letcher County410.9+15%
72Clay County403+4.4%
73Lawrence County399.2+6.3%
74Gallatin County395+16.9%
75Casey County395+6.9%
76Clinton County378.1+4.7%
77Fleming County375.4+9.6%
78Henry County366.4+12.6%
79Monroe County361+13.4%
80Livingston County360.4+10.8%
81Washington County355.6+8.5%
82Rockcastle County354.5-0.3%
83Spencer County345.8+4.3%
84Butler County340.9+12.6%
85Pendleton County333.2+10.8%
86Trigg County321.2+12.7%
87McCreary County299.6+5.6%
88Garrard County289.8+5.2%
89Morgan County283.4+5.1%
90Larue County280.8+13.1%
91Ballard County272.9+22.4%
92McLean County268.2+32.4%
93Powell County266.2+8.8%
94Lyon County249.7+3.1%
95Fulton County244.5+22.7%
96Estill County242.5+6.6%
97Breathitt County234+6.4%
98Lewis County228.4+8.2%
99Knott County224.3-4.1%
100Martin County216.5+9.8%
101Bath County213.4+1.7%
102Metcalfe County211.6+15.7%
103Edmonson County211.3+8.4%
104Crittenden County208.5+14.9%
105Carlisle County207.3+24.2%
106Green County204.2+8.4%
107Hickman County201.1+44.5%
108Owen County200+9.4%
109Bracken County188.6+13.3%
110Jackson County180.1-0.3%
111Cumberland County179.7+1.9%
112Magoffin County169.1+6.8%
113Leslie County160.8-3%
114Lee County137.2+6.7%
115Wolfe County126.5+14.4%
116Nicholas County109.1+14.6%
117Menifee County102+6%
118Elliott County85.1+1.4%
119Owsley County59.4+12.3%
120Robertson County32.5+11.7%

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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 $64.52 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Robertson County, with $32.55 million in 2021.

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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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