# Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2026

All 120 values come from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research for 2026, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `area_median_family_income`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
- Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/department-of-housing-and-urban-development
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boone County | 109,900 |
| 1 | Bracken County | 109,900 |
| 1 | Campbell County | 109,900 |
| 1 | Gallatin County | 109,900 |
| 1 | Kenton County | 109,900 |
| 1 | Pendleton County | 109,900 |
| 7 | Shelby County | 104,900 |
| 8 | McCracken County | 102,400 |
| 9 | Bourbon County | 102,100 |
| 9 | Clark County | 102,100 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 102,100 |
| 9 | Jessamine County | 102,100 |
| 9 | Scott County | 102,100 |
| 9 | Woodford County | 102,100 |
| 15 | Bullitt County | 99,000 |
| 15 | Henry County | 99,000 |
| 15 | Jefferson County | 99,000 |
| 15 | Oldham County | 99,000 |
| 15 | Spencer County | 99,000 |
| 20 | Anderson County | 96,300 |
| 21 | Ballard County | 94,500 |
| 22 | Christian County | 93,800 |
| 22 | Trigg County | 93,800 |
| 24 | Daviess County | 92,100 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 92,100 |
| 24 | Hardin County | 92,100 |
| 24 | Larue County | 92,100 |
| 24 | McLean County | 92,100 |
| 29 | Lyon County | 91,700 |
| 30 | Meade County | 91,100 |
| 31 | Mercer County | 90,800 |
| 32 | Harrison County | 90,000 |
| 33 | Nelson County | 87,200 |
| 34 | Hickman County | 87,100 |
| 35 | Grant County | 87,000 |
| 36 | Trimble County | 86,400 |
| 37 | Taylor County | 85,900 |
| 38 | Madison County | 85,800 |
| 39 | Marshall County | 85,600 |
| 40 | Washington County | 83,500 |
| 41 | Boyd County | 83,300 |
| 41 | Greenup County | 83,300 |
| 43 | Owen County | 82,900 |
| 44 | Calloway County | 82,300 |
| 45 | Edmonson County | 81,400 |
| 45 | Livingston County | 81,400 |
| 45 | Warren County | 81,400 |
| 48 | Allen County | 80,800 |
| 49 | Boyle County | 80,700 |
| 50 | Hancock County | 80,400 |
| 51 | Henderson County | 79,700 |
| 52 | Carlisle County | 79,500 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 79,300 |
| 54 | Logan County | 78,600 |
| 55 | Simpson County | 78,500 |
| 56 | Marion County | 76,600 |
| 56 | Union County | 76,600 |
| 58 | Nicholas County | 76,500 |
| 59 | Montgomery County | 76,200 |
| 60 | Todd County | 76,100 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 76,000 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 75,900 |
| 63 | Crittenden County | 75,800 |
| 64 | Rowan County | 75,700 |
| 65 | Pulaski County | 75,300 |
| 66 | Butler County | 75,200 |
| 67 | Hopkins County | 74,600 |
| 68 | Breckinridge County | 74,100 |
| 69 | Webster County | 73,100 |
| 70 | Bath County | 72,900 |
| 71 | Grayson County | 72,500 |
| 71 | Laurel County | 72,500 |
| 71 | Muhlenberg County | 72,500 |
| 74 | Adair County | 71,700 |
| 74 | Rockcastle County | 71,700 |
| 76 | Metcalfe County | 71,600 |
| 77 | Carter County | 71,500 |
| 78 | Mason County | 71,300 |
| 79 | Hart County | 69,600 |
| 80 | Ohio County | 69,400 |
| 81 | Lawrence County | 69,100 |
| 82 | Fleming County | 68,900 |
| 83 | Barren County | 68,000 |
| 84 | Estill County | 67,600 |
| 85 | Lincoln County | 66,800 |
| 86 | Pike County | 66,500 |
| 87 | Cumberland County | 65,000 |
| 88 | Graves County | 64,200 |
| 88 | Monroe County | 64,200 |
| 88 | Robertson County | 64,200 |
| 91 | Johnson County | 64,100 |
| 91 | Russell County | 64,100 |
| 93 | Leslie County | 63,100 |
| 93 | Lewis County | 63,100 |
| 95 | Powell County | 62,300 |
| 96 | Morgan County | 62,000 |
| 97 | Green County | 61,600 |
| 98 | Wayne County | 61,500 |
| 99 | Letcher County | 61,300 |
| 100 | Knott County | 60,900 |
| 101 | Floyd County | 60,700 |
| 102 | Jackson County | 59,900 |
| 103 | Casey County | 58,400 |
| 104 | Whitley County | 58,300 |
| 105 | Perry County | 57,200 |
| 106 | Fulton County | 57,000 |
| 107 | Clinton County | 56,200 |
| 108 | Harlan County | 56,000 |
| 108 | Lee County | 56,000 |
| 110 | Elliott County | 55,800 |
| 111 | Menifee County | 54,600 |
| 112 | Breathitt County | 54,300 |
| 113 | Martin County | 52,700 |
| 114 | Clay County | 50,400 |
| 115 | Owsley County | 50,200 |
| 116 | Bell County | 49,700 |
| 117 | Knox County | 48,900 |
| 118 | McCreary County | 44,800 |
| 119 | Magoffin County | 41,200 |
| 120 | Wolfe County | 39,000 |