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Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD)

Boone County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 120 counties in 2018, at $78,300. McCreary County had the lowest, at $26,200. The median was $51,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest78,300Boone County
Lowest26,200McCreary County
Median51,500120 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adair County: 48,100 USDAllen County: 56,100 USDAnderson County: 69,400 USDBallard County: 55,800 USDBarren County: 50,000 USDBath County: 40,500 USDBell County: 31,700 USDBoone County: 78,300 USDBourbon County: 70,100 USDBoyd County: 54,900 USDBoyle County: 56,100 USDBracken County: 78,300 USDBreathitt County: 34,500 USDBreckinridge County: 57,400 USDBullitt County: 71,500 USDButler County: 45,200 USDCaldwell County: 54,700 USDCalloway County: 56,700 USDCampbell County: 78,300 USDCarlisle County: 52,500 USDCarroll County: 50,600 USDCarter County: 47,900 USDCasey County: 45,900 USDChristian County: 55,400 USDClark County: 70,100 USDClay County: 28,800 USDClinton County: 36,400 USDCrittenden County: 54,400 USDCumberland County: 38,300 USDDaviess County: 62,300 USDEdmonson County: 57,400 USDElliott County: 36,700 USDEstill County: 42,600 USDFayette County: 70,100 USDFleming County: 47,900 USDFloyd County: 40,300 USDFranklin County: 65,200 USDFulton County: 42,300 USDGallatin County: 78,300 USDGarrard County: 55,700 USDGrant County: 52,500 USDGraves County: 54,800 USDGrayson County: 46,700 USDGreen County: 49,200 USDGreenup County: 54,900 USDHancock County: 62,300 USDHardin County: 61,500 USDHarlan County: 36,500 USDHarrison County: 51,100 USDHart County: 44,700 USDHenderson County: 65,100 USDHenry County: 71,500 USDHickman County: 51,300 USDHopkins County: 58,500 USDJackson County: 33,500 USDJefferson County: 71,500 USDJessamine County: 70,100 USDJohnson County: 46,100 USDKenton County: 78,300 USDKnott County: 42,800 USDKnox County: 35,500 USDLarue County: 61,500 USDLaurel County: 45,600 USDLawrence County: 46,900 USDLee County: 34,600 USDLeslie County: 40,600 USDLetcher County: 43,800 USDLewis County: 40,200 USDLincoln County: 45,700 USDLivingston County: 53,400 USDLogan County: 50,500 USDLyon County: 60,500 USDMcCracken County: 69,800 USDMcCreary County: 26,200 USDMcLean County: 62,300 USDMadison County: 65,900 USDMagoffin County: 38,000 USDMarion County: 50,000 USDMarshall County: 59,600 USDMartin County: 35,300 USDMason County: 49,800 USDMeade County: 60,500 USDMenifee County: 40,000 USDMercer County: 57,600 USDMetcalfe County: 44,600 USDMonroe County: 41,500 USDMontgomery County: 49,200 USDMorgan County: 40,400 USDMuhlenberg County: 51,100 USDNelson County: 62,100 USDNicholas County: 49,500 USDOhio County: 47,500 USDOldham County: 71,500 USDOwen County: 53,500 USDOwsley County: 44,400 USDPendleton County: 78,300 USDPerry County: 45,000 USDPike County: 43,600 USDPowell County: 51,700 USDPulaski County: 47,500 USDRobertson County: 50,700 USDRockcastle County: 43,900 USDRowan County: 53,400 USDRussell County: 40,800 USDScott County: 70,100 USDShelby County: 75,200 USDSimpson County: 52,200 USDSpencer County: 71,500 USDTaylor County: 44,100 USDTodd County: 52,800 USDTrigg County: 55,400 USDTrimble County: 71,500 USDUnion County: 51,200 USDWarren County: 57,400 USDWashington County: 53,300 USDWayne County: 38,300 USDWebster County: 52,800 USDWhitley County: 39,400 USDWolfe County: 32,400 USDWoodford County: 70,100 USD
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  • 47K to 52K
  • 52K to 56K
  • 56K to 69K
  • 69K and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Boone County: 78,300 USDBoone County78,300Bracken County: 78,300 USDBracken County78,300Campbell County: 78,300 USDCampbell County78,300Gallatin County: 78,300 USDGallatin County78,300Kenton County: 78,300 USDKenton County78,300Pendleton County: 78,300 USDPendleton County78,300Shelby County: 75,200 USDShelby County75,200Bullitt County: 71,500 USDBullitt County71,500Henry County: 71,500 USDHenry County71,500Jefferson County: 71,500 USDJefferson County71,500Oldham County: 71,500 USDOldham County71,500Spencer County: 71,500 USDSpencer County71,500Trimble County: 71,500 USDTrimble County71,500Bourbon County: 70,100 USDBourbon County70,100Clark County: 70,100 USDClark County70,100Fayette County: 70,100 USDFayette County70,100Jessamine County: 70,100 USDJessamine County70,100Scott County: 70,100 USDScott County70,100Woodford County: 70,100 USDWoodford County70,100McCracken County: 69,800 USDMcCracken County69,800Anderson County: 69,400 USDAnderson County69,400Madison County: 65,900 USDMadison County65,900Franklin County: 65,200 USDFranklin County65,200Henderson County: 65,100 USDHenderson County65,100Daviess County: 62,300 USDDaviess County62,300Hancock County: 62,300 USDHancock County62,300McLean County: 62,300 USDMcLean County62,300Nelson County: 62,100 USDNelson County62,100Hardin County: 61,500 USDHardin County61,500Larue County: 61,500 USDLarue County61,500Lyon County: 60,500 USDLyon County60,500Meade County: 60,500 USDMeade County60,500Marshall County: 59,600 USDMarshall County59,600Hopkins County: 58,500 USDHopkins County58,500Mercer County: 57,600 USDMercer County57,600Breckinridge County: 57,400 USDBreckinridge County57,400Edmonson County: 57,400 USDEdmonson County57,400Warren County: 57,400 USDWarren County57,400Calloway County: 56,700 USDCalloway County56,700Allen County: 56,100 USDAllen County56,100Boone County: 78,300 USDBoone County78,300Bracken County: 78,300 USDBracken County78,300Campbell County: 78,300 USDCampbell County78,300Gallatin County: 78,300 USDGallatin County78,300Kenton County: 78,300 USDKenton County78,300Pendleton County: 78,300 USDPendleton County78,300Shelby County: 75,200 USDShelby County75,200Bullitt County: 71,500 USDBullitt County71,500Henry County: 71,500 USDHenry County71,500Jefferson County: 71,500 USDJefferson County71,500Oldham County: 71,500 USDOldham County71,500Spencer County: 71,500 USDSpencer County71,500Trimble County: 71,500 USDTrimble County71,500Bourbon County: 70,100 USDBourbon County70,100Clark County: 70,100 USDClark County70,100Fayette County: 70,100 USDFayette County70,100Jessamine County: 70,100 USDJessamine County70,100Scott County: 70,100 USDScott County70,100Woodford County: 70,100 USDWoodford County70,100McCracken County: 69,800 USDMcCracken County69,800Anderson County: 69,400 USDAnderson County69,400Madison County: 65,900 USDMadison County65,900Franklin County: 65,200 USDFranklin County65,200Henderson County: 65,100 USDHenderson County65,100Daviess County: 62,300 USDDaviess County62,300Hancock County: 62,300 USDHancock County62,300McLean County: 62,300 USDMcLean County62,300Nelson County: 62,100 USDNelson County62,100Hardin County: 61,500 USDHardin County61,500Larue County: 61,500 USDLarue County61,500Lyon County: 60,500 USDLyon County60,500Meade County: 60,500 USDMeade County60,500Marshall County: 59,600 USDMarshall County59,600Hopkins County: 58,500 USDHopkins County58,500Mercer County: 57,600 USDMercer County57,600Breckinridge County: 57,400 USDBreckinridge County57,400Edmonson County: 57,400 USDEdmonson County57,400Warren County: 57,400 USDWarren County57,400Calloway County: 56,700 USDCalloway County56,700Allen County: 56,100 USDAllen County56,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Boone County78,300+4.8%
1Bracken County78,300+4.8%
1Campbell County78,300+4.8%
1Gallatin County78,300+4.8%
1Kenton County78,300+4.8%
1Pendleton County78,300+4.8%
7Shelby County75,200+2.6%
8Bullitt County71,500+7.7%
8Henry County71,500+7.7%
8Jefferson County71,500+7.7%
8Oldham County71,500+7.7%
8Spencer County71,500+7.7%
8Trimble County71,500+7.7%
14Bourbon County70,100+5.3%
14Clark County70,100+5.3%
14Fayette County70,100+5.3%
14Jessamine County70,100+5.3%
14Scott County70,100+5.3%
14Woodford County70,100+5.3%
20McCracken County69,800+35.5%
21Anderson County69,400+4%
22Madison County65,900+9.1%
23Franklin County65,200+3.3%
24Henderson County65,100-0.6%
25Daviess County62,300+15.2%
25Hancock County62,300+15.2%
25McLean County62,300+15.2%
28Nelson County62,100+6.3%
29Hardin County61,500-2.1%
29Larue County61,500-2.1%
31Lyon County60,500+3.1%
31Meade County60,500+3.2%
33Marshall County59,600+2.9%
34Hopkins County58,500+4.3%
35Mercer County57,600+1.2%
36Breckinridge County57,400+11.7%
36Edmonson County57,400-7.4%
36Warren County57,400-7.4%
39Calloway County56,700-4.4%
40Allen County56,100+7.1%
40Boyle County56,100+6.7%
42Ballard County55,800-0.4%
43Garrard County55,7000%
44Christian County55,400-0.7%
44Trigg County55,400-0.7%
46Boyd County54,900+4.8%
46Greenup County54,900+4.8%
48Graves County54,800+3.6%
49Caldwell County54,700-4.2%
50Crittenden County54,400+1.9%
51Owen County53,500-1.5%
52Livingston County53,400+2.9%
52Rowan County53,400+0.9%
54Washington County53,300+4.7%
55Todd County52,800-0.4%
55Webster County52,800-5.4%
57Carlisle County52,500+2.9%
57Grant County52,500-3.1%
59Simpson County52,200+5.2%
60Powell County51,700+7.3%
61Hickman County51,300+1.8%
62Union County51,200+5.6%
63Harrison County51,100+2.4%
63Muhlenberg County51,100+4.5%
65Robertson County50,700+7.9%
66Carroll County50,600+2.8%
67Logan County50,500+2.9%
68Barren County50,000-3.7%
68Marion County50,000+4.4%
70Mason County49,800+4.2%
71Nicholas County49,500-3.7%
72Green County49,200+6.3%
72Montgomery County49,200+4.2%
74Adair County48,1000%
75Carter County47,900+0.2%
75Fleming County47,900+7.4%
77Ohio County47,500+5.3%
77Pulaski County47,500+6.5%
79Lawrence County46,9000%
80Grayson County46,700+4.7%
81Johnson County46,100+3.8%
82Casey County45,900+8.3%
83Lincoln County45,700+2%
84Laurel County45,600+5.8%
85Butler County45,200-3%
86Perry County45,000+5.1%
87Hart County44,700-0.7%
88Metcalfe County44,600+5.4%
89Owsley County44,400+15.3%
90Taylor County44,100-4.3%
91Rockcastle County43,900+6.6%
92Letcher County43,800-6%
93Pike County43,600+5.8%
94Knott County42,800+0.7%
95Estill County42,600+9.2%
96Fulton County42,300-1.2%
97Monroe County41,500+2.2%
98Russell County40,800+2%
99Leslie County40,600-1.2%
100Bath County40,500+3.8%
101Morgan County40,400+3.6%
102Floyd County40,300+3.3%
103Lewis County40,200+6.9%
104Menifee County40,000+10.2%
105Whitley County39,400-3.7%
106Cumberland County38,300+8.2%
106Wayne County38,300+2.4%
108Magoffin County38,0000%
109Elliott County36,700-0.5%
110Harlan County36,500+5.2%
111Clinton County36,400+10.6%
112Knox County35,500+5.7%
113Martin County35,300-0.8%
114Lee County34,600+1.2%
115Breathitt County34,500-0.3%
116Jackson County33,500+3.4%
117Wolfe County32,400+15.7%
118Bell County31,700-6.8%
119Clay County28,800-10.8%
120McCreary County26,200-9.3%

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About this ranking

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.

More on how it is measured
  • 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.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

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.

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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/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx

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HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 27 Mar. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il18/Section8-FY18.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Boone County, with $78,300 in 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

McCreary County, with $26,200 in 2018.

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