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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 2020, at $86,300. McCreary County had the lowest, at $27,000. The median was $55,000. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest86,300Boone County
Lowest27,000McCreary County
Median55,000120 counties

Map of counties, 2020

Adair County: 47,700 USDAllen County: 54,500 USDAnderson County: 69,700 USDBallard County: 58,200 USDBarren County: 50,100 USDBath County: 45,000 USDBell County: 33,100 USDBoone County: 86,300 USDBourbon County: 79,400 USDBoyd County: 59,100 USDBoyle County: 58,600 USDBracken County: 86,300 USDBreathitt County: 33,700 USDBreckinridge County: 62,300 USDBullitt County: 77,500 USDButler County: 54,600 USDCaldwell County: 58,200 USDCalloway County: 60,100 USDCampbell County: 86,300 USDCarlisle County: 55,200 USDCarroll County: 51,400 USDCarter County: 45,400 USDCasey County: 45,400 USDChristian County: 68,900 USDClark County: 79,400 USDClay County: 34,000 USDClinton County: 39,600 USDCrittenden County: 58,900 USDCumberland County: 45,700 USDDaviess County: 63,400 USDEdmonson County: 64,400 USDElliott County: 34,900 USDEstill County: 42,300 USDFayette County: 79,400 USDFleming County: 53,600 USDFloyd County: 40,200 USDFranklin County: 71,100 USDFulton County: 43,100 USDGallatin County: 86,300 USDGarrard County: 62,900 USDGrant County: 52,900 USDGraves County: 56,200 USDGrayson County: 46,500 USDGreen County: 51,800 USDGreenup County: 59,100 USDHancock County: 63,400 USDHardin County: 68,600 USDHarlan County: 34,400 USDHarrison County: 61,800 USDHart County: 48,300 USDHenderson County: 74,800 USDHenry County: 77,500 USDHickman County: 51,900 USDHopkins County: 60,100 USDJackson County: 40,700 USDJefferson County: 77,500 USDJessamine County: 79,400 USDJohnson County: 49,800 USDKenton County: 86,300 USDKnott County: 40,900 USDKnox County: 34,800 USDLarue County: 68,600 USDLaurel County: 48,700 USDLawrence County: 44,200 USDLee County: 37,200 USDLeslie County: 39,600 USDLetcher County: 39,900 USDLewis County: 48,200 USDLincoln County: 49,200 USDLivingston County: 58,500 USDLogan County: 57,600 USDLyon County: 64,900 USDMcCracken County: 80,000 USDMcCreary County: 27,000 USDMcLean County: 63,400 USDMadison County: 70,600 USDMagoffin County: 40,600 USDMarion County: 56,800 USDMarshall County: 67,100 USDMartin County: 43,100 USDMason County: 61,200 USDMeade County: 66,300 USDMenifee County: 49,900 USDMercer County: 66,000 USDMetcalfe County: 44,900 USDMonroe County: 52,100 USDMontgomery County: 56,400 USDMorgan County: 43,900 USDMuhlenberg County: 55,400 USDNelson County: 71,200 USDNicholas County: 54,500 USDOhio County: 50,600 USDOldham County: 77,500 USDOwen County: 54,700 USDOwsley County: 41,300 USDPendleton County: 86,300 USDPerry County: 45,700 USDPike County: 43,600 USDPowell County: 52,600 USDPulaski County: 50,700 USDRobertson County: 54,800 USDRockcastle County: 50,900 USDRowan County: 54,200 USDRussell County: 46,000 USDScott County: 79,400 USDShelby County: 78,900 USDSimpson County: 59,300 USDSpencer County: 77,500 USDTaylor County: 48,600 USDTodd County: 51,100 USDTrigg County: 68,900 USDTrimble County: 77,500 USDUnion County: 56,300 USDWarren County: 64,400 USDWashington County: 61,500 USDWayne County: 45,000 USDWebster County: 52,600 USDWhitley County: 46,600 USDWolfe County: 35,200 USDWoodford County: 79,400 USD
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  • 62K to 75K
  • 75K and over
USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Boone County: 86,300 USDBoone County86,300Bracken County: 86,300 USDBracken County86,300Campbell County: 86,300 USDCampbell County86,300Gallatin County: 86,300 USDGallatin County86,300Kenton County: 86,300 USDKenton County86,300Pendleton County: 86,300 USDPendleton County86,300McCracken County: 80,000 USDMcCracken County80,000Bourbon County: 79,400 USDBourbon County79,400Clark County: 79,400 USDClark County79,400Fayette County: 79,400 USDFayette County79,400Jessamine County: 79,400 USDJessamine County79,400Scott County: 79,400 USDScott County79,400Woodford County: 79,400 USDWoodford County79,400Shelby County: 78,900 USDShelby County78,900Bullitt County: 77,500 USDBullitt County77,500Henry County: 77,500 USDHenry County77,500Jefferson County: 77,500 USDJefferson County77,500Oldham County: 77,500 USDOldham County77,500Spencer County: 77,500 USDSpencer County77,500Trimble County: 77,500 USDTrimble County77,500Henderson County: 74,800 USDHenderson County74,800Nelson County: 71,200 USDNelson County71,200Franklin County: 71,100 USDFranklin County71,100Madison County: 70,600 USDMadison County70,600Anderson County: 69,700 USDAnderson County69,700Christian County: 68,900 USDChristian County68,900Trigg County: 68,900 USDTrigg County68,900Hardin County: 68,600 USDHardin County68,600Larue County: 68,600 USDLarue County68,600Marshall County: 67,100 USDMarshall County67,100Meade County: 66,300 USDMeade County66,300Mercer County: 66,000 USDMercer County66,000Lyon County: 64,900 USDLyon County64,900Edmonson County: 64,400 USDEdmonson County64,400Warren County: 64,400 USDWarren County64,400Daviess County: 63,400 USDDaviess County63,400Hancock County: 63,400 USDHancock County63,400McLean County: 63,400 USDMcLean County63,400Garrard County: 62,900 USDGarrard County62,900Breckinridge County: 62,300 USDBreckinridge County62,300Boone County: 86,300 USDBoone County86,300Bracken County: 86,300 USDBracken County86,300Campbell County: 86,300 USDCampbell County86,300Gallatin County: 86,300 USDGallatin County86,300Kenton County: 86,300 USDKenton County86,300Pendleton County: 86,300 USDPendleton County86,300McCracken County: 80,000 USDMcCracken County80,000Bourbon County: 79,400 USDBourbon County79,400Clark County: 79,400 USDClark County79,400Fayette County: 79,400 USDFayette County79,400Jessamine County: 79,400 USDJessamine County79,400Scott County: 79,400 USDScott County79,400Woodford County: 79,400 USDWoodford County79,400Shelby County: 78,900 USDShelby County78,900Bullitt County: 77,500 USDBullitt County77,500Henry County: 77,500 USDHenry County77,500Jefferson County: 77,500 USDJefferson County77,500Oldham County: 77,500 USDOldham County77,500Spencer County: 77,500 USDSpencer County77,500Trimble County: 77,500 USDTrimble County77,500Henderson County: 74,800 USDHenderson County74,800Nelson County: 71,200 USDNelson County71,200Franklin County: 71,100 USDFranklin County71,100Madison County: 70,600 USDMadison County70,600Anderson County: 69,700 USDAnderson County69,700Christian County: 68,900 USDChristian County68,900Trigg County: 68,900 USDTrigg County68,900Hardin County: 68,600 USDHardin County68,600Larue County: 68,600 USDLarue County68,600Marshall County: 67,100 USDMarshall County67,100Meade County: 66,300 USDMeade County66,300Mercer County: 66,000 USDMercer County66,000Lyon County: 64,900 USDLyon County64,900Edmonson County: 64,400 USDEdmonson County64,400Warren County: 64,400 USDWarren County64,400Daviess County: 63,400 USDDaviess County63,400Hancock County: 63,400 USDHancock County63,400McLean County: 63,400 USDMcLean County63,400Garrard County: 62,900 USDGarrard County62,900Breckinridge County: 62,300 USDBreckinridge County62,300
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Boone County86,300+6.2%
1Bracken County86,300+6.2%
1Campbell County86,300+6.2%
1Gallatin County86,300+6.2%
1Kenton County86,300+6.2%
1Pendleton County86,300+6.2%
7McCracken County80,000+37%
8Bourbon County79,400+6.6%
8Clark County79,400+6.6%
8Fayette County79,400+6.6%
8Jessamine County79,400+6.6%
8Scott County79,400+6.6%
8Woodford County79,400+6.6%
14Shelby County78,900+3.5%
15Bullitt County77,500+1.4%
15Henry County77,500+1.4%
15Jefferson County77,500+1.4%
15Oldham County77,500+1.4%
15Spencer County77,500+1.4%
15Trimble County77,500+1.4%
21Henderson County74,800+11.3%
22Nelson County71,200+7.7%
23Franklin County71,100+4.3%
24Madison County70,600+21.3%
25Anderson County69,700+1.3%
26Christian County68,900+6%
26Trigg County68,900+6%
28Hardin County68,600+0.7%
28Larue County68,600+0.7%
30Marshall County67,100+9.5%
31Meade County66,300+8.3%
32Mercer County66,000+4.4%
33Lyon County64,900+1.9%
34Edmonson County64,400+11.2%
34Warren County64,400+11.2%
36Daviess County63,400-9.9%
36Hancock County63,400-9.9%
36McLean County63,400-9.9%
39Garrard County62,900+5.4%
40Breckinridge County62,300+4.7%
41Harrison County61,800+6.2%
42Washington County61,500+9%
43Mason County61,200+14.4%
44Calloway County60,100+5.6%
44Hopkins County60,100+1.5%
46Simpson County59,300+5.9%
47Boyd County59,100+4.8%
47Greenup County59,100+4.8%
49Crittenden County58,900+5.6%
50Boyle County58,600+3.7%
51Livingston County58,500+3.4%
52Ballard County58,200-3.5%
52Caldwell County58,200+7.4%
54Logan County57,600+4.3%
55Marion County56,800+12.3%
56Montgomery County56,400+9.5%
57Union County56,300+3.7%
58Graves County56,200+0.2%
59Muhlenberg County55,400-0.7%
60Carlisle County55,200-0.4%
61Robertson County54,800+7.9%
62Owen County54,700+4.6%
63Butler County54,600+8.8%
64Allen County54,500-0.9%
64Nicholas County54,500+4.8%
66Rowan County54,200+2.7%
67Fleming County53,600+11%
68Grant County52,900-0.4%
69Powell County52,600+1.9%
69Webster County52,600-2.6%
71Monroe County52,100+8.3%
72Hickman County51,900-0.4%
73Green County51,800+0.2%
74Carroll County51,400+2.4%
75Todd County51,100-5.5%
76Rockcastle County50,900+12.4%
77Pulaski County50,700+3%
78Ohio County50,600+5.9%
79Barren County50,100-1.4%
80Menifee County49,900+2.9%
81Johnson County49,800+3.8%
82Lincoln County49,200+11.8%
83Laurel County48,700+4.1%
84Taylor County48,600+6.1%
85Hart County48,300+5%
86Lewis County48,200+9%
87Adair County47,700+1.1%
88Whitley County46,600+11%
89Grayson County46,500-2.3%
90Russell County46,000+4.1%
91Cumberland County45,700+7.8%
91Perry County45,700+0.7%
93Carter County45,400-2.6%
93Casey County45,4000%
95Bath County45,000+6.9%
95Wayne County45,000+11.9%
97Metcalfe County44,900-2%
98Lawrence County44,200-0.5%
99Morgan County43,900+5.3%
100Pike County43,600-2.7%
101Fulton County43,100+2.1%
101Martin County43,100+4.9%
103Estill County42,300-0.7%
104Owsley County41,300-10%
105Knott County40,900+4.9%
106Jackson County40,700+8.2%
107Magoffin County40,600+3.6%
108Floyd County40,200+1.8%
109Letcher County39,900-1%
110Clinton County39,600+4.2%
110Leslie County39,600+0.3%
112Lee County37,200+14.8%
113Wolfe County35,200+10.7%
114Elliott County34,900-7.2%
115Knox County34,800-1.4%
116Harlan County34,400-5.2%
117Clay County34,000+7.3%
118Breathitt County33,700-4.5%
119Bell County33,100+4.4%
120McCreary County27,000+5.5%

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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/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2020). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.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), 2020. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Mar. 2020, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2020. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2020) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il20/Section8-FY20.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boone County, with $86,300 in 2020, 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 $27,000 in 2020.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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