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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 2022, at $99,100. Bell County had the lowest, at $36,000. The median was $63,500. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest99,100Boone County
Lowest36,000Bell County
Median63,500120 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 52,000 USDAllen County: 61,700 USDAnderson County: 75,200 USDBallard County: 63,300 USDBarren County: 53,500 USDBath County: 58,500 USDBell County: 36,000 USDBoone County: 99,100 USDBourbon County: 87,300 USDBoyd County: 65,400 USDBoyle County: 69,900 USDBracken County: 99,100 USDBreathitt County: 41,800 USDBreckinridge County: 70,000 USDBullitt County: 84,700 USDButler County: 60,300 USDCaldwell County: 68,900 USDCalloway County: 65,000 USDCampbell County: 99,100 USDCarlisle County: 68,400 USDCarroll County: 58,800 USDCarter County: 51,400 USDCasey County: 47,200 USDChristian County: 70,500 USDClark County: 87,300 USDClay County: 39,500 USDClinton County: 45,100 USDCrittenden County: 65,900 USDCumberland County: 52,000 USDDaviess County: 75,600 USDEdmonson County: 75,100 USDElliott County: 42,300 USDEstill County: 46,200 USDFayette County: 87,300 USDFleming County: 59,000 USDFloyd County: 46,700 USDFranklin County: 79,200 USDFulton County: 48,100 USDGallatin County: 99,100 USDGarrard County: 71,100 USDGrant County: 64,100 USDGraves County: 67,100 USDGrayson County: 51,000 USDGreen County: 54,700 USDGreenup County: 65,400 USDHancock County: 75,600 USDHardin County: 79,000 USDHarlan County: 39,100 USDHarrison County: 70,900 USDHart County: 53,500 USDHenderson County: 83,700 USDHenry County: 84,700 USDHickman County: 68,300 USDHopkins County: 65,100 USDJackson County: 47,500 USDJefferson County: 84,700 USDJessamine County: 87,300 USDJohnson County: 52,300 USDKenton County: 99,100 USDKnott County: 44,500 USDKnox County: 41,700 USDLarue County: 79,000 USDLaurel County: 56,000 USDLawrence County: 48,700 USDLee County: 38,500 USDLeslie County: 44,500 USDLetcher County: 41,000 USDLewis County: 49,500 USDLincoln County: 57,100 USDLivingston County: 64,800 USDLogan County: 63,600 USDLyon County: 70,300 USDMcCracken County: 71,800 USDMcCreary County: 38,500 USDMcLean County: 75,600 USDMadison County: 76,100 USDMagoffin County: 39,800 USDMarion County: 63,600 USDMarshall County: 82,600 USDMartin County: 52,500 USDMason County: 69,900 USDMeade County: 80,400 USDMenifee County: 56,100 USDMercer County: 75,100 USDMetcalfe County: 48,900 USDMonroe County: 58,600 USDMontgomery County: 64,800 USDMorgan County: 52,600 USDMuhlenberg County: 61,900 USDNelson County: 80,400 USDNicholas County: 54,300 USDOhio County: 57,000 USDOldham County: 84,700 USDOwen County: 70,800 USDOwsley County: 44,700 USDPendleton County: 99,100 USDPerry County: 49,400 USDPike County: 49,200 USDPowell County: 59,200 USDPulaski County: 59,300 USDRobertson County: 62,500 USDRockcastle County: 56,900 USDRowan County: 59,400 USDRussell County: 55,000 USDScott County: 87,300 USDShelby County: 87,600 USDSimpson County: 65,300 USDSpencer County: 84,700 USDTaylor County: 63,000 USDTodd County: 62,800 USDTrigg County: 70,500 USDTrimble County: 67,600 USDUnion County: 61,500 USDWarren County: 75,100 USDWashington County: 71,900 USDWayne County: 54,300 USDWebster County: 63,400 USDWhitley County: 55,100 USDWolfe County: 39,600 USDWoodford County: 87,300 USD
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  • 70K to 81K
  • 81K and over
USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Boone County: 99,100 USDBoone County99,100Bracken County: 99,100 USDBracken County99,100Campbell County: 99,100 USDCampbell County99,100Gallatin County: 99,100 USDGallatin County99,100Kenton County: 99,100 USDKenton County99,100Pendleton County: 99,100 USDPendleton County99,100Shelby County: 87,600 USDShelby County87,600Bourbon County: 87,300 USDBourbon County87,300Clark County: 87,300 USDClark County87,300Fayette County: 87,300 USDFayette County87,300Jessamine County: 87,300 USDJessamine County87,300Scott County: 87,300 USDScott County87,300Woodford County: 87,300 USDWoodford County87,300Bullitt County: 84,700 USDBullitt County84,700Henry County: 84,700 USDHenry County84,700Jefferson County: 84,700 USDJefferson County84,700Oldham County: 84,700 USDOldham County84,700Spencer County: 84,700 USDSpencer County84,700Henderson County: 83,700 USDHenderson County83,700Marshall County: 82,600 USDMarshall County82,600Meade County: 80,400 USDMeade County80,400Nelson County: 80,400 USDNelson County80,400Franklin County: 79,200 USDFranklin County79,200Hardin County: 79,000 USDHardin County79,000Larue County: 79,000 USDLarue County79,000Madison County: 76,100 USDMadison County76,100Daviess County: 75,600 USDDaviess County75,600Hancock County: 75,600 USDHancock County75,600McLean County: 75,600 USDMcLean County75,600Anderson County: 75,200 USDAnderson County75,200Edmonson County: 75,100 USDEdmonson County75,100Mercer County: 75,100 USDMercer County75,100Warren County: 75,100 USDWarren County75,100Washington County: 71,900 USDWashington County71,900McCracken County: 71,800 USDMcCracken County71,800Garrard County: 71,100 USDGarrard County71,100Harrison County: 70,900 USDHarrison County70,900Owen County: 70,800 USDOwen County70,800Christian County: 70,500 USDChristian County70,500Trigg County: 70,500 USDTrigg County70,500Boone County: 99,100 USDBoone County99,100Bracken County: 99,100 USDBracken County99,100Campbell County: 99,100 USDCampbell County99,100Gallatin County: 99,100 USDGallatin County99,100Kenton County: 99,100 USDKenton County99,100Pendleton County: 99,100 USDPendleton County99,100Shelby County: 87,600 USDShelby County87,600Bourbon County: 87,300 USDBourbon County87,300Clark County: 87,300 USDClark County87,300Fayette County: 87,300 USDFayette County87,300Jessamine County: 87,300 USDJessamine County87,300Scott County: 87,300 USDScott County87,300Woodford County: 87,300 USDWoodford County87,300Bullitt County: 84,700 USDBullitt County84,700Henry County: 84,700 USDHenry County84,700Jefferson County: 84,700 USDJefferson County84,700Oldham County: 84,700 USDOldham County84,700Spencer County: 84,700 USDSpencer County84,700Henderson County: 83,700 USDHenderson County83,700Marshall County: 82,600 USDMarshall County82,600Meade County: 80,400 USDMeade County80,400Nelson County: 80,400 USDNelson County80,400Franklin County: 79,200 USDFranklin County79,200Hardin County: 79,000 USDHardin County79,000Larue County: 79,000 USDLarue County79,000Madison County: 76,100 USDMadison County76,100Daviess County: 75,600 USDDaviess County75,600Hancock County: 75,600 USDHancock County75,600McLean County: 75,600 USDMcLean County75,600Anderson County: 75,200 USDAnderson County75,200Edmonson County: 75,100 USDEdmonson County75,100Mercer County: 75,100 USDMercer County75,100Warren County: 75,100 USDWarren County75,100Washington County: 71,900 USDWashington County71,900McCracken County: 71,800 USDMcCracken County71,800Garrard County: 71,100 USDGarrard County71,100Harrison County: 70,900 USDHarrison County70,900Owen County: 70,800 USDOwen County70,800Christian County: 70,500 USDChristian County70,500Trigg County: 70,500 USDTrigg County70,500
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Boone County99,100+16%
1Bracken County99,100+16%
1Campbell County99,100+16%
1Gallatin County99,100+16%
1Kenton County99,100+16%
1Pendleton County99,100+16%
7Shelby County87,600+11%
8Bourbon County87,300+15.6%
8Clark County87,300+15.6%
8Fayette County87,300+15.6%
8Jessamine County87,300+15.6%
8Scott County87,300+15.6%
8Woodford County87,300+15.6%
14Bullitt County84,700+10.1%
14Henry County84,700+10.1%
14Jefferson County84,700+10.1%
14Oldham County84,700+10.1%
14Spencer County84,700+10.1%
19Henderson County83,700+6.8%
20Marshall County82,600+21.1%
21Meade County80,400+8.6%
21Nelson County80,400+10.1%
23Franklin County79,200+10%
24Hardin County79,000+29.5%
24Larue County79,000+29.5%
26Madison County76,100+13.9%
27Daviess County75,600+17.4%
27Hancock County75,600+17.4%
27McLean County75,600+17.4%
30Anderson County75,200+7%
31Edmonson County75,100+9.6%
31Mercer County75,100+14.5%
31Warren County75,100+9.6%
34Washington County71,900+7.8%
35McCracken County71,800+12.9%
36Garrard County71,100+9%
37Harrison County70,900+10.3%
38Owen County70,800+27.8%
39Christian County70,500+11.2%
39Trigg County70,500+11.2%
41Lyon County70,300+8.5%
42Breckinridge County70,000+9%
43Boyle County69,900+22.8%
43Mason County69,900+15.2%
45Caldwell County68,900+15.8%
46Carlisle County68,400+20%
47Hickman County68,300+20.5%
48Trimble County67,600-12.1%
49Graves County67,100+13.7%
50Crittenden County65,900+9.7%
51Boyd County65,400+4.5%
51Greenup County65,400+4.5%
53Simpson County65,300+6.7%
54Hopkins County65,100+7.2%
55Calloway County65,000+8%
56Livingston County64,800+5.7%
56Montgomery County64,800+17.8%
58Grant County64,100+11.9%
59Logan County63,600+8.3%
59Marion County63,600+7.4%
61Webster County63,400+16.5%
62Ballard County63,300+5.7%
63Taylor County63,000+25.5%
64Todd County62,800+16.1%
65Robertson County62,500+11.4%
66Muhlenberg County61,900+9.6%
67Allen County61,700+6.6%
68Union County61,500+6.4%
69Butler County60,300+6.3%
70Rowan County59,400+14.7%
71Pulaski County59,300+12.3%
72Powell County59,200+18.9%
73Fleming County59,000+9.5%
74Carroll County58,800+11.4%
75Monroe County58,600+10.4%
76Bath County58,500+18.2%
77Lincoln County57,100+13.1%
78Ohio County57,000+9.6%
79Rockcastle County56,900+9.2%
80Menifee County56,100+12.7%
81Laurel County56,000+12.2%
82Whitley County55,100+10.6%
83Russell County55,000+16.8%
84Green County54,700+0.9%
85Nicholas County54,300-3.6%
85Wayne County54,300+20.7%
87Barren County53,500+8.7%
87Hart County53,500+8.1%
89Morgan County52,600+17.9%
90Martin County52,500+15.6%
91Johnson County52,300+4.2%
92Adair County52,000+8.8%
92Cumberland County52,000+10.4%
94Carter County51,400+16.3%
95Grayson County51,000+4.7%
96Lewis County49,500+4.2%
97Perry County49,400+8.3%
98Pike County49,200+11.1%
99Metcalfe County48,900+4%
100Lawrence County48,700+11.7%
101Fulton County48,100+3.7%
102Jackson County47,500+10.2%
103Casey County47,200+9.5%
104Floyd County46,700+15.6%
105Estill County46,200+10.8%
106Clinton County45,100+9.7%
107Owsley County44,700+9.3%
108Knott County44,500+9.3%
108Leslie County44,500+9.9%
110Elliott County42,300+5.2%
111Breathitt County41,800+18.8%
112Knox County41,700+11.2%
113Letcher County41,000+6.5%
114Magoffin County39,800-5%
115Wolfe County39,600+3.7%
116Clay County39,500+12.5%
117Harlan County39,100+15.3%
118Lee County38,500-0.8%
118McCreary County38,500+16.7%
120Bell County36,000+7.8%

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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/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2022). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.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), 2022. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Apr. 2022, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2022. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2022) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il22/Section8-FY22.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boone County, with $99,100 in 2022, 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)?

Bell County, with $36,000 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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