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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 2023, at $103,600. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $35,300. The median was $71,250. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest103,600Boone County
Lowest35,300Wolfe County
Median71,250120 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 62,300 USDAllen County: 73,300 USDAnderson County: 88,400 USDBallard County: 70,000 USDBarren County: 59,300 USDBath County: 61,500 USDBell County: 47,400 USDBoone County: 103,600 USDBourbon County: 93,400 USDBoyd County: 73,300 USDBoyle County: 74,800 USDBracken County: 103,600 USDBreathitt County: 52,400 USDBreckinridge County: 73,900 USDBullitt County: 89,800 USDButler County: 69,600 USDCaldwell County: 75,000 USDCalloway County: 77,800 USDCampbell County: 103,600 USDCarlisle County: 63,800 USDCarroll County: 58,700 USDCarter County: 58,600 USDCasey County: 47,600 USDChristian County: 73,000 USDClark County: 93,400 USDClay County: 45,100 USDClinton County: 49,300 USDCrittenden County: 80,400 USDCumberland County: 56,500 USDDaviess County: 91,200 USDEdmonson County: 79,900 USDElliott County: 56,600 USDEstill County: 54,100 USDFayette County: 93,400 USDFleming County: 67,800 USDFloyd County: 55,200 USDFranklin County: 85,400 USDFulton County: 51,300 USDGallatin County: 103,600 USDGarrard County: 74,900 USDGrant County: 77,200 USDGraves County: 69,300 USDGrayson County: 55,900 USDGreen County: 52,000 USDGreenup County: 73,300 USDHancock County: 91,200 USDHardin County: 82,000 USDHarlan County: 42,600 USDHarrison County: 74,700 USDHart County: 66,300 USDHenderson County: 87,300 USDHenry County: 89,800 USDHickman County: 77,700 USDHopkins County: 67,200 USDJackson County: 51,800 USDJefferson County: 89,800 USDJessamine County: 93,400 USDJohnson County: 60,200 USDKenton County: 103,600 USDKnott County: 47,200 USDKnox County: 44,400 USDLarue County: 82,000 USDLaurel County: 60,300 USDLawrence County: 55,700 USDLee County: 43,600 USDLeslie County: 50,500 USDLetcher County: 50,800 USDLewis County: 46,600 USDLincoln County: 61,600 USDLivingston County: 71,200 USDLogan County: 72,100 USDLyon County: 76,700 USDMcCracken County: 83,400 USDMcCreary County: 43,500 USDMcLean County: 91,200 USDMadison County: 76,400 USDMagoffin County: 45,500 USDMarion County: 75,100 USDMarshall County: 83,100 USDMartin County: 55,300 USDMason County: 73,500 USDMeade County: 88,700 USDMenifee County: 57,000 USDMercer County: 77,300 USDMetcalfe County: 55,500 USDMonroe County: 62,400 USDMontgomery County: 68,500 USDMorgan County: 61,400 USDMuhlenberg County: 69,400 USDNelson County: 85,600 USDNicholas County: 62,600 USDOhio County: 64,000 USDOldham County: 89,800 USDOwen County: 76,100 USDOwsley County: 48,000 USDPendleton County: 103,600 USDPerry County: 56,900 USDPike County: 54,800 USDPowell County: 72,200 USDPulaski County: 63,300 USDRobertson County: 71,900 USDRockcastle County: 60,400 USDRowan County: 72,300 USDRussell County: 64,100 USDScott County: 93,400 USDShelby County: 99,300 USDSimpson County: 71,300 USDSpencer County: 89,800 USDTaylor County: 74,300 USDTodd County: 70,100 USDTrigg County: 73,000 USDTrimble County: 77,100 USDUnion County: 66,700 USDWarren County: 79,900 USDWashington County: 84,700 USDWayne County: 61,600 USDWebster County: 66,200 USDWhitley County: 56,800 USDWolfe County: 35,300 USDWoodford County: 93,400 USD
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  • 55K to 62K
  • 62K to 71K
  • 71K to 77K
  • 77K to 90K
  • 90K and over
USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Boone County: 103,600 USDBoone County103,600Bracken County: 103,600 USDBracken County103,600Campbell County: 103,600 USDCampbell County103,600Gallatin County: 103,600 USDGallatin County103,600Kenton County: 103,600 USDKenton County103,600Pendleton County: 103,600 USDPendleton County103,600Shelby County: 99,300 USDShelby County99,300Bourbon County: 93,400 USDBourbon County93,400Clark County: 93,400 USDClark County93,400Fayette County: 93,400 USDFayette County93,400Jessamine County: 93,400 USDJessamine County93,400Scott County: 93,400 USDScott County93,400Woodford County: 93,400 USDWoodford County93,400Daviess County: 91,200 USDDaviess County91,200Hancock County: 91,200 USDHancock County91,200McLean County: 91,200 USDMcLean County91,200Bullitt County: 89,800 USDBullitt County89,800Henry County: 89,800 USDHenry County89,800Jefferson County: 89,800 USDJefferson County89,800Oldham County: 89,800 USDOldham County89,800Spencer County: 89,800 USDSpencer County89,800Meade County: 88,700 USDMeade County88,700Anderson County: 88,400 USDAnderson County88,400Henderson County: 87,300 USDHenderson County87,300Nelson County: 85,600 USDNelson County85,600Franklin County: 85,400 USDFranklin County85,400Washington County: 84,700 USDWashington County84,700McCracken County: 83,400 USDMcCracken County83,400Marshall County: 83,100 USDMarshall County83,100Hardin County: 82,000 USDHardin County82,000Larue County: 82,000 USDLarue County82,000Crittenden County: 80,400 USDCrittenden County80,400Edmonson County: 79,900 USDEdmonson County79,900Warren County: 79,900 USDWarren County79,900Calloway County: 77,800 USDCalloway County77,800Hickman County: 77,700 USDHickman County77,700Mercer County: 77,300 USDMercer County77,300Grant County: 77,200 USDGrant County77,200Trimble County: 77,100 USDTrimble County77,100Lyon County: 76,700 USDLyon County76,700Boone County: 103,600 USDBoone County103,600Bracken County: 103,600 USDBracken County103,600Campbell County: 103,600 USDCampbell County103,600Gallatin County: 103,600 USDGallatin County103,600Kenton County: 103,600 USDKenton County103,600Pendleton County: 103,600 USDPendleton County103,600Shelby County: 99,300 USDShelby County99,300Bourbon County: 93,400 USDBourbon County93,400Clark County: 93,400 USDClark County93,400Fayette County: 93,400 USDFayette County93,400Jessamine County: 93,400 USDJessamine County93,400Scott County: 93,400 USDScott County93,400Woodford County: 93,400 USDWoodford County93,400Daviess County: 91,200 USDDaviess County91,200Hancock County: 91,200 USDHancock County91,200McLean County: 91,200 USDMcLean County91,200Bullitt County: 89,800 USDBullitt County89,800Henry County: 89,800 USDHenry County89,800Jefferson County: 89,800 USDJefferson County89,800Oldham County: 89,800 USDOldham County89,800Spencer County: 89,800 USDSpencer County89,800Meade County: 88,700 USDMeade County88,700Anderson County: 88,400 USDAnderson County88,400Henderson County: 87,300 USDHenderson County87,300Nelson County: 85,600 USDNelson County85,600Franklin County: 85,400 USDFranklin County85,400Washington County: 84,700 USDWashington County84,700McCracken County: 83,400 USDMcCracken County83,400Marshall County: 83,100 USDMarshall County83,100Hardin County: 82,000 USDHardin County82,000Larue County: 82,000 USDLarue County82,000Crittenden County: 80,400 USDCrittenden County80,400Edmonson County: 79,900 USDEdmonson County79,900Warren County: 79,900 USDWarren County79,900Calloway County: 77,800 USDCalloway County77,800Hickman County: 77,700 USDHickman County77,700Mercer County: 77,300 USDMercer County77,300Grant County: 77,200 USDGrant County77,200Trimble County: 77,100 USDTrimble County77,100Lyon County: 76,700 USDLyon County76,700
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Boone County103,600+4.5%
1Bracken County103,600+4.5%
1Campbell County103,600+4.5%
1Gallatin County103,600+4.5%
1Kenton County103,600+4.5%
1Pendleton County103,600+4.5%
7Shelby County99,300+13.4%
8Bourbon County93,400+7%
8Clark County93,400+7%
8Fayette County93,400+7%
8Jessamine County93,400+7%
8Scott County93,400+7%
8Woodford County93,400+7%
14Daviess County91,200+20.6%
14Hancock County91,200+20.6%
14McLean County91,200+20.6%
17Bullitt County89,800+6%
17Henry County89,800+6%
17Jefferson County89,800+6%
17Oldham County89,800+6%
17Spencer County89,800+6%
22Meade County88,700+10.3%
23Anderson County88,400+17.6%
24Henderson County87,300+4.3%
25Nelson County85,600+6.5%
26Franklin County85,400+7.8%
27Washington County84,700+17.8%
28McCracken County83,400+16.2%
29Marshall County83,100+0.6%
30Hardin County82,000+3.8%
30Larue County82,000+3.8%
32Crittenden County80,400+22%
33Edmonson County79,900+6.4%
33Warren County79,900+6.4%
35Calloway County77,800+19.7%
36Hickman County77,700+13.8%
37Mercer County77,300+2.9%
38Grant County77,200+20.4%
39Trimble County77,100+14.1%
40Lyon County76,700+9.1%
41Madison County76,400+0.4%
42Owen County76,100+7.5%
43Marion County75,100+18.1%
44Caldwell County75,000+8.9%
45Garrard County74,900+5.3%
46Boyle County74,800+7%
47Harrison County74,700+5.4%
48Taylor County74,300+17.9%
49Breckinridge County73,900+5.6%
50Mason County73,500+5.2%
51Allen County73,300+18.8%
51Boyd County73,300+12.1%
51Greenup County73,300+12.1%
54Christian County73,000+3.5%
54Trigg County73,000+3.5%
56Rowan County72,300+21.7%
57Powell County72,200+22%
58Logan County72,100+13.4%
59Robertson County71,900+15%
60Simpson County71,300+9.2%
61Livingston County71,200+9.9%
62Todd County70,100+11.6%
63Ballard County70,000+10.6%
64Butler County69,600+15.4%
65Muhlenberg County69,400+12.1%
66Graves County69,300+3.3%
67Montgomery County68,500+5.7%
68Fleming County67,800+14.9%
69Hopkins County67,200+3.2%
70Union County66,700+8.5%
71Hart County66,300+23.9%
72Webster County66,200+4.4%
73Russell County64,100+16.5%
74Ohio County64,000+12.3%
75Carlisle County63,800-6.7%
76Pulaski County63,300+6.7%
77Nicholas County62,600+15.3%
78Monroe County62,400+6.5%
79Adair County62,300+19.8%
80Lincoln County61,600+7.9%
80Wayne County61,600+13.4%
82Bath County61,500+5.1%
83Morgan County61,400+16.7%
84Rockcastle County60,400+6.2%
85Laurel County60,300+7.7%
86Johnson County60,200+15.1%
87Barren County59,300+10.8%
88Carroll County58,700-0.2%
89Carter County58,600+14%
90Menifee County57,000+1.6%
91Perry County56,900+15.2%
92Whitley County56,800+3.1%
93Elliott County56,600+33.8%
94Cumberland County56,500+8.7%
95Grayson County55,900+9.6%
96Lawrence County55,700+14.4%
97Metcalfe County55,500+13.5%
98Martin County55,300+5.3%
99Floyd County55,200+18.2%
100Pike County54,800+11.4%
101Estill County54,100+17.1%
102Breathitt County52,400+25.4%
103Green County52,000-4.9%
104Jackson County51,800+9.1%
105Fulton County51,300+6.7%
106Letcher County50,800+23.9%
107Leslie County50,500+13.5%
108Clinton County49,300+9.3%
109Owsley County48,000+7.4%
110Casey County47,600+0.8%
111Bell County47,400+31.7%
112Knott County47,200+6.1%
113Lewis County46,600-5.9%
114Magoffin County45,500+14.3%
115Clay County45,100+14.2%
116Knox County44,400+6.5%
117Lee County43,600+13.2%
118McCreary County43,500+13%
119Harlan County42,600+9%
120Wolfe County35,300-10.9%

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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/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2023). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.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), 2023. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 1 May 2023, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2023. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2023) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in Kentucky by area median family income (HUD), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il23/Section8-FY23.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/kentucky-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Boone County, with $103,600 in 2023, 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)?

Wolfe County, with $35,300 in 2023.

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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