Counties in Kentucky by median household income, 2024

Oldham County had the highest median household income of 120 counties in 2024, at $122,497. Owsley County had the lowest, at $22,188. The median was $57,293 and the figure for Kentucky was $63,726. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest122,497Oldham County
Lowest22,188Owsley County
Median57,293120 counties
Kentucky63,726History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Oldham CountyOldham County: 122,497 USD122,497Spencer CountySpencer County: 102,618 USD102,618Boone CountyBoone County: 99,414 USD99,414Scott CountyScott County: 85,158 USD85,158Woodford CountyWoodford County: 83,788 USD83,788Shelby CountyShelby County: 82,604 USD82,604Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 80,558 USD80,558Kenton CountyKenton County: 80,548 USD80,548Campbell CountyCampbell County: 77,567 USD77,567Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 74,576 USD74,576Anderson CountyAnderson County: 74,488 USD74,488Meade CountyMeade County: 74,355 USD74,355Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 69,866 USD69,866Nelson CountyNelson County: 69,562 USD69,562Fayette CountyFayette County: 69,479 USD69,479Grant CountyGrant County: 69,178 USD69,178Daviess CountyDaviess County: 68,214 USD68,214Hardin CountyHardin County: 67,647 USD67,647Larue CountyLarue County: 67,067 USD67,067Harrison CountyHarrison County: 66,442 USD66,442Bracken CountyBracken County: 66,319 USD66,319Ballard CountyBallard County: 66,164 USD66,164Trimble CountyTrimble County: 66,027 USD66,027Marshall CountyMarshall County: 65,831 USD65,831Warren CountyWarren County: 65,794 USD65,794McLean CountyMcLean County: 65,596 USD65,596Hancock CountyHancock County: 65,464 USD65,464Franklin CountyFranklin County: 65,298 USD65,298Lyon CountyLyon County: 65,066 USD65,066Mercer CountyMercer County: 64,824 USD64,824Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 64,669 USD64,669McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 64,373 USD64,373Clark CountyClark County: 64,348 USD64,348Madison CountyMadison County: 63,351 USD63,351Henry CountyHenry County: 63,347 USD63,347Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 63,346 USD63,346Garrard CountyGarrard County: 63,087 USD63,087Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 62,439 USD62,439Washington CountyWashington County: 61,616 USD61,616Allen CountyAllen County: 61,403 USD61,403
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Oldham County122,497+0.8%
2Spencer County102,618+4.4%
3Boone County99,414+4.9%
4Scott County85,158+1.8%
5Woodford County83,788+4.7%
6Shelby County82,604-0.1%
7Bullitt County80,558+3.8%
8Kenton County80,548+1.4%
9Campbell County77,567+0.4%
10Jessamine County74,576-0.4%
11Anderson County74,488+3.8%
12Meade County74,355+6%
13Jefferson County69,866+3%
14Nelson County69,562+2.5%
15Fayette County69,479+2.7%
16Grant County69,178+1.8%
17Daviess County68,214+4.4%
18Hardin County67,647+0.1%
19Larue County67,067-1%
20Harrison County66,442+5.1%
21Bracken County66,319+11.4%
22Ballard County66,164+2.2%
23Trimble County66,027-2.6%
24Marshall County65,831+3.5%
25Warren County65,794+1.5%
26McLean County65,596-7%
27Hancock County65,464-2.1%
28Franklin County65,298-1.8%
29Lyon County65,066+0.9%
30Mercer County64,824+2.7%
31Pendleton County64,669-2.9%
32McCracken County64,373+3.2%
33Clark County64,348-5.1%
34Madison County63,351+1.5%
35Henry County63,347+4.3%
36Gallatin County63,346+1.8%
37Garrard County63,087+0.8%
38Carlisle County62,439+0.7%
39Washington County61,616+3.1%
40Allen County61,403+4%
41Bourbon County61,354+8.9%
42Boyle County61,159-0.8%
43Owen County61,134+2.4%
44Boyd County61,118+0.8%
45Todd County61,103+5.8%
46Hickman County60,867-4.5%
47Greenup County60,751+1.9%
48Taylor County60,456-2.3%
49Logan County60,382-1.9%
50Union County60,327-1.1%
51Simpson County59,858+4.3%
52Trigg County59,857+9.6%
53Webster County59,628+1.4%
54Marion County59,627+7.6%
55Caldwell County59,583+3.4%
56Nicholas County59,531+11%
57Livingston County58,984-1.2%
58Henderson County58,851+1.1%
59Ohio County57,798+6.3%
60Laurel County57,771+1.4%
61Hopkins County56,815-1.4%
62Bath County56,541+4.5%
63Carroll County56,466-2.2%
64Montgomery County56,396-1.9%
65Butler County56,092+7.9%
66Breckinridge County55,843+4%
67Christian County55,494+2.4%
68Edmonson County54,937+0.8%
69Rowan County54,321+1.2%
70Adair County53,553+6.4%
71Calloway County52,706+1.6%
72Lincoln County52,440+3.1%
73Hart County52,285+5.3%
74Mason County52,178+1.4%
75Muhlenberg County51,927-1.4%
76Pulaski County51,898+1.9%
77Robertson County51,830-1%
78Metcalfe County51,473+6%
79Monroe County51,280+3.7%
80Carter County51,235+1.7%
81Graves County50,772+0.4%
82Grayson County50,757+1.7%
83Barren County50,628+3%
84Fleming County49,307-0.7%
85Rockcastle County48,862+1%
86Morgan County47,913+0.9%
87Lewis County46,838+12.5%
88Green County46,798+13.9%
89Lawrence County46,772+2.6%
90Crittenden County46,656-0.7%
91Estill County46,051+4.9%
92Elliott County45,776+14.2%
93Wayne County45,739+9.1%
94Casey County45,510+9.2%
95Menifee County45,096+0.9%
96Johnson County44,904+4.4%
97Clinton County44,844+6.3%
98Russell County44,738-11.4%
99Whitley County44,615+6.9%
100Pike County44,312+5.1%
101Perry County42,181-6.8%
102Letcher County41,793+3.2%
103Knott County41,761+10.7%
104Harlan County41,693+12.1%
105Floyd County41,279-0.7%
106Clay County40,900+3.3%
107Powell County40,309+1.3%
108Cumberland County40,000+0.9%
108Jackson County40,000-3.4%
110Fulton County38,217+3.8%
111Lee County37,568+9.9%
112Martin County37,042-19.8%
113Leslie County35,934-10.6%
114Breathitt County34,808-15.3%
115McCreary County33,750-9.7%
116Magoffin County33,080-1.6%
117Knox County32,527-1.9%
118Bell County31,354-3.2%
119Wolfe County30,417+4.7%
120Owsley County22,188-28.6%

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Oldham County, with $122,497 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Owsley County, with $22,188 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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