Counties in Kentucky by median household income

Oldham County had the highest median household income of 120 counties in 2021, at $109,815. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $24,349. The median was $48,234 and the figure for Kentucky was $55,454. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest109,815Oldham County
Lowest24,349Wolfe County
Median48,234120 counties
Kentucky55,454History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Oldham CountyOldham County: 109,815 USD109,815Spencer CountySpencer County: 92,973 USD92,973Boone CountyBoone County: 87,034 USD87,034Shelby CountyShelby County: 73,974 USD73,974Scott CountyScott County: 73,113 USD73,113Woodford CountyWoodford County: 72,765 USD72,765Kenton CountyKenton County: 68,503 USD68,503Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 67,892 USD67,892Campbell CountyCampbell County: 65,580 USD65,580Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 65,196 USD65,196Nelson CountyNelson County: 64,354 USD64,354Meade CountyMeade County: 63,944 USD63,944Bracken CountyBracken County: 63,277 USD63,277Trimble CountyTrimble County: 62,125 USD62,125Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 61,633 USD61,633Hancock CountyHancock County: 61,622 USD61,622Fayette CountyFayette County: 61,526 USD61,526Grant CountyGrant County: 60,040 USD60,040Anderson CountyAnderson County: 59,887 USD59,887Hardin CountyHardin County: 59,863 USD59,863Franklin CountyFranklin County: 59,498 USD59,498Clark CountyClark County: 59,294 USD59,294Washington CountyWashington County: 59,049 USD59,049Marshall CountyMarshall County: 58,989 USD58,989Garrard CountyGarrard County: 58,137 USD58,137Daviess CountyDaviess County: 57,660 USD57,660Warren CountyWarren County: 57,625 USD57,625Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 57,619 USD57,619McLean CountyMcLean County: 57,027 USD57,027Taylor CountyTaylor County: 56,890 USD56,890Greenup CountyGreenup County: 55,431 USD55,431Lyon CountyLyon County: 55,203 USD55,203Madison CountyMadison County: 55,002 USD55,002Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 54,978 USD54,978Todd CountyTodd County: 54,823 USD54,823Boyle CountyBoyle County: 54,234 USD54,234Harrison CountyHarrison County: 53,862 USD53,862Robertson CountyRobertson County: 53,833 USD53,833Mercer CountyMercer County: 53,750 USD53,750Trigg CountyTrigg County: 53,693 USD53,693
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Oldham County109,815
2Spencer County92,973
3Boone County87,034
4Shelby County73,974
5Scott County73,113
6Woodford County72,765
7Kenton County68,503
8Bullitt County67,892
9Campbell County65,580
10Jessamine County65,196
11Nelson County64,354
12Meade County63,944
13Bracken County63,277
14Trimble County62,125
15Jefferson County61,633
16Hancock County61,622
17Fayette County61,526
18Grant County60,040
19Anderson County59,887
20Hardin County59,863
21Franklin County59,498
22Clark County59,294
23Washington County59,049
24Marshall County58,989
25Garrard County58,137
26Daviess County57,660
27Warren County57,625
28Pendleton County57,619
29McLean County57,027
30Taylor County56,890
31Greenup County55,431
32Lyon County55,203
33Madison County55,002
34Gallatin County54,978
35Todd County54,823
36Boyle County54,234
37Harrison County53,862
38Robertson County53,833
39Mercer County53,750
40Trigg County53,693
41Henderson County53,635
42Larue County53,555
43Simpson County53,420
44McCracken County53,366
45Bourbon County53,277
46Logan County53,133
47Boyd County53,077
48Ballard County52,695
49Owen County52,450
50Henry County52,301
51Livingston County51,081
52Union County50,533
53Breckinridge County49,919
54Hopkins County49,495
55Montgomery County49,313
56Marion County48,791
57Ohio County48,481
58Butler County48,355
59Fleming County48,315
60Caldwell County48,280
61Graves County48,187
62Mason County48,106
63Allen County47,495
64Webster County47,051
65Adair County46,652
66Laurel County46,604
67Bath County46,375
68Hickman County46,321
69Muhlenberg County46,124
70Christian County45,913
71Lincoln County45,856
72Rowan County45,681
73Hart County45,342
74Crittenden County45,000
75Calloway County44,534
76Nicholas County44,306
77Barren County44,254
78Menifee County43,313
79Metcalfe County43,196
80Pulaski County42,652
81Carroll County42,433
82Carlisle County42,386
83Russell County41,851
84Whitley County41,817
85Morgan County41,664
86Edmonson County41,533
87Johnson County41,489
88Wayne County41,237
89Grayson County40,839
90Martin County40,826
91Perry County40,577
92Rockcastle County40,406
93Carter County40,092
94Powell County39,493
95Monroe County39,334
96Casey County37,694
97Floyd County37,360
98Lawrence County37,014
99Pike County36,910
100Elliott County36,455
101Estill County36,336
102Knott County35,583
103Letcher County35,278
104Clinton County35,042
105Cumberland County34,563
106Leslie County34,528
107Green County34,363
108McCreary County33,939
109Jackson County33,699
110Fulton County33,567
111Clay County33,399
112Lewis County32,402
113Breathitt County32,259
114Bell County32,123
115Harlan County30,210
116Lee County29,817
117Magoffin County29,615
118Owsley County29,340
119Knox County29,206
120Wolfe County24,349

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Oldham County, with $109,815 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Wolfe County, with $24,349 in 2021.

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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