Counties in Kentucky by median household income

Oldham County had the highest median household income of 120 counties in 2022, at $117,334. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $28,666. The median was $53,047 and the figure for Kentucky was $60,183. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest117,334Oldham County
Lowest28,666Wolfe County
Median53,047120 counties
Kentucky60,183History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Oldham CountyOldham County: 117,334 USD117,334Spencer CountySpencer County: 101,118 USD101,118Boone CountyBoone County: 91,697 USD91,697Shelby CountyShelby County: 81,012 USD81,012Scott CountyScott County: 80,782 USD80,782Woodford CountyWoodford County: 78,295 USD78,295Kenton CountyKenton County: 76,016 USD76,016Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 73,900 USD73,900Campbell CountyCampbell County: 71,979 USD71,979Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 69,905 USD69,905Anderson CountyAnderson County: 69,885 USD69,885Hickman CountyHickman County: 68,589 USD68,589Meade CountyMeade County: 68,518 USD68,518Hancock CountyHancock County: 68,102 USD68,102Trimble CountyTrimble County: 66,492 USD66,492Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 66,296 USD66,296Nelson CountyNelson County: 66,212 USD66,212Fayette CountyFayette County: 66,087 USD66,087Grant CountyGrant County: 65,461 USD65,461Washington CountyWashington County: 65,456 USD65,456Marshall CountyMarshall County: 64,597 USD64,597Hardin CountyHardin County: 64,136 USD64,136Lyon CountyLyon County: 64,081 USD64,081Daviess CountyDaviess County: 64,021 USD64,021McLean CountyMcLean County: 64,020 USD64,020Taylor CountyTaylor County: 63,211 USD63,211Warren CountyWarren County: 63,074 USD63,074Franklin CountyFranklin County: 62,929 USD62,929Clark CountyClark County: 61,878 USD61,878Mercer CountyMercer County: 60,728 USD60,728Bracken CountyBracken County: 59,911 USD59,911Madison CountyMadison County: 59,797 USD59,797Logan CountyLogan County: 58,869 USD58,869Harrison CountyHarrison County: 58,840 USD58,840Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 58,723 USD58,723Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 58,641 USD58,641Greenup CountyGreenup County: 58,562 USD58,562McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 58,490 USD58,490Boyd CountyBoyd County: 58,327 USD58,327Henry CountyHenry County: 58,294 USD58,294
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Oldham County117,334+6.8%
2Spencer County101,118+8.8%
3Boone County91,697+5.4%
4Shelby County81,012+9.5%
5Scott County80,782+10.5%
6Woodford County78,295+7.6%
7Kenton County76,016+11%
8Bullitt County73,900+8.8%
9Campbell County71,979+9.8%
10Jessamine County69,905+7.2%
11Anderson County69,885+16.7%
12Hickman County68,589+48.1%
13Meade County68,518+7.2%
14Hancock County68,102+10.5%
15Trimble County66,492+7%
16Jefferson County66,296+7.6%
17Nelson County66,212+2.9%
18Fayette County66,087+7.4%
19Grant County65,461+9%
20Washington County65,456+10.9%
21Marshall County64,597+9.5%
22Hardin County64,136+7.1%
23Lyon County64,081+16.1%
24Daviess County64,021+11%
25McLean County64,020+12.3%
26Taylor County63,211+11.1%
27Warren County63,074+9.5%
28Franklin County62,929+5.8%
29Clark County61,878+4.4%
30Mercer County60,728+13%
31Bracken County59,911-5.3%
32Madison County59,797+8.7%
33Logan County58,869+10.8%
34Harrison County58,840+9.2%
35Pendleton County58,723+1.9%
36Gallatin County58,641+6.7%
37Greenup County58,562+5.6%
38McCracken County58,490+9.6%
39Boyd County58,327+9.9%
40Henry County58,294+11.5%
41Garrard County58,263+0.2%
42Union County58,260+15.3%
43Todd County57,891+5.6%
44Larue County57,867+8.1%
45Nicholas County57,539+29.9%
46Allen County57,159+20.3%
47Ballard County57,111+8.4%
48Henderson County56,912+6.1%
49Boyle County56,568+4.3%
50Owen County56,485+7.7%
51Livingston County56,125+9.9%
52Simpson County55,907+4.7%
53Trigg County55,864+4%
54Webster County55,451+17.9%
55Bourbon County54,580+2.4%
56Hopkins County54,466+10%
57Robertson County53,798-0.1%
58Laurel County53,693+15.2%
59Montgomery County53,436+8.4%
60Carlisle County53,065+25.2%
61Edmonson County53,029+27.7%
62Graves County52,526+9%
63Caldwell County52,488+8.7%
64Ohio County52,474+8.2%
65Breckinridge County51,756+3.7%
66Bath County51,471+11%
67Muhlenberg County50,935+10.4%
68Carroll County50,625+19.3%
69Rowan County50,038+9.5%
70Adair County49,690+6.5%
71Marion County49,627+1.7%
72Lincoln County49,487+7.9%
73Christian County48,920+6.5%
74Pulaski County48,768+14.3%
75Mason County48,460+0.7%
76Calloway County48,276+8.4%
77Russell County48,220+15.2%
78Barren County48,141+8.8%
79Butler County47,589-1.6%
80Monroe County47,252+20.1%
81Grayson County47,024+15.1%
82Carter County47,004+17.2%
83Metcalfe County46,932+8.6%
84Fleming County46,885-3%
85Morgan County46,018+10.5%
86Crittenden County45,810+1.8%
87Rockcastle County45,693+13.1%
88Hart County45,561+0.5%
89Perry County45,330+11.7%
90Martin County45,265+10.9%
91Whitley County44,332+6%
92Johnson County44,231+6.6%
93Menifee County43,797+1.1%
94Lawrence County42,488+14.8%
95Casey County42,190+11.9%
96Wayne County41,583+0.8%
97Pike County41,271+11.8%
98Clinton County41,180+17.5%
99Cumberland County40,515+17.2%
100Estill County39,980+10%
101Elliott County39,469+8.3%
102Floyd County38,723+3.6%
103Green County38,595+12.3%
104Jackson County38,516+14.3%
105Letcher County38,466+9%
106Powell County38,415-2.7%
107Knott County38,336+7.7%
108Breathitt County38,209+18.4%
109Clay County37,888+13.4%
110Leslie County37,019+7.2%
111Lewis County36,662+13.1%
112Fulton County35,449+5.6%
113Harlan County35,128+16.3%
114McCreary County35,000+3.1%
115Knox County34,254+17.3%
116Bell County33,658+4.8%
117Owsley County32,844+11.9%
118Magoffin County31,927+7.8%
119Lee County31,682+6.3%
120Wolfe County28,666+17.7%

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Oldham County, with $117,334 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Wolfe County, with $28,666 in 2022.

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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