Counties in Kentucky by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Oldham County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 120 counties in 2024, at $54,496. McCreary County had the lowest, at $17,150. The median was $29,851 and the figure for Kentucky was $35,821. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54,496Oldham County
Lowest17,150McCreary County
Median29,851120 counties
Kentucky35,821History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 28,489 USDAllen County: 30,852 USDAnderson County: 35,735 USDBallard County: 35,589 USDBarren County: 29,914 USDBath County: 29,906 USDBell County: 21,704 USDBoone County: 46,264 USDBourbon County: 33,889 USDBoyd County: 31,752 USDBoyle County: 31,524 USDBracken County: 33,389 USDBreathitt County: 22,593 USDBreckinridge County: 30,854 USDBullitt County: 38,684 USDButler County: 27,030 USDCaldwell County: 30,830 USDCalloway County: 29,867 USDCampbell County: 46,100 USDCarlisle County: 33,432 USDCarroll County: 29,735 USDCarter County: 27,994 USDCasey County: 26,254 USDChristian County: 27,039 USDClark County: 37,681 USDClay County: 21,846 USDClinton County: 24,457 USDCrittenden County: 28,700 USDCumberland County: 24,221 USDDaviess County: 36,554 USDEdmonson County: 29,834 USDElliott County: 21,178 USDEstill County: 25,226 USDFayette County: 43,790 USDFleming County: 25,869 USDFloyd County: 25,406 USDFranklin County: 39,218 USDFulton County: 21,434 USDGallatin County: 32,778 USDGarrard County: 30,524 USDGrant County: 31,323 USDGraves County: 30,535 USDGrayson County: 28,372 USDGreen County: 26,178 USDGreenup County: 33,527 USDHancock County: 31,584 USDHardin County: 37,638 USDHarlan County: 22,319 USDHarrison County: 33,578 USDHart County: 26,411 USDHenderson County: 32,844 USDHenry County: 31,532 USDHickman County: 32,313 USDHopkins County: 29,287 USDJackson County: 22,925 USDJefferson County: 42,087 USDJessamine County: 41,505 USDJohnson County: 25,175 USDKenton County: 43,733 USDKnott County: 23,721 USDKnox County: 20,708 USDLarue County: 29,539 USDLaurel County: 27,836 USDLawrence County: 25,890 USDLee County: 21,415 USDLeslie County: 23,827 USDLetcher County: 22,681 USDLewis County: 26,242 USDLincoln County: 28,170 USDLivingston County: 31,334 USDLogan County: 29,489 USDLyon County: 34,672 USDMcCracken County: 39,193 USDMcCreary County: 17,150 USDMcLean County: 33,651 USDMadison County: 32,828 USDMagoffin County: 21,190 USDMarion County: 29,597 USDMarshall County: 34,734 USDMartin County: 26,524 USDMason County: 31,189 USDMeade County: 36,483 USDMenifee County: 25,879 USDMercer County: 33,683 USDMetcalfe County: 27,314 USDMonroe County: 27,296 USDMontgomery County: 29,716 USDMorgan County: 25,674 USDMuhlenberg County: 30,585 USDNelson County: 35,010 USDNicholas County: 25,299 USDOhio County: 28,772 USDOldham County: 54,496 USDOwen County: 30,369 USDOwsley County: 18,731 USDPendleton County: 31,070 USDPerry County: 28,931 USDPike County: 27,048 USDPowell County: 23,040 USDPulaski County: 29,394 USDRobertson County: 26,050 USDRockcastle County: 27,074 USDRowan County: 30,395 USDRussell County: 29,055 USDScott County: 41,521 USDShelby County: 39,890 USDSimpson County: 31,249 USDSpencer County: 43,368 USDTaylor County: 28,896 USDTodd County: 32,149 USDTrigg County: 32,472 USDTrimble County: 34,349 USDUnion County: 30,559 USDWarren County: 35,497 USDWashington County: 32,046 USDWayne County: 25,596 USDWebster County: 27,267 USDWhitley County: 23,353 USDWolfe County: 17,627 USDWoodford County: 43,877 USD
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USD, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Oldham County: 54,496 USDOldham County54,496Boone County: 46,264 USDBoone County46,264Campbell County: 46,100 USDCampbell County46,100Woodford County: 43,877 USDWoodford County43,877Fayette County: 43,790 USDFayette County43,790Kenton County: 43,733 USDKenton County43,733Spencer County: 43,368 USDSpencer County43,368Jefferson County: 42,087 USDJefferson County42,087Scott County: 41,521 USDScott County41,521Jessamine County: 41,505 USDJessamine County41,505Shelby County: 39,890 USDShelby County39,890Franklin County: 39,218 USDFranklin County39,218McCracken County: 39,193 USDMcCracken County39,193Bullitt County: 38,684 USDBullitt County38,684Clark County: 37,681 USDClark County37,681Hardin County: 37,638 USDHardin County37,638Daviess County: 36,554 USDDaviess County36,554Meade County: 36,483 USDMeade County36,483Anderson County: 35,735 USDAnderson County35,735Ballard County: 35,589 USDBallard County35,589Warren County: 35,497 USDWarren County35,497Nelson County: 35,010 USDNelson County35,010Marshall County: 34,734 USDMarshall County34,734Lyon County: 34,672 USDLyon County34,672Trimble County: 34,349 USDTrimble County34,349Bourbon County: 33,889 USDBourbon County33,889Mercer County: 33,683 USDMercer County33,683McLean County: 33,651 USDMcLean County33,651Harrison County: 33,578 USDHarrison County33,578Greenup County: 33,527 USDGreenup County33,527Carlisle County: 33,432 USDCarlisle County33,432Bracken County: 33,389 USDBracken County33,389Henderson County: 32,844 USDHenderson County32,844Madison County: 32,828 USDMadison County32,828Gallatin County: 32,778 USDGallatin County32,778Trigg County: 32,472 USDTrigg County32,472Hickman County: 32,313 USDHickman County32,313Todd County: 32,149 USDTodd County32,149Washington County: 32,046 USDWashington County32,046Boyd County: 31,752 USDBoyd County31,752Oldham County: 54,496 USDOldham County54,496Boone County: 46,264 USDBoone County46,264Campbell County: 46,100 USDCampbell County46,100Woodford County: 43,877 USDWoodford County43,877Fayette County: 43,790 USDFayette County43,790Kenton County: 43,733 USDKenton County43,733Spencer County: 43,368 USDSpencer County43,368Jefferson County: 42,087 USDJefferson County42,087Scott County: 41,521 USDScott County41,521Jessamine County: 41,505 USDJessamine County41,505Shelby County: 39,890 USDShelby County39,890Franklin County: 39,218 USDFranklin County39,218McCracken County: 39,193 USDMcCracken County39,193Bullitt County: 38,684 USDBullitt County38,684Clark County: 37,681 USDClark County37,681Hardin County: 37,638 USDHardin County37,638Daviess County: 36,554 USDDaviess County36,554Meade County: 36,483 USDMeade County36,483Anderson County: 35,735 USDAnderson County35,735Ballard County: 35,589 USDBallard County35,589Warren County: 35,497 USDWarren County35,497Nelson County: 35,010 USDNelson County35,010Marshall County: 34,734 USDMarshall County34,734Lyon County: 34,672 USDLyon County34,672Trimble County: 34,349 USDTrimble County34,349Bourbon County: 33,889 USDBourbon County33,889Mercer County: 33,683 USDMercer County33,683McLean County: 33,651 USDMcLean County33,651Harrison County: 33,578 USDHarrison County33,578Greenup County: 33,527 USDGreenup County33,527Carlisle County: 33,432 USDCarlisle County33,432Bracken County: 33,389 USDBracken County33,389Henderson County: 32,844 USDHenderson County32,844Madison County: 32,828 USDMadison County32,828Gallatin County: 32,778 USDGallatin County32,778Trigg County: 32,472 USDTrigg County32,472Hickman County: 32,313 USDHickman County32,313Todd County: 32,149 USDTodd County32,149Washington County: 32,046 USDWashington County32,046Boyd County: 31,752 USDBoyd County31,752
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Oldham County54,496+3.3%
2Boone County46,264+6.5%
3Campbell County46,100+2.2%
4Woodford County43,877+4.1%
5Fayette County43,790+3.6%
6Kenton County43,733+2.6%
7Spencer County43,368+5.9%
8Jefferson County42,087+2%
9Scott County41,521+3.6%
10Jessamine County41,505+2.6%
11Shelby County39,890+2.7%
12Franklin County39,218-2%
13McCracken County39,193+1.5%
14Bullitt County38,684+5.2%
15Clark County37,681-3.7%
16Hardin County37,638+2.2%
17Daviess County36,554+4.1%
18Meade County36,483+4.2%
19Anderson County35,735+1.6%
20Ballard County35,589+3.2%
21Warren County35,497+1.4%
22Nelson County35,010+5.3%
23Marshall County34,734+3.6%
24Lyon County34,672+5.6%
25Trimble County34,349+8.9%
26Bourbon County33,889+3.9%
27Mercer County33,683+2.5%
28McLean County33,651-1.6%
29Harrison County33,578+5.9%
30Greenup County33,527+2%
31Carlisle County33,432-1.3%
32Bracken County33,389+10.6%
33Henderson County32,844+0.1%
34Madison County32,828+1.4%
35Gallatin County32,778+8.5%
36Trigg County32,472+2.3%
37Hickman County32,313+5.6%
38Todd County32,149+9%
39Washington County32,046+4%
40Boyd County31,752+1.8%
41Hancock County31,584+0.5%
42Henry County31,532+3.4%
43Boyle County31,524-2.2%
44Livingston County31,334+5%
45Grant County31,323+2.4%
46Simpson County31,249+8.6%
47Mason County31,189-5.6%
48Pendleton County31,070+2%
49Breckinridge County30,854+5.8%
50Allen County30,852+2.1%
51Caldwell County30,830-2.3%
52Muhlenberg County30,585-1.5%
53Union County30,559+0.8%
54Graves County30,535+3.1%
55Garrard County30,524-0.3%
56Rowan County30,395+0.5%
57Owen County30,369+1%
58Barren County29,914+5.2%
59Bath County29,906+3.8%
60Calloway County29,8670%
61Edmonson County29,834+7.9%
62Carroll County29,735-0.6%
63Montgomery County29,716+4%
64Marion County29,597+6.2%
65Larue County29,539-3.3%
66Logan County29,489+0.8%
67Pulaski County29,394-5.6%
68Hopkins County29,287+1.1%
69Russell County29,055+2.9%
70Perry County28,931-3.8%
71Taylor County28,896+0.6%
72Ohio County28,772+5.9%
73Crittenden County28,700-0.2%
74Adair County28,489+2.8%
75Grayson County28,372+2.8%
76Lincoln County28,170+3.3%
77Carter County27,994+3%
78Laurel County27,836-0.4%
79Metcalfe County27,314+13.7%
80Monroe County27,296+2%
81Webster County27,267-0.5%
82Rockcastle County27,074-3.8%
83Pike County27,048+3.6%
84Christian County27,039+2.2%
85Butler County27,030+7.3%
86Martin County26,524-8.5%
87Hart County26,411+3.5%
88Casey County26,254+9.8%
89Lewis County26,242+11.7%
90Green County26,178+6.2%
91Robertson County26,050+7.5%
92Lawrence County25,890+7.8%
93Menifee County25,879-0.4%
94Fleming County25,869-2.8%
95Morgan County25,674+0.9%
96Wayne County25,596-6.7%
97Floyd County25,406-2.8%
98Nicholas County25,299+2.5%
99Estill County25,226+4.5%
100Johnson County25,175+2.4%
101Clinton County24,457+2.6%
102Cumberland County24,221+10.8%
103Leslie County23,827+3.9%
104Knott County23,721+11.1%
105Whitley County23,353+1.2%
106Powell County23,040-3.8%
107Jackson County22,925+3.9%
108Letcher County22,681-6.5%
109Breathitt County22,593-4%
110Harlan County22,319+2.9%
111Clay County21,846-0.2%
112Bell County21,704+6.1%
113Fulton County21,434+6.1%
114Lee County21,415+8.7%
115Magoffin County21,190+5.8%
116Elliott County21,178+15.8%
117Knox County20,708-2.7%
118Owsley County18,731-12%
119Wolfe County17,627+15.6%
120McCreary County17,150+1%

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Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Kentucky by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Oldham County, with $54,496 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

McCreary County, with $17,150 in 2024.

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