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

Oldham County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 120 counties in 2022, at $50,534. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $14,727. The median was $27,896 and the figure for Kentucky was $33,515. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest50,534Oldham County
Lowest14,727Wolfe County
Median27,896120 counties
Kentucky33,515History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 26,098 USDAllen County: 28,307 USDAnderson County: 33,513 USDBallard County: 31,315 USDBarren County: 27,732 USDBath County: 27,018 USDBell County: 19,262 USDBoone County: 41,281 USDBourbon County: 30,123 USDBoyd County: 30,993 USDBoyle County: 29,955 USDBracken County: 29,164 USDBreathitt County: 21,985 USDBreckinridge County: 27,733 USDBullitt County: 34,362 USDButler County: 23,862 USDCaldwell County: 31,255 USDCalloway County: 27,850 USDCampbell County: 42,846 USDCarlisle County: 31,403 USDCarroll County: 27,858 USDCarter County: 24,949 USDCasey County: 22,970 USDChristian County: 25,973 USDClark County: 36,028 USDClay County: 19,579 USDClinton County: 23,905 USDCrittenden County: 28,035 USDCumberland County: 22,668 USDDaviess County: 33,599 USDEdmonson County: 26,781 USDElliott County: 17,242 USDEstill County: 21,880 USDFayette County: 40,953 USDFleming County: 26,230 USDFloyd County: 22,179 USDFranklin County: 38,104 USDFulton County: 19,960 USDGallatin County: 27,398 USDGarrard County: 30,728 USDGrant County: 29,113 USDGraves County: 28,978 USDGrayson County: 25,565 USDGreen County: 24,090 USDGreenup County: 32,070 USDHancock County: 30,579 USDHardin County: 35,226 USDHarlan County: 20,511 USDHarrison County: 29,748 USDHart County: 23,837 USDHenderson County: 30,949 USDHenry County: 28,842 USDHickman County: 38,895 USDHopkins County: 27,878 USDJackson County: 21,876 USDJefferson County: 39,994 USDJessamine County: 37,703 USDJohnson County: 22,931 USDKenton County: 40,780 USDKnott County: 20,536 USDKnox County: 20,658 USDLarue County: 28,038 USDLaurel County: 26,829 USDLawrence County: 21,163 USDLee County: 18,651 USDLeslie County: 18,739 USDLetcher County: 23,522 USDLewis County: 20,579 USDLincoln County: 25,972 USDLivingston County: 31,024 USDLogan County: 27,741 USDLyon County: 30,441 USDMcCracken County: 36,401 USDMcCreary County: 17,450 USDMcLean County: 32,382 USDMadison County: 31,290 USDMagoffin County: 19,582 USDMarion County: 25,133 USDMarshall County: 32,853 USDMartin County: 21,276 USDMason County: 33,842 USDMeade County: 34,781 USDMenifee County: 22,682 USDMercer County: 30,424 USDMetcalfe County: 23,380 USDMonroe County: 26,549 USDMontgomery County: 26,423 USDMorgan County: 23,257 USDMuhlenberg County: 31,621 USDNelson County: 33,585 USDNicholas County: 24,714 USDOhio County: 26,712 USDOldham County: 50,534 USDOwen County: 28,446 USDOwsley County: 19,405 USDPendleton County: 28,919 USDPerry County: 27,913 USDPike County: 25,153 USDPowell County: 23,336 USDPulaski County: 29,215 USDRobertson County: 24,146 USDRockcastle County: 26,640 USDRowan County: 28,578 USDRussell County: 25,790 USDScott County: 38,391 USDShelby County: 37,918 USDSimpson County: 27,951 USDSpencer County: 39,997 USDTaylor County: 29,899 USDTodd County: 30,252 USDTrigg County: 30,172 USDTrimble County: 28,958 USDUnion County: 28,196 USDWarren County: 34,201 USDWashington County: 30,217 USDWayne County: 27,016 USDWebster County: 25,177 USDWhitley County: 22,310 USDWolfe County: 14,727 USDWoodford County: 38,567 USD
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USD, 2022. 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, 2022

Oldham County: 50,534 USDOldham County50,534Campbell County: 42,846 USDCampbell County42,846Boone County: 41,281 USDBoone County41,281Fayette County: 40,953 USDFayette County40,953Kenton County: 40,780 USDKenton County40,780Spencer County: 39,997 USDSpencer County39,997Jefferson County: 39,994 USDJefferson County39,994Hickman County: 38,895 USDHickman County38,895Woodford County: 38,567 USDWoodford County38,567Scott County: 38,391 USDScott County38,391Franklin County: 38,104 USDFranklin County38,104Shelby County: 37,918 USDShelby County37,918Jessamine County: 37,703 USDJessamine County37,703McCracken County: 36,401 USDMcCracken County36,401Clark County: 36,028 USDClark County36,028Hardin County: 35,226 USDHardin County35,226Meade County: 34,781 USDMeade County34,781Bullitt County: 34,362 USDBullitt County34,362Warren County: 34,201 USDWarren County34,201Mason County: 33,842 USDMason County33,842Daviess County: 33,599 USDDaviess County33,599Nelson County: 33,585 USDNelson County33,585Anderson County: 33,513 USDAnderson County33,513Marshall County: 32,853 USDMarshall County32,853McLean County: 32,382 USDMcLean County32,382Greenup County: 32,070 USDGreenup County32,070Muhlenberg County: 31,621 USDMuhlenberg County31,621Carlisle County: 31,403 USDCarlisle County31,403Ballard County: 31,315 USDBallard County31,315Madison County: 31,290 USDMadison County31,290Caldwell County: 31,255 USDCaldwell County31,255Livingston County: 31,024 USDLivingston County31,024Boyd County: 30,993 USDBoyd County30,993Henderson County: 30,949 USDHenderson County30,949Garrard County: 30,728 USDGarrard County30,728Hancock County: 30,579 USDHancock County30,579Lyon County: 30,441 USDLyon County30,441Mercer County: 30,424 USDMercer County30,424Todd County: 30,252 USDTodd County30,252Washington County: 30,217 USDWashington County30,217Oldham County: 50,534 USDOldham County50,534Campbell County: 42,846 USDCampbell County42,846Boone County: 41,281 USDBoone County41,281Fayette County: 40,953 USDFayette County40,953Kenton County: 40,780 USDKenton County40,780Spencer County: 39,997 USDSpencer County39,997Jefferson County: 39,994 USDJefferson County39,994Hickman County: 38,895 USDHickman County38,895Woodford County: 38,567 USDWoodford County38,567Scott County: 38,391 USDScott County38,391Franklin County: 38,104 USDFranklin County38,104Shelby County: 37,918 USDShelby County37,918Jessamine County: 37,703 USDJessamine County37,703McCracken County: 36,401 USDMcCracken County36,401Clark County: 36,028 USDClark County36,028Hardin County: 35,226 USDHardin County35,226Meade County: 34,781 USDMeade County34,781Bullitt County: 34,362 USDBullitt County34,362Warren County: 34,201 USDWarren County34,201Mason County: 33,842 USDMason County33,842Daviess County: 33,599 USDDaviess County33,599Nelson County: 33,585 USDNelson County33,585Anderson County: 33,513 USDAnderson County33,513Marshall County: 32,853 USDMarshall County32,853McLean County: 32,382 USDMcLean County32,382Greenup County: 32,070 USDGreenup County32,070Muhlenberg County: 31,621 USDMuhlenberg County31,621Carlisle County: 31,403 USDCarlisle County31,403Ballard County: 31,315 USDBallard County31,315Madison County: 31,290 USDMadison County31,290Caldwell County: 31,255 USDCaldwell County31,255Livingston County: 31,024 USDLivingston County31,024Boyd County: 30,993 USDBoyd County30,993Henderson County: 30,949 USDHenderson County30,949Garrard County: 30,728 USDGarrard County30,728Hancock County: 30,579 USDHancock County30,579Lyon County: 30,441 USDLyon County30,441Mercer County: 30,424 USDMercer County30,424Todd County: 30,252 USDTodd County30,252Washington County: 30,217 USDWashington County30,217
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

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Oldham County50,534+7.9%
2Campbell County42,846+11.6%
3Boone County41,281+7.8%
4Fayette County40,953+9.3%
5Kenton County40,780+10.3%
6Spencer County39,997+5.4%
7Jefferson County39,994+9.5%
8Hickman County38,895+21.4%
9Woodford County38,567+9.7%
10Scott County38,391+10%
11Franklin County38,104+11%
12Shelby County37,918+9.2%
13Jessamine County37,703+10.4%
14McCracken County36,401+14%
15Clark County36,028+8.5%
16Hardin County35,226+9.6%
17Meade County34,781+13.6%
18Bullitt County34,362+10.2%
19Warren County34,201+8.2%
20Mason County33,842+7.7%
21Daviess County33,599+6.7%
22Nelson County33,585+4.6%
23Anderson County33,513+10.6%
24Marshall County32,853+5.8%
25McLean County32,382+8.5%
26Greenup County32,070+8.7%
27Muhlenberg County31,621+10.5%
28Carlisle County31,403+18.9%
29Ballard County31,315+5.7%
30Madison County31,290+9.6%
31Caldwell County31,255+4.5%
32Livingston County31,024+6.6%
33Boyd County30,993+12.3%
34Henderson County30,949+9.7%
35Garrard County30,728+5.3%
36Hancock County30,579+7.3%
37Lyon County30,441+8.4%
38Mercer County30,424+9.1%
39Todd County30,252+14.8%
40Washington County30,217+6.4%
41Trigg County30,172+7.2%
42Bourbon County30,123+1.1%
43Boyle County29,955+7.8%
44Taylor County29,899+10.7%
45Harrison County29,748+8.2%
46Pulaski County29,215+8.5%
47Bracken County29,164+9.5%
48Grant County29,113+6.8%
49Graves County28,978+8.9%
50Trimble County28,958+8.1%
51Pendleton County28,919+11.8%
52Henry County28,842+0.5%
53Rowan County28,578+12.4%
54Owen County28,446+3.9%
55Allen County28,307+14.1%
56Union County28,196+16.6%
57Larue County28,038+7.8%
58Crittenden County28,035+8.1%
59Simpson County27,951+11%
60Perry County27,913+11.6%
61Hopkins County27,878+10.1%
62Carroll County27,858+3.5%
63Calloway County27,850+10.2%
64Logan County27,741+6.9%
65Breckinridge County27,733+7.6%
66Barren County27,732+13.6%
67Gallatin County27,398+11.6%
68Bath County27,018+8.3%
69Wayne County27,016+4.6%
70Laurel County26,829+11.5%
71Edmonson County26,781+14.8%
72Ohio County26,712+8.5%
73Rockcastle County26,640+8.8%
74Monroe County26,549+8%
75Montgomery County26,423+13.8%
76Fleming County26,230+7%
77Adair County26,098+10.4%
78Christian County25,973+3.1%
79Lincoln County25,972+17.2%
80Russell County25,790+13.9%
81Grayson County25,565+15.9%
82Webster County25,177+6%
83Pike County25,153+10%
84Marion County25,133+4.8%
85Carter County24,949+18%
86Nicholas County24,714+7.3%
87Robertson County24,146-6.4%
88Green County24,090+1.9%
89Clinton County23,905+9.1%
90Butler County23,862+2.2%
91Hart County23,837+4.6%
92Letcher County23,522+9%
93Metcalfe County23,380+9.5%
94Powell County23,336+9.5%
95Morgan County23,257+16.3%
96Casey County22,970+13.8%
97Johnson County22,931+5.2%
98Menifee County22,682+14%
99Cumberland County22,668+8%
100Whitley County22,310+8.1%
101Floyd County22,179+10%
102Breathitt County21,985+6.4%
103Estill County21,880+9.3%
104Jackson County21,876+20.3%
105Martin County21,276+13.8%
106Lawrence County21,163+9.5%
107Knox County20,658+9.7%
108Lewis County20,579+9%
109Knott County20,536+16.8%
110Harlan County20,511+14.9%
111Fulton County19,960+7.3%
112Magoffin County19,582+0.7%
113Clay County19,579+17.8%
114Owsley County19,405+7.2%
115Bell County19,262+9.8%
116Leslie County18,739+4.5%
117Lee County18,651-2.3%
118McCreary County17,450+9.5%
119Elliott County17,242+17.5%
120Wolfe County14,727+12.8%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Oldham County, with $50,534 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wolfe County, with $14,727 in 2022.

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