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 2023, at $52,773. Wolfe County had the lowest, at $15,253. The median was $29,367 and the figure for Kentucky was $34,960. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52,773Oldham County
Lowest15,253Wolfe County
Median29,367120 counties
Kentucky34,960History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 27,705 USDAllen County: 30,206 USDAnderson County: 35,161 USDBallard County: 34,469 USDBarren County: 28,422 USDBath County: 28,809 USDBell County: 20,463 USDBoone County: 43,436 USDBourbon County: 32,619 USDBoyd County: 31,192 USDBoyle County: 32,238 USDBracken County: 30,198 USDBreathitt County: 23,544 USDBreckinridge County: 29,163 USDBullitt County: 36,758 USDButler County: 25,198 USDCaldwell County: 31,544 USDCalloway County: 29,862 USDCampbell County: 45,113 USDCarlisle County: 33,860 USDCarroll County: 29,904 USDCarter County: 27,184 USDCasey County: 23,916 USDChristian County: 26,445 USDClark County: 39,131 USDClay County: 21,888 USDClinton County: 23,829 USDCrittenden County: 28,751 USDCumberland County: 21,857 USDDaviess County: 35,121 USDEdmonson County: 27,643 USDElliott County: 18,287 USDEstill County: 24,142 USDFayette County: 42,272 USDFleming County: 26,611 USDFloyd County: 26,142 USDFranklin County: 40,031 USDFulton County: 20,202 USDGallatin County: 30,216 USDGarrard County: 30,619 USDGrant County: 30,603 USDGraves County: 29,608 USDGrayson County: 27,601 USDGreen County: 24,639 USDGreenup County: 32,864 USDHancock County: 31,417 USDHardin County: 36,836 USDHarlan County: 21,681 USDHarrison County: 31,696 USDHart County: 25,506 USDHenderson County: 32,803 USDHenry County: 30,492 USDHickman County: 30,587 USDHopkins County: 28,979 USDJackson County: 22,069 USDJefferson County: 41,267 USDJessamine County: 40,444 USDJohnson County: 24,579 USDKenton County: 42,623 USDKnott County: 21,353 USDKnox County: 21,277 USDLarue County: 30,533 USDLaurel County: 27,944 USDLawrence County: 24,027 USDLee County: 19,697 USDLeslie County: 22,942 USDLetcher County: 24,260 USDLewis County: 23,486 USDLincoln County: 27,267 USDLivingston County: 29,831 USDLogan County: 29,251 USDLyon County: 32,837 USDMcCracken County: 38,598 USDMcCreary County: 16,972 USDMcLean County: 34,206 USDMadison County: 32,382 USDMagoffin County: 20,024 USDMarion County: 27,866 USDMarshall County: 33,532 USDMartin County: 29,000 USDMason County: 33,031 USDMeade County: 35,010 USDMenifee County: 25,987 USDMercer County: 32,851 USDMetcalfe County: 24,031 USDMonroe County: 26,755 USDMontgomery County: 28,562 USDMorgan County: 25,456 USDMuhlenberg County: 31,065 USDNelson County: 33,257 USDNicholas County: 24,672 USDOhio County: 27,179 USDOldham County: 52,773 USDOwen County: 30,071 USDOwsley County: 21,285 USDPendleton County: 30,460 USDPerry County: 30,062 USDPike County: 26,111 USDPowell County: 23,947 USDPulaski County: 31,140 USDRobertson County: 24,243 USDRockcastle County: 28,133 USDRowan County: 30,257 USDRussell County: 28,231 USDScott County: 40,096 USDShelby County: 38,834 USDSimpson County: 28,786 USDSpencer County: 40,963 USDTaylor County: 28,714 USDTodd County: 29,483 USDTrigg County: 31,732 USDTrimble County: 31,542 USDUnion County: 30,328 USDWarren County: 34,999 USDWashington County: 30,810 USDWayne County: 27,424 USDWebster County: 27,404 USDWhitley County: 23,077 USDWolfe County: 15,253 USDWoodford County: 42,152 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

Oldham County: 52,773 USDOldham County52,773Campbell County: 45,113 USDCampbell County45,113Boone County: 43,436 USDBoone County43,436Kenton County: 42,623 USDKenton County42,623Fayette County: 42,272 USDFayette County42,272Woodford County: 42,152 USDWoodford County42,152Jefferson County: 41,267 USDJefferson County41,267Spencer County: 40,963 USDSpencer County40,963Jessamine County: 40,444 USDJessamine County40,444Scott County: 40,096 USDScott County40,096Franklin County: 40,031 USDFranklin County40,031Clark County: 39,131 USDClark County39,131Shelby County: 38,834 USDShelby County38,834McCracken County: 38,598 USDMcCracken County38,598Hardin County: 36,836 USDHardin County36,836Bullitt County: 36,758 USDBullitt County36,758Anderson County: 35,161 USDAnderson County35,161Daviess County: 35,121 USDDaviess County35,121Meade County: 35,010 USDMeade County35,010Warren County: 34,999 USDWarren County34,999Ballard County: 34,469 USDBallard County34,469McLean County: 34,206 USDMcLean County34,206Carlisle County: 33,860 USDCarlisle County33,860Marshall County: 33,532 USDMarshall County33,532Nelson County: 33,257 USDNelson County33,257Mason County: 33,031 USDMason County33,031Greenup County: 32,864 USDGreenup County32,864Mercer County: 32,851 USDMercer County32,851Lyon County: 32,837 USDLyon County32,837Henderson County: 32,803 USDHenderson County32,803Bourbon County: 32,619 USDBourbon County32,619Madison County: 32,382 USDMadison County32,382Boyle County: 32,238 USDBoyle County32,238Trigg County: 31,732 USDTrigg County31,732Harrison County: 31,696 USDHarrison County31,696Caldwell County: 31,544 USDCaldwell County31,544Trimble County: 31,542 USDTrimble County31,542Hancock County: 31,417 USDHancock County31,417Boyd County: 31,192 USDBoyd County31,192Pulaski County: 31,140 USDPulaski County31,140Oldham County: 52,773 USDOldham County52,773Campbell County: 45,113 USDCampbell County45,113Boone County: 43,436 USDBoone County43,436Kenton County: 42,623 USDKenton County42,623Fayette County: 42,272 USDFayette County42,272Woodford County: 42,152 USDWoodford County42,152Jefferson County: 41,267 USDJefferson County41,267Spencer County: 40,963 USDSpencer County40,963Jessamine County: 40,444 USDJessamine County40,444Scott County: 40,096 USDScott County40,096Franklin County: 40,031 USDFranklin County40,031Clark County: 39,131 USDClark County39,131Shelby County: 38,834 USDShelby County38,834McCracken County: 38,598 USDMcCracken County38,598Hardin County: 36,836 USDHardin County36,836Bullitt County: 36,758 USDBullitt County36,758Anderson County: 35,161 USDAnderson County35,161Daviess County: 35,121 USDDaviess County35,121Meade County: 35,010 USDMeade County35,010Warren County: 34,999 USDWarren County34,999Ballard County: 34,469 USDBallard County34,469McLean County: 34,206 USDMcLean County34,206Carlisle County: 33,860 USDCarlisle County33,860Marshall County: 33,532 USDMarshall County33,532Nelson County: 33,257 USDNelson County33,257Mason County: 33,031 USDMason County33,031Greenup County: 32,864 USDGreenup County32,864Mercer County: 32,851 USDMercer County32,851Lyon County: 32,837 USDLyon County32,837Henderson County: 32,803 USDHenderson County32,803Bourbon County: 32,619 USDBourbon County32,619Madison County: 32,382 USDMadison County32,382Boyle County: 32,238 USDBoyle County32,238Trigg County: 31,732 USDTrigg County31,732Harrison County: 31,696 USDHarrison County31,696Caldwell County: 31,544 USDCaldwell County31,544Trimble County: 31,542 USDTrimble County31,542Hancock County: 31,417 USDHancock County31,417Boyd County: 31,192 USDBoyd County31,192Pulaski County: 31,140 USDPulaski County31,140
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

RankCounties2023
USD
Change on 2022
1Oldham County52,773+4.4%
2Campbell County45,113+5.3%
3Boone County43,436+5.2%
4Kenton County42,623+4.5%
5Fayette County42,272+3.2%
6Woodford County42,152+9.3%
7Jefferson County41,267+3.2%
8Spencer County40,963+2.4%
9Jessamine County40,444+7.3%
10Scott County40,096+4.4%
11Franklin County40,031+5.1%
12Clark County39,131+8.6%
13Shelby County38,834+2.4%
14McCracken County38,598+6%
15Hardin County36,836+4.6%
16Bullitt County36,758+7%
17Anderson County35,161+4.9%
18Daviess County35,121+4.5%
19Meade County35,010+0.7%
20Warren County34,999+2.3%
21Ballard County34,469+10.1%
22McLean County34,206+5.6%
23Carlisle County33,860+7.8%
24Marshall County33,532+2.1%
25Nelson County33,257-1%
26Mason County33,031-2.4%
27Greenup County32,864+2.5%
28Mercer County32,851+8%
29Lyon County32,837+7.9%
30Henderson County32,803+6%
31Bourbon County32,619+8.3%
32Madison County32,382+3.5%
33Boyle County32,238+7.6%
34Trigg County31,732+5.2%
35Harrison County31,696+6.5%
36Caldwell County31,544+0.9%
37Trimble County31,542+8.9%
38Hancock County31,417+2.7%
39Boyd County31,192+0.6%
40Pulaski County31,140+6.6%
41Muhlenberg County31,065-1.8%
42Washington County30,810+2%
43Garrard County30,619-0.4%
44Grant County30,603+5.1%
45Hickman County30,587-21.4%
46Larue County30,533+8.9%
47Henry County30,492+5.7%
48Pendleton County30,460+5.3%
49Union County30,328+7.6%
50Rowan County30,257+5.9%
51Gallatin County30,216+10.3%
52Allen County30,206+6.7%
53Bracken County30,198+3.5%
54Owen County30,071+5.7%
55Perry County30,062+7.7%
56Carroll County29,904+7.3%
57Calloway County29,862+7.2%
58Livingston County29,831-3.8%
59Graves County29,608+2.2%
60Todd County29,483-2.5%
61Logan County29,251+5.4%
62Breckinridge County29,163+5.2%
63Martin County29,000+36.3%
64Hopkins County28,979+3.9%
65Bath County28,809+6.6%
66Simpson County28,786+3%
67Crittenden County28,751+2.6%
68Taylor County28,714-4%
69Montgomery County28,562+8.1%
70Barren County28,422+2.5%
71Russell County28,231+9.5%
72Rockcastle County28,133+5.6%
73Laurel County27,944+4.2%
74Marion County27,866+10.9%
75Adair County27,705+6.2%
76Edmonson County27,643+3.2%
77Grayson County27,601+8%
78Wayne County27,424+1.5%
79Webster County27,404+8.8%
80Lincoln County27,267+5%
81Carter County27,184+9%
82Ohio County27,179+1.7%
83Monroe County26,755+0.8%
84Fleming County26,611+1.5%
85Christian County26,445+1.8%
86Floyd County26,142+17.9%
87Pike County26,111+3.8%
88Menifee County25,987+14.6%
89Hart County25,506+7%
90Morgan County25,456+9.5%
91Butler County25,198+5.6%
92Nicholas County24,672-0.2%
93Green County24,639+2.3%
94Johnson County24,579+7.2%
95Letcher County24,260+3.1%
96Robertson County24,243+0.4%
97Estill County24,142+10.3%
98Metcalfe County24,031+2.8%
99Lawrence County24,027+13.5%
100Powell County23,947+2.6%
101Casey County23,916+4.1%
102Clinton County23,829-0.3%
103Breathitt County23,544+7.1%
104Lewis County23,486+14.1%
105Whitley County23,077+3.4%
106Leslie County22,942+22.4%
107Jackson County22,069+0.9%
108Clay County21,888+11.8%
109Cumberland County21,857-3.6%
110Harlan County21,681+5.7%
111Knott County21,353+4%
112Owsley County21,285+9.7%
113Knox County21,277+3%
114Bell County20,463+6.2%
115Fulton County20,202+1.2%
116Magoffin County20,024+2.3%
117Lee County19,697+5.6%
118Elliott County18,287+6.1%
119McCreary County16,972-2.7%
120Wolfe County15,253+3.6%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat

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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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/kentucky-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Oldham County, with $52,773 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wolfe County, with $15,253 in 2023.

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