Counties in Kentucky by per capita personal income

Oldham County had the highest per capita personal income of 120 counties in 2013, at $49,781. Elliott County had the lowest, at $19,991. The median was $30,824 and the figure for Kentucky was $35,762. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest49,781Oldham County
Lowest19,991Elliott County
Median30,824120 counties
Kentucky35,762History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 26,971 USDAllen County: 27,501 USDAnderson County: 34,525 USDBallard County: 35,928 USDBarren County: 31,380 USDBath County: 27,427 USDBell County: 25,442 USDBoone County: 40,169 USDBourbon County: 39,120 USDBoyd County: 33,376 USDBoyle County: 32,363 USDBracken County: 30,694 USDBreathitt County: 27,737 USDBreckinridge County: 30,377 USDBullitt County: 34,316 USDButler County: 31,417 USDCaldwell County: 30,668 USDCalloway County: 32,424 USDCampbell County: 39,641 USDCarlisle County: 43,097 USDCarroll County: 32,698 USDCarter County: 26,409 USDCasey County: 26,838 USDChristian County: 35,055 USDClark County: 34,868 USDClay County: 25,410 USDClinton County: 29,052 USDCrittenden County: 31,723 USDCumberland County: 28,738 USDDaviess County: 36,965 USDEdmonson County: 27,628 USDElliott County: 19,991 USDEstill County: 27,363 USDFayette County: 42,509 USDFleming County: 29,500 USDFloyd County: 30,822 USDFranklin County: 37,004 USDFulton County: 31,161 USDGallatin County: 27,212 USDGarrard County: 31,144 USDGrant County: 30,561 USDGraves County: 34,051 USDGrayson County: 28,845 USDGreen County: 29,089 USDGreenup County: 34,338 USDHancock County: 34,501 USDHardin County: 36,810 USDHarlan County: 26,104 USDHarrison County: 30,180 USDHart County: 26,772 USDHenderson County: 35,139 USDHenry County: 33,730 USDHickman County: 43,347 USDHopkins County: 34,757 USDJackson County: 25,255 USDJefferson County: 42,034 USDJessamine County: 37,147 USDJohnson County: 28,935 USDKenton County: 44,404 USDKnott County: 26,619 USDKnox County: 25,853 USDLarue County: 31,888 USDLaurel County: 28,297 USDLawrence County: 28,305 USDLee County: 26,329 USDLeslie County: 27,644 USDLetcher County: 26,258 USDLewis County: 26,407 USDLincoln County: 27,670 USDLivingston County: 34,141 USDLogan County: 31,783 USDLyon County: 28,547 USDMcCracken County: 40,152 USDMcCreary County: 21,398 USDMcLean County: 39,391 USDMadison County: 31,480 USDMagoffin County: 27,497 USDMarion County: 28,949 USDMarshall County: 35,223 USDMartin County: 24,407 USDMason County: 33,882 USDMeade County: 31,582 USDMenifee County: 27,029 USDMercer County: 32,322 USDMetcalfe County: 26,426 USDMonroe County: 29,580 USDMontgomery County: 30,300 USDMorgan County: 23,445 USDMuhlenberg County: 30,825 USDNelson County: 36,536 USDNicholas County: 30,626 USDOhio County: 29,672 USDOldham County: 49,781 USDOwen County: 30,162 USDOwsley County: 26,677 USDPendleton County: 41,411 USDPerry County: 31,837 USDPike County: 30,862 USDPowell County: 25,370 USDPulaski County: 30,641 USDRobertson County: 28,284 USDRockcastle County: 26,995 USDRowan County: 27,594 USDRussell County: 29,626 USDScott County: 38,099 USDShelby County: 38,003 USDSimpson County: 33,811 USDSpencer County: 37,241 USDTaylor County: 29,203 USDTodd County: 38,564 USDTrigg County: 35,432 USDTrimble County: 31,618 USDUnion County: 36,241 USDWarren County: 33,381 USDWashington County: 30,835 USDWayne County: 25,146 USDWebster County: 36,578 USDWhitley County: 28,392 USDWolfe County: 26,452 USDWoodford County: 46,510 USD
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USD, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Oldham County: 49,781 USDOldham County49,781Woodford County: 46,510 USDWoodford County46,510Kenton County: 44,404 USDKenton County44,404Hickman County: 43,347 USDHickman County43,347Carlisle County: 43,097 USDCarlisle County43,097Fayette County: 42,509 USDFayette County42,509Jefferson County: 42,034 USDJefferson County42,034Pendleton County: 41,411 USDPendleton County41,411Boone County: 40,169 USDBoone County40,169McCracken County: 40,152 USDMcCracken County40,152Campbell County: 39,641 USDCampbell County39,641McLean County: 39,391 USDMcLean County39,391Bourbon County: 39,120 USDBourbon County39,120Todd County: 38,564 USDTodd County38,564Scott County: 38,099 USDScott County38,099Shelby County: 38,003 USDShelby County38,003Spencer County: 37,241 USDSpencer County37,241Jessamine County: 37,147 USDJessamine County37,147Franklin County: 37,004 USDFranklin County37,004Daviess County: 36,965 USDDaviess County36,965Hardin County: 36,810 USDHardin County36,810Webster County: 36,578 USDWebster County36,578Nelson County: 36,536 USDNelson County36,536Union County: 36,241 USDUnion County36,241Ballard County: 35,928 USDBallard County35,928Trigg County: 35,432 USDTrigg County35,432Marshall County: 35,223 USDMarshall County35,223Henderson County: 35,139 USDHenderson County35,139Christian County: 35,055 USDChristian County35,055Clark County: 34,868 USDClark County34,868Hopkins County: 34,757 USDHopkins County34,757Anderson County: 34,525 USDAnderson County34,525Hancock County: 34,501 USDHancock County34,501Greenup County: 34,338 USDGreenup County34,338Bullitt County: 34,316 USDBullitt County34,316Livingston County: 34,141 USDLivingston County34,141Graves County: 34,051 USDGraves County34,051Mason County: 33,882 USDMason County33,882Simpson County: 33,811 USDSimpson County33,811Henry County: 33,730 USDHenry County33,730Oldham County: 49,781 USDOldham County49,781Woodford County: 46,510 USDWoodford County46,510Kenton County: 44,404 USDKenton County44,404Hickman County: 43,347 USDHickman County43,347Carlisle County: 43,097 USDCarlisle County43,097Fayette County: 42,509 USDFayette County42,509Jefferson County: 42,034 USDJefferson County42,034Pendleton County: 41,411 USDPendleton County41,411Boone County: 40,169 USDBoone County40,169McCracken County: 40,152 USDMcCracken County40,152Campbell County: 39,641 USDCampbell County39,641McLean County: 39,391 USDMcLean County39,391Bourbon County: 39,120 USDBourbon County39,120Todd County: 38,564 USDTodd County38,564Scott County: 38,099 USDScott County38,099Shelby County: 38,003 USDShelby County38,003Spencer County: 37,241 USDSpencer County37,241Jessamine County: 37,147 USDJessamine County37,147Franklin County: 37,004 USDFranklin County37,004Daviess County: 36,965 USDDaviess County36,965Hardin County: 36,810 USDHardin County36,810Webster County: 36,578 USDWebster County36,578Nelson County: 36,536 USDNelson County36,536Union County: 36,241 USDUnion County36,241Ballard County: 35,928 USDBallard County35,928Trigg County: 35,432 USDTrigg County35,432Marshall County: 35,223 USDMarshall County35,223Henderson County: 35,139 USDHenderson County35,139Christian County: 35,055 USDChristian County35,055Clark County: 34,868 USDClark County34,868Hopkins County: 34,757 USDHopkins County34,757Anderson County: 34,525 USDAnderson County34,525Hancock County: 34,501 USDHancock County34,501Greenup County: 34,338 USDGreenup County34,338Bullitt County: 34,316 USDBullitt County34,316Livingston County: 34,141 USDLivingston County34,141Graves County: 34,051 USDGraves County34,051Mason County: 33,882 USDMason County33,882Simpson County: 33,811 USDSimpson County33,811Henry County: 33,730 USDHenry County33,730
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1Oldham County49,781-5.7%
2Woodford County46,510+8%
3Kenton County44,404+2.6%
4Hickman County43,347+29.9%
5Carlisle County43,097+13%
6Fayette County42,509+0.9%
7Jefferson County42,034-2.3%
8Pendleton County41,411+10.2%
9Boone County40,169-1%
10McCracken County40,152+1.9%
11Campbell County39,641-0.4%
12McLean County39,391+15%
13Bourbon County39,120+13.9%
14Todd County38,564+11.1%
15Scott County38,099+1.5%
16Shelby County38,003-0.4%
17Spencer County37,241-0.2%
18Jessamine County37,147+2.7%
19Franklin County37,004+0.9%
20Daviess County36,965+0.5%
21Hardin County36,810-1.9%
22Webster County36,578+7.4%
23Nelson County36,536+7.2%
24Union County36,241+16.3%
25Ballard County35,928+8.4%
26Trigg County35,432+2.1%
27Marshall County35,223+2%
28Henderson County35,139+2.2%
29Christian County35,055-1.3%
30Clark County34,868+1.8%
31Hopkins County34,757+1.8%
32Anderson County34,525+1.7%
33Hancock County34,501+4.4%
34Greenup County34,338-0.5%
35Bullitt County34,316-0.8%
36Livingston County34,141+3.7%
37Graves County34,051+7%
38Mason County33,882+1.5%
39Simpson County33,811+5.8%
40Henry County33,730-0%
41Warren County33,381+0.5%
42Boyd County33,376+0.1%
43Carroll County32,698+6.3%
44Calloway County32,424+1.7%
45Boyle County32,363-0.3%
46Mercer County32,322+2.3%
47Larue County31,888+5.1%
48Perry County31,837-4.4%
49Logan County31,783+3.4%
50Crittenden County31,723+4.5%
51Trimble County31,618+2.6%
52Meade County31,582-1.3%
53Madison County31,480+1.1%
54Butler County31,417+5.9%
55Barren County31,380-0.4%
56Fulton County31,161+9.4%
57Garrard County31,144+5.9%
58Pike County30,862-4%
59Washington County30,835+0.9%
60Muhlenberg County30,825+2.7%
61Floyd County30,822-1.1%
62Bracken County30,694+1.5%
63Caldwell County30,668+4.4%
64Pulaski County30,641-0.1%
65Nicholas County30,626+1.4%
66Grant County30,561+1.2%
67Breckinridge County30,377-0.7%
68Montgomery County30,300+0.8%
69Harrison County30,180-0.6%
70Owen County30,162+0.3%
71Ohio County29,672+3.8%
72Russell County29,626-0.5%
73Monroe County29,580+3.4%
74Fleming County29,500+3.5%
75Taylor County29,203+0.9%
76Green County29,089+2.9%
77Clinton County29,052+5%
78Marion County28,949+3.4%
79Johnson County28,935-3.9%
80Grayson County28,845+1.1%
81Cumberland County28,738+6.2%
82Lyon County28,547+2.3%
83Whitley County28,392-1.7%
84Lawrence County28,305+0.9%
85Laurel County28,297-2.2%
86Robertson County28,284+2.4%
87Breathitt County27,737-0.6%
88Lincoln County27,670+0.2%
89Leslie County27,644-4%
90Edmonson County27,628-0.1%
91Rowan County27,594-1.7%
92Allen County27,501+0.4%
93Magoffin County27,497+2.3%
94Bath County27,427-0.3%
95Estill County27,363+0.2%
96Gallatin County27,212+2.4%
97Menifee County27,029+3.7%
98Rockcastle County26,995+5.3%
99Adair County26,971+1.5%
100Casey County26,838+4.2%
101Hart County26,772-0.6%
102Owsley County26,677+4.2%
103Knott County26,619-4.9%
104Wolfe County26,452+2.2%
105Metcalfe County26,426+0.6%
106Carter County26,409-0.8%
107Lewis County26,407+4%
108Lee County26,329+6.7%
109Letcher County26,258-4.7%
110Harlan County26,104-5.6%
111Knox County25,853-0.1%
112Bell County25,442-1.7%
113Clay County25,410+1.5%
114Powell County25,370+0.3%
115Jackson County25,255+1.9%
116Wayne County25,146+2.6%
117Martin County24,407-4.7%
118Morgan County23,445+0.2%
119McCreary County21,398+2.6%
120Elliott County19,991+2.2%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Kentucky by per capita personal income, 2013. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/kentucky-counties?period=2013. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Oldham County, with $49,781 in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Elliott County, with $19,991 in 2013.

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