Counties in Kentucky by per capita personal income

Oldham County had the highest per capita personal income of 120 counties in 2014, at $51,825. Elliott County had the lowest, at $20,606. The median was $31,752 and the figure for Kentucky was $37,226. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest51,825Oldham County
Lowest20,606Elliott County
Median31,752120 counties
Kentucky37,226History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 28,320 USDAllen County: 29,379 USDAnderson County: 35,212 USDBallard County: 35,239 USDBarren County: 33,216 USDBath County: 28,028 USDBell County: 27,208 USDBoone County: 41,819 USDBourbon County: 40,844 USDBoyd County: 34,358 USDBoyle County: 33,480 USDBracken County: 31,644 USDBreathitt County: 30,076 USDBreckinridge County: 31,450 USDBullitt County: 35,218 USDButler County: 31,661 USDCaldwell County: 30,330 USDCalloway County: 33,064 USDCampbell County: 41,892 USDCarlisle County: 39,432 USDCarroll County: 36,750 USDCarter County: 27,772 USDCasey County: 28,054 USDChristian County: 35,280 USDClark County: 35,789 USDClay County: 26,923 USDClinton County: 30,745 USDCrittenden County: 31,842 USDCumberland County: 31,307 USDDaviess County: 38,456 USDEdmonson County: 28,798 USDElliott County: 20,606 USDEstill County: 28,906 USDFayette County: 44,316 USDFleming County: 30,486 USDFloyd County: 32,505 USDFranklin County: 38,466 USDFulton County: 30,017 USDGallatin County: 28,986 USDGarrard County: 31,957 USDGrant County: 31,287 USDGraves County: 34,248 USDGrayson County: 30,502 USDGreen County: 30,620 USDGreenup County: 35,762 USDHancock County: 34,237 USDHardin County: 38,226 USDHarlan County: 27,062 USDHarrison County: 30,986 USDHart County: 28,274 USDHenderson County: 35,777 USDHenry County: 34,405 USDHickman County: 39,844 USDHopkins County: 36,364 USDJackson County: 26,628 USDJefferson County: 43,928 USDJessamine County: 38,714 USDJohnson County: 30,206 USDKenton County: 47,717 USDKnott County: 28,413 USDKnox County: 27,809 USDLarue County: 31,644 USDLaurel County: 29,509 USDLawrence County: 29,108 USDLee County: 27,991 USDLeslie County: 28,407 USDLetcher County: 27,494 USDLewis County: 27,358 USDLincoln County: 28,631 USDLivingston County: 33,990 USDLogan County: 31,571 USDLyon County: 29,744 USDMcCracken County: 43,564 USDMcCreary County: 22,728 USDMcLean County: 38,345 USDMadison County: 32,981 USDMagoffin County: 28,482 USDMarion County: 31,496 USDMarshall County: 36,734 USDMartin County: 25,520 USDMason County: 35,110 USDMeade County: 32,526 USDMenifee County: 28,471 USDMercer County: 33,011 USDMetcalfe County: 27,675 USDMonroe County: 32,020 USDMontgomery County: 32,171 USDMorgan County: 24,227 USDMuhlenberg County: 31,967 USDNelson County: 36,160 USDNicholas County: 30,921 USDOhio County: 30,697 USDOldham County: 51,825 USDOwen County: 30,476 USDOwsley County: 28,902 USDPendleton County: 43,076 USDPerry County: 33,098 USDPike County: 31,885 USDPowell County: 27,267 USDPulaski County: 32,543 USDRobertson County: 29,879 USDRockcastle County: 28,360 USDRowan County: 28,443 USDRussell County: 30,769 USDScott County: 38,820 USDShelby County: 39,075 USDSimpson County: 33,641 USDSpencer County: 38,896 USDTaylor County: 30,251 USDTodd County: 36,619 USDTrigg County: 35,648 USDTrimble County: 32,947 USDUnion County: 33,449 USDWarren County: 34,515 USDWashington County: 32,376 USDWayne County: 26,395 USDWebster County: 36,989 USDWhitley County: 29,611 USDWolfe County: 29,044 USDWoodford County: 46,855 USD
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USD, 2014. 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, 2014

Oldham County: 51,825 USDOldham County51,825Kenton County: 47,717 USDKenton County47,717Woodford County: 46,855 USDWoodford County46,855Fayette County: 44,316 USDFayette County44,316Jefferson County: 43,928 USDJefferson County43,928McCracken County: 43,564 USDMcCracken County43,564Pendleton County: 43,076 USDPendleton County43,076Campbell County: 41,892 USDCampbell County41,892Boone County: 41,819 USDBoone County41,819Bourbon County: 40,844 USDBourbon County40,844Hickman County: 39,844 USDHickman County39,844Carlisle County: 39,432 USDCarlisle County39,432Shelby County: 39,075 USDShelby County39,075Spencer County: 38,896 USDSpencer County38,896Scott County: 38,820 USDScott County38,820Jessamine County: 38,714 USDJessamine County38,714Franklin County: 38,466 USDFranklin County38,466Daviess County: 38,456 USDDaviess County38,456McLean County: 38,345 USDMcLean County38,345Hardin County: 38,226 USDHardin County38,226Webster County: 36,989 USDWebster County36,989Carroll County: 36,750 USDCarroll County36,750Marshall County: 36,734 USDMarshall County36,734Todd County: 36,619 USDTodd County36,619Hopkins County: 36,364 USDHopkins County36,364Nelson County: 36,160 USDNelson County36,160Clark County: 35,789 USDClark County35,789Henderson County: 35,777 USDHenderson County35,777Greenup County: 35,762 USDGreenup County35,762Trigg County: 35,648 USDTrigg County35,648Christian County: 35,280 USDChristian County35,280Ballard County: 35,239 USDBallard County35,239Bullitt County: 35,218 USDBullitt County35,218Anderson County: 35,212 USDAnderson County35,212Mason County: 35,110 USDMason County35,110Warren County: 34,515 USDWarren County34,515Henry County: 34,405 USDHenry County34,405Boyd County: 34,358 USDBoyd County34,358Graves County: 34,248 USDGraves County34,248Hancock County: 34,237 USDHancock County34,237Oldham County: 51,825 USDOldham County51,825Kenton County: 47,717 USDKenton County47,717Woodford County: 46,855 USDWoodford County46,855Fayette County: 44,316 USDFayette County44,316Jefferson County: 43,928 USDJefferson County43,928McCracken County: 43,564 USDMcCracken County43,564Pendleton County: 43,076 USDPendleton County43,076Campbell County: 41,892 USDCampbell County41,892Boone County: 41,819 USDBoone County41,819Bourbon County: 40,844 USDBourbon County40,844Hickman County: 39,844 USDHickman County39,844Carlisle County: 39,432 USDCarlisle County39,432Shelby County: 39,075 USDShelby County39,075Spencer County: 38,896 USDSpencer County38,896Scott County: 38,820 USDScott County38,820Jessamine County: 38,714 USDJessamine County38,714Franklin County: 38,466 USDFranklin County38,466Daviess County: 38,456 USDDaviess County38,456McLean County: 38,345 USDMcLean County38,345Hardin County: 38,226 USDHardin County38,226Webster County: 36,989 USDWebster County36,989Carroll County: 36,750 USDCarroll County36,750Marshall County: 36,734 USDMarshall County36,734Todd County: 36,619 USDTodd County36,619Hopkins County: 36,364 USDHopkins County36,364Nelson County: 36,160 USDNelson County36,160Clark County: 35,789 USDClark County35,789Henderson County: 35,777 USDHenderson County35,777Greenup County: 35,762 USDGreenup County35,762Trigg County: 35,648 USDTrigg County35,648Christian County: 35,280 USDChristian County35,280Ballard County: 35,239 USDBallard County35,239Bullitt County: 35,218 USDBullitt County35,218Anderson County: 35,212 USDAnderson County35,212Mason County: 35,110 USDMason County35,110Warren County: 34,515 USDWarren County34,515Henry County: 34,405 USDHenry County34,405Boyd County: 34,358 USDBoyd County34,358Graves County: 34,248 USDGraves County34,248Hancock County: 34,237 USDHancock County34,237
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

RankCounties2014
USD
Change on 2013
1Oldham County51,825+4.1%
2Kenton County47,717+7.5%
3Woodford County46,855+0.7%
4Fayette County44,316+4.3%
5Jefferson County43,928+4.5%
6McCracken County43,564+8.5%
7Pendleton County43,076+4%
8Campbell County41,892+5.7%
9Boone County41,819+4.1%
10Bourbon County40,844+4.4%
11Hickman County39,844-8.1%
12Carlisle County39,432-8.5%
13Shelby County39,075+2.8%
14Spencer County38,896+4.4%
15Scott County38,820+1.9%
16Jessamine County38,714+4.2%
17Franklin County38,466+4%
18Daviess County38,456+4%
19McLean County38,345-2.7%
20Hardin County38,226+3.8%
21Webster County36,989+1.1%
22Carroll County36,750+12.4%
23Marshall County36,734+4.3%
24Todd County36,619-5%
25Hopkins County36,364+4.6%
26Nelson County36,160-1%
27Clark County35,789+2.6%
28Henderson County35,777+1.8%
29Greenup County35,762+4.1%
30Trigg County35,648+0.6%
31Christian County35,280+0.6%
32Ballard County35,239-1.9%
33Bullitt County35,218+2.6%
34Anderson County35,212+2%
35Mason County35,110+3.6%
36Warren County34,515+3.4%
37Henry County34,405+2%
38Boyd County34,358+2.9%
39Graves County34,248+0.6%
40Hancock County34,237-0.8%
41Livingston County33,990-0.4%
42Simpson County33,641-0.5%
43Boyle County33,480+3.5%
44Union County33,449-7.7%
45Barren County33,216+5.9%
46Perry County33,098+4%
47Calloway County33,064+2%
48Mercer County33,011+2.1%
49Madison County32,981+4.8%
50Trimble County32,947+4.2%
51Pulaski County32,543+6.2%
52Meade County32,526+3%
53Floyd County32,505+5.5%
54Washington County32,376+5%
55Montgomery County32,171+6.2%
56Monroe County32,020+8.2%
57Muhlenberg County31,967+3.7%
58Garrard County31,957+2.6%
59Pike County31,885+3.3%
60Crittenden County31,842+0.4%
61Butler County31,661+0.8%
62Bracken County31,644+3.1%
62Larue County31,644-0.8%
64Logan County31,571-0.7%
65Marion County31,496+8.8%
66Breckinridge County31,450+3.5%
67Cumberland County31,307+8.9%
68Grant County31,287+2.4%
69Harrison County30,986+2.7%
70Nicholas County30,921+1%
71Russell County30,769+3.9%
72Clinton County30,745+5.8%
73Ohio County30,697+3.5%
74Green County30,620+5.3%
75Grayson County30,502+5.7%
76Fleming County30,486+3.3%
77Owen County30,476+1%
78Caldwell County30,330-1.1%
79Taylor County30,251+3.6%
80Johnson County30,206+4.4%
81Breathitt County30,076+8.4%
82Fulton County30,017-3.7%
83Robertson County29,879+5.6%
84Lyon County29,744+4.2%
85Whitley County29,611+4.3%
86Laurel County29,509+4.3%
87Allen County29,379+6.8%
88Lawrence County29,108+2.8%
89Wolfe County29,044+9.8%
90Gallatin County28,986+6.5%
91Estill County28,906+5.6%
92Owsley County28,902+8.3%
93Edmonson County28,798+4.2%
94Lincoln County28,631+3.5%
95Magoffin County28,482+3.6%
96Menifee County28,471+5.3%
97Rowan County28,443+3.1%
98Knott County28,413+6.7%
99Leslie County28,407+2.8%
100Rockcastle County28,360+5.1%
101Adair County28,320+5%
102Hart County28,274+5.6%
103Casey County28,054+4.5%
104Bath County28,028+2.2%
105Lee County27,991+6.3%
106Knox County27,809+7.6%
107Carter County27,772+5.2%
108Metcalfe County27,675+4.7%
109Letcher County27,494+4.7%
110Lewis County27,358+3.6%
111Powell County27,267+7.5%
112Bell County27,208+6.9%
113Harlan County27,062+3.7%
114Clay County26,923+6%
115Jackson County26,628+5.4%
116Wayne County26,395+5%
117Martin County25,520+4.6%
118Morgan County24,227+3.3%
119McCreary County22,728+6.2%
120Elliott County20,606+3.1%

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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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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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Oldham County, with $51,825 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Elliott County, with $20,606 in 2014.

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