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Counties in Kentucky by per capita personal income

Oldham County had the highest per capita personal income of 120 counties in 2021, at $76,678. Elliott County had the lowest, at $28,765. The median was $44,293 and the figure for Kentucky was $51,941. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest76,678Oldham County
Lowest28,765Elliott County
Median44,293120 counties
Kentucky51,941History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 41,322 USDAllen County: 41,696 USDAnderson County: 45,586 USDBallard County: 50,600 USDBarren County: 43,643 USDBath County: 38,169 USDBell County: 40,728 USDBoone County: 57,519 USDBourbon County: 56,366 USDBoyd County: 46,244 USDBoyle County: 45,499 USDBracken County: 45,651 USDBreathitt County: 39,027 USDBreckinridge County: 43,252 USDBullitt County: 50,684 USDButler County: 44,256 USDCaldwell County: 45,271 USDCalloway County: 44,398 USDCampbell County: 60,053 USDCarlisle County: 54,619 USDCarroll County: 45,691 USDCarter County: 39,324 USDCasey County: 40,635 USDChristian County: 45,082 USDClark County: 48,167 USDClay County: 39,025 USDClinton County: 44,065 USDCrittenden County: 42,731 USDCumberland County: 50,632 USDDaviess County: 49,804 USDEdmonson County: 40,545 USDElliott County: 28,765 USDEstill County: 40,257 USDFayette County: 60,717 USDFleming County: 41,528 USDFloyd County: 43,423 USDFranklin County: 49,606 USDFulton County: 42,173 USDGallatin County: 44,295 USDGarrard County: 44,290 USDGrant County: 46,184 USDGraves County: 48,476 USDGrayson County: 42,178 USDGreen County: 43,023 USDGreenup County: 47,565 USDHancock County: 50,446 USDHardin County: 52,487 USDHarlan County: 38,278 USDHarrison County: 44,288 USDHart County: 41,333 USDHenderson County: 50,039 USDHenry County: 49,732 USDHickman County: 54,178 USDHopkins County: 46,313 USDJackson County: 38,368 USDJefferson County: 62,921 USDJessamine County: 57,209 USDJohnson County: 39,670 USDKenton County: 69,155 USDKnott County: 41,249 USDKnox County: 38,773 USDLarue County: 44,538 USDLaurel County: 41,380 USDLawrence County: 38,234 USDLee County: 35,007 USDLeslie County: 39,606 USDLetcher County: 39,716 USDLewis County: 40,215 USDLincoln County: 40,618 USDLivingston County: 46,642 USDLogan County: 45,701 USDLyon County: 42,657 USDMcCracken County: 59,365 USDMcCreary County: 35,708 USDMcLean County: 49,581 USDMadison County: 44,269 USDMagoffin County: 42,438 USDMarion County: 44,426 USDMarshall County: 48,040 USDMartin County: 33,011 USDMason County: 49,541 USDMeade County: 47,602 USDMenifee County: 41,525 USDMercer County: 43,598 USDMetcalfe County: 38,308 USDMonroe County: 44,283 USDMontgomery County: 42,932 USDMorgan County: 33,933 USDMuhlenberg County: 40,570 USDNelson County: 52,977 USDNicholas County: 40,811 USDOhio County: 39,875 USDOldham County: 76,678 USDOwen County: 40,473 USDOwsley County: 46,392 USDPendleton County: 47,739 USDPerry County: 43,369 USDPike County: 43,068 USDPowell County: 37,949 USDPulaski County: 46,909 USDRobertson County: 41,475 USDRockcastle County: 40,546 USDRowan County: 37,879 USDRussell County: 47,965 USDScott County: 52,136 USDShelby County: 55,828 USDSimpson County: 44,781 USDSpencer County: 54,879 USDTaylor County: 41,426 USDTodd County: 47,617 USDTrigg County: 47,138 USDTrimble County: 48,192 USDUnion County: 50,536 USDWarren County: 45,066 USDWashington County: 46,695 USDWayne County: 38,346 USDWebster County: 47,794 USDWhitley County: 43,182 USDWolfe County: 45,056 USDWoodford County: 60,736 USD
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USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Oldham County: 76,678 USDOldham County76,678Kenton County: 69,155 USDKenton County69,155Jefferson County: 62,921 USDJefferson County62,921Woodford County: 60,736 USDWoodford County60,736Fayette County: 60,717 USDFayette County60,717Campbell County: 60,053 USDCampbell County60,053McCracken County: 59,365 USDMcCracken County59,365Boone County: 57,519 USDBoone County57,519Jessamine County: 57,209 USDJessamine County57,209Bourbon County: 56,366 USDBourbon County56,366Shelby County: 55,828 USDShelby County55,828Spencer County: 54,879 USDSpencer County54,879Carlisle County: 54,619 USDCarlisle County54,619Hickman County: 54,178 USDHickman County54,178Nelson County: 52,977 USDNelson County52,977Hardin County: 52,487 USDHardin County52,487Scott County: 52,136 USDScott County52,136Bullitt County: 50,684 USDBullitt County50,684Cumberland County: 50,632 USDCumberland County50,632Ballard County: 50,600 USDBallard County50,600Union County: 50,536 USDUnion County50,536Hancock County: 50,446 USDHancock County50,446Henderson County: 50,039 USDHenderson County50,039Daviess County: 49,804 USDDaviess County49,804Henry County: 49,732 USDHenry County49,732Franklin County: 49,606 USDFranklin County49,606McLean County: 49,581 USDMcLean County49,581Mason County: 49,541 USDMason County49,541Graves County: 48,476 USDGraves County48,476Trimble County: 48,192 USDTrimble County48,192Clark County: 48,167 USDClark County48,167Marshall County: 48,040 USDMarshall County48,040Russell County: 47,965 USDRussell County47,965Webster County: 47,794 USDWebster County47,794Pendleton County: 47,739 USDPendleton County47,739Todd County: 47,617 USDTodd County47,617Meade County: 47,602 USDMeade County47,602Greenup County: 47,565 USDGreenup County47,565Trigg County: 47,138 USDTrigg County47,138Pulaski County: 46,909 USDPulaski County46,909Oldham County: 76,678 USDOldham County76,678Kenton County: 69,155 USDKenton County69,155Jefferson County: 62,921 USDJefferson County62,921Woodford County: 60,736 USDWoodford County60,736Fayette County: 60,717 USDFayette County60,717Campbell County: 60,053 USDCampbell County60,053McCracken County: 59,365 USDMcCracken County59,365Boone County: 57,519 USDBoone County57,519Jessamine County: 57,209 USDJessamine County57,209Bourbon County: 56,366 USDBourbon County56,366Shelby County: 55,828 USDShelby County55,828Spencer County: 54,879 USDSpencer County54,879Carlisle County: 54,619 USDCarlisle County54,619Hickman County: 54,178 USDHickman County54,178Nelson County: 52,977 USDNelson County52,977Hardin County: 52,487 USDHardin County52,487Scott County: 52,136 USDScott County52,136Bullitt County: 50,684 USDBullitt County50,684Cumberland County: 50,632 USDCumberland County50,632Ballard County: 50,600 USDBallard County50,600Union County: 50,536 USDUnion County50,536Hancock County: 50,446 USDHancock County50,446Henderson County: 50,039 USDHenderson County50,039Daviess County: 49,804 USDDaviess County49,804Henry County: 49,732 USDHenry County49,732Franklin County: 49,606 USDFranklin County49,606McLean County: 49,581 USDMcLean County49,581Mason County: 49,541 USDMason County49,541Graves County: 48,476 USDGraves County48,476Trimble County: 48,192 USDTrimble County48,192Clark County: 48,167 USDClark County48,167Marshall County: 48,040 USDMarshall County48,040Russell County: 47,965 USDRussell County47,965Webster County: 47,794 USDWebster County47,794Pendleton County: 47,739 USDPendleton County47,739Todd County: 47,617 USDTodd County47,617Meade County: 47,602 USDMeade County47,602Greenup County: 47,565 USDGreenup County47,565Trigg County: 47,138 USDTrigg County47,138Pulaski County: 46,909 USDPulaski County46,909
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Oldham County76,678+14%
2Kenton County69,155+12.9%
3Jefferson County62,921+11.4%
4Woodford County60,736+10.2%
5Fayette County60,717+9%
6Campbell County60,053+10.5%
7McCracken County59,365+15.1%
8Boone County57,519+7.2%
9Jessamine County57,209+12.5%
10Bourbon County56,366+12.3%
11Shelby County55,828+10%
12Spencer County54,879+7.1%
13Carlisle County54,619+18.7%
14Hickman County54,178+28.9%
15Nelson County52,977+10.1%
16Hardin County52,487+9.6%
17Scott County52,136+6%
18Bullitt County50,684+8.3%
19Cumberland County50,632+7.8%
20Ballard County50,600+14.7%
21Union County50,536+18.3%
22Hancock County50,446+20.7%
23Henderson County50,039+11.1%
24Daviess County49,804+7.5%
25Henry County49,732+12.2%
26Franklin County49,606+6.9%
27McLean County49,581+20.2%
28Mason County49,541+12.4%
29Graves County48,476+14.1%
30Trimble County48,192+11.2%
31Clark County48,167+9.6%
32Marshall County48,040+5.2%
33Russell County47,965+14.4%
34Webster County47,794+16.2%
35Pendleton County47,739+9.6%
36Todd County47,617+14.4%
37Meade County47,602+11.8%
38Greenup County47,565+8.2%
39Trigg County47,138+8.1%
40Pulaski County46,909+9.9%
41Washington County46,695+9.1%
42Livingston County46,642+6.3%
43Owsley County46,392+15.1%
44Hopkins County46,313+9.6%
45Boyd County46,244+9.2%
46Grant County46,184+9.7%
47Logan County45,701+13.7%
48Carroll County45,691+11.1%
49Bracken County45,651+9.8%
50Anderson County45,586+8.3%
51Boyle County45,499+7.2%
52Caldwell County45,271+12.3%
53Christian County45,082+8.3%
54Warren County45,066+8.8%
55Wolfe County45,056+15.1%
56Simpson County44,781+10.5%
57Larue County44,538+8.7%
58Marion County44,426+9.5%
59Calloway County44,398+6.8%
60Gallatin County44,295+13.3%
61Garrard County44,290+9.7%
62Harrison County44,288+6.4%
63Monroe County44,283+11.3%
64Madison County44,269+9.4%
65Butler County44,256+15%
66Clinton County44,065+10.3%
67Barren County43,643+8.4%
68Mercer County43,598+10.7%
69Floyd County43,423+10.8%
70Perry County43,369+10.6%
71Breckinridge County43,252+13.3%
72Whitley County43,182+10%
73Pike County43,068+8.1%
74Green County43,023+7.6%
75Montgomery County42,932+8.2%
76Crittenden County42,731+11%
77Lyon County42,657+10.2%
78Magoffin County42,438+9.4%
79Grayson County42,178+8.1%
80Fulton County42,173+17%
81Allen County41,696+13.2%
82Fleming County41,528+7.6%
83Menifee County41,525+10.9%
84Robertson County41,475+7%
85Taylor County41,426+6%
86Laurel County41,380+10.7%
87Hart County41,333+11.6%
88Adair County41,322+10.2%
89Knott County41,249+13.4%
90Nicholas County40,811+8.1%
91Bell County40,728+10.1%
92Casey County40,635+11.3%
93Lincoln County40,618+9.7%
94Muhlenberg County40,570+10.7%
95Rockcastle County40,546+7.1%
96Edmonson County40,545+9.6%
97Owen County40,473+11.2%
98Estill County40,257+9.6%
99Lewis County40,215+11.1%
100Ohio County39,875+10.7%
101Letcher County39,716+11.9%
102Johnson County39,670+9.4%
103Leslie County39,606+10.8%
104Carter County39,324+10.1%
105Breathitt County39,027+11.7%
106Clay County39,025+12.4%
107Knox County38,773+10.7%
108Jackson County38,368+8.5%
109Wayne County38,346+10.8%
110Metcalfe County38,308+11.7%
111Harlan County38,278+12.2%
112Lawrence County38,234+10.8%
113Bath County38,169+11.1%
114Powell County37,949+9.3%
115Rowan County37,879+9.3%
116McCreary County35,708+14.3%
117Lee County35,007+7.6%
118Morgan County33,933+10.4%
119Martin County33,011+0.9%
120Elliott County28,765+7.3%

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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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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). 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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest per capita personal income?

Oldham County, with $76,678 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest per capita personal income?

Elliott County, with $28,765 in 2021.

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