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Income & Jobs · Kentucky

Highest Income Counties in Kentucky 2026

Ranked by median household income and per capita earnings.

Top 10 — Income & Jobs in Kentucky

Score reflects income & jobs only — not overall county quality.

1Oldham County, KY
98.7
2Spencer County, KY
94.9
3Boone County, KY
93.8
4Scott County, KY
87.5
5Shelby County, KY
86.3
6Woodford County, KY
83.9
7Kenton County, KY
83.2
8Bullitt County, KY
81
9Campbell County, KY
80.4
10Jessamine County, KY
77.1

All Kentucky Counties — Income & Jobs Rankings

120 counties ranked by income & jobs score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyIncome & Jobs ScoreOverall Score
1Oldham County, KY
98.7
57.1
2Spencer County, KY
94.9
59.3
3Boone County, KY
93.8
47.3
4Scott County, KY
87.5
49.4
5Shelby County, KY
86.3
48.4
6Woodford County, KY
83.9
56.3
7Kenton County, KY
83.2
49.8
8Bullitt County, KY
81
49.5
9Campbell County, KY
80.4
50.3
10Jessamine County, KY
77.1
47.5
11Anderson County, KY
70.8
59.6
12McLean County, KY
67.8
69.7
13Meade County, KY
66.7
58
14Grant County, KY
61.7
59.4
15Nelson County, KY
61.5
54.7
16Jefferson County, KY
61.4
34.3
17Clark County, KY
61.3
47.5
18Trimble County, KY
61.3
63.7
19Larue County, KY
61.1
61.6
20Fayette County, KY
60.6
37.5
21Hardin County, KY
60.5
48.1
22Hancock County, KY
58.7
68.7
23Pendleton County, KY
58.3
59.5
24Franklin County, KY
58
46
25Daviess County, KY
55.5
41.9
26Warren County, KY
53.5
41.9
27Ballard County, KY
53.2
56.1
28Lyon County, KY
52
63.7
29Hickman County, KY
50.2
67.9
30Marshall County, KY
49.8
56.8
31Harrison County, KY
49
60.5
32Mercer County, KY
48.5
60.1
33Garrard County, KY
46.8
54.2
34Madison County, KY
46.2
47.7
35McCracken County, KY
46.1
46.1
36Gallatin County, KY
45.8
59.1
37Carlisle County, KY
45.4
62.6
38Taylor County, KY
44.8
60
39Boyle County, KY
44.1
55.2
40Logan County, KY
43.8
56.2
41Union County, KY
41.9
60.1
42Henry County, KY
41.3
51.7
43Boyd County, KY
41.1
45.1
44Washington County, KY
38.3
65.8
45Livingston County, KY
38
59
46Owen County, KY
38
62.1
47Greenup County, KY
37.8
58.8
48Bracken County, KY
37.5
61.3
49Allen County, KY
35.8
64.3
50Webster County, KY
34.7
51.6
51Henderson County, KY
33.4
46.2
52Todd County, KY
32.4
56.7
53Carroll County, KY
32.3
59.7
54Caldwell County, KY
32.1
63.9
55Hopkins County, KY
31.9
50.9
56Montgomery County, KY
31.5
44.2
57Simpson County, KY
31.3
48.2
58Laurel County, KY
30.4
51.1
59Bourbon County, KY
28.3
51.3
60Marion County, KY
26
62.5
61Trigg County, KY
24.4
60
62Edmonson County, KY
24.1
65.6
63Ohio County, KY
23.8
56.7
64Christian County, KY
23.4
38.9
65Bath County, KY
23.2
56.2
66Breckinridge County, KY
22.2
65
67Rowan County, KY
22.1
58.7
68Nicholas County, KY
22
65.3
69Muhlenberg County, KY
20
57.9
70Robertson County, KY
19.4
67.1
71Butler County, KY
18.5
67.9
72Calloway County, KY
18.1
55
73Mason County, KY
17.6
51.8
74Pulaski County, KY
16.7
57.1
75Lincoln County, KY
16.4
63.5
76Graves County, KY
15.9
56
77Russell County, KY
15.8
65.5
78Adair County, KY
15.2
65.7
79Carter County, KY
15.2
66.3
80Grayson County, KY
14.2
62.1
81Fleming County, KY
13.8
65.1
82Hart County, KY
13.7
63.6
83Monroe County, KY
13.3
66.2
84Barren County, KY
12.8
53.3
85Metcalfe County, KY
12.1
64
86Rockcastle County, KY
11.7
72.7
87Morgan County, KY
10.3
62.4
88Crittenden County, KY
9.5
63.7
89Martin County, KY
8.5
67.3
90Lawrence County, KY
7.9
61.4
91Perry County, KY
7.5
60.6
92Menifee County, KY
6.9
68.8
93Estill County, KY
6
58.7
94Johnson County, KY
5.2
67.4
95Clinton County, KY
4.5
70
96Pike County, KY
4.5
56.7
97Wayne County, KY
4.3
63
98Whitley County, KY
4
64.4
99Casey County, KY
3.9
67.4
100Floyd County, KY
3.9
61.3
101Lewis County, KY
3.9
64.8
102Jackson County, KY
3.7
62.7
103Breathitt County, KY
3.5
59.8
104Green County, KY
3.4
68.3
105Letcher County, KY
3.2
62.3
106Leslie County, KY
2.9
70.1
107Elliott County, KY
2.8
72.6
108Powell County, KY
2.8
60.1
109Clay County, KY
2.7
56.3
110Cumberland County, KY
2.7
70.5
111Knott County, KY
1.9
67.8
112McCreary County, KY
1.8
69
113Harlan County, KY
1.7
58.1
114Fulton County, KY
1.5
50.5
115Lee County, KY
0.8
61.7
116Magoffin County, KY
0.7
64.8
117Knox County, KY
0.6
56.5
118Bell County, KY
0.5
53
119Owsley County, KY
0.3
68.8
120Wolfe County, KY
0.1
71

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