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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
98.5
2Spencer County, KY
95.3
3Boone County, KY
94.4
4Scott County, KY
86.8
5Woodford County, KY
85.5
6Shelby County, KY
84.4
7Bullitt County, KY
82.1
8Kenton County, KY
82.1
9Campbell County, KY
78
10Jessamine County, KY
72.5

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
98.5
56.9
2Spencer County, KY
95.3
59.6
3Boone County, KY
94.4
47.3
4Scott County, KY
86.8
49.4
5Woodford County, KY
85.5
55.8
6Shelby County, KY
84.4
48.7
7Bullitt County, KY
82.1
49.8
8Kenton County, KY
82.1
49.7
9Campbell County, KY
78
50.2
10Jessamine County, KY
72.5
47.1
11Anderson County, KY
72.3
59
12Meade County, KY
72
58.3
13Jefferson County, KY
61.7
33.9
14Fayette County, KY
60.8
37.4
15Nelson County, KY
60.8
53.8
16Grant County, KY
59.9
59.1
17Daviess County, KY
58
42.7
18Hardin County, KY
56.3
48.6
19Larue County, KY
54.5
62
20Harrison County, KY
53.1
60.4
21Bracken County, KY
52.6
62.3
22Ballard County, KY
51.7
57.6
23Trimble County, KY
51.1
65.6
24Marshall County, KY
50.3
56.1
25Warren County, KY
50.2
41.2
26McLean County, KY
49.6
69.3
27Hancock County, KY
49.2
69.3
28Franklin County, KY
48.7
46
29Lyon County, KY
48.2
62.3
30Mercer County, KY
47.5
58.6
31Pendleton County, KY
47.3
59.7
32Clark County, KY
46.5
46.4
33McCracken County, KY
46.5
45.5
34Gallatin County, KY
43.9
58.5
35Henry County, KY
43.9
52.8
36Madison County, KY
43.9
47.1
37Garrard County, KY
43.2
54.6
38Carlisle County, KY
41.1
63.9
39Washington County, KY
38.7
67
40Allen County, KY
38.2
62.1
41Bourbon County, KY
38
51
42Boyle County, KY
37.3
55.4
43Boyd County, KY
37.1
46.5
44Owen County, KY
37.1
61.3
45Todd County, KY
37
56.5
46Hickman County, KY
36.3
69.4
47Greenup County, KY
35.9
58.6
48Taylor County, KY
34.9
58.9
49Logan County, KY
34.7
54.9
50Union County, KY
34.6
58.5
51Simpson County, KY
33.4
49.2
52Trigg County, KY
33.3
60.9
53Marion County, KY
32.8
62.4
54Webster County, KY
32.8
52.3
55Caldwell County, KY
32.7
62.7
56Nicholas County, KY
32.6
64.7
57Livingston County, KY
30.9
58.2
58Henderson County, KY
30.5
46.5
59Ohio County, KY
27.7
57.6
60Laurel County, KY
27.4
50.8
61Hopkins County, KY
25.3
51.6
62Bath County, KY
24.6
57
63Carroll County, KY
24.4
58.6
64Montgomery County, KY
24.2
43.4
65Butler County, KY
23.6
67.4
66Breckinridge County, KY
23.2
65.1
67Christian County, KY
22.5
39.8
68Edmonson County, KY
21.2
65.3
69Rowan County, KY
20
59
70Adair County, KY
18.7
66.6
71Calloway County, KY
16.7
55
72Lincoln County, KY
16.2
64
73Hart County, KY
15.8
65.6
74Mason County, KY
15.6
51.4
75Muhlenberg County, KY
15.3
60.4
76Pulaski County, KY
15.2
58.6
77Robertson County, KY
15
69.3
78Metcalfe County, KY
14.3
64.4
79Monroe County, KY
14.1
66.7
80Carter County, KY
13.9
65.1
81Graves County, KY
13.3
55.4
82Grayson County, KY
13.2
61.9
83Barren County, KY
12.9
53.8
84Fleming County, KY
10.6
65.2
85Rockcastle County, KY
9.8
72.4
86Morgan County, KY
8.5
63.6
87Lewis County, KY
7.7
65.1
88Green County, KY
7.6
68
89Lawrence County, KY
7.5
59.8
90Crittenden County, KY
7.4
61.9
91Estill County, KY
6.8
58.7
92Elliott County, KY
6.4
72.7
93Wayne County, KY
6.4
62.5
94Casey County, KY
6.2
67.1
95Menifee County, KY
5.9
68.3
96Johnson County, KY
5.7
67.3
97Clinton County, KY
5.5
70.8
98Russell County, KY
5.4
65.1
99Whitley County, KY
5.3
62.8
100Pike County, KY
5.1
57.1
101Perry County, KY
3.9
61
102Letcher County, KY
3.4
61.6
103Knott County, KY
3.3
66.8
104Harlan County, KY
3.2
57.6
105Floyd County, KY
2.9
62.1
106Clay County, KY
2.7
55.4
107Powell County, KY
2.5
59.1
108Cumberland County, KY
2.3
72.7
109Jackson County, KY
2.3
64.3
110Fulton County, KY
1.7
49.2
111Lee County, KY
1.5
61.5
112Martin County, KY
1.3
65.9
113Leslie County, KY
1
67.9
114Breathitt County, KY
0.8
60.9
115McCreary County, KY
0.6
69.8
116Magoffin County, KY
0.5
63.2
117Knox County, KY
0.4
57.2
118Bell County, KY
0.2
51.9
119Wolfe County, KY
0.1
71.5
120Owsley County, KY
0
68.4

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