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Property Tax · Kentucky

Lowest Property Tax Counties in Kentucky 2026

Ranked by effective property tax rate — lower taxes score higher.

Top 10 — Property Tax in Kentucky

Score reflects property tax only — not overall county quality.

1Rockcastle County, KY
85.8
2Carter County, KY
85
3Menifee County, KY
83.2
4Clinton County, KY
82.1
5Cumberland County, KY
79.9
6Robertson County, KY
79.5
7Caldwell County, KY
79.3
8Allen County, KY
79.1
9Todd County, KY
78.9
10Wolfe County, KY
78.8

All Kentucky Counties — Property Tax Rankings

120 counties ranked by property tax score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyProperty Tax ScoreOverall Score
1Rockcastle County, KY
85.8
72.4
2Carter County, KY
85
65.1
3Menifee County, KY
83.2
68.3
4Clinton County, KY
82.1
70.8
5Cumberland County, KY
79.9
72.7
6Robertson County, KY
79.5
69.3
7Caldwell County, KY
79.3
62.7
8Allen County, KY
79.1
62.1
9Todd County, KY
78.9
56.5
10Wolfe County, KY
78.8
71.5
11Rowan County, KY
78.7
59
12Edmonson County, KY
78.3
65.3
13Wayne County, KY
77.5
62.5
14Trigg County, KY
77.3
60.9
15Grayson County, KY
76.4
61.9
16Laurel County, KY
76
50.8
17Russell County, KY
75.7
65.1
18Crittenden County, KY
75.3
61.9
19Butler County, KY
74.5
67.4
20Breckinridge County, KY
74.1
65.1
21Nicholas County, KY
73.3
64.7
22Casey County, KY
72.9
67.1
23Simpson County, KY
72.8
49.2
24Larue County, KY
72
62
25Elliott County, KY
70.8
72.7
26Logan County, KY
70.7
54.9
27Livingston County, KY
70.6
58.2
28Jackson County, KY
70
64.3
29Muhlenberg County, KY
69.4
60.4
30Ohio County, KY
69.4
57.6
31Powell County, KY
69.4
59.1
32Lyon County, KY
68.3
62.3
33Pulaski County, KY
68.1
58.6
34Lewis County, KY
67.2
65.1
35McLean County, KY
67.2
69.3
36Fleming County, KY
67.1
65.2
37Adair County, KY
66.9
66.6
38Whitley County, KY
66.9
62.8
39Warren County, KY
66.6
41.2
40Christian County, KY
66.3
39.8
41McCreary County, KY
66.2
69.8
42Calloway County, KY
66
55
43Green County, KY
65.9
68
44Mason County, KY
65.9
51.4
45Bath County, KY
65.8
57
46Hardin County, KY
65.7
48.6
47Washington County, KY
65.7
67
48Graves County, KY
65.5
55.4
49Knox County, KY
65.5
57.2
50Harrison County, KY
65.4
60.4
51Hancock County, KY
65.1
69.3
52Johnson County, KY
65
67.3
53Hart County, KY
64.9
65.6
54Morgan County, KY
64.9
63.6
55Scott County, KY
64.8
49.4
56Spencer County, KY
64.7
59.6
57Trimble County, KY
64.7
65.6
58Estill County, KY
63.8
58.7
59Hickman County, KY
63.4
69.4
60Metcalfe County, KY
63.1
64.4
61Meade County, KY
62.8
58.3
62Barren County, KY
62.3
53.8
63Grant County, KY
62.1
59.1
64Marion County, KY
61.6
62.4
65Pike County, KY
61.6
57.1
66Taylor County, KY
61.5
58.9
67Garrard County, KY
61
54.6
68Clay County, KY
60.5
55.4
69Perry County, KY
60.4
61
70Woodford County, KY
60
55.8
71Clark County, KY
59.8
46.4
72Bourbon County, KY
59.2
51
73Lawrence County, KY
59.2
59.8
74Owsley County, KY
58.8
68.4
75Marshall County, KY
58.2
56.1
76Lincoln County, KY
57.8
64
77Owen County, KY
57.8
61.3
78Breathitt County, KY
57.6
60.9
79Ballard County, KY
57.1
57.6
80Jessamine County, KY
56.9
47.1
81Madison County, KY
56.7
47.1
82Montgomery County, KY
56.5
43.4
83Knott County, KY
55.9
66.8
84McCracken County, KY
55.1
45.5
85Anderson County, KY
54.7
59
86Floyd County, KY
54.4
62.1
87Carroll County, KY
54.2
58.6
88Shelby County, KY
53.7
48.7
89Monroe County, KY
53.5
66.7
90Hopkins County, KY
53
51.6
91Magoffin County, KY
52.4
63.2
92Carlisle County, KY
52
63.9
93Franklin County, KY
51.2
46
94Nelson County, KY
51
53.8
95Pendleton County, KY
50.8
59.7
96Fulton County, KY
50.3
49.2
97Bell County, KY
49.4
51.9
98Henry County, KY
49.3
52.8
99Leslie County, KY
49.2
67.9
100Martin County, KY
48.6
65.9
101Boyle County, KY
48.5
55.4
102Mercer County, KY
48.3
58.6
103Gallatin County, KY
48.2
58.5
104Bullitt County, KY
48.1
49.8
105Daviess County, KY
47.6
42.7
106Lee County, KY
47.3
61.5
107Boone County, KY
46.4
47.3
108Jefferson County, KY
46
33.9
109Fayette County, KY
45.6
37.4
110Greenup County, KY
44.9
58.6
111Webster County, KY
44.5
52.3
112Boyd County, KY
44.3
46.5
113Union County, KY
44
58.5
114Oldham County, KY
43.5
56.9
115Henderson County, KY
43.2
46.5
116Bracken County, KY
41.6
62.3
117Letcher County, KY
38.8
61.6
118Kenton County, KY
37.5
49.7
119Harlan County, KY
36.4
57.6
120Campbell County, KY
34.4
50.2

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