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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
87.7
2Carter County, KY
86.7
3Menifee County, KY
85.7
4Caldwell County, KY
83.7
5Clinton County, KY
80.7
6Allen County, KY
80.5
7Rowan County, KY
80.2
8Todd County, KY
80.2
9Lyon County, KY
80.1
10Trigg County, KY
79.8

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
87.7
72.7
2Carter County, KY
86.7
66.3
3Menifee County, KY
85.7
68.8
4Caldwell County, KY
83.7
63.9
5Clinton County, KY
80.7
70
6Allen County, KY
80.5
64.3
7Rowan County, KY
80.2
58.7
8Todd County, KY
80.2
56.7
9Lyon County, KY
80.1
63.7
10Trigg County, KY
79.8
60
11Grayson County, KY
79.4
62.1
12Crittenden County, KY
79.2
63.7
13Butler County, KY
79.1
67.9
14Nicholas County, KY
78.3
65.3
15Wayne County, KY
76.9
63
16Edmonson County, KY
76.3
65.6
17Powell County, KY
76.3
60.1
18Russell County, KY
75.5
65.5
19Laurel County, KY
75.4
51.1
20Wolfe County, KY
75.4
71
21Casey County, KY
74.9
67.4
22Breckinridge County, KY
73.8
65
23Cumberland County, KY
73
70.5
24Ohio County, KY
73
56.7
25Logan County, KY
71.6
56.2
26Livingston County, KY
71.2
59
27Larue County, KY
70.9
61.6
28Green County, KY
70.5
68.3
29Mason County, KY
70.4
51.8
30Simpson County, KY
70.1
48.2
31Jackson County, KY
70
62.7
32Warren County, KY
69.3
41.9
33Johnson County, KY
69.2
67.4
34Pulaski County, KY
69
57.1
35Lewis County, KY
68.8
64.8
36Whitley County, KY
67.8
64.4
37Graves County, KY
66.6
56
38Calloway County, KY
66.5
55
39Robertson County, KY
66.4
67.1
40McLean County, KY
65.9
69.7
41Lawrence County, KY
65.7
61.4
42Harrison County, KY
65.6
60.5
43Hancock County, KY
65.5
68.7
44Trimble County, KY
65.4
63.7
45Scott County, KY
65.2
49.4
46Adair County, KY
64.8
65.7
47Clay County, KY
64.7
56.3
48Elliott County, KY
64.3
72.6
49Estill County, KY
64.1
58.7
50Muhlenberg County, KY
63.9
57.9
51Owsley County, KY
62.9
68.8
52Hardin County, KY
62.6
48.1
53Marion County, KY
62.2
62.5
54Meade County, KY
61.9
58
55Spencer County, KY
61.8
59.3
56Christian County, KY
61.7
38.9
57Fleming County, KY
61.5
65.1
58Washington County, KY
61.4
65.8
59Marshall County, KY
61.3
56.8
60Taylor County, KY
61.3
60
61Leslie County, KY
61.2
70.1
62Knott County, KY
61.1
67.8
63Garrard County, KY
60.9
54.2
64Fulton County, KY
60.8
50.5
65Grant County, KY
60.6
59.4
66Metcalfe County, KY
60.6
64
67Barren County, KY
60.2
53.3
68Pike County, KY
60
56.7
69Magoffin County, KY
59.9
64.8
70Perry County, KY
59.8
60.6
71Bath County, KY
59.7
56.2
72Clark County, KY
59.6
47.5
73Lincoln County, KY
59.5
63.5
74McCracken County, KY
59.4
46.1
75McCreary County, KY
59.4
69
76Knox County, KY
59.3
56.5
77Bourbon County, KY
58.9
51.3
78Madison County, KY
58.7
47.7
79Woodford County, KY
58.6
56.3
80Bell County, KY
58.3
53
81Montgomery County, KY
58.1
44.2
82Owen County, KY
58.1
62.1
83Floyd County, KY
58
61.3
84Hart County, KY
57.6
63.6
85Carroll County, KY
57
59.7
86Morgan County, KY
57
62.4
87Monroe County, KY
56
66.2
88Jessamine County, KY
55.6
47.5
89Martin County, KY
55.4
67.3
90Pendleton County, KY
55.4
59.5
91Union County, KY
54.4
60.1
92Nelson County, KY
53.8
54.7
93Anderson County, KY
53.7
59.6
94Ballard County, KY
52.9
56.1
95Gallatin County, KY
52.5
59.1
96Shelby County, KY
52.4
48.4
97Mercer County, KY
51.7
60.1
98Hickman County, KY
51.6
67.9
99Hopkins County, KY
51.4
50.9
100Henry County, KY
51.3
51.7
101Franklin County, KY
49.6
46
102Breathitt County, KY
49.5
59.8
103Carlisle County, KY
49.2
62.6
104Lee County, KY
49.1
61.7
105Boyle County, KY
48.7
55.2
106Bullitt County, KY
48.7
49.5
107Jefferson County, KY
48.7
34.3
108Daviess County, KY
48.4
41.9
109Henderson County, KY
47
46.2
110Fayette County, KY
45.6
37.5
111Boone County, KY
45.3
47.3
112Oldham County, KY
43.7
57.1
113Letcher County, KY
43
62.3
114Bracken County, KY
42.5
61.3
115Greenup County, KY
42.3
58.8
116Boyd County, KY
39.9
45.1
117Webster County, KY
39.1
51.6
118Harlan County, KY
38.9
58.1
119Kenton County, KY
37.8
49.8
120Campbell County, KY
33.5
50.3

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