Best counties in Kentucky

Ranked by composite score — 120 counties

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Rank	County	Score	Tax	Cost	Income
1	Elliott County	76	82.9	92.2	9.6
2	Edmonson County	75.8	85.9	87.3	19
3	Menifee County	75.8	88.2	90.1	12.6
4	Robertson County	75.1	83.4	87.6	17.6
5	Nicholas County	75	86.3	87.2	18.4
6	McLean County	74.6	83.3	87.2	29.4
7	Butler County	74.5	86.4	87.8	17.3
8	Crittenden County	74.5	86.5	90	14.1
9	Hancock County	74.5	83.2	83.9	27
10	Washington County	74.5	82.1	83.8	22.4
11	Lyon County	74.4	86.7	82.3	25.5
12	Green County	74.1	84.5	89.1	10.2
13	Metcalfe County	74	82	90.3	15.1
14	Trimble County	74	83.1	80.7	27.7
15	Allen County	73.9	86.8	84.9	21.9
16	Caldwell County	73.8	87.6	85.7	21
17	Clinton County	73.8	86.8	89.6	10.9
18	Cumberland County	73.8	85.1	91.3	9.3
19	Bath County	73.5	81.7	85.6	18.7
20	Livingston County	73.5	84.6	82.9	22.4
21	Grant County	73.3	82	81.6	27.7
22	Owsley County	73.3	82.5	92.5	3.7
23	Owen County	73.1	81.3	83.3	22.4
24	Spencer County	73	82.3	69.7	47.6
25	Rockcastle County	72.9	88.7	89.4	15
26	Leslie County	72.8	82.1	92.5	9.6
27	Harrison County	72.7	83.2	82.6	24.6
28	Taylor County	72.6	82.1	85.5	23.8
29	Gallatin County	72.5	79.6	82.3	24
30	Monroe County	72.5	80.7	87.8	15.7
31	Russell County	72.5	85.7	88.1	16.4
32	Hickman County	72.4	79.2	86.7	25
33	Fleming County	72.2	82.2	87.9	15.8
34	Larue County	72.2	84.6	79.8	27.6
35	Marion County	72.2	82.3	84.1	19.6
36	Bracken County	72.1	75.9	82.2	22.2
37	Carter County	72.1	88.4	87.4	16.3
38	Grayson County	72.1	86.5	87	16
39	Adair County	72	83	86.2	16.2
40	Morgan County	72	81	87.4	14.4
41	Woodford County	72	81.4	74.2	35.6
42	Anderson County	71.9	79.9	78.2	30.2
43	Lincoln County	71.9	81.7	86.3	16.6
44	Logan County	71.8	84.7	83.8	23.6
45	Carlisle County	71.7	78.4	83.9	23.9
46	Casey County	71.7	85.5	89.9	10.6
47	Jackson County	71.7	84.3	87	10.4
48	Powell County	71.7	85.9	85	9.4
49	Mason County	71.6	84.4	84.7	17
50	Pendleton County	71.6	80.5	81.5	26.9
51	Carroll County	71.5	81	82.5	21.1
52	Wolfe County	71.5	85.7	93.6	2.4
53	Lee County	71.3	78.4	90.8	5.7
54	McCreary County	71.2	81.6	90.9	7.8
55	Meade County	71.2	82.3	77.1	29.2
56	Rowan County	71.2	86.7	83	18.4
57	Simpson County	71.2	84.4	75.7	20.9
58	Breckinridge County	71.1	85.3	85.9	18.4
59	Garrard County	71.1	82	80.6	24.2
60	Boyle County	71	78.3	81.2	23.6
61	Mercer County	71	79.2	81.1	24.6
62	Union County	71	80.1	84.5	23.2
63	Muhlenberg County	70.9	82.7	85.8	17.8
64	Trigg County	70.9	86.7	82.2	19.1
65	Ohio County	70.8	85	85.1	18.9
66	Todd County	70.8	86.7	82	21.1
67	Ballard County	70.7	79.7	81.6	25.6
68	Marshall County	70.7	82.1	82.3	24.9
69	Henry County	70.6	79.2	77.5	23
70	Montgomery County	70.6	81.3	81.3	20.9
71	Clark County	70.5	81.7	76.5	27.7
72	Wayne County	70.5	86	88.8	10.8
73	Bourbon County	70.3	81.5	80.1	20.2
74	Hart County	70.3	81.2	85.6	15.8
75	Martin County	70.3	80.5	94.2	13.5
76	Jessamine County	70.2	80.6	72.9	32.3
77	Lawrence County	70.2	83.2	87.4	13.2
78	Lewis County	70.2	84	87.4	10.6
79	Estill County	69.9	82.8	86.9	12.1
80	Nelson County	69.9	79.9	77.2	27.7
81	Webster County	69.8	74.6	85.8	21.8
82	Laurel County	69.6	85.7	84.4	20.6
83	Magoffin County	69.5	81.8	90	5.4
84	Oldham County	69.3	76.4	62.3	62.7
85	Greenup County	69.2	75.8	82.9	22.3
86	Whitley County	69.2	83.8	87.4	10.6
87	Fulton County	69.1	82	90.4	7.4
88	Calloway County	68.9	83.4	82.1	17.2
89	Breathitt County	68.6	78.6	92.1	10.2
90	Scott County	68.6	83.1	66.9	38
91	Barren County	68.3	81.8	82.2	15.5
92	Knott County	68.3	82.1	88.9	8
93	Graves County	68.1	83.5	84.4	16.4
94	Bell County	67.9	81.4	91.6	4.6
95	Franklin County	67.9	78.6	76.4	26.8
96	Shelby County	67.8	79.5	71	37.3
97	Johnson County	67.7	84.1	86.9	11.5
98	Henderson County	67.6	77.6	80.8	21.4
99	Madison County	67.6	81.5	76.7	24.1
100	Hardin County	67.5	82.4	76.2	27.5
101	Hopkins County	67.4	79.2	82.7	21
102	Knox County	67.4	81.6	89.8	5
103	Letcher County	67.3	76.1	89.7	9.8
104	Bullitt County	67.2	78.3	73.1	34.1
105	Clay County	67.2	83	89	9.3
106	Pulaski County	67.2	84.1	82.9	16.6
107	Campbell County	67	72.3	70.3	33.8
108	McCracken County	66.7	81.6	80	24.1
109	Perry County	66.6	81.8	85.8	12.9
110	Boyd County	66	74.8	80.3	23
111	Daviess County	66	78.1	77.4	26
112	Warren County	66	84.2	74.3	25.7
113	Boone County	65.9	77	65.5	45.2
114	Kenton County	65.7	74	70.7	35.2
115	Floyd County	65.4	81.3	87.5	10.5
116	Harlan County	65.3	74.5	90.2	7.7
117	Pike County	65.3	81.8	85.1	10.9
118	Christian County	65.1	82.2	77.3	18.8
119	Fayette County	63.2	77.2	69.3	27.5
120	Jefferson County	62.7	78.3	70.3	27.7