Median household income in Kentucky
At $61,383, the median household income in Kentucky is 21% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 45 of 52, with Oldham County the highest county at $117,334.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham County | $117,334 | 67,997 residents |
| 2 | Spencer County | $101,118 | 19,549 residents |
| 3 | Boone County | $91,697 | 136,150 residents |
| 4 | Shelby County | $81,012 | 48,105 residents |
| 5 | Scott County | $80,782 | 57,286 residents |
| 6 | Woodford County | $78,295 | 26,886 residents |
| 7 | Kenton County | $76,016 | 169,066 residents |
| 8 | Bullitt County | $73,900 | 82,482 residents |
| 9 | Campbell County | $71,979 | 93,122 residents |
| 10 | Jessamine County | $69,905 | 53,381 residents |
| 11 | Anderson County | $69,885 | 23,839 residents |
| 12 | Hickman County | $68,589 | 4,491 residents |
| 13 | Meade County | $68,518 | 29,964 residents |
| 14 | Hancock County | $68,102 | 9,058 residents |
| 15 | Trimble County | $66,492 | 8,510 residents |
| 16 | Jefferson County | $66,296 | 779,232 residents |
| 17 | Nelson County | $66,212 | 46,779 residents |
| 18 | Fayette County | $66,087 | 321,276 residents |
| 19 | Grant County | $65,461 | 25,085 residents |
| 20 | Washington County | $65,456 | 12,025 residents |
| 21 | Marshall County | $64,597 | 31,706 residents |
| 22 | Hardin County | $64,136 | 111,005 residents |
| 23 | Lyon County | $64,081 | 8,721 residents |
| 24 | Daviess County | $64,021 | 102,916 residents |
| 25 | McLean County | $64,020 | 9,173 residents |
| 26 | Taylor County | $63,211 | 26,056 residents |
| 27 | Warren County | $63,074 | 135,307 residents |
| 28 | Franklin County | $62,929 | 51,475 residents |
| 29 | Clark County | $61,878 | 36,897 residents |
| 30 | Mercer County | $60,728 | 22,662 residents |
| 31 | Bracken County | $59,911 | 8,420 residents |
| 32 | Madison County | $59,797 | 92,955 residents |
| 33 | Logan County | $58,869 | 27,498 residents |
| 34 | Harrison County | $58,840 | 18,803 residents |
| 35 | Pendleton County | $58,723 | 14,638 residents |
| 36 | Gallatin County | $58,641 | 8,720 residents |
| 37 | Greenup County | $58,562 | 35,853 residents |
| 38 | McCracken County | $58,490 | 67,573 residents |
| 39 | Boyd County | $58,327 | 48,242 residents |
| 40 | Henry County | $58,294 | 15,731 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).