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Highest Black household income, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the median income of households with a Black or African American householder (2024 American Community Survey). Places with fewer than 1,000 Black residents are excluded. This list covers the 32 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 32 is $45,928. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Taylor County, KY, up 28 places to #5.

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YEAR2020 2024

Highest Black household income by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2020

01Meade County, KYKY30,699$105,270–

02▼1Oldham County, KYKY70,986$86,786−10%

03Boone County, KYKY145,316$81,590+39%

04▲5Madison County, KYKY101,696$67,606+40%

05▲28Taylor County, KYKY26,763$63,370+194%

06▲25Logan County, KYKY28,669$62,516+131%

07▲12Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$57,780+63%

08▼2Hardin County, KYKY113,482$55,253+2%

09▼4Scott County, KYKY62,262$54,9270%

10▲6Daviess County, KYKY104,898$53,712+45%

11▼9Simpson County, KYKY20,788$53,113−17%

12▼8Shelby County, KYKY51,243$52,588−6%

13▲21Calloway County, KYKY39,421$50,881+144%

14▲11Kenton County, KYKY175,779$50,447+61%

15▼3Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$48,082+25%

16▼1Fayette County, KYKY329,751$45,928+24%

17▲7Marion County, KYKY20,115$45,123+35%

18▼11Franklin County, KYKY52,649$42,500−17%

19▲9Campbell County, KYKY95,441$42,162+44%

20▼2Woodford County, KYKY27,883$41,964+16%

21Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$41,862+20%

22▼2Christian County, KYKY70,115$41,348+18%

23▼13Nelson County, KYKY49,036$41,094−15%

24▼2Warren County, KYKY149,375$40,747+18%

25▲7McCracken County, KYKY67,553$40,333+65%

26▼9Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$37,500+4%

27▼14Boyle County, KYKY31,632$35,794−6%

28▲1Fulton County, KYKY6,218$35,657+26%

29▼6Henderson County, KYKY44,255$35,068+2%

30▼4Barren County, KYKY45,641$33,806+8%

31▲4Graves County, KYKY37,050$31,772+56%

32▼24Boyd County, KYKY47,751$27,823−43%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES