RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest Medicare coverage, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 22.4%.

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01Lyon County, KYKY9,12334.0%–

02Fulton County, KYKY6,21829.3%–

03Elliott County, KYKY7,26529.2%–

04Hickman County, KYKY4,37228.9%–

05Trigg County, KYKY14,51227.0%–

06Edmonson County, KYKY12,74926.9%–

07Floyd County, KYKY34,40126.5%–

08Greenup County, KYKY35,21326.4%–

09Harlan County, KYKY24,72526.4%–

10Pike County, KYKY54,72126.3%–

11Leslie County, KYKY9,62726.2%–

12Wayne County, KYKY19,59725.9%–

13Knott County, KYKY13,32125.9%–

14Grayson County, KYKY27,40625.8%–

15Menifee County, KYKY6,43025.8%–

16Letcher County, KYKY19,95225.7%–

17Marshall County, KYKY31,65925.6%–

18Boyd County, KYKY47,75125.5%–

19Green County, KYKY11,64425.4%–

20Russell County, KYKY18,60825.4%–

21Wolfe County, KYKY6,29825.3%–

22Bell County, KYKY22,82925.3%–

23Owsley County, KYKY3,93225.2%–

24Casey County, KYKY16,20525.1%–

25Breathitt County, KYKY12,55825.0%–

26Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.0%–

27Lee County, KYKY7,29724.9%–

28Morgan County, KYKY14,41524.9%–

29Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63424.9%–

30Bracken County, KYKY8,51124.8%–

31Ballard County, KYKY7,59424.8%–

32McCreary County, KYKY17,12424.5%–

33Livingston County, KYKY8,86324.3%–

34Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50324.2%–

35Johnson County, KYKY22,05124.2%–

36Carlisle County, KYKY4,74724.1%–

37Crittenden County, KYKY8,80723.9%–

38Lawrence County, KYKY15,76523.9%–

39Clay County, KYKY19,46523.8%–

40Magoffin County, KYKY11,11023.8%–

41Pulaski County, KYKY67,38423.7%–

42Larue County, KYKY15,18423.5%–

43McLean County, KYKY9,06423.5%–

44Caldwell County, KYKY12,60923.4%–

45Harrison County, KYKY19,62723.4%–

46Pendleton County, KYKY14,80023.4%–

47Adair County, KYKY19,42323.3%–

48Estill County, KYKY13,96223.3%–

49Perry County, KYKY26,55523.3%–

50Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14823.2%–

51Cumberland County, KYKY5,99223.0%–

52Lincoln County, KYKY25,35323.0%–

53Allen County, KYKY22,53622.9%–

54McCracken County, KYKY67,55322.9%–

55Lewis County, KYKY12,90122.8%–

56Carter County, KYKY26,14922.7%–

57Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58322.7%–

58Washington County, KYKY12,36822.4%–

59Jackson County, KYKY13,32522.4%–

60Mason County, KYKY16,93622.4%–

61Bourbon County, KYKY20,24322.3%–

62Webster County, KYKY12,92922.3%–

63Logan County, KYKY28,66922.3%–

64Taylor County, KYKY26,76322.3%–

65Boyle County, KYKY31,63222.2%–

66Martin County, KYKY10,69722.2%–

67Monroe County, KYKY11,19122.2%–

68Butler County, KYKY12,52022.0%–

69Clark County, KYKY37,88822.0%–

70Graves County, KYKY37,05022.0%–

71Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.8%–

72Knox County, KYKY29,53221.7%–

73Marion County, KYKY20,11521.7%–

74Hopkins County, KYKY45,12721.6%–

75Mercer County, KYKY23,73321.6%–

76Garrard County, KYKY18,20721.5%–

77Ohio County, KYKY23,93421.5%–

78Bath County, KYKY13,17621.4%–

79Fleming County, KYKY15,78721.4%–

80Henderson County, KYKY44,25521.3%–

81Whitley County, KYKY37,29721.2%–

82Hart County, KYKY20,11721.2%–

83Owen County, KYKY11,60121.0%–

84Calloway County, KYKY39,42120.6%–

85Barren County, KYKY45,64120.6%–

86Trimble County, KYKY8,70120.5%–

87Montgomery County, KYKY28,82220.5%–

88Powell County, KYKY12,81220.5%–

89Simpson County, KYKY20,78820.5%–

90Henry County, KYKY16,44720.3%–

91Robertson County, KYKY2,32520.3%–

92Nicholas County, KYKY7,94920.3%–

93Union County, KYKY12,83920.2%–

94Daviess County, KYKY104,89820.1%–

95Woodford County, KYKY27,88320.0%–

96Franklin County, KYKY52,64919.9%–

97Todd County, KYKY12,97219.8%–

98Hancock County, KYKY9,05019.7%–

99Bullitt County, KYKY86,45419.1%–

100Campbell County, KYKY95,44118.9%–

101Nelson County, KYKY49,03618.9%–

102Anderson County, KYKY25,22518.6%–

103Carroll County, KYKY11,14118.5%–

104Rowan County, KYKY24,47618.3%–

105Hardin County, KYKY113,48218.3%–

106Jefferson County, KYKY795,22218.3%–

107Meade County, KYKY30,69918.2%–

108Grant County, KYKY26,18117.9%–

109Jessamine County, KYKY57,14717.9%–

110Gallatin County, KYKY8,84017.6%–

111Shelby County, KYKY51,24317.3%–

112Kenton County, KYKY175,77916.6%–

113Christian County, KYKY70,11516.5%–

114Madison County, KYKY101,69616.2%–

115Boone County, KYKY145,31614.9%–

116Warren County, KYKY149,37514.8%–

117Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.8%–

118Spencer County, KYKY20,99814.7%–

119Scott County, KYKY62,26214.1%–

120Oldham County, KYKY70,98613.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS