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Highest median rent, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Boone County, KYKY145,316$1,373+130%

02Scott County, KYKY62,262$1,247+143%

03Oldham County, KYKY70,986$1,219+144%

04Fayette County, KYKY329,751$1,164+120%

05Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$1,149+133%

06Campbell County, KYKY95,441$1,145+124%

07Woodford County, KYKY27,883$1,138+133%

08Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$1,124+110%

09Kenton County, KYKY175,779$1,069+107%

10Christian County, KYKY70,115$1,040+127%

11Shelby County, KYKY51,243$1,033+109%

12Meade County, KYKY30,699$1,026+138%

13Simpson County, KYKY20,788$1,012+116%

14Nelson County, KYKY49,036$1,008+137%

15Warren County, KYKY149,375$1,002+104%

16Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$987+98%

17Spencer County, KYKY20,998$987+132%

18Hardin County, KYKY113,482$971+119%

19Franklin County, KYKY52,649$967+101%

20Clark County, KYKY37,888$938+97%

21Anderson County, KYKY25,225$927+77%

22Livingston County, KYKY8,863$926+156%

23Daviess County, KYKY104,898$918+121%

24Carroll County, KYKY11,141$910+134%

25McCracken County, KYKY67,553$898+114%

26Henry County, KYKY16,447$895+102%

27Madison County, KYKY101,696$889+108%

28Calloway County, KYKY39,421$870+104%

29Trimble County, KYKY8,701$863+120%

30Grant County, KYKY26,181$862+71%

31Greenup County, KYKY35,213$860+109%

32Larue County, KYKY15,184$860+151%

33Pike County, KYKY54,721$858+144%

34Todd County, KYKY12,972$851+119%

35Boyd County, KYKY47,751$849+109%

36Allen County, KYKY22,536$844+136%

37Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$837+131%

38Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$832+97%

39Mercer County, KYKY23,733$831+102%

40Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$830+98%

41Owen County, KYKY11,601$830+132%

42Rowan County, KYKY24,476$825+96%

43Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$822+98%

44Ballard County, KYKY7,594$817+134%

45Laurel County, KYKY63,746$813+116%

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$803+123%

47Trigg County, KYKY14,512$803+101%

48Whitley County, KYKY37,297$798+127%

49Marshall County, KYKY31,659$798+96%

50Perry County, KYKY26,555$798+164%

51Barren County, KYKY45,641$796+108%

52Garrard County, KYKY18,207$794+104%

53Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$793+85%

54Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$792+190%

55Union County, KYKY12,839$790+134%

56Webster County, KYKY12,929$783+137%

57Boyle County, KYKY31,632$778+86%

58Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$778+151%

59Henderson County, KYKY44,255$777+90%

60Graves County, KYKY37,050$775+119%

61Adair County, KYKY19,423$771+145%

62Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$767+120%

63Harrison County, KYKY19,627$765+90%

64Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$760+110%

65Bracken County, KYKY8,511$756+124%

66Knott County, KYKY13,321$756+158%

67Logan County, KYKY28,669$751+81%

68Lewis County, KYKY12,901$751+179%

69Lyon County, KYKY9,123$747+88%

70Powell County, KYKY12,812$747+84%

71Washington County, KYKY12,368$744+111%

72Carter County, KYKY26,149$740+103%

73Hancock County, KYKY9,050$740+69%

74Ohio County, KYKY23,934$739+111%

75Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$733+104%

76Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$730+148%

77Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$728+146%

78Wayne County, KYKY19,597$727+132%

79Mason County, KYKY16,936$727+97%

80Marion County, KYKY20,115$726+106%

81Clay County, KYKY19,465$724+148%

82Hickman County, KYKY4,372$718+155%

83Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$718+118%

84Taylor County, KYKY26,763$718+106%

85Fleming County, KYKY15,787$715+125%

86Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$714+116%

87Estill County, KYKY13,962$711+114%

88Johnson County, KYKY22,051$708+109%

89Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$698+85%

90Hart County, KYKY20,117$693+122%

91Knox County, KYKY29,532$681+108%

92Russell County, KYKY18,608$681+118%

93Butler County, KYKY12,520$679+101%

94Harlan County, KYKY24,725$678+122%

95Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$676+140%

96Menifee County, KYKY6,430$675+190%

97Floyd County, KYKY34,401$672+102%

98Casey County, KYKY16,205$670+127%

99Letcher County, KYKY19,952$669+117%

100Jackson County, KYKY13,325$665+121%

101Morgan County, KYKY14,415$663+114%

102Bath County, KYKY13,176$659+108%

103Grayson County, KYKY27,406$658+86%

104Monroe County, KYKY11,191$657+116%

105McLean County, KYKY9,064$641+102%

106Clinton County, KYKY9,139$617+110%

107Green County, KYKY11,644$610+87%

108Lee County, KYKY7,297$603+125%

109Bell County, KYKY22,829$592+92%

110Leslie County, KYKY9,627$585+110%

111Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$582+88%

112McCreary County, KYKY17,124$577+80%

113Fulton County, KYKY6,218$570+66%

114Robertson County, KYKY2,325$548+119%

115Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$548+85%

116Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$523+116%

117Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$501+100%

118Martin County, KYKY10,697$450+57%

119Owsley County, KYKY3,932$448+62%

120Elliott County, KYKY7,265$432+86%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES