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Highest median rent, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by median gross rent (2020 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$1,029+73%

02Oldham County, KYKY70,986$964+93%

03Scott County, KYKY62,262$934+82%

04Fayette County, KYKY329,751$920+74%

05Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$901+82%

06Christian County, KYKY70,115$858+87%

07Meade County, KYKY30,699$856+99%

08Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$849+70%

09Simpson County, KYKY20,788$844+80%

10Campbell County, KYKY95,441$843+65%

11Henry County, KYKY16,447$842+90%

12Shelby County, KYKY51,243$833+68%

13Warren County, KYKY149,375$822+68%

14Kenton County, KYKY175,779$821+59%

15Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$812+52%

16Hardin County, KYKY113,482$811+83%

17Daviess County, KYKY104,898$809+95%

18Elliott County, KYKY7,265$801+245%

19Woodford County, KYKY27,883$800+64%

20Nelson County, KYKY49,036$799+88%

21Franklin County, KYKY52,649$792+64%

22Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$758+77%

23Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$745+105%

24McCracken County, KYKY67,553$744+78%

25Trimble County, KYKY8,701$741+89%

26Greenup County, KYKY35,213$732+78%

27Anderson County, KYKY25,225$729+39%

28Madison County, KYKY101,696$728+70%

29Grant County, KYKY26,181$727+44%

30Spencer County, KYKY20,998$726+70%

31Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$725+74%

32Clark County, KYKY37,888$724+52%

33Marshall County, KYKY31,659$724+78%

34Garrard County, KYKY18,207$718+84%

35Boyle County, KYKY31,632$715+71%

36Larue County, KYKY15,184$711+108%

37Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$711+68%

38Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$706+96%

39Perry County, KYKY26,555$703+133%

40Pike County, KYKY54,721$702+99%

41Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$697+66%

42Boyd County, KYKY47,751$694+71%

43Powell County, KYKY12,812$693+71%

44Henderson County, KYKY44,255$692+70%

45Barren County, KYKY45,641$681+78%

46Laurel County, KYKY63,746$680+80%

47Allen County, KYKY22,536$680+90%

48Carroll County, KYKY11,141$676+74%

49Hancock County, KYKY9,050$671+53%

50Livingston County, KYKY8,863$670+85%

51Calloway County, KYKY39,421$669+57%

52Todd County, KYKY12,972$666+72%

53Graves County, KYKY37,050$660+86%

54Ballard County, KYKY7,594$659+89%

55Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$657+89%

56Marion County, KYKY20,115$656+86%

57Mason County, KYKY16,936$654+77%

58Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$651+138%

59Taylor County, KYKY26,763$650+86%

60Rowan County, KYKY24,476$648+54%

61Floyd County, KYKY34,401$644+94%

62Webster County, KYKY12,929$641+94%

63Washington County, KYKY12,368$633+80%

64Ohio County, KYKY23,934$633+81%

65Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$632+75%

66Owen County, KYKY11,601$631+77%

67Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$630+90%

68Bracken County, KYKY8,511$624+85%

69Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$624+101%

70Johnson County, KYKY22,051$623+84%

71Logan County, KYKY28,669$622+50%

72Mercer County, KYKY23,733$622+51%

73Adair County, KYKY19,423$621+97%

74Harrison County, KYKY19,627$621+54%

75Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$618+72%

76Union County, KYKY12,839$615+82%

77Martin County, KYKY10,697$611+114%

78Whitley County, KYKY37,297$610+73%

79Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$610+85%

80Estill County, KYKY13,962$610+84%

81Butler County, KYKY12,520$604+79%

82Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$604+60%

83Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$604+105%

84Lyon County, KYKY9,123$602+51%

85Fulton County, KYKY6,218$593+73%

86Menifee County, KYKY6,430$592+154%

87Fleming County, KYKY15,787$588+85%

88Carter County, KYKY26,149$585+60%

89Wayne County, KYKY19,597$584+87%

90Grayson County, KYKY27,406$583+65%

91Morgan County, KYKY14,415$581+87%

92Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$573+103%

93Hickman County, KYKY4,372$572+103%

94Russell County, KYKY18,608$571+82%

95Trigg County, KYKY14,512$567+42%

96Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$565+91%

97Bell County, KYKY22,829$559+81%

98Hart County, KYKY20,117$559+79%

99Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$557+80%

100Knox County, KYKY29,532$551+69%

101Monroe County, KYKY11,191$546+80%

102McCreary County, KYKY17,124$543+70%

103Harlan County, KYKY24,725$541+77%

104Clay County, KYKY19,465$535+83%

105Letcher County, KYKY19,952$529+71%

106Jackson County, KYKY13,325$526+75%

107Casey County, KYKY16,205$524+78%

108McLean County, KYKY9,064$521+64%

109Green County, KYKY11,644$515+58%

110Clinton County, KYKY9,139$511+74%

111Knott County, KYKY13,321$509+74%

112Lee County, KYKY7,297$504+88%

113Bath County, KYKY13,176$496+56%

114Leslie County, KYKY9,627$491+77%

115Lewis County, KYKY12,901$491+83%

116Robertson County, KYKY2,325$480+92%

117Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$473+59%

118Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$467+93%

119Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$390+56%

120Owsley County, KYKY3,932$325+18%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS