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Lowest median household income, Kentucky counties · 1990

Kentucky counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. 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 HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Owsley County, KYKY3,932$8,595−46%

02McCreary County, KYKY17,124$10,598−45%

03Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$11,000−43%

04Clinton County, KYKY9,139$11,348−42%

05Jackson County, KYKY13,325$11,885−41%

06Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$12,160−37%

07Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$12,383−35%

08Lee County, KYKY7,297$12,461−33%

09Wayne County, KYKY19,597$12,560−40%

10Knox County, KYKY29,532$12,697−31%

11Clay County, KYKY19,465$12,732−22%

12Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$12,989−40%

13Bell County, KYKY22,829$13,078−31%

14Morgan County, KYKY14,415$13,229−40%

15Knott County, KYKY13,321$13,329−35%

16Leslie County, KYKY9,627$13,692−26%

17Elliott County, KYKY7,265$13,890−34%

18Menifee County, KYKY6,430$14,650−34%

19Harlan County, KYKY24,725$14,774−21%

20Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$14,815−37%

21Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$14,967−36%

22Whitley County, KYKY37,297$14,979−32%

23Casey County, KYKY16,205$14,993−31%

24Letcher County, KYKY19,952$15,112−28%

25Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$15,134−40%

26Martin County, KYKY10,697$15,142−17%

27Monroe County, KYKY11,191$15,214−32%

28Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$15,273−29%

29Floyd County, KYKY34,401$15,661−26%

30Hart County, KYKY20,117$15,671−38%

31Lewis County, KYKY12,901$15,775−29%

32Johnson County, KYKY22,051$15,782−37%

33Adair County, KYKY19,423$15,809−34%

34Rowan County, KYKY24,476$15,922−43%

35Bath County, KYKY13,176$15,940−39%

36Estill County, KYKY13,962$16,056−31%

37Fulton County, KYKY6,218$16,087−34%

38Perry County, KYKY26,555$16,202−27%

39Russell County, KYKY18,608$16,788−24%

40Powell County, KYKY12,812$16,828−34%

41Carter County, KYKY26,149$17,083−35%

42Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$17,169−35%

43Grayson County, KYKY27,406$17,306−37%

44Pike County, KYKY54,721$17,468−27%

45Butler County, KYKY12,520$17,514−40%

46Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$17,687−42%

47Allen County, KYKY22,536$17,915−43%

48Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$17,997−37%

49Fleming County, KYKY15,787$18,014−36%

50Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$18,070−40%

51Marion County, KYKY20,115$18,181−40%

52Ohio County, KYKY23,934$18,196−38%

53Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$18,198−34%

54Green County, KYKY11,644$18,432−28%

55Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$18,566−36%

56Laurel County, KYKY63,746$18,584−31%

57Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$18,679−35%

58Ballard County, KYKY7,594$19,371−40%

59Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$19,404−36%

60Calloway County, KYKY39,421$19,408−36%

61Barren County, KYKY45,641$19,546−37%

62Bracken County, KYKY8,511$19,684−43%

63Robertson County, KYKY2,325$19,756−35%

64Trigg County, KYKY14,512$19,860−40%

65Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$20,025−37%

66Carroll County, KYKY11,141$20,179−44%

67Lyon County, KYKY9,123$20,239−36%

68Todd County, KYKY12,972$20,309−32%

69Hickman County, KYKY4,372$20,347−36%

70McLean County, KYKY9,064$20,474−31%

71Mason County, KYKY16,936$20,582−32%

72Washington County, KYKY12,368$20,606−38%

73Graves County, KYKY37,050$20,647−33%

74Livingston County, KYKY8,863$20,892−34%

75Christian County, KYKY70,115$21,032−33%

76Garrard County, KYKY18,207$21,057−39%

77Owen County, KYKY11,601$21,067−37%

78Taylor County, KYKY26,763$21,083−25%

79Webster County, KYKY12,929$21,189−33%

80Logan County, KYKY28,669$21,279−34%

81Madison County, KYKY101,696$21,388−35%

82Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$21,454−41%

83Harrison County, KYKY19,627$21,787−40%

84Simpson County, KYKY20,788$21,793−40%

85Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$22,155−28%

86Trimble County, KYKY8,701$22,372−38%

87Larue County, KYKY15,184$22,405−30%

88Marshall County, KYKY31,659$22,413−37%

89Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$22,445−36%

90Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$22,500−41%

91Henry County, KYKY16,447$22,528−40%

92McCracken County, KYKY67,553$22,606−33%

93Spencer County, KYKY20,998$22,680−52%

94Mercer County, KYKY23,733$22,774−36%

95Boyle County, KYKY31,632$23,125−34%

96Meade County, KYKY30,699$23,676−36%

97Union County, KYKY12,839$23,798−32%

98Boyd County, KYKY47,751$23,835−27%

99Warren County, KYKY149,375$24,175−33%

100Nelson County, KYKY49,036$24,220−38%

101Daviess County, KYKY104,898$24,399−34%

102Hardin County, KYKY113,482$24,431−35%

103Grant County, KYKY26,181$24,502−36%

104Greenup County, KYKY35,213$24,527−24%

105Clark County, KYKY37,888$25,323−37%

106Henderson County, KYKY44,255$25,556−29%

107Hancock County, KYKY9,050$26,080−29%

108Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$27,059−33%

109Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$27,092−31%

110Franklin County, KYKY52,649$27,484−31%

111Scott County, KYKY62,262$27,563−41%

112Anderson County, KYKY25,225$27,747−39%

113Fayette County, KYKY329,751$28,056−30%

114Shelby County, KYKY51,243$28,500−37%

115Campbell County, KYKY95,441$29,228−30%

116Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$29,455−35%

117Kenton County, KYKY175,779$30,516−30%

118Woodford County, KYKY27,883$32,858−34%

119Boone County, KYKY145,316$34,485−36%

120Oldham County, KYKY70,986$38,416−39%

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