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Lowest median household income, Kentucky counties · 2000

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$15,805+0%

02Clay County, KYKY19,465$16,271+0%

03Martin County, KYKY10,697$18,279+0%

04Knox County, KYKY29,532$18,294+0%

05Lee County, KYKY7,297$18,544+0%

06Leslie County, KYKY9,627$18,546+0%

07Harlan County, KYKY24,725$18,665+0%

08Bell County, KYKY22,829$19,057+0%

09Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$19,155+0%

10Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$19,310+0%

11McCreary County, KYKY17,124$19,348+0%

12Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$19,421+0%

13Clinton County, KYKY9,139$19,563+0%

14Jackson County, KYKY13,325$20,177+0%

15Knott County, KYKY13,321$20,373+0%

16Wayne County, KYKY19,597$20,863+0%

17Elliott County, KYKY7,265$21,014+0%

18Letcher County, KYKY19,952$21,110+0%

19Floyd County, KYKY34,401$21,168+0%

20Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$21,572+0%

21Casey County, KYKY16,205$21,580+0%

22Lawrence County, KYKY15,765$21,610+0%

23Morgan County, KYKY14,415$21,869+0%

24Russell County, KYKY18,608$22,042+0%

25Menifee County, KYKY6,430$22,064+0%

26Whitley County, KYKY37,297$22,075+0%

27Perry County, KYKY26,555$22,089+0%

28Lewis County, KYKY12,901$22,208+0%

29Monroe County, KYKY11,191$22,356+0%

30Estill County, KYKY13,962$23,318+0%

31Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$23,475+0%

32Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$23,540+0%

33Pike County, KYKY54,721$23,930+0%

34Adair County, KYKY19,423$24,055+0%

35Fulton County, KYKY6,218$24,382+0%

36Johnson County, KYKY22,051$24,911+0%

37Hart County, KYKY20,117$25,378+0%

38Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$25,413+0%

39Green County, KYKY11,644$25,463+0%

40Powell County, KYKY12,812$25,515+0%

41Bath County, KYKY13,176$26,018+0%

42Carter County, KYKY26,149$26,427+0%

43Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$26,542+0%

44Laurel County, KYKY63,746$27,015+0%

45Pulaski County, KYKY67,384$27,370+0%

46Grayson County, KYKY27,406$27,639+0%

47Fleming County, KYKY15,787$27,990+0%

48Rowan County, KYKY24,476$28,055+0%

49Taylor County, KYKY26,763$28,089+0%

50Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634$28,566+0%

51Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$28,686+0%

52Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$29,060+0%

53Butler County, KYKY12,520$29,405+0%

54Ohio County, KYKY23,934$29,557+0%

55McLean County, KYKY9,064$29,675+0%

56Todd County, KYKY12,972$29,718+0%

57Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$29,886+0%

58Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$30,087+0%

59Calloway County, KYKY39,421$30,134+0%

60Mason County, KYKY16,936$30,195+0%

61Marion County, KYKY20,115$30,387+0%

62Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$30,554+0%

63Robertson County, KYKY2,325$30,581+0%

64Hopkins County, KYKY45,127$30,868+0%

65Graves County, KYKY37,050$30,874+0%

66Christian County, KYKY70,115$31,177+0%

67Allen County, KYKY22,536$31,238+0%

68Barren County, KYKY45,641$31,240+0%

69Webster County, KYKY12,929$31,529+0%

70Hickman County, KYKY4,372$31,615+0%

71Lyon County, KYKY9,123$31,694+0%

72Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$31,746+0%

73Livingston County, KYKY8,863$31,776+0%

74Larue County, KYKY15,184$32,056+0%

75Ballard County, KYKY7,594$32,130+0%

76Greenup County, KYKY35,213$32,142+0%

77Logan County, KYKY28,669$32,474+0%

78Boyd County, KYKY47,751$32,749+0%

79Madison County, KYKY101,696$32,861+0%

80Trigg County, KYKY14,512$33,002+0%

81Washington County, KYKY12,368$33,136+0%

82Owen County, KYKY11,601$33,310+0%

83McCracken County, KYKY67,553$33,865+0%

84Garrard County, KYKY18,207$34,284+0%

85Bracken County, KYKY8,511$34,823+0%

86Union County, KYKY12,839$35,018+0%

87Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$35,038+0%

88Boyle County, KYKY31,632$35,241+0%

89Mercer County, KYKY23,733$35,555+0%

90Marshall County, KYKY31,659$35,573+0%

91Henderson County, KYKY44,255$35,892+0%

92Carroll County, KYKY11,141$35,925+0%

93Warren County, KYKY149,375$36,151+0%

94Trimble County, KYKY8,701$36,192+0%

95Harrison County, KYKY19,627$36,210+0%

96Gallatin County, KYKY8,840$36,422+0%

97Simpson County, KYKY20,788$36,432+0%

98Daviess County, KYKY104,898$36,813+0%

99Hancock County, KYKY9,050$36,914+0%

100Meade County, KYKY30,699$36,966+0%

101Henry County, KYKY16,447$37,263+0%

102Hardin County, KYKY113,482$37,744+0%

103Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$38,125+0%

104Grant County, KYKY26,181$38,438+0%

105Nelson County, KYKY49,036$39,010+0%

106Jefferson County, KYKY795,222$39,457+0%

107Fayette County, KYKY329,751$39,813+0%

108Clark County, KYKY37,888$39,946+0%

109Franklin County, KYKY52,649$40,011+0%

110Jessamine County, KYKY57,147$40,096+0%

111Campbell County, KYKY95,441$41,903+0%

112Kenton County, KYKY175,779$43,906+0%

113Bullitt County, KYKY86,454$45,106+0%

114Anderson County, KYKY25,225$45,433+0%

115Shelby County, KYKY51,243$45,534+0%

116Spencer County, KYKY20,998$47,042+0%

117Scott County, KYKY62,262$47,081+0%

118Woodford County, KYKY27,883$49,491+0%

119Boone County, KYKY145,316$53,593+0%

120Oldham County, KYKY70,986$63,229+0%

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