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Most affordable housing, Kentucky counties

Name: Most affordable housing, Kentucky counties, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Kentucky counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 2.8. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wolfe County, KY, up 70 places to #35.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01▲1Letcher County, KYKY19,9521.6−8%

02▲8Union County, KYKY12,8391.7+6%

03▲36Harlan County, KYKY24,7251.8−11%

04▼3Knott County, KYKY13,3211.8−9%

05▼2Bracken County, KYKY8,5111.9−7%

06▼2Webster County, KYKY12,9291.9+37%

07▲9Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.9+24%

08▲6Leslie County, KYKY9,6271.9+3%

09▲11Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471.9+28%

10▲9Butler County, KYKY12,5202.0−1%

11Caldwell County, KYKY12,6092.0+6%

12▼5Breathitt County, KYKY12,5582.0−17%

13▲30Lewis County, KYKY12,9012.0+2%

14▼6Nicholas County, KYKY7,9492.1−4%

15▲7Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.1−1%

16▲1Ohio County, KYKY23,9342.1+10%

17▼12Livingston County, KYKY8,8632.1+22%

18▲12Boyd County, KYKY47,7512.1+14%

19▼6Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5832.1−3%

20▲1Hancock County, KYKY9,0502.2+26%

21▼3Perry County, KYKY26,5552.2+2%

22▲19Ballard County, KYKY7,5942.2+28%

23▲9Greenup County, KYKY35,2132.2+23%

24▲12Clay County, KYKY19,4652.2+2%

25▲58Lee County, KYKY7,2972.2−10%

26▲63Monroe County, KYKY11,1912.3+13%

27▼4McLean County, KYKY9,0642.3+24%

28▼16Bath County, KYKY13,1762.3+19%

29▼20Martin County, KYKY10,6972.3−8%

30▲64Lawrence County, KYKY15,7652.4−12%

31▼3Floyd County, KYKY34,4012.40%

32▼6Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6342.5+24%

33▼4Morgan County, KYKY14,4152.5−8%

34▲12Pendleton County, KYKY14,8002.5+30%

35▲70Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982.5−13%

36▲33Carroll County, KYKY11,1412.5+22%

37▲3Hopkins County, KYKY45,1272.5+41%

38▲34McCreary County, KYKY17,1242.50%

39▲14Pike County, KYKY54,7212.5+10%

40▲2Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1482.5+24%

41▲49Carter County, KYKY26,1492.6+20%

42▲12Estill County, KYKY13,9622.6+40%

43▼5Trimble County, KYKY8,7012.6+32%

44▲13Marshall County, KYKY31,6592.6+24%

45▲6Green County, KYKY11,6442.7+62%

46▲60Johnson County, KYKY22,0512.7+4%

47▲21Magoffin County, KYKY11,1102.7−13%

48▼24Elliott County, KYKY7,2652.7+21%

49Clinton County, KYKY9,1392.7+10%

50▲2Todd County, KYKY12,9722.7+64%

51▼24Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.7+71%

52▼17Logan County, KYKY28,6692.7+41%

53▼22Fleming County, KYKY15,7872.7+35%

54▲16Larue County, KYKY15,1842.7+54%

55▼10Owen County, KYKY11,6012.8+55%

56▲26Laurel County, KYKY63,7462.8+11%

57▲20Jackson County, KYKY13,3252.8+23%

58▼10Boone County, KYKY145,3162.8+29%

59▼53Menifee County, KYKY6,4302.8+27%

60▼13Hart County, KYKY20,1172.8+38%

61▲1Meade County, KYKY30,6992.8+37%

62▼28Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5032.8+31%

63▲1Lincoln County, KYKY25,3532.8+28%

64▼4Gallatin County, KYKY8,8402.8+36%

65▼6Adair County, KYKY19,4232.8+34%

66▲5Marion County, KYKY20,1152.8+29%

67▼34Bell County, KYKY22,8292.8+5%

68▼10Taylor County, KYKY26,7632.9+47%

69▼32Washington County, KYKY12,3682.9+48%

70▼15Graves County, KYKY37,0502.9+58%

71▲36Lyon County, KYKY9,1232.9+36%

72▼47Edmonson County, KYKY12,7492.9+40%

73▲5Henderson County, KYKY44,2552.9+53%

74▲38McCracken County, KYKY67,5532.9+39%

75Daviess County, KYKY104,8982.9+50%

76▲4Whitley County, KYKY37,2973.0+20%

77▼21Wayne County, KYKY19,5973.0+28%

78▲26Rowan County, KYKY24,4763.0+7%

79▲24Casey County, KYKY16,2053.0+44%

80▲21Anderson County, KYKY25,2253.0+65%

81▼20Grant County, KYKY26,1813.0+51%

82▼19Kenton County, KYKY175,7793.0+43%

83▲19Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.0+35%

84▼5Montgomery County, KYKY28,8223.1+41%

85▼11Bullitt County, KYKY86,4543.1+78%

86▲27Mason County, KYKY16,9363.1+47%

87▲10Mercer County, KYKY23,7333.1+54%

88▼22Henry County, KYKY16,4473.1+70%

89▼5Christian County, KYKY70,1153.1+56%

90▲2Allen County, KYKY22,5363.1+59%

91▼76Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.2+86%

92▼6Clark County, KYKY37,8883.2+45%

93▲7Oldham County, KYKY70,9863.2+44%

94▼13Spencer County, KYKY20,9983.2+49%

95Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.2+32%

96▲15Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.2+59%

97▼21Garrard County, KYKY18,2073.2+50%

98▼13Campbell County, KYKY95,4413.2+54%

99▼34Franklin County, KYKY52,6493.3+53%

100▼12Hardin County, KYKY113,4823.3+41%

101▼14Scott County, KYKY62,2623.4+39%

102▼29Nelson County, KYKY49,0363.4+82%

103▼10Boyle County, KYKY31,6323.4+48%

104▲5Trigg County, KYKY14,5123.5+56%

105▲14Calloway County, KYKY39,4213.5+35%

106▼39Powell County, KYKY12,8123.5+64%

107▲1Barren County, KYKY45,6413.5+59%

108▲7Cumberland County, KYKY5,9923.5+68%

109▲1Jefferson County, KYKY795,2223.6+71%

110▲6Woodford County, KYKY27,8833.6+59%

111▼13Jessamine County, KYKY57,1473.6+54%

112▼68Owsley County, KYKY3,9323.6+29%

113▼63Russell County, KYKY18,6083.6+57%

114▼15Knox County, KYKY29,5323.6+34%

115▼1Madison County, KYKY101,6963.7+43%

116▼25Shelby County, KYKY51,2433.7+81%

117Bourbon County, KYKY20,2433.7+61%

118▼22Simpson County, KYKY20,7883.8+84%

119▼1Warren County, KYKY149,3753.9+65%

120Fayette County, KYKY329,7514.2+63%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES