RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most owner cost-burdened, Kentucky counties · 2010

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 21.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –

01Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.1%–

02Bath County, KYKY13,17633.0%–

03Owsley County, KYKY3,93231.7%–

04Wolfe County, KYKY6,29829.3%–

05Gallatin County, KYKY8,84028.8%–

06Grant County, KYKY26,18128.5%–

07Lewis County, KYKY12,90127.8%–

08Fleming County, KYKY15,78727.4%–

09Elliott County, KYKY7,26527.3%–

10Clay County, KYKY19,46527.3%–

11Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14827.2%–

12Estill County, KYKY13,96226.3%–

13McCreary County, KYKY17,12426.2%–

14Pendleton County, KYKY14,80026.1%–

15Henry County, KYKY16,44726.1%–

16Clinton County, KYKY9,13925.9%–

17Garrard County, KYKY18,20725.8%–

18Grayson County, KYKY27,40625.8%–

19Monroe County, KYKY11,19125.5%–

20Russell County, KYKY18,60825.3%–

21Marion County, KYKY20,11525.1%–

22Adair County, KYKY19,42325.0%–

23Logan County, KYKY28,66925.0%–

24Jessamine County, KYKY57,14724.9%–

25Bullitt County, KYKY86,45424.8%–

26Spencer County, KYKY20,99824.7%–

27Todd County, KYKY12,97224.7%–

28Lee County, KYKY7,29724.4%–

29Shelby County, KYKY51,24324.3%–

30Bourbon County, KYKY20,24324.2%–

31Carlisle County, KYKY4,74724.1%–

32Jefferson County, KYKY795,22224.1%–

33Knox County, KYKY29,53223.9%–

34Kenton County, KYKY175,77923.6%–

35Pulaski County, KYKY67,38423.3%–

36Caldwell County, KYKY12,60923.2%–

37Montgomery County, KYKY28,82223.1%–

38Nelson County, KYKY49,03622.9%–

39Lincoln County, KYKY25,35322.9%–

40Powell County, KYKY12,81222.8%–

41Floyd County, KYKY34,40122.6%–

42Fayette County, KYKY329,75122.6%–

43Oldham County, KYKY70,98622.5%–

44Graves County, KYKY37,05022.5%–

45Boone County, KYKY145,31622.3%–

46Larue County, KYKY15,18422.3%–

47Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63422.2%–

48Campbell County, KYKY95,44122.2%–

49Edmonson County, KYKY12,74922.1%–

50Christian County, KYKY70,11522.0%–

51Carroll County, KYKY11,14121.9%–

52Butler County, KYKY12,52021.8%–

53Meade County, KYKY30,69921.8%–

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50321.7%–

55Bracken County, KYKY8,51121.7%–

56Barren County, KYKY45,64121.7%–

57Woodford County, KYKY27,88321.5%–

58Laurel County, KYKY63,74621.5%–

59Casey County, KYKY16,20521.5%–

60Allen County, KYKY22,53621.3%–

61Taylor County, KYKY26,76321.3%–

62Mason County, KYKY16,93621.3%–

63Menifee County, KYKY6,43021.3%–

64Hart County, KYKY20,11721.2%–

65Warren County, KYKY149,37521.1%–

66Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58321.1%–

67Crittenden County, KYKY8,80721.1%–

68Cumberland County, KYKY5,99221.0%–

69Lawrence County, KYKY15,76521.0%–

70Whitley County, KYKY37,29720.9%–

71Wayne County, KYKY19,59720.9%–

72Trigg County, KYKY14,51220.7%–

73Washington County, KYKY12,36820.7%–

74Breathitt County, KYKY12,55820.6%–

75Harrison County, KYKY19,62720.4%–

76Mercer County, KYKY23,73320.4%–

77Franklin County, KYKY52,64920.3%–

78Madison County, KYKY101,69620.2%–

79Henderson County, KYKY44,25519.9%–

80Hopkins County, KYKY45,12719.9%–

81Boyle County, KYKY31,63219.7%–

82Union County, KYKY12,83919.6%–

83Trimble County, KYKY8,70119.5%–

84Clark County, KYKY37,88819.4%–

85Hardin County, KYKY113,48219.3%–

86Daviess County, KYKY104,89819.1%–

87Ohio County, KYKY23,93419.0%–

88Johnson County, KYKY22,05119.0%–

89Nicholas County, KYKY7,94918.8%–

90Perry County, KYKY26,55518.7%–

91Lyon County, KYKY9,12318.7%–

92Scott County, KYKY62,26218.7%–

93McCracken County, KYKY67,55318.6%–

94Fulton County, KYKY6,21818.6%–

95Calloway County, KYKY39,42118.6%–

96Rowan County, KYKY24,47618.4%–

97Simpson County, KYKY20,78818.4%–

98Marshall County, KYKY31,65918.1%–

99Owen County, KYKY11,60117.9%–

100Robertson County, KYKY2,32517.8%–

101Carter County, KYKY26,14917.7%–

102Livingston County, KYKY8,86317.7%–

103Anderson County, KYKY25,22517.3%–

104Greenup County, KYKY35,21317.3%–

105Bell County, KYKY22,82917.2%–

106Pike County, KYKY54,72117.1%–

107Magoffin County, KYKY11,11017.0%–

108Morgan County, KYKY14,41516.7%–

109Ballard County, KYKY7,59416.4%–

110Martin County, KYKY10,69716.4%–

111Hickman County, KYKY4,37216.4%–

112McLean County, KYKY9,06416.2%–

113Webster County, KYKY12,92916.2%–

114Leslie County, KYKY9,62716.0%–

115Boyd County, KYKY47,75115.9%–

116Letcher County, KYKY19,95215.4%–

117Harlan County, KYKY24,72514.9%–

118Green County, KYKY11,64414.6%–

119Knott County, KYKY13,32114.3%–

120Hancock County, KYKY9,05011.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS