RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most rent-burdened, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Lee County, KYKY7,29755.0%+64%

02Henry County, KYKY16,44754.2%+16%

03Powell County, KYKY12,81252.4%−11%

04Clay County, KYKY19,46552.0%+10%

05Wolfe County, KYKY6,29849.9%−9%

06Clark County, KYKY37,88847.6%+21%

07Casey County, KYKY16,20547.5%+36%

08Fayette County, KYKY329,75147.0%+4%

09Campbell County, KYKY95,44145.9%+7%

10Boyle County, KYKY31,63245.7%+3%

11Warren County, KYKY149,37544.6%−1%

12Jefferson County, KYKY795,22244.2%−0%

13Marshall County, KYKY31,65943.9%+21%

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,38443.4%−7%

15Nelson County, KYKY49,03643.3%+8%

16Fulton County, KYKY6,21843.0%+57%

17Perry County, KYKY26,55542.8%+5%

18Washington County, KYKY12,36842.8%+34%

19Anderson County, KYKY25,22542.6%+13%

20Bell County, KYKY22,82942.5%+0%

21Christian County, KYKY70,11542.0%+7%

22Rowan County, KYKY24,47641.9%−21%

23Madison County, KYKY101,69641.6%−4%

24Hopkins County, KYKY45,12741.5%+15%

25McCracken County, KYKY67,55341.4%−3%

26Garrard County, KYKY18,20741.4%−14%

27Woodford County, KYKY27,88341.4%+28%

28Boyd County, KYKY47,75141.2%+2%

29Barren County, KYKY45,64141.1%−0%

30Spencer County, KYKY20,99841.0%+33%

31Kenton County, KYKY175,77940.8%+4%

32Henderson County, KYKY44,25540.8%+0%

33Bullitt County, KYKY86,45440.8%+5%

34Franklin County, KYKY52,64940.6%−2%

35Magoffin County, KYKY11,11040.5%−19%

36Adair County, KYKY19,42340.0%+0%

37Oldham County, KYKY70,98639.3%−7%

38Simpson County, KYKY20,78839.2%−12%

39Whitley County, KYKY37,29739.0%+8%

40Graves County, KYKY37,05039.0%−8%

41Larue County, KYKY15,18438.6%−4%

42Mason County, KYKY16,93638.5%−16%

43Scott County, KYKY62,26238.3%+2%

44Trigg County, KYKY14,51238.2%+4%

45Russell County, KYKY18,60838.1%−6%

46Clinton County, KYKY9,13938.0%+1%

47Harrison County, KYKY19,62737.8%−3%

48Taylor County, KYKY26,76337.7%−11%

49Jessamine County, KYKY57,14737.5%−14%

50Boone County, KYKY145,31637.4%−13%

51Carter County, KYKY26,14937.0%+2%

52Calloway County, KYKY39,42137.0%−25%

53Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58336.9%+37%

54Daviess County, KYKY104,89836.9%−6%

55Caldwell County, KYKY12,60936.7%+63%

56Allen County, KYKY22,53635.9%+8%

57Greenup County, KYKY35,21335.8%−12%

58Harlan County, KYKY24,72535.7%+21%

59Marion County, KYKY20,11535.7%+12%

60Gallatin County, KYKY8,84035.1%−30%

61Fleming County, KYKY15,78735.1%−14%

62Shelby County, KYKY51,24334.8%+4%

63Hardin County, KYKY113,48234.6%−5%

64Lincoln County, KYKY25,35334.5%−12%

65McCreary County, KYKY17,12434.3%−39%

66Knox County, KYKY29,53234.1%−18%

67Estill County, KYKY13,96233.9%−9%

68Mercer County, KYKY23,73333.8%−13%

69Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63433.3%−11%

70Grant County, KYKY26,18133.3%−18%

71Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.2%−18%

72Laurel County, KYKY63,74633.1%−18%

73Owsley County, KYKY3,93233.1%+2%

74Pike County, KYKY54,72132.9%−3%

75Bracken County, KYKY8,51132.7%+8%

76Martin County, KYKY10,69732.6%+13%

77Logan County, KYKY28,66932.6%−23%

78Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14832.6%−33%

79Lawrence County, KYKY15,76532.5%−9%

80Meade County, KYKY30,69932.4%+9%

81Floyd County, KYKY34,40132.3%+1%

82Bourbon County, KYKY20,24332.2%−19%

83Nicholas County, KYKY7,94931.6%−22%

84Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50331.6%−2%

85Wayne County, KYKY19,59731.5%−23%

86Johnson County, KYKY22,05131.5%+6%

87Carlisle County, KYKY4,74731.4%+64%

88Hart County, KYKY20,11731.0%−16%

89McLean County, KYKY9,06430.9%+7%

90Carroll County, KYKY11,14130.5%−25%

91Breathitt County, KYKY12,55830.3%−15%

92Lyon County, KYKY9,12330.1%+4%

93Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.9%−42%

94Hancock County, KYKY9,05029.7%+1%

95Knott County, KYKY13,32129.7%+25%

96Pendleton County, KYKY14,80029.7%−19%

97Union County, KYKY12,83929.6%−16%

98Owen County, KYKY11,60129.5%−5%

99Livingston County, KYKY8,86329.4%+58%

100Green County, KYKY11,64429.2%−28%

101Butler County, KYKY12,52029.2%−24%

102Elliott County, KYKY7,26528.9%−24%

103Monroe County, KYKY11,19128.8%−34%

104Morgan County, KYKY14,41528.3%−18%

105Todd County, KYKY12,97227.0%−20%

106Ballard County, KYKY7,59426.8%−22%

107Grayson County, KYKY27,40626.8%−21%

108Ohio County, KYKY23,93425.8%−19%

109Cumberland County, KYKY5,99225.8%−27%

110Trimble County, KYKY8,70125.7%−20%

111Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.7%+21%

112Edmonson County, KYKY12,74924.1%−43%

113Montgomery County, KYKY28,82223.6%−43%

114Leslie County, KYKY9,62722.2%+3%

115Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%−51%

116Hickman County, KYKY4,37218.0%−28%

117Lewis County, KYKY12,90116.8%−39%

118Crittenden County, KYKY8,80715.9%−15%

119Webster County, KYKY12,92915.6%−60%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,3259.6%−73%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES