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%+21.5 pts

02Henry County, KYKY16,44754.2%+7.4 pts

03Powell County, KYKY12,81252.4%−6.7 pts

04Clay County, KYKY19,46552.0%+4.6 pts

05Wolfe County, KYKY6,29849.9%−4.9 pts

06Clark County, KYKY37,88847.6%+8.4 pts

07Casey County, KYKY16,20547.5%+12.6 pts

08Fayette County, KYKY329,75147.0%+2.0 pts

09Campbell County, KYKY95,44145.9%+3.0 pts

10Boyle County, KYKY31,63245.7%+1.2 pts

11Warren County, KYKY149,37544.6%−0.6 pts

12Jefferson County, KYKY795,22244.2%−0.2 pts

13Marshall County, KYKY31,65943.9%+7.6 pts

14Pulaski County, KYKY67,38443.4%−3.2 pts

15Nelson County, KYKY49,03643.3%+3.3 pts

16Fulton County, KYKY6,21843.0%+15.6 pts

17Perry County, KYKY26,55542.8%+2.2 pts

18Washington County, KYKY12,36842.8%+10.9 pts

19Anderson County, KYKY25,22542.6%+4.7 pts

20Bell County, KYKY22,82942.5%+0.1 pts

21Christian County, KYKY70,11542.0%+2.6 pts

22Rowan County, KYKY24,47641.9%−11.2 pts

23Madison County, KYKY101,69641.6%−1.8 pts

24Hopkins County, KYKY45,12741.5%+5.3 pts

25McCracken County, KYKY67,55341.4%−1.3 pts

26Garrard County, KYKY18,20741.4%−6.6 pts

27Woodford County, KYKY27,88341.4%+9.0 pts

28Boyd County, KYKY47,75141.2%+0.7 pts

29Barren County, KYKY45,64141.1%−0.2 pts

30Spencer County, KYKY20,99841.0%+10.2 pts

31Kenton County, KYKY175,77940.8%+1.4 pts

32Henderson County, KYKY44,25540.8%+0.2 pts

33Bullitt County, KYKY86,45440.8%+2.1 pts

34Franklin County, KYKY52,64940.6%−0.7 pts

35Magoffin County, KYKY11,11040.5%−9.2 pts

36Adair County, KYKY19,42340.0%+0.0 pts

37Oldham County, KYKY70,98639.3%−3.1 pts

38Simpson County, KYKY20,78839.2%−5.2 pts

39Whitley County, KYKY37,29739.0%+2.9 pts

40Graves County, KYKY37,05039.0%−3.2 pts

41Larue County, KYKY15,18438.6%−1.5 pts

42Mason County, KYKY16,93638.5%−7.3 pts

43Scott County, KYKY62,26238.3%+0.9 pts

44Trigg County, KYKY14,51238.2%+1.5 pts

45Russell County, KYKY18,60838.1%−2.4 pts

46Clinton County, KYKY9,13938.0%+0.3 pts

47Harrison County, KYKY19,62737.8%−1.3 pts

48Taylor County, KYKY26,76337.7%−4.9 pts

49Jessamine County, KYKY57,14737.5%−6.3 pts

50Boone County, KYKY145,31637.4%−5.6 pts

51Carter County, KYKY26,14937.0%+0.7 pts

52Calloway County, KYKY39,42137.0%−12.0 pts

53Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58336.9%+10.0 pts

54Daviess County, KYKY104,89836.9%−2.2 pts

55Caldwell County, KYKY12,60936.7%+14.1 pts

56Allen County, KYKY22,53635.9%+2.7 pts

57Greenup County, KYKY35,21335.8%−5.1 pts

58Harlan County, KYKY24,72535.7%+6.1 pts

59Marion County, KYKY20,11535.7%+3.8 pts

60Gallatin County, KYKY8,84035.1%−15.1 pts

61Fleming County, KYKY15,78735.1%−5.9 pts

62Shelby County, KYKY51,24334.8%+1.2 pts

63Hardin County, KYKY113,48234.6%−1.7 pts

64Lincoln County, KYKY25,35334.5%−4.7 pts

65McCreary County, KYKY17,12434.3%−21.7 pts

66Knox County, KYKY29,53234.1%−7.3 pts

67Estill County, KYKY13,96233.9%−3.5 pts

68Mercer County, KYKY23,73333.8%−5.3 pts

69Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63433.3%−3.9 pts

70Grant County, KYKY26,18133.3%−7.3 pts

71Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.2%−7.4 pts

72Laurel County, KYKY63,74633.1%−7.1 pts

73Owsley County, KYKY3,93233.1%+0.8 pts

74Pike County, KYKY54,72132.9%−1.2 pts

75Bracken County, KYKY8,51132.7%+2.4 pts

76Martin County, KYKY10,69732.6%+3.9 pts

77Logan County, KYKY28,66932.6%−9.9 pts

78Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14832.6%−15.8 pts

79Lawrence County, KYKY15,76532.5%−3.4 pts

80Meade County, KYKY30,69932.4%+2.6 pts

81Floyd County, KYKY34,40132.3%+0.4 pts

82Bourbon County, KYKY20,24332.2%−7.8 pts

83Nicholas County, KYKY7,94931.6%−9.1 pts

84Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50331.6%−0.5 pts

85Wayne County, KYKY19,59731.5%−9.3 pts

86Johnson County, KYKY22,05131.5%+1.8 pts

87Carlisle County, KYKY4,74731.4%+12.3 pts

88Hart County, KYKY20,11731.0%−6.1 pts

89McLean County, KYKY9,06430.9%+2.1 pts

90Carroll County, KYKY11,14130.5%−9.9 pts

91Breathitt County, KYKY12,55830.3%−5.3 pts

92Lyon County, KYKY9,12330.1%+1.2 pts

93Menifee County, KYKY6,43029.9%−21.9 pts

94Hancock County, KYKY9,05029.7%+0.3 pts

95Knott County, KYKY13,32129.7%+5.9 pts

96Pendleton County, KYKY14,80029.7%−6.9 pts

97Union County, KYKY12,83929.6%−5.6 pts

98Owen County, KYKY11,60129.5%−1.6 pts

99Livingston County, KYKY8,86329.4%+10.8 pts

100Green County, KYKY11,64429.2%−11.6 pts

101Butler County, KYKY12,52029.2%−9.2 pts

102Elliott County, KYKY7,26528.9%−9.2 pts

103Monroe County, KYKY11,19128.8%−14.9 pts

104Morgan County, KYKY14,41528.3%−6.2 pts

105Todd County, KYKY12,97227.0%−6.8 pts

106Ballard County, KYKY7,59426.8%−7.6 pts

107Grayson County, KYKY27,40626.8%−7.2 pts

108Ohio County, KYKY23,93425.8%−6.2 pts

109Cumberland County, KYKY5,99225.8%−9.5 pts

110Trimble County, KYKY8,70125.7%−6.5 pts

111Letcher County, KYKY19,95224.7%+4.2 pts

112Edmonson County, KYKY12,74924.1%−17.8 pts

113Montgomery County, KYKY28,82223.6%−17.7 pts

114Leslie County, KYKY9,62722.2%+0.6 pts

115Bath County, KYKY13,17621.9%−22.9 pts

116Hickman County, KYKY4,37218.0%−6.9 pts

117Lewis County, KYKY12,90116.8%−10.6 pts

118Crittenden County, KYKY8,80715.9%−2.8 pts

119Webster County, KYKY12,92915.6%−23.5 pts

120Robertson County, KYKY2,3259.6%−26.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES