What are the richest counties in Kentucky?

Oldham County ($122,497), Spencer County ($102,618) and Boone County ($99,414) had the highest median household income in Kentucky in the 2020–24 survey.

Data as of 2024 · updated November 5, 2026

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Kentucky counties ranked by median household income
Rank	County	Median household income 2020–24	Change since 2016–20	Residents
1	Oldham County	$122,497	+18.1%	70,986
2	Spencer County	$102,618	+20.0%	20,998
3	Boone County	$99,414	+20.0%	145,316
4	Scott County	$85,158	+18.7%	62,262
5	Woodford County	$83,788	+26.1%	27,883
6	Shelby County	$82,604	+13.8%	51,243
7	Bullitt County	$80,558	+22.9%	86,454
8	Kenton County	$80,548	+21.1%	175,779
9	Campbell County	$77,567	+22.8%	95,441
10	Jessamine County	$74,576	+15.0%	57,147
11	Anderson County	$74,488	+36.9%	25,225
12	Meade County	$74,355	+20.9%	30,699
13	Jefferson County	$69,866	+20.1%	795,222
14	Nelson County	$69,562	+10.4%	49,036
15	Fayette County	$69,479	+17.9%	329,751
16	Grant County	$69,178	+21.9%	26,181
17	Daviess County	$68,214	+24.3%	104,898
18	Hardin County	$67,647	+18.5%	113,482
19	Larue County	$67,067	+38.3%	15,184
20	Harrison County	$66,442	+32.2%	19,627
21	Bracken County	$66,319	+10.4%	8,511
22	Ballard County	$66,164	+45.4%	7,594
23	Trimble County	$66,027	+14.7%	8,701
24	Marshall County	$65,831	+14.8%	31,659
25	Warren County	$65,794	+21.1%	149,375
26	McLean County	$65,596	+21.1%	9,064
27	Hancock County	$65,464	+16.3%	9,050
28	Franklin County	$65,298	+10.6%	52,649
29	Lyon County	$65,066	+32.0%	9,123
30	Mercer County	$64,824	+23.9%	23,733
31	Pendleton County	$64,669	+15.5%	14,800
32	McCracken County	$64,373	+36.9%	67,553
33	Clark County	$64,348	+17.3%	37,888
34	Madison County	$63,351	+22.7%	101,696
35	Henry County	$63,347	+20.5%	16,447
36	Gallatin County	$63,346	+14.9%	8,840
37	Garrard County	$63,087	+13.9%	18,207
38	Carlisle County	$62,439	+51.5%	4,747
39	Washington County	$61,616	+11.4%	12,368
40	Allen County	$61,403	+39.0%	22,536
41	Bourbon County	$61,354	+30.5%	20,243
42	Boyle County	$61,159	+18.6%	31,632
43	Owen County	$61,134	+20.9%	11,601
44	Boyd County	$61,118	+19.8%	47,751
45	Todd County	$61,103	+29.4%	12,972
46	Hickman County	$60,867	+38.1%	4,372
47	Greenup County	$60,751	+16.1%	35,213
48	Taylor County	$60,456	+20.3%	26,763
49	Logan County	$60,382	+23.5%	28,669
50	Union County	$60,327	+21.1%	12,839
51	Simpson County	$59,858	+19.3%	20,788
52	Trigg County	$59,857	+17.4%	14,512
53	Webster County	$59,628	+33.9%	12,929
54	Marion County	$59,627	+36.8%	20,115
55	Caldwell County	$59,583	+23.4%	12,609
56	Nicholas County	$59,531	+24.9%	7,949
57	Livingston County	$58,984	+11.7%	8,863
58	Henderson County	$58,851	+16.6%	44,255
59	Ohio County	$57,798	+26.3%	23,934
60	Laurel County	$57,771	+32.1%	63,746
61	Hopkins County	$56,815	+20.8%	45,127
62	Bath County	$56,541	+25.9%	13,176
63	Carroll County	$56,466	+37.7%	11,141
64	Montgomery County	$56,396	+20.0%	28,822
65	Butler County	$56,092	+22.1%	12,520
66	Breckinridge County	$55,843	+18.2%	21,503
67	Christian County	$55,494	+25.3%	70,115
68	Edmonson County	$54,937	+24.2%	12,749
69	Rowan County	$54,321	+27.1%	24,476
70	Adair County	$53,553	+24.5%	19,423
71	Calloway County	$52,706	+26.0%	39,421
72	Lincoln County	$52,440	+24.2%	25,353
73	Hart County	$52,285	+31.3%	20,117
74	Mason County	$52,178	+12.8%	16,936
75	Muhlenberg County	$51,927	+13.0%	30,634
76	Pulaski County	$51,898	+27.6%	67,384
77	Robertson County	$51,830	−2.3%	2,325
78	Metcalfe County	$51,473	+27.4%	10,583
79	Monroe County	$51,280	+46.2%	11,191
80	Carter County	$51,235	+29.7%	26,149
81	Graves County	$50,772	+11.3%	37,050
82	Grayson County	$50,757	+32.7%	27,406
83	Barren County	$50,628	+21.5%	45,641
84	Fleming County	$49,307	+17.2%	15,787
85	Rockcastle County	$48,862	+26.1%	16,148
86	Morgan County	$47,913	+28.1%	14,415
87	Lewis County	$46,838	+56.9%	12,901
88	Green County	$46,798	+38.3%	11,644
89	Lawrence County	$46,772	+42.4%	15,765
90	Crittenden County	$46,656	+0.7%	8,807
91	Estill County	$46,051	+40.4%	13,962
92	Elliott County	$45,776	+23.9%	7,265
93	Wayne County	$45,739	+21.4%	19,597
94	Casey County	$45,510	+37.9%	16,205
95	Menifee County	$45,096	−3.5%	6,430
96	Johnson County	$44,904	+17.1%	22,051
97	Clinton County	$44,844	+35.5%	9,139
98	Russell County	$44,738	+7.2%	18,608
99	Whitley County	$44,615	+13.6%	37,297
100	Pike County	$44,312	+27.7%	54,721
101	Perry County	$42,181	+6.5%	26,555
102	Letcher County	$41,793	+26.0%	19,952
103	Knott County	$41,761	+28.4%	13,321
104	Harlan County	$41,693	+47.5%	24,725
105	Floyd County	$41,279	+17.6%	34,401
106	Clay County	$40,900	+48.8%	19,465
107	Powell County	$40,309	−1.9%	12,812
108	Jackson County	$40,000	+26.9%	13,325
109	Cumberland County	$40,000	+14.2%	5,992
110	Fulton County	$38,217	+21.0%	6,218
111	Lee County	$37,568	+52.1%	7,297
112	Martin County	$37,042	−13.6%	10,697
113	Leslie County	$35,934	−0.3%	9,627
114	Breathitt County	$34,808	+17.8%	12,558
115	McCreary County	$33,750	+14.4%	17,124
116	Magoffin County	$33,080	+19.0%	11,110
117	Knox County	$32,527	+7.5%	29,532
118	Bell County	$31,354	+10.2%	22,829
119	Wolfe County	$30,417	+36.4%	6,298
120	Owsley County	$22,188	−24.5%	3,932

How this is ranked

Median household income from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–24). Survey estimates carry margins of error, so counties a few hundred dollars apart may not really differ. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Kentucky has the highest median household income?

Oldham County: $122,497, ahead of Spencer County ($102,618) and Boone County ($99,414), of 120 Kentucky counties ranked.

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