Highest-earning counties in Kentucky

Published 8:55 pm Thursday, July 24, 2025

By Stacker

Highest-earning counties in Kentucky

Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual’s educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington D.C. metropolitan areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. These counties can likely attribute their wealth to their proximity to Washington D.C., which attracts highly educated and skilled people in areas of law and public policy. And people in those fields often marry each other, making two high-earning households one very high-earning household.

The 2023 real median household income in the U.S. was $80,610, an increase of 4.0% from 2022, the first statistically significant annual increase in real median household income since 2019.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning counties in Kentucky using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by 2023 5-year estimate median household income.

Keep reading to learn more about the highest-earning counties in Kentucky.

#50. Webster County

– Median household income: $58,786
– Households earning over $100k: 22.7%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.9%

#49. Allen County

– Median household income: $59,029
– Households earning over $100k: 23.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 20.0%

#48. Bracken County

– Median household income: $59,521
– Households earning over $100k: 33.0%
– Households earning less than $25k: 20.2%

#47. Greenup County

– Median household income: $59,613
– Households earning over $100k: 24.3%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.8%

#46. Owen County

– Median household income: $59,706
– Households earning over $100k: 25.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 21.4%

#45. Livingston County

– Median household income: $59,713
– Households earning over $100k: 22.9%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.5%

#44. Washington County

– Median household income: $59,762
– Households earning over $100k: 26.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 20.9%

#43. Boyd County

– Median household income: $60,659
– Households earning over $100k: 26.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 23.6%

#42. Henry County

– Median household income: $60,736
– Households earning over $100k: 25.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.9%

#41. Union County

– Median household income: $60,989
– Households earning over $100k: 23.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 21.3%

#40. Logan County

– Median household income: $61,535
– Households earning over $100k: 23.3%
– Households earning less than $25k: 20.0%

#39. Boyle County

– Median household income: $61,635
– Households earning over $100k: 28.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 22.0%

#38. Taylor County

– Median household income: $61,871
– Households earning over $100k: 23.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 21.9%

#37. Carlisle County

– Median household income: $62,019
– Households earning over $100k: 29.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.7%

#36. Gallatin County

– Median household income: $62,247
– Households earning over $100k: 27.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 14.4%

#35. McCracken County

– Median household income: $62,385
– Households earning over $100k: 29.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.8%

#34. Madison County

– Median household income: $62,407
– Households earning over $100k: 28.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.3%

#33. Garrard County

– Median household income: $62,572
– Households earning over $100k: 26.7%
– Households earning less than $25k: 19.5%

#32. Mercer County

– Median household income: $63,115
– Households earning over $100k: 26.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 17.1%

#31. Harrison County

– Median household income: $63,205
– Households earning over $100k: 28.1%
– Households earning less than $25k: 21.8%

#30. Marshall County

– Median household income: $63,611
– Households earning over $100k: 26.3%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.2%

#29. Hickman County

– Median household income: $63,750
– Households earning over $100k: 23.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 20.5%

#28. Lyon County

– Median household income: $64,464
– Households earning over $100k: 27.0%
– Households earning less than $25k: 16.1%

#27. Ballard County

– Median household income: $64,740
– Households earning over $100k: 27.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.3%

#26. Warren County

– Median household income: $64,801
– Households earning over $100k: 28.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.5%

#25. Daviess County

– Median household income: $65,323
– Households earning over $100k: 29.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.9%

#24. Franklin County

– Median household income: $66,470
– Households earning over $100k: 31.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 16.1%

#23. Pendleton County

– Median household income: $66,601
– Households earning over $100k: 30.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 22.1%

#22. Hancock County

– Median household income: $66,836
– Households earning over $100k: 32.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 22.4%

#21. Hardin County

– Median household income: $67,608
– Households earning over $100k: 30.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 14.5%

#20. Fayette County

– Median household income: $67,631
– Households earning over $100k: 33.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 17.0%

#19. LaRue County

– Median household income: $67,770
– Households earning over $100k: 27.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 22.2%

#18. Trimble County

– Median household income: $67,813
– Households earning over $100k: 26.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 22.1%

#17. Clark County

– Median household income: $67,824
– Households earning over $100k: 32.0%
– Households earning less than $25k: 17.1%

#16. Jefferson County

– Median household income: $67,849
– Households earning over $100k: 32.9%
– Households earning less than $25k: 17.0%

#15. Nelson County

– Median household income: $67,888
– Households earning over $100k: 29.7%
– Households earning less than $25k: 14.9%

#14. Grant County

– Median household income: $67,940
– Households earning over $100k: 27.3%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.2%

#13. Meade County

– Median household income: $70,163
– Households earning over $100k: 32.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 14.3%

#12. McLean County

– Median household income: $70,549
– Households earning over $100k: 37.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 18.6%

#11. Anderson County

– Median household income: $71,747
– Households earning over $100k: 31.7%
– Households earning less than $25k: 10.9%

#10. Jessamine County

– Median household income: $74,886
– Households earning over $100k: 36.8%
– Households earning less than $25k: 11.8%

#9. Campbell County

– Median household income: $77,271
– Households earning over $100k: 38.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 15.4%

#8. Bullitt County

– Median household income: $77,640
– Households earning over $100k: 37.5%
– Households earning less than $25k: 12.9%

#7. Kenton County

– Median household income: $79,421
– Households earning over $100k: 39.9%
– Households earning less than $25k: 13.4%

#6. Woodford County

– Median household income: $80,006
– Households earning over $100k: 39.0%
– Households earning less than $25k: 13.3%

#5. Shelby County

– Median household income: $82,671
– Households earning over $100k: 41.1%
– Households earning less than $25k: 13.4%

#4. Scott County

– Median household income: $83,660
– Households earning over $100k: 40.7%
– Households earning less than $25k: 10.9%

#3. Boone County

– Median household income: $94,752
– Households earning over $100k: 47.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 9.1%

#2. Spencer County

– Median household income: $98,333
– Households earning over $100k: 49.6%
– Households earning less than $25k: 11.2%

#1. Oldham County

– Median household income: $121,491
– Households earning over $100k: 59.2%
– Households earning less than $25k: 6.1%