Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone households in Kentucky with household income of less than $40k was 35.56%. Among all Kentucky counties, Wolfe County had the highest percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (70.04%), followed by Lee County (64.18%), and Magoffin County (61.04%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of Non-Hispanic White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Oldham County (14.02%), Boone County (18.53%), and Spencer County (18.77%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities, for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Percentage of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfe County | 70.04 |
| 2 | Lee County | 64.18 |
| 3 | Magoffin County | 61.04 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 60.39 |
| 5 | Knox County | 59.92 |
| 6 | Owsley County | 59.88 |
| 7 | Bell County | 59.65 |
| 8 | McCreary County | 59.02 |
| 9 | Lewis County | 57.32 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 57.12 |
| 11 | Clay County | 57.08 |
| 12 | Knott County | 56.75 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 56.21 |
| 14 | Breathitt County | 55.81 |
| 15 | Green County | 55.71 |
| 16 | Letcher County | 55.19 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 54.92 |
| 18 | Leslie County | 54.49 |
| 19 | Estill County | 53.95 |
| 20 | Fulton County | 53.76 |
| 21 | Casey County | 52.90 |
| 22 | Lawrence County | 52.57 |
| 23 | Pike County | 52.45 |
| 24 | Elliott County | 52.43 |
| 25 | Floyd County | 52.11 |
| 26 | Powell County | 51.93 |
| 27 | Carter County | 49.68 |
| 28 | Edmonson County | 49.65 |
| 29 | Perry County | 49.59 |
| 30 | Rockcastle County | 49.51 |
| 31 | Monroe County | 49.17 |
| 32 | Carroll County | 48.84 |
| 33 | Martin County | 48.47 |
| 34 | Grayson County | 48.45 |
| 35 | Metcalfe County | 48.33 |
| 36 | Menifee County | 48.07 |
| 37 | Morgan County | 48.05 |
| 38 | Russell County | 48.02 |
| 39 | Whitley County | 47.83 |
| 40 | Pulaski County | 47.29 |
| 41 | Johnson County | 46.79 |
| 42 | Crittenden County | 46.34 |
| 43 | Wayne County | 46.11 |
| 44 | Carlisle County | 46.00 |
| 45 | Hart County | 45.21 |
| 46 | Nicholas County | 44.98 |
| 47 | Rowan County | 44.25 |
| 48 | Calloway County | 44.01 |
| 49 | Webster County | 43.70 |
| 50 | Bath County | 43.36 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 43.33 |
| 52 | Barren County | 43.29 |
| 53 | Butler County | 42.57 |
| 54 | Fleming County | 42.34 |
| 55 | Allen County | 42.25 |
| 56 | Adair County | 42.00 |
| 57 | Mason County | 41.85 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 41.51 |
| 59 | Breckinridge County | 41.34 |
| 60 | Muhlenberg County | 41.27 |
| 61 | Marion County | 40.83 |
| 62 | Caldwell County | 40.81 |
| 63 | Robertson County | 40.74 |
| 64 | Christian County | 40.43 |
| 65 | Graves County | 40.00 |
| 66 | Hopkins County | 39.37 |
| 67 | Boyd County | 39.33 |
| 68 | Mercer County | 39.21 |
| 69 | Ohio County | 39.03 |
| 70 | Livingston County | 38.63 |
| 71 | Hickman County | 38.31 |
| 72 | Trigg County | 38.23 |
| 73 | Larue County | 37.98 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 37.89 |
| 75 | Logan County | 37.69 |
| 76 | Owen County | 37.55 |
| 77 | Ballard County | 37.37 |
| 78 | Henry County | 37.33 |
| 79 | Boyle County | 37.00 |
| 80 | Madison County | 36.81 |
| 81 | Pendleton County | 36.77 |
| 82 | Henderson County | 36.71 |
| 83 | Greenup County | 36.47 |
| 84 | McCracken County | 36.46 |
| 85 | Marshall County | 36.19 |
| 86 | Trimble County | 36.13 |
| 87 | Bourbon County | 36.10 |
| 88 | Simpson County | 35.46 |
| 89 | Gallatin County | 34.94 |
| 90 | Harrison County | 34.23 |
| 91 | Bracken County | 34.20 |
| 91 | Union County | 34.20 |
| 92 | Garrard County | 34.17 |
| 93 | Todd County | 34.07 |
| 94 | Grant County | 33.99 |
| 95 | Lyon County | 33.56 |
| 96 | Daviess County | 32.80 |
| 97 | Clark County | 32.71 |
| 98 | Warren County | 31.88 |
| 99 | Taylor County | 31.84 |
| 100 | McLean County | 31.41 |
| 101 | Anderson County | 31.27 |
| 102 | Campbell County | 30.67 |
| 103 | Franklin County | 30.46 |
| 104 | Washington County | 30.41 |
| 105 | Nelson County | 30.02 |
| 106 | Hardin County | 29.54 |
| 107 | Hancock County | 29.50 |
| 108 | Meade County | 29.14 |
| 109 | Fayette County | 29.11 |
| 110 | Jessamine County | 27.92 |
| 111 | Jefferson County | 27.15 |
| 112 | Bullitt County | 26.88 |
| 113 | Kenton County | 25.54 |
| 114 | Shelby County | 25.30 |
| 115 | Woodford County | 24.96 |
| 116 | Scott County | 21.78 |
| 117 | Spencer County | 18.77 |
| 118 | Boone County | 18.53 |
| 119 | Oldham County | 14.02 |