Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone households in Kentucky with household income of less than $40k was 35.62%. Among all Kentucky counties, Wolfe County had the highest percentage of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k (70.04%), followed by Lee County (63.88%), and Magoffin County (61.35%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of White Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Oldham County (14.22%), Spencer County (18.50%), and Boone County (18.69%).
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 | 63.88 |
| 3 | Magoffin County | 61.35 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 60.46 |
| 5 | Owsley County | 59.88 |
| 6 | Knox County | 59.52 |
| 7 | Bell County | 59.39 |
| 8 | McCreary County | 59.02 |
| 9 | Lewis County | 57.32 |
| 10 | Cumberland County | 57.12 |
| 11 | Clay County | 57.10 |
| 12 | Knott County | 56.75 |
| 13 | Breathitt County | 55.93 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 55.90 |
| 15 | Green County | 55.71 |
| 16 | Letcher County | 55.30 |
| 17 | Jackson County | 54.75 |
| 18 | Leslie County | 54.49 |
| 19 | Estill County | 53.95 |
| 20 | Fulton County | 53.60 |
| 21 | Elliott County | 53.02 |
| 22 | Casey County | 52.69 |
| 23 | Lawrence County | 52.54 |
| 24 | Pike County | 52.52 |
| 25 | Floyd County | 52.11 |
| 26 | Powell County | 51.93 |
| 27 | Carter County | 49.90 |
| 28 | Perry County | 49.65 |
| 29 | Edmonson County | 49.64 |
| 30 | Rockcastle County | 49.48 |
| 31 | Carroll County | 49.43 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 49.42 |
| 33 | Grayson County | 48.50 |
| 33 | Morgan County | 48.50 |
| 34 | Martin County | 48.47 |
| 35 | Menifee County | 48.07 |
| 36 | Metcalfe County | 47.99 |
| 37 | Russell County | 47.95 |
| 38 | Pulaski County | 47.77 |
| 38 | Whitley County | 47.77 |
| 39 | Johnson County | 46.79 |
| 40 | Carlisle County | 46.25 |
| 41 | Crittenden County | 46.24 |
| 42 | Wayne County | 46.14 |
| 43 | Nicholas County | 44.98 |
| 44 | Hart County | 44.61 |
| 45 | Rowan County | 44.27 |
| 46 | Calloway County | 44.05 |
| 47 | Webster County | 43.82 |
| 48 | Bath County | 43.24 |
| 49 | Laurel County | 43.11 |
| 50 | Barren County | 43.07 |
| 51 | Butler County | 42.91 |
| 52 | Fleming County | 42.34 |
| 53 | Adair County | 42.14 |
| 54 | Marion County | 42.05 |
| 55 | Mason County | 41.85 |
| 56 | Allen County | 41.72 |
| 57 | Caldwell County | 41.61 |
| 58 | Breckinridge County | 41.51 |
| 59 | Lincoln County | 41.47 |
| 60 | Muhlenberg County | 41.08 |
| 61 | Robertson County | 40.74 |
| 62 | Christian County | 40.62 |
| 63 | Graves County | 39.93 |
| 64 | Hopkins County | 39.43 |
| 65 | Boyd County | 39.28 |
| 66 | Mercer County | 39.26 |
| 67 | Ohio County | 39.01 |
| 68 | Trigg County | 38.44 |
| 69 | Livingston County | 38.40 |
| 70 | Logan County | 38.39 |
| 71 | Hickman County | 38.31 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 38.29 |
| 73 | Owen County | 37.66 |
| 74 | Ballard County | 37.29 |
| 75 | Larue County | 37.24 |
| 76 | Boyle County | 37.02 |
| 76 | Henry County | 37.02 |
| 77 | Madison County | 37.01 |
| 78 | Henderson County | 36.97 |
| 79 | Pendleton County | 36.54 |
| 80 | McCracken County | 36.39 |
| 81 | Greenup County | 36.29 |
| 82 | Marshall County | 36.05 |
| 83 | Bourbon County | 36.00 |
| 84 | Trimble County | 35.49 |
| 85 | Simpson County | 35.46 |
| 86 | Gallatin County | 35.33 |
| 87 | Bracken County | 34.94 |
| 88 | Garrard County | 34.63 |
| 89 | Harrison County | 34.33 |
| 90 | Todd County | 34.29 |
| 91 | Grant County | 34.22 |
| 92 | Union County | 34.20 |
| 93 | Lyon County | 33.48 |
| 94 | Clark County | 33.32 |
| 95 | Daviess County | 33.05 |
| 96 | Warren County | 32.17 |
| 97 | Taylor County | 31.78 |
| 98 | McLean County | 31.41 |
| 99 | Anderson County | 31.17 |
| 100 | Washington County | 30.92 |
| 101 | Campbell County | 30.62 |
| 102 | Franklin County | 30.55 |
| 103 | Nelson County | 30.07 |
| 104 | Hardin County | 29.63 |
| 105 | Hancock County | 29.47 |
| 106 | Fayette County | 29.32 |
| 107 | Meade County | 28.98 |
| 108 | Jessamine County | 27.74 |
| 109 | Jefferson County | 27.47 |
| 110 | Bullitt County | 26.86 |
| 111 | Kenton County | 25.74 |
| 112 | Woodford County | 25.49 |
| 113 | Shelby County | 25.43 |
| 114 | Scott County | 22.16 |
| 115 | Boone County | 18.69 |
| 116 | Spencer County | 18.50 |
| 117 | Oldham County | 14.22 |