Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Percentage of Households with Household Income of $40K - $49K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Kentucky with household income of $40k - $49k was 8.55%. Among all Kentucky counties, Fulton County had the highest percentage of households with household income of $40k - $49k (13.35%), followed by Simpson County (13.06%), and Clinton County (12.40%).

On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of $40k - $49k: Oldham County (5.16%), Powell County (5.62%), and Crittenden County (5.68%).

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 see similar information for other household income groups.

You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Percentage of Households with Household Income of $40K - $49K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Fulton County
Simpson County
Clinton County
Martin County
Grayson County
Taylor County
Lincoln County
Hardin County
Metcalfe County
Adair County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Percentage of Households with Household Income of $40K - $49K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank County Percent of Households (%)
1 Fulton County 13.35
2 Simpson County 13.06
3 Clinton County 12.40
4 Martin County 12.37
5 Grayson County 12.15
6 Taylor County 11.86
7 Lincoln County 11.44
8 Hardin County 11.32
9 Metcalfe County 11.30
10 Adair County 11.25
11 Bourbon County 11.13
12 Ohio County 11.09
13 Estill County 10.90
14 Leslie County 10.79
15 Harrison County 10.78
16 Casey County 10.71
17 Graves County 10.65
17 Hopkins County 10.65
18 Montgomery County 10.61
19 Barren County 10.45
19 Hickman County 10.45
20 Ballard County 10.26
21 Morgan County 10.22
22 Owsley County 10.21
23 Larue County 10.14
24 Union County 10.05
25 Wolfe County 9.96
26 Anderson County 9.88
27 Lee County 9.79
28 Rockcastle County 9.77
29 Elliott County 9.76
30 Whitley County 9.66
31 Muhlenberg County 9.65
32 Garrard County 9.63
33 Wayne County 9.62
34 Henry County 9.57
35 Hart County 9.56
36 Pike County 9.54
37 Floyd County 9.53
38 Livingston County 9.52
39 Bath County 9.48
40 Fleming County 9.38
41 Laurel County 9.34
42 Rowan County 9.31
43 Knott County 9.29
44 Jessamine County 9.27
45 Woodford County 9.26
46 Lyon County 9.23
47 Pendleton County 9.22
48 Webster County 9.20
49 Johnson County 9.09
50 Carlisle County 9.08
51 Hancock County 9.05
51 McLean County 9.05
52 Calloway County 9.00
53 Christian County 8.96
54 Daviess County 8.95
55 Cumberland County 8.89
56 Scott County 8.85
57 Jackson County 8.84
58 Nicholas County 8.83
59 Caldwell County 8.80
60 Carter County 8.78
61 Harlan County 8.65
62 Bell County 8.64
62 Breckinridge County 8.64
63 Letcher County 8.63
64 Franklin County 8.61
65 Lawrence County 8.58
65 Mercer County 8.58
66 Mason County 8.57
67 Jefferson County 8.51
68 Boyle County 8.50
69 Trimble County 8.40
70 Bracken County 8.39
71 Warren County 8.37
72 Gallatin County 8.29
73 Allen County 8.27
73 Clay County 8.27
74 Grant County 8.24
75 Nelson County 8.19
76 Clark County 8.13
77 Marion County 8.09
78 Meade County 8.01
79 Madison County 7.98
80 Greenup County 7.93
81 Monroe County 7.91
82 Washington County 7.86
83 Butler County 7.81
83 Kenton County 7.81
84 Fayette County 7.69
85 Bullitt County 7.66
86 McCracken County 7.55
87 Owen County 7.46
87 Shelby County 7.46
88 Logan County 7.45
89 Campbell County 7.44
90 Knox County 7.41
91 Todd County 7.39
92 Green County 7.38
93 Menifee County 7.37
94 Boyd County 7.25
94 Henderson County 7.25
95 Perry County 7.20
96 Breathitt County 7.17
97 Robertson County 7.11
98 Boone County 7.04
99 McCreary County 6.90
100 Marshall County 6.86
101 Lewis County 6.84
102 Spencer County 6.83
103 Russell County 6.80
104 Pulaski County 6.76
105 Edmonson County 6.42
106 Carroll County 5.75
107 Trigg County 5.73
108 Crittenden County 5.68
108 Magoffin County 5.68
109 Powell County 5.62
110 Oldham County 5.16