Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Percentage of 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 households in Kentucky with household income of less than $40k was 36.99%. Among all Kentucky counties, Wolfe County had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (70.24%), followed by Lee County (62.54%), and Magoffin County (61.46%).
On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Oldham County (14.35%), Spencer County (18.36%), and Boone County (19.58%).
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.
| Rank | County | Percent of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfe County | 70.24 |
| 2 | Lee County | 62.54 |
| 3 | Magoffin County | 61.46 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 60.61 |
| 5 | Bell County | 60.20 |
| 6 | Owsley County | 59.86 |
| 7 | Knox County | 59.78 |
| 8 | McCreary County | 58.86 |
| 9 | Fulton County | 58.45 |
| 10 | Lewis County | 57.59 |
| 11 | Clay County | 57.36 |
| 12 | Knott County | 57.27 |
| 13 | Clinton County | 56.32 |
| 14 | Breathitt County | 56.30 |
| 15 | Letcher County | 55.76 |
| 16 | Leslie County | 55.42 |
| 17 | Green County | 55.31 |
| 18 | Cumberland County | 55.12 |
| 19 | Jackson County | 54.50 |
| 20 | Elliott County | 53.15 |
| 21 | Estill County | 53.14 |
| 22 | Casey County | 53.04 |
| 23 | Pike County | 52.69 |
| 24 | Floyd County | 52.34 |
| 24 | Lawrence County | 52.34 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 50.46 |
| 26 | Powell County | 50.44 |
| 27 | Carter County | 49.90 |
| 28 | Perry County | 49.63 |
| 29 | Rockcastle County | 49.42 |
| 30 | Edmonson County | 48.94 |
| 30 | Grayson County | 48.94 |
| 31 | Russell County | 48.61 |
| 32 | Martin County | 48.50 |
| 33 | Menifee County | 48.17 |
| 34 | Pulaski County | 48.16 |
| 35 | Whitley County | 47.98 |
| 36 | Carroll County | 47.82 |
| 37 | Metcalfe County | 47.81 |
| 38 | Johnson County | 47.77 |
| 39 | Wayne County | 47.56 |
| 40 | Morgan County | 47.48 |
| 41 | Carlisle County | 47.08 |
| 42 | Crittenden County | 46.15 |
| 43 | Rowan County | 45.26 |
| 44 | Barren County | 45.10 |
| 45 | Christian County | 44.98 |
| 46 | Calloway County | 44.61 |
| 47 | Hart County | 44.48 |
| 48 | Butler County | 44.17 |
| 49 | Nicholas County | 44.07 |
| 50 | Laurel County | 43.55 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 43.35 |
| 52 | Bath County | 43.34 |
| 53 | Muhlenberg County | 43.33 |
| 54 | Webster County | 42.99 |
| 55 | Mason County | 42.97 |
| 56 | Allen County | 42.88 |
| 57 | Marion County | 42.69 |
| 58 | Fleming County | 42.45 |
| 59 | Hickman County | 42.00 |
| 60 | Adair County | 41.92 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 41.77 |
| 62 | Breckinridge County | 41.44 |
| 63 | Ohio County | 41.37 |
| 64 | Graves County | 41.21 |
| 65 | Robertson County | 40.76 |
| 66 | Trigg County | 40.70 |
| 67 | Livingston County | 40.03 |
| 68 | McCracken County | 40.01 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 39.86 |
| 70 | Hopkins County | 39.76 |
| 71 | Logan County | 39.59 |
| 72 | Boyd County | 39.49 |
| 73 | Union County | 39.30 |
| 74 | Henderson County | 38.82 |
| 75 | Owen County | 38.42 |
| 76 | Ballard County | 38.40 |
| 77 | Todd County | 38.19 |
| 78 | Boyle County | 38.04 |
| 79 | Mercer County | 38.02 |
| 80 | Henry County | 37.62 |
| 81 | Larue County | 37.45 |
| 82 | Madison County | 37.10 |
| 83 | Pendleton County | 36.83 |
| 84 | Bourbon County | 36.58 |
| 85 | Harrison County | 36.29 |
| 86 | Greenup County | 36.13 |
| 87 | Warren County | 35.79 |
| 88 | Gallatin County | 35.72 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 35.72 |
| 89 | Trimble County | 35.33 |
| 90 | Bracken County | 34.96 |
| 91 | Grant County | 34.80 |
| 92 | Lyon County | 34.58 |
| 93 | Garrard County | 34.50 |
| 94 | Daviess County | 34.40 |
| 95 | Simpson County | 33.79 |
| 96 | McLean County | 33.62 |
| 97 | Clark County | 33.51 |
| 98 | Taylor County | 33.47 |
| 99 | Fayette County | 33.29 |
| 100 | Washington County | 33.28 |
| 101 | Franklin County | 32.89 |
| 102 | Jefferson County | 32.27 |
| 103 | Anderson County | 32.09 |
| 104 | Campbell County | 31.83 |
| 105 | Hardin County | 31.06 |
| 106 | Nelson County | 30.68 |
| 107 | Hancock County | 30.33 |
| 108 | Meade County | 29.01 |
| 109 | Jessamine County | 28.98 |
| 110 | Kenton County | 27.98 |
| 111 | Woodford County | 27.72 |
| 112 | Bullitt County | 27.50 |
| 113 | Shelby County | 26.99 |
| 114 | Scott County | 23.51 |
| 115 | Boone County | 19.58 |
| 116 | Spencer County | 18.36 |
| 117 | Oldham County | 14.35 |