Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q1
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q1, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $965. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.34K), followed by Carroll County ($1.24K), and Jefferson County ($1.21K).
On the other hand, Wolfe County had the lowest average weekly wage ($557), followed by Nicholas County ($558), and Clinton County ($575).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
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| 1 | Hancock County | 1337 |
| 2 | Carroll County | 1238 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | 1214 |
| 4 | Kenton County | 1204 |
| 5 | Trimble County | 1180 |
| 6 | Gallatin County | 1057 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 1021 |
| 8 | Marshall County | 996 |
| 9 | Boyd County | 969 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 950 |
| 11 | Scott County | 946 |
| 12 | Boone County | 929 |
| 13 | Livingston County | 925 |
| 14 | Oldham County | 922 |
| 15 | Union County | 917 |
| 16 | Campbell County | 903 |
| 17 | Franklin County | 900 |
| 18 | McCracken County | 890 |
| 19 | Logan County | 875 |
| 20 | Hardin County | 873 |
| 21 | Daviess County | 870 |
| 22 | Harrison County | 867 |
| 23 | Henderson County | 863 |
| 24 | Clark County | 857 |
| 24 | Nelson County | 857 |
| 25 | Christian County | 853 |
| 26 | Shelby County | 847 |
| 27 | Hopkins County | 846 |
| 28 | Warren County | 845 |
| 29 | Webster County | 840 |
| 30 | Grant County | 833 |
| 31 | Pike County | 831 |
| 31 | Woodford County | 831 |
| 32 | Bourbon County | 830 |
| 33 | Mason County | 826 |
| 34 | Jessamine County | 821 |
| 35 | Meade County | 817 |
| 36 | Bullitt County | 816 |
| 37 | Boyle County | 815 |
| 38 | Marion County | 813 |
| 39 | Madison County | 809 |
| 40 | Owen County | 803 |
| 41 | Muhlenberg County | 787 |
| 42 | Estill County | 784 |
| 42 | Perry County | 784 |
| 42 | Washington County | 784 |
| 43 | Simpson County | 779 |
| 44 | Pendleton County | 776 |
| 45 | Martin County | 770 |
| 46 | Montgomery County | 765 |
| 47 | Henry County | 763 |
| 48 | Graves County | 757 |
| 49 | Floyd County | 750 |
| 50 | Ballard County | 746 |
| 50 | Barren County | 746 |
| 51 | Fleming County | 745 |
| 51 | Greenup County | 745 |
| 52 | Bath County | 743 |
| 53 | Bracken County | 742 |
| 53 | Hart County | 742 |
| 54 | Lincoln County | 740 |
| 55 | Rowan County | 739 |
| 56 | McCreary County | 736 |
| 57 | Calloway County | 731 |
| 58 | Metcalfe County | 726 |
| 59 | Todd County | 725 |
| 60 | Whitley County | 722 |
| 61 | Leslie County | 721 |
| 62 | Clay County | 719 |
| 63 | Grayson County | 717 |
| 63 | Larue County | 717 |
| 63 | Pulaski County | 717 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 715 |
| 65 | Allen County | 714 |
| 66 | Anderson County | 713 |
| 67 | Butler County | 710 |
| 68 | Laurel County | 706 |
| 69 | Letcher County | 702 |
| 70 | Breckinridge County | 698 |
| 71 | Caldwell County | 691 |
| 71 | Spencer County | 691 |
| 72 | Lee County | 687 |
| 73 | Morgan County | 686 |
| 74 | Knott County | 682 |
| 75 | Johnson County | 681 |
| 75 | Taylor County | 681 |
| 76 | Ohio County | 679 |
| 77 | Carlisle County | 678 |
| 78 | Harlan County | 676 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 676 |
| 79 | Menifee County | 673 |
| 80 | Lawrence County | 672 |
| 81 | Lyon County | 670 |
| 81 | Robertson County | 670 |
| 82 | Garrard County | 669 |
| 83 | Carter County | 668 |
| 83 | Casey County | 668 |
| 84 | Edmonson County | 666 |
| 85 | Russell County | 665 |
| 86 | Bell County | 662 |
| 87 | McLean County | 657 |
| 88 | Breathitt County | 654 |
| 88 | Knox County | 654 |
| 89 | Lewis County | 652 |
| 90 | Adair County | 650 |
| 91 | Green County | 638 |
| 92 | Jackson County | 635 |
| 93 | Elliott County | 634 |
| 94 | Rockcastle County | 630 |
| 95 | Crittenden County | 629 |
| 96 | Owsley County | 628 |
| 97 | Trigg County | 626 |
| 98 | Fulton County | 625 |
| 99 | Hickman County | 622 |
| 100 | Powell County | 619 |
| 101 | Wayne County | 613 |
| 102 | Magoffin County | 577 |
| 103 | Clinton County | 575 |
| 104 | Nicholas County | 558 |
| 105 | Wolfe County | 557 |