Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
Updated on December 31, 2023.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021 Q4, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $1.11K. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.53K), followed by Kenton County ($1.48K), and Gallatin County ($1.41K).
On the other hand, Nicholas County had the lowest average weekly wage ($671), followed by Robertson County ($684), and Owsley County ($696).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2021 Q4
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 1525 |
| 2 | Kenton County | 1475 |
| 3 | Gallatin County | 1414 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 1380 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 1320 |
| 6 | Trimble County | 1267 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 1212 |
| 8 | Scott County | 1151 |
| 9 | Boyd County | 1145 |
| 10 | Marshall County | 1134 |
| 11 | Union County | 1131 |
| 12 | Boone County | 1111 |
| 13 | Oldham County | 1100 |
| 14 | Livingston County | 1098 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 1055 |
| 16 | Logan County | 1053 |
| 17 | McCracken County | 1047 |
| 17 | Meade County | 1047 |
| 18 | Clark County | 1040 |
| 19 | Daviess County | 1029 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 1027 |
| 21 | Hopkins County | 1025 |
| 21 | Warren County | 1025 |
| 22 | Campbell County | 1021 |
| 23 | Bourbon County | 1014 |
| 24 | Nelson County | 1011 |
| 25 | Shelby County | 1002 |
| 26 | Henderson County | 1001 |
| 27 | Hardin County | 989 |
| 28 | Pike County | 983 |
| 29 | Washington County | 975 |
| 30 | Bullitt County | 968 |
| 30 | Woodford County | 968 |
| 31 | Jessamine County | 965 |
| 32 | Christian County | 957 |
| 33 | Simpson County | 950 |
| 34 | Grant County | 949 |
| 34 | Hart County | 949 |
| 35 | Marion County | 944 |
| 36 | Boyle County | 939 |
| 37 | Webster County | 933 |
| 38 | Martin County | 931 |
| 38 | Mason County | 931 |
| 38 | Perry County | 931 |
| 39 | Madison County | 924 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 921 |
| 41 | Muhlenberg County | 920 |
| 42 | Cumberland County | 918 |
| 43 | Harrison County | 917 |
| 44 | Greenup County | 914 |
| 44 | Pendleton County | 914 |
| 45 | Graves County | 913 |
| 46 | Fleming County | 897 |
| 46 | Henry County | 897 |
| 47 | Floyd County | 891 |
| 48 | Pulaski County | 886 |
| 49 | Larue County | 883 |
| 50 | Barren County | 876 |
| 51 | Bracken County | 872 |
| 52 | Anderson County | 861 |
| 53 | Whitley County | 860 |
| 54 | Rowan County | 859 |
| 55 | Clay County | 857 |
| 56 | Laurel County | 855 |
| 57 | Casey County | 854 |
| 58 | Lee County | 853 |
| 59 | Metcalfe County | 851 |
| 60 | Owen County | 849 |
| 61 | Allen County | 846 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 837 |
| 63 | Bath County | 836 |
| 64 | Caldwell County | 835 |
| 65 | Carlisle County | 833 |
| 66 | Todd County | 828 |
| 67 | Ballard County | 826 |
| 68 | McCreary County | 823 |
| 69 | Spencer County | 820 |
| 70 | Lawrence County | 819 |
| 71 | Calloway County | 817 |
| 72 | Butler County | 813 |
| 73 | Lincoln County | 811 |
| 74 | Monroe County | 810 |
| 75 | Russell County | 807 |
| 76 | Morgan County | 805 |
| 77 | Leslie County | 804 |
| 78 | Letcher County | 801 |
| 79 | McLean County | 800 |
| 80 | Grayson County | 798 |
| 80 | Taylor County | 798 |
| 81 | Edmonson County | 797 |
| 82 | Estill County | 795 |
| 83 | Ohio County | 794 |
| 84 | Harlan County | 792 |
| 85 | Breckinridge County | 791 |
| 86 | Lyon County | 789 |
| 87 | Fulton County | 785 |
| 88 | Menifee County | 784 |
| 89 | Bell County | 778 |
| 90 | Knox County | 777 |
| 91 | Wolfe County | 770 |
| 92 | Adair County | 762 |
| 93 | Johnson County | 759 |
| 94 | Carter County | 756 |
| 95 | Rockcastle County | 752 |
| 96 | Trigg County | 741 |
| 97 | Crittenden County | 740 |
| 98 | Lewis County | 738 |
| 99 | Green County | 732 |
| 100 | Wayne County | 727 |
| 101 | Breathitt County | 723 |
| 102 | Magoffin County | 719 |
| 103 | Knott County | 714 |
| 104 | Elliott County | 713 |
| 105 | Jackson County | 711 |
| 106 | Powell County | 710 |
| 107 | Hickman County | 708 |
| 108 | Clinton County | 707 |
| 109 | Owsley County | 696 |
| 110 | Robertson County | 684 |
| 111 | Nicholas County | 671 |