Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1

Updated on January 24, 2025.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q1, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $1.14K. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.56K), followed by Gallatin County ($1.51K), and Carroll County ($1.43K).

On the other hand, Nicholas County had the lowest average weekly wage ($672), followed by Jackson County ($678), and Magoffin County ($679).

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.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q1
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Rank County Average Weekly Wage ($)
1 Hancock County 1563
2 Gallatin County 1508
3 Carroll County 1427
4 Jefferson County 1408
5 Kenton County 1389
6 Scott County 1232
7 Fayette County 1224
8 Meade County 1166
9 Union County 1158
10 Marshall County 1143
10 Oldham County 1143
11 Trimble County 1135
12 Mercer County 1134
13 Boyd County 1118
14 Franklin County 1090
15 Campbell County 1083
16 Boone County 1082
17 McCracken County 1074
18 Logan County 1062
19 Livingston County 1036
19 Warren County 1036
20 Henderson County 1035
21 Christian County 1030
22 Webster County 1027
23 Clark County 1025
23 Hopkins County 1025
24 Pendleton County 1016
25 Daviess County 1009
26 Shelby County 1005
27 Nelson County 1000
28 Pike County 994
29 Jessamine County 989
30 Hardin County 988
31 Owen County 985
32 Muhlenberg County 975
33 Bourbon County 970
34 Harrison County 969
34 Simpson County 969
35 Woodford County 968
36 Grant County 964
37 Madison County 963
38 Mason County 960
39 Boyle County 958
40 Bullitt County 957
41 Marion County 938
42 Perry County 936
43 Hart County 935
44 Bath County 919
45 Graves County 916
46 Washington County 913
47 Martin County 912
47 Montgomery County 912
48 Cumberland County 908
49 Greenup County 899
50 Barren County 898
51 Pulaski County 879
52 Laurel County 878
53 Allen County 873
54 Ballard County 861
55 Anderson County 860
55 Estill County 860
55 Todd County 860
56 Bracken County 859
57 Whitley County 858
58 Rowan County 857
59 Henry County 853
60 Lincoln County 843
61 Calloway County 837
61 Floyd County 837
62 Morgan County 834
63 Carlisle County 832
64 Lee County 831
65 Clay County 829
65 Elliott County 829
66 Letcher County 826
67 Garrard County 825
68 Spencer County 823
69 Caldwell County 814
70 Breckinridge County 811
71 Fleming County 805
72 Harlan County 803
73 Grayson County 800
73 Monroe County 800
74 Casey County 799
74 Lyon County 799
74 Ohio County 799
75 Lawrence County 795
76 McLean County 794
77 Taylor County 790
78 Rockcastle County 789
79 Butler County 787
80 McCreary County 784
81 Bell County 783
82 Metcalfe County 780
83 Russell County 777
84 Johnson County 775
85 Breathitt County 765
85 Leslie County 765
86 Green County 764
86 Trigg County 764
87 Fulton County 761
88 Knox County 757
88 Menifee County 757
89 Larue County 756
90 Edmonson County 755
91 Hickman County 753
92 Carter County 746
93 Lewis County 745
94 Adair County 739
95 Crittenden County 729
96 Wolfe County 718
97 Knott County 713
97 Robertson County 713
98 Clinton County 710
99 Wayne County 706
100 Owsley County 701
101 Powell County 687
102 Magoffin County 679
103 Jackson County 678
104 Nicholas County 672