Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
Updated on January 24, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q3, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $1.09K. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.45K), followed by Kenton County ($1.36K), and Carroll County ($1.28K).
On the other hand, Jackson County had the lowest average weekly wage ($672), followed by Owsley County ($673), and Nicholas County ($679).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2023 Q3
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 1452 |
| 2 | Kenton County | 1360 |
| 3 | Carroll County | 1282 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 1271 |
| 5 | Scott County | 1250 |
| 6 | Gallatin County | 1221 |
| 7 | Fayette County | 1182 |
| 8 | Oldham County | 1172 |
| 9 | Marshall County | 1156 |
| 10 | Franklin County | 1112 |
| 11 | Campbell County | 1106 |
| 12 | Logan County | 1075 |
| 13 | Union County | 1062 |
| 14 | Boone County | 1059 |
| 15 | McCracken County | 1058 |
| 16 | Mercer County | 1053 |
| 17 | Boyd County | 1034 |
| 17 | Meade County | 1034 |
| 18 | Christian County | 1029 |
| 19 | Nelson County | 1027 |
| 20 | Trimble County | 1025 |
| 21 | Livingston County | 1020 |
| 22 | Clark County | 1019 |
| 23 | Hopkins County | 1009 |
| 24 | Henderson County | 1007 |
| 24 | Warren County | 1007 |
| 25 | Bourbon County | 1005 |
| 26 | Hardin County | 1000 |
| 27 | Daviess County | 976 |
| 27 | Muhlenberg County | 976 |
| 28 | Shelby County | 973 |
| 29 | Jessamine County | 967 |
| 30 | Madison County | 965 |
| 31 | Pike County | 959 |
| 32 | Boyle County | 955 |
| 33 | Washington County | 954 |
| 34 | Grant County | 950 |
| 35 | Simpson County | 949 |
| 36 | Pendleton County | 948 |
| 37 | Woodford County | 946 |
| 38 | Marion County | 940 |
| 39 | Mason County | 938 |
| 40 | Hart County | 937 |
| 40 | Perry County | 937 |
| 41 | Webster County | 934 |
| 42 | Graves County | 925 |
| 43 | Martin County | 924 |
| 44 | Owen County | 923 |
| 45 | Harrison County | 920 |
| 46 | Bullitt County | 915 |
| 47 | Allen County | 907 |
| 48 | Barren County | 904 |
| 49 | Rowan County | 903 |
| 50 | Pulaski County | 899 |
| 51 | Anderson County | 894 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 894 |
| 52 | Laurel County | 889 |
| 53 | Garrard County | 883 |
| 54 | Metcalfe County | 882 |
| 55 | Cumberland County | 881 |
| 56 | Morgan County | 879 |
| 57 | Carlisle County | 868 |
| 58 | Todd County | 865 |
| 59 | Henry County | 857 |
| 60 | Greenup County | 856 |
| 61 | Fleming County | 855 |
| 62 | Elliott County | 848 |
| 63 | Whitley County | 847 |
| 64 | Letcher County | 846 |
| 64 | Spencer County | 846 |
| 65 | Calloway County | 844 |
| 66 | Floyd County | 841 |
| 66 | Ohio County | 841 |
| 67 | Bracken County | 837 |
| 68 | Bath County | 836 |
| 68 | Clay County | 836 |
| 68 | Lawrence County | 836 |
| 69 | Rockcastle County | 834 |
| 70 | Estill County | 831 |
| 71 | Lee County | 817 |
| 72 | Grayson County | 815 |
| 73 | Lyon County | 810 |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 809 |
| 75 | McCreary County | 807 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 804 |
| 77 | Lincoln County | 802 |
| 78 | McLean County | 798 |
| 79 | Breathitt County | 795 |
| 80 | Green County | 794 |
| 81 | Butler County | 792 |
| 82 | Monroe County | 788 |
| 83 | Edmonson County | 786 |
| 84 | Knox County | 783 |
| 85 | Breckinridge County | 781 |
| 86 | Harlan County | 779 |
| 87 | Russell County | 778 |
| 88 | Bell County | 775 |
| 88 | Larue County | 775 |
| 89 | Menifee County | 773 |
| 90 | Ballard County | 769 |
| 91 | Fulton County | 767 |
| 92 | Adair County | 766 |
| 93 | Leslie County | 765 |
| 94 | Casey County | 750 |
| 94 | Johnson County | 750 |
| 95 | Carter County | 745 |
| 96 | Crittenden County | 739 |
| 97 | Trigg County | 734 |
| 98 | Hickman County | 731 |
| 99 | Robertson County | 728 |
| 100 | Knott County | 727 |
| 101 | Wayne County | 720 |
| 101 | Wolfe County | 720 |
| 102 | Lewis County | 715 |
| 103 | Powell County | 711 |
| 104 | Clinton County | 703 |
| 105 | Magoffin County | 687 |
| 106 | Nicholas County | 679 |
| 107 | Owsley County | 673 |
| 108 | Jackson County | 672 |