Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
Updated on July 27, 2025.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2024 Q1, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $1.19K. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.58K), followed by Oldham County ($1.53K), and Gallatin County ($1.48K).
On the other hand, Nicholas County had the lowest average weekly wage ($706), followed by Magoffin County ($722), and Robertson County ($725).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2024 Q1
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| Rank | County | Average Weekly Wage ($) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hancock County | 1584 |
| 2 | Oldham County | 1530 |
| 3 | Gallatin County | 1479 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 1469 |
| 5 | Jefferson County | 1449 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 1408 |
| 7 | Scott County | 1346 |
| 8 | Marshall County | 1302 |
| 9 | Fayette County | 1262 |
| 10 | Trimble County | 1235 |
| 11 | Union County | 1178 |
| 12 | Livingston County | 1167 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 1161 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 1157 |
| 15 | Boone County | 1136 |
| 16 | Logan County | 1131 |
| 17 | Campbell County | 1125 |
| 18 | McCracken County | 1111 |
| 19 | Meade County | 1107 |
| 20 | Warren County | 1104 |
| 21 | Madison County | 1083 |
| 22 | Henderson County | 1080 |
| 23 | Boyd County | 1071 |
| 24 | Christian County | 1067 |
| 25 | Hardin County | 1066 |
| 25 | Webster County | 1066 |
| 26 | Clark County | 1061 |
| 27 | Jessamine County | 1055 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 1055 |
| 28 | Muhlenberg County | 1047 |
| 29 | Harrison County | 1046 |
| 29 | Pendleton County | 1046 |
| 30 | Shelby County | 1037 |
| 31 | Hopkins County | 1028 |
| 32 | Daviess County | 1025 |
| 33 | Bourbon County | 1010 |
| 34 | Grant County | 1001 |
| 35 | Bullitt County | 997 |
| 35 | Pike County | 997 |
| 36 | Woodford County | 994 |
| 37 | Boyle County | 985 |
| 38 | Owen County | 980 |
| 39 | Hart County | 979 |
| 40 | Perry County | 975 |
| 41 | Marion County | 964 |
| 42 | Simpson County | 963 |
| 43 | Mason County | 962 |
| 44 | Barren County | 958 |
| 45 | Martin County | 945 |
| 46 | Graves County | 939 |
| 46 | Washington County | 939 |
| 47 | Cumberland County | 935 |
| 48 | Bath County | 925 |
| 48 | Montgomery County | 925 |
| 49 | Allen County | 923 |
| 50 | Pulaski County | 917 |
| 51 | Greenup County | 912 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 912 |
| 52 | Henry County | 906 |
| 53 | Anderson County | 905 |
| 54 | Rowan County | 900 |
| 55 | Estill County | 894 |
| 56 | Bracken County | 886 |
| 57 | Whitley County | 884 |
| 58 | Todd County | 881 |
| 59 | Garrard County | 878 |
| 59 | Lyon County | 878 |
| 60 | Calloway County | 876 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 873 |
| 62 | Letcher County | 871 |
| 63 | Carlisle County | 870 |
| 63 | Monroe County | 870 |
| 64 | Elliott County | 864 |
| 65 | Morgan County | 862 |
| 66 | Harlan County | 860 |
| 67 | Spencer County | 857 |
| 68 | Butler County | 856 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 856 |
| 69 | Clay County | 854 |
| 70 | Ohio County | 853 |
| 71 | Floyd County | 851 |
| 71 | Grayson County | 851 |
| 72 | Breathitt County | 850 |
| 72 | Metcalfe County | 850 |
| 73 | Ballard County | 835 |
| 74 | Lawrence County | 832 |
| 75 | Fleming County | 830 |
| 76 | Taylor County | 823 |
| 77 | McCreary County | 819 |
| 78 | Breckinridge County | 818 |
| 79 | Knox County | 811 |
| 80 | Fulton County | 805 |
| 81 | Lee County | 802 |
| 82 | Larue County | 801 |
| 83 | Bell County | 798 |
| 84 | McLean County | 795 |
| 85 | Johnson County | 793 |
| 85 | Russell County | 793 |
| 86 | Menifee County | 791 |
| 87 | Edmonson County | 790 |
| 88 | Casey County | 786 |
| 89 | Carter County | 783 |
| 90 | Leslie County | 781 |
| 90 | Rockcastle County | 781 |
| 91 | Crittenden County | 779 |
| 92 | Hickman County | 772 |
| 93 | Knott County | 761 |
| 94 | Adair County | 755 |
| 95 | Trigg County | 754 |
| 96 | Clinton County | 751 |
| 97 | Wolfe County | 750 |
| 98 | Wayne County | 747 |
| 99 | Lewis County | 743 |
| 100 | Green County | 739 |
| 100 | Jackson County | 739 |
| 101 | Powell County | 738 |
| 102 | Owsley County | 737 |
| 103 | Robertson County | 725 |
| 104 | Magoffin County | 722 |
| 105 | Nicholas County | 706 |