Counties in Kentucky
Kentucky has 120 counties. Each county profile includes income, poverty, housing costs, educational attainment, demographics, and employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Counties often vary dramatically within a state — a metro-area county may have median incomes double that of a rural neighbor. Use the topic rankings below to see exactly how Kentucky's counties compare on any measure.
Kentucky Counties by Income
Kentucky Counties by Poverty
Kentucky Counties by Home Values
Kentucky Counties by Education
Kentucky Counties by Diversity
Adair County
Pop. 19,016
Allen County
Pop. 21,029
Anderson County
Pop. 24,098
Ballard County
Pop. 7,678
Barren County
Pop. 44,670
Bath County
Pop. 12,812
Bell County
Pop. 23,878
Boone County
Pop. 137,676
Bourbon County
Pop. 20,174
Boyd County
Pop. 48,043
Boyle County
Pop. 30,708
Bracken County
Pop. 8,427
Breathitt County
Pop. 13,438
Breckinridge County
Pop. 20,722
Bullitt County
Pop. 83,209
Butler County
Pop. 12,373
Caldwell County
Pop. 12,631
Calloway County
Pop. 37,882
Campbell County
Pop. 93,193
Carlisle County
Pop. 4,763
Carroll County
Pop. 10,878
Carter County
Pop. 26,515
Casey County
Pop. 15,951
Christian County
Pop. 72,599
Clark County
Pop. 37,004
Clay County
Pop. 20,105
Clinton County
Pop. 9,240
Crittenden County
Pop. 8,972
Cumberland County
Pop. 5,948
Daviess County
Pop. 103,195
Edmonson County
Pop. 12,243
Elliott County
Pop. 7,336
Estill County
Pop. 14,079
Fayette County
Pop. 321,122
Fleming County
Pop. 15,221
Floyd County
Pop. 35,342
Franklin County
Pop. 51,563
Fulton County
Pop. 6,440
Gallatin County
Pop. 8,749
Garrard County
Pop. 17,346
Grant County
Pop. 25,238
Graves County
Pop. 36,612
Grayson County
Pop. 26,586
Green County
Pop. 11,278
Greenup County
Pop. 35,639
Hancock County
Pop. 9,032
Hardin County
Pop. 111,452
Harlan County
Pop. 26,185
Harrison County
Pop. 18,971
Hart County
Pop. 19,470
Henderson County
Pop. 44,493
Henry County
Pop. 15,774
Hickman County
Pop. 4,470
Hopkins County
Pop. 45,143
Jackson County
Pop. 13,003
Jefferson County
Pop. 777,392
Jessamine County
Pop. 53,792
Johnson County
Pop. 22,464
Kenton County
Pop. 169,817
Knott County
Pop. 14,046
Knox County
Pop. 30,034
Larue County
Pop. 15,028
Laurel County
Pop. 62,731
Lawrence County
Pop. 16,171
Lee County
Pop. 7,375
Leslie County
Pop. 10,261
Letcher County
Pop. 21,146
Lewis County
Pop. 13,028
Lincoln County
Pop. 24,415
Livingston County
Pop. 8,941
Logan County
Pop. 27,731
Lyon County
Pop. 8,831
Madison County
Pop. 94,064
Magoffin County
Pop. 11,495
Marion County
Pop. 19,680
Marshall County
Pop. 31,728
Martin County
Pop. 11,181
Mason County
Pop. 16,995
McCracken County
Pop. 67,584
McCreary County
Pop. 16,905
McLean County
Pop. 9,127
Meade County
Pop. 30,032
Menifee County
Pop. 6,203
Mercer County
Pop. 22,824
Metcalfe County
Pop. 10,372
Monroe County
Pop. 11,318
Montgomery County
Pop. 28,271
Morgan County
Pop. 13,938
Muhlenberg County
Pop. 30,712
Nelson County
Pop. 47,102
Nicholas County
Pop. 7,655
Ohio County
Pop. 23,704
Oldham County
Pop. 68,600
Owen County
Pop. 11,270
Owsley County
Pop. 4,021
Pendleton County
Pop. 14,683
Perry County
Pop. 27,847
Pike County
Pop. 57,466
Powell County
Pop. 13,057
Pulaski County
Pop. 65,503
Robertson County
Pop. 2,239
Rockcastle County
Pop. 16,144
Rowan County
Pop. 24,525
Russell County
Pop. 18,117
Scott County
Pop. 58,269
Shelby County
Pop. 48,599
Simpson County
Pop. 19,786
Spencer County
Pop. 19,875
Taylor County
Pop. 26,205
Todd County
Pop. 12,330
Trigg County
Pop. 14,211
Trimble County
Pop. 8,531
Union County
Pop. 13,379
Warren County
Pop. 137,549
Washington County
Pop. 12,091
Wayne County
Pop. 19,592
Webster County
Pop. 12,873
Whitley County
Pop. 36,755
Wolfe County
Pop. 6,484
Woodford County
Pop. 27,017