Kentucky Population Research University of Louisville Median Household Income, 1989 & 1993 Change in Percent of Percent of 1989 1993 National Median National Median Income Rank* Income Rank* 1989 Rank* 1993 Rank* Percent Rank* United States $30,056 $31,241 Kentucky $22,534 $25,222 75.0 80.7 5.8 Adair $15,809 88 $18,657 94 52.6 88 59.7 94 7.1 100 Allen $17,915 74 $22,035 67 59.6 74 70.5 67 10.9 40 Anderson $27,747 9 $33,570 7 92.3 9 107.5 7 15.1 8 Ballard $19,371 63 $24,326 53 64.4 63 77.9 53 13.4 14 Barren $19,546 60 $24,460 51 65.0 60 78.3 51 13.3 17 Bath $15,940 86 $18,873 92 53.0 86 60.4 92 7.4 94 Bell $13,078 108 $16,118 108 43.5 108 51.6 108 8.1 82 Boone $34,485 2 $40,700 2 114.7 2 130.3 2 15.5 6 Bourbon $22,445 32 $26,549 34 74.7 32 85.0 34 10.3 52 Boyd $23,835 23 $28,264 23 79.3 23 90.5 23 11.2 38 Boyle $23,125 26 $27,606 27 76.9 26 88.4 27 11.4 35 Bracken $19,684 59 $23,138 63 65.5 59 74.1 63 8.6 76 Breathitt $12,383 114 $15,120 114 41.2 114 48.4 114 7.2 99 Breckinridge $17,687 75 $21,521 72 58.8 75 68.9 72 10.0 55 Bullitt $29,455 5 $34,224 4 98.0 5 109.5 4 11.5 34 Butler $17,514 76 $20,494 80 58.3 76 65.6 80 7.3 97 Caldwell $17,997 73 $22,392 66 59.9 73 71.7 66 11.8 31 Calloway $19,408 61 $24,952 45 64.6 61 79.9 45 15.3 7 Campbell $29,228 6 $32,801 9 97.2 6 105.0 9 7.7 87 Carlisle $19,404 62 $22,919 64 64.6 62 73.4 64 8.8 73 Carroll $20,179 55 $24,466 50 67.1 55 78.3 50 11.2 37 Carter $17,083 80 $19,551 87 56.8 80 62.6 87 5.7 108 Casey $14,993 98 $17,549 103 49.9 98 56.2 103 6.3 105 Christian $21,032 46 $23,629 58 70.0 46 75.6 58 5.7 110 Clark $25,323 16 $29,304 18 84.3 16 93.8 18 9.5 63 Clay $12,732 110 $15,538 112 42.4 110 49.7 112 7.4 95 Clinton $11,348 117 $13,586 117 37.8 117 43.5 117 5.7 109 Crittenden $18,566 66 $23,139 62 61.8 66 74.1 62 12.3 25 Cumberland $12,989 109 $15,204 113 43.2 109 48.7 113 5.5 111 Daviess $24,399 20 $29,100 20 81.2 20 93.1 20 12.0 29 Edmonson $15,134 96 $19,074 90 50.4 96 61.1 90 10.7 43 Elliott $13,890 104 $16,374 106 46.2 104 52.4 106 6.2 106 Estill $16,056 85 $18,165 99 53.4 85 58.1 99 4.7 117 Fayette $28,056 8 $32,228 11 93.3 8 103.2 11 9.8 61 Fleming $18,014 72 $20,597 78 59.9 72 65.9 78 6.0 107 Floyd $15,661 92 $19,455 88 52.1 92 62.3 88 10.2 53 Franklin $27,484 11 $31,702 12 91.4 11 101.5 12 10.0 56 Fulton $16,087 84 $19,164 89 53.5 84 61.3 89 7.8 86 Gallatin $21,454 39 $25,380 42 71.4 39 81.2 42 9.9 59 Garrard $21,057 45 $24,342 52 70.1 45 77.9 52 7.9 84 Grant $24,502 18 $27,844 26 81.5 18 89.1 26 7.6 91 Graves $20,647 48 $24,737 46 68.7 48 79.2 46 10.5 47 Grayson $17,306 78 $20,622 77 57.6 78 66.0 77 8.4 78 Green $18,432 67 $20,707 75 61.3 67 66.3 75 5.0 114 Greenup $24,527 17 $27,085 32 81.6 17 86.7 32 5.1 112 Hancock $26,080 14 $32,610 10 86.8 14 104.4 10 17.6 3 Hardin $24,431 19 $28,633 22 81.3 19 91.7 22 10.4 51 Harlan $14,774 102 $17,966 100 49.2 102 57.5 100 8.4 79 Harrison $21,787 38 $26,413 35 72.5 38 84.5 35 12.1 28 Hart $15,671 91 $19,054 91 52.1 91 61.0 91 8.9 72 Henderson $25,556 15 $30,037 16 85.0 15 96.1 16 11.1 39 Henry $22,528 30 $26,386 36 75.0 30 84.5 36 9.5 64 Hickman $20,347 52 $24,309 54 67.7 52 77.8 54 10.1 54 Hopkins $22,155 36 $26,318 37 73.7 36 84.2 37 10.5 46 Jackson $11,885 116 $14,541 116 39.5 116 46.5 116 7.0 101 Jefferson $27,092 12 $30,477 14 90.1 12 97.6 14 7.4 92 Jessamine $27,059 13 $31,503 13 90.0 13 100.8 13 10.8 42 Johnson $15,782 89 $20,432 81 52.5 89 65.4 81 12.9 20 Kenton $30,516 4 $33,815 5 101.5 4 108.2 5 6.7 103 Knott $13,329 106 $18,230 98 44.3 106 58.4 98 14.0 12 Knox $12,697 111 $15,965 109 42.2 111 51.1 109 8.9 71 Larue $22,405 34 $25,741 39 74.5 34 82.4 39 7.9 85 Laurel $18,584 65 $23,160 61 61.8 65 74.1 61 12.3 24 Lawrence $15,273 93 $18,570 95 50.8 93 59.4 95 8.6 75 Lee $12,461 113 $14,940 115 41.5 113 47.8 115 6.4 104 Leslie $13,692 105 $17,473 104 45.6 105 55.9 104 10.4 50 Letcher $15,112 97 $18,832 93 50.3 97 60.3 93 10.0 57 Lewis $15,775 90 $17,948 101 52.5 90 57.5 101 5.0 113 Lincoln $17,169 79 $20,499 79 57.1 79 65.6 79 8.5 77 Livingston $20,892 47 $24,637 48 69.5 47 78.9 48 9.4 66 Logan $21,279 41 $25,526 40 70.8 41 81.7 40 10.9 41 Lyon $20,239 54 $24,104 55 67.3 54 77.2 55 9.8 60 McCracken $22,606 29 $27,541 29 75.2 29 88.2 29 12.9 19 McCreary $10,598 119 $12,539 119 35.3 119 40.1 119 4.9 115 McLean $20,474 51 $24,545 49 68.1 51 78.6 49 10.4 49 Madison $21,388 40 $26,645 33 71.2 40 85.3 33 14.1 11 Magoffin $12,160 115 $15,670 110 40.5 115 50.2 110 9.7 62 Marion $18,181 70 $22,611 65 60.5 70 72.4 65 11.9 30 Marshall $22,413 33 $27,466 30 74.6 33 87.9 30 13.3 15 Martin $15,142 95 $19,726 85 50.4 95 63.1 85 12.8 21 Mason $20,582 50 $24,724 47 68.5 50 79.1 47 10.7 45 Meade $23,676 25 $29,185 19 78.8 25 93.4 19 14.6 9 Menifee $14,650 103 $16,138 107 48.7 103 51.7 107 2.9 120 Mercer $22,774 27 $27,291 31 75.8 27 87.4 31 11.6 33 Metcalfe $14,815 101 $17,802 102 49.3 101 57.0 102 7.7 89 Monroe $15,214 94 $19,596 86 50.6 94 62.7 86 12.1 26 Montgomery $20,025 56 $23,224 60 66.6 56 74.3 60 7.7 88 Morgan $13,229 107 $16,450 105 44.0 107 52.7 105 8.6 74 Muhlenberg $18,679 64 $21,560 71 62.1 64 69.0 71 6.9 102 Nelson $24,220 21 $30,090 15 80.6 21 96.3 15 15.7 5 Nicholas $18,070 71 $21,629 70 60.1 71 69.2 70 9.1 68 Ohio $18,196 69 $21,496 73 60.5 69 68.8 73 8.3 81 Oldham $38,416 1 $47,352 1 127.8 1 151.6 1 23.8 1 Owen $21,067 44 $25,234 43 70.1 44 80.8 43 10.7 44 Owsley $8,885 120 $10,510 120 29.6 120 33.6 120 4.1 119 Pendleton $22,500 31 $27,552 28 74.9 31 88.2 28 13.3 16 Perry $16,202 83 $19,930 83 53.9 83 63.8 83 9.9 58 Pike $17,468 77 $21,838 68 58.1 77 69.9 68 11.8 32 Powell $16,828 81 $19,991 82 56.0 81 64.0 82 8.0 83 Pulaski $18,198 68 $21,318 74 60.5 68 68.2 74 7.7 90 Robertson $19,756 58 $21,834 69 65.7 58 69.9 69 4.2 118 Rockcastle $14,967 100 $18,423 96 49.8 100 59.0 96 9.2 67 Rowan $15,922 87 $20,634 76 53.0 87 66.0 76 13.1 18 Russell $16,788 82 $19,750 84 55.9 82 63.2 84 7.4 96 Scott $27,563 10 $33,104 8 91.7 10 106.0 8 14.3 10 Shelby $28,500 7 $33,598 6 94.8 7 107.5 6 12.7 22 Simpson $21,793 37 $27,866 25 72.5 37 89.2 25 16.7 4 Spencer $22,680 28 $29,330 17 75.5 28 93.9 17 18.4 2 Taylor $21,083 43 $25,180 44 70.1 43 80.6 44 10.5 48 Todd $20,309 53 $23,920 56 67.6 53 76.6 56 9.0 69 Trigg $19,860 57 $23,598 59 66.1 57 75.5 59 9.5 65 Trimble $22,372 35 $25,525 41 74.4 35 81.7 41 7.3 98 Union $23,798 24 $28,236 24 79.2 24 90.4 24 11.2 36 Warren $24,175 22 $29,027 21 80.4 22 92.9 21 12.5 23 Washington $20,606 49 $23,734 57 68.6 49 76.0 57 7.4 93 Wayne $12,560 112 $15,647 111 41.8 112 50.1 111 8.3 80 Webster $21,189 42 $25,796 38 70.5 42 82.6 38 12.1 27 Whitley $14,979 99 $18,374 97 49.8 99 58.8 97 9.0 70 Wolfe $11,000 118 $12,925 118 36.6 118 41.4 118 4.8 116 Woodford $32,858 3 $38,479 3 109.3 3 123.2 3 13.8 13 * A rank of 1 indicates the highest median income, highest percent of national median, or the largest change in percent of national median. March 1998