Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 15, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Average Household Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Kentucky was $55,473. Among all Kentucky counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest average household income in Marshall County ($163,665), followed by Oldham County ($148,773), and Spencer County ($122,532). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest average household income in the following 3 counties: Knox County ($15,664), Harrison County ($17,389), and Russell County ($22,579).

The chart below shows the top 10 Kentucky counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high average household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Kentucky.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Marshall County
Oldham County
Spencer County
Owen County
Hancock County
Pike County
Meade County
Perry County
Madison County
Boone County
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By the Average Household Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Average Household Income ($)
1 Marshall County 163665
2 Oldham County 148773
3 Spencer County 122532
4 Owen County 102959
5 Hancock County 96796
6 Pike County 96043
7 Meade County 94839
8 Perry County 78914
9 Madison County 77870
10 Boone County 77337
11 Greenup County 76079
12 Shelby County 74869
13 Daviess County 73294
14 Scott County 69967
15 Hardin County 69060
16 Metcalfe County 61644
17 Simpson County 60390
18 Fayette County 58538
19 Hopkins County 57186
20 Mercer County 57156
21 Mason County 56997
22 Clay County 56702
23 Bath County 56329
24 Cumberland County 56040
25 Franklin County 56000
26 Webster County 55630
27 Jefferson County 55317
28 Warren County 54501
29 Nelson County 54436
30 Marion County 54204
31 Graves County 53940
32 Woodford County 53196
33 Hart County 53151
34 Trigg County 52913
35 Clark County 52605
36 Breckinridge County 52580
37 Logan County 51283
38 Casey County 51254
39 Whitley County 51136
40 Kenton County 50950
41 Garrard County 50632
42 Henry County 50169
43 Boyle County 46660
44 McCracken County 46198
45 Bourbon County 46042
46 Calloway County 44819
47 Henderson County 44339
48 Fleming County 44298
49 Green County 43672
50 Christian County 43647
51 Bullitt County 43567
52 Floyd County 43365
53 Washington County 43094
54 Larue County 42616
55 Adair County 41903
56 Jessamine County 41831
57 Laurel County 41509
58 Boyd County 41096
59 Lincoln County 40362
60 Campbell County 39886
61 Todd County 39060
62 Barren County 37499
63 Nicholas County 37079
64 Pendleton County 36567
65 Caldwell County 36462
66 McLean County 36048
67 Union County 34938
68 Taylor County 34882
69 Ohio County 34419
70 Anderson County 34050
71 Pulaski County 33042
72 Lyon County 32182
73 Fulton County 31889
74 Muhlenberg County 31243
75 Ballard County 31004
76 Montgomery County 30700
77 Gallatin County 30149
78 Hickman County 29894
79 Letcher County 29395
80 Harlan County 29069
81 Bell County 25435
82 Monroe County 24473
83 Russell County 22579
84 Harrison County 17389
85 Knox County 15664