Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4

Updated on January 22, 2025.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2016 Q4, the average weekly wage for Kentucky was $874. Among all Kentucky counties, Hancock County had the highest average weekly wage ($1.29K), followed by Carroll County ($1.11K), and Kenton County ($1.04K).

On the other hand, Robertson County had the lowest average weekly wage ($473), followed by Owsley County ($512), and Green County ($534).

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.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Average Weekly Wage in 2016 Q4
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Rank County Average Weekly Wage ($)
1 Hancock County 1290
2 Carroll County 1108
3 Kenton County 1039
4 Jefferson County 1025
5 Scott County 1005
6 Marshall County 971
7 Fayette County 968
8 Webster County 952
9 Mercer County 947
10 Ballard County 906
11 Boone County 904
12 Gallatin County 875
13 Boyd County 870
14 Muhlenberg County 855
15 Logan County 851
16 Pike County 850
17 Franklin County 845
17 Union County 845
18 McCracken County 840
19 Oldham County 839
19 Woodford County 839
20 Livingston County 831
21 Hopkins County 825
22 Campbell County 818
23 Hardin County 811
24 Trimble County 801
24 Warren County 801
25 Christian County 796
26 Bourbon County 794
27 Washington County 793
28 Daviess County 792
29 Clark County 784
30 Henderson County 783
31 Mason County 779
32 Harrison County 777
32 Marion County 777
33 Boyle County 775
34 Grant County 773
35 Nelson County 771
36 Madison County 759
37 Greenup County 757
37 Shelby County 757
38 Pendleton County 754
39 Perry County 753
40 Jessamine County 750
41 Floyd County 749
42 Whitley County 745
43 Martin County 744
44 Cumberland County 741
45 Simpson County 738
46 Meade County 725
47 Montgomery County 721
48 Bullitt County 717
48 McLean County 717
49 Spencer County 713
50 Henry County 708
51 Leslie County 703
52 Carlisle County 700
53 Allen County 699
54 Anderson County 698
55 Graves County 697
56 Pulaski County 695
57 Barren County 689
58 Owen County 687
59 Laurel County 686
60 Taylor County 682
61 Lee County 680
62 Hart County 679
63 Harlan County 677
64 Rockcastle County 669
65 Bracken County 667
65 McCreary County 667
66 Bell County 664
66 Calloway County 664
67 Lawrence County 663
67 Morgan County 663
68 Letcher County 662
69 Grayson County 659
69 Ohio County 659
70 Trigg County 657
71 Clay County 655
72 Crittenden County 654
73 Butler County 647
74 Metcalfe County 643
75 Edmonson County 642
76 Fleming County 641
76 Rowan County 641
77 Breathitt County 639
78 Johnson County 637
79 Garrard County 636
79 Larue County 636
80 Bath County 635
81 Breckinridge County 634
82 Fulton County 630
83 Caldwell County 628
84 Knox County 623
85 Lincoln County 622
86 Adair County 613
86 Casey County 613
87 Estill County 610
87 Monroe County 610
88 Knott County 609
88 Menifee County 609
89 Carter County 605
90 Todd County 604
91 Lyon County 603
92 Wayne County 598
93 Elliott County 596
94 Jackson County 594
95 Clinton County 590
96 Lewis County 588
97 Russell County 583
98 Powell County 582
99 Nicholas County 570
100 Hickman County 568
101 Magoffin County 556
102 Wolfe County 547
103 Green County 534
104 Owsley County 512
105 Robertson County 473