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120 counties
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| Rank | County | Population | Income | Home value | Unemployment | Degree+ | Life exp. | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jefferson County | 783,022 | $69,866 | $248,400 | 4.8% | 37% | 73.3 yrs | Open |
| #2 | Fayette County | 323,725 | $69,479 | $293,500 | 4.2% | 48.3% | 76.7 yrs | Open |
| #3 | Kenton County | 171,288 | $80,548 | $244,400 | 4.5% | 37.4% | 76.3 yrs | Open |
| #4 | Warren County | 140,918 | $65,794 | $258,000 | 4.6% | 32.3% | 75.3 yrs | Open |
| #5 | Boone County | 139,841 | $99,414 | $277,300 | 4.5% | 35.7% | 78 yrs | Open |
| #6 | Hardin County | 111,942 | $67,647 | $225,800 | 5.2% | 24.8% | 73.7 yrs | Open |
| #7 | Daviess County | 103,648 | $68,214 | $199,900 | 5% | 26.2% | 74.9 yrs | Open |
| #8 | Madison County | 95,769 | $63,351 | $232,000 | 5% | 34.4% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #9 | Campbell County | 93,426 | $77,567 | $252,000 | 4.6% | 39.7% | 77.1 yrs | Data row |
| #10 | Bullitt County | 84,027 | $80,558 | $247,200 | 4.7% | 19.5% | 75.7 yrs | Data row |
| #11 | Christian County | 72,069 | $55,494 | $173,600 | 6% | 19.6% | 71.5 yrs | Data row |
| #12 | Oldham County | 69,257 | $122,497 | $393,100 | 4.2% | 46.4% | 79.7 yrs | Data row |
| #13 | McCracken County | 67,564 | $64,373 | $188,100 | 5.1% | 29% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #14 | Pulaski County | 65,897 | $51,898 | $166,900 | 5.6% | 18.1% | 72.1 yrs | Data row |
| #15 | Laurel County | 62,983 | $57,771 | $159,500 | 6.2% | 17.5% | 72.5 yrs | Data row |
| #16 | Scott County | 59,536 | $85,158 | $288,500 | 4.2% | 34.7% | 75.7 yrs | Data row |
| #17 | Pike County | 56,727 | $44,312 | $112,000 | 6.8% | 17.8% | 69.3 yrs | Data row |
| #18 | Jessamine County | 54,588 | $74,576 | $268,100 | 4.4% | 33.5% | 75.7 yrs | Data row |
| #19 | Franklin County | 51,842 | $65,298 | $216,600 | 4.6% | 31.9% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #20 | Shelby County | 49,096 | $82,604 | $304,800 | 4.1% | 32.8% | 76.2 yrs | Data row |
| #21 | Boyd County | 47,911 | $61,118 | $130,700 | 6.2% | 20% | 71.6 yrs | Data row |
| #22 | Nelson County | 47,606 | $69,562 | $238,000 | 4.7% | 23.8% | 74.2 yrs | Data row |
| #23 | Hopkins County | 45,119 | $56,815 | $142,800 | 5.6% | 16.9% | 72.3 yrs | Data row |
| #24 | Barren County | 44,938 | $50,628 | $178,000 | 5.6% | 18.3% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #25 | Henderson County | 44,280 | $58,851 | $171,900 | 5.1% | 20.1% | 73.3 yrs | Data row |
| #26 | Calloway County | 38,224 | $52,706 | $183,200 | 5.4% | 31.2% | 74.1 yrs | Data row |
| #27 | Clark County | 37,192 | $64,348 | $205,800 | 4.7% | 22.9% | 72.8 yrs | Data row |
| #28 | Whitley County | 36,920 | $44,615 | $131,800 | 5.3% | 20.9% | 68.5 yrs | Data row |
| #29 | Graves County | 36,630 | $50,772 | $147,800 | 4.6% | 18.4% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #30 | Greenup County | 35,501 | $60,751 | $134,000 | 7% | 18.8% | 72.5 yrs | Data row |
| #31 | Floyd County | 35,224 | $41,279 | $98,700 | 7.1% | 15.3% | 67 yrs | Data row |
| #32 | Marshall County | 31,743 | $65,831 | $173,800 | 5.4% | 21.2% | 74.8 yrs | Data row |
| #33 | Boyle County | 30,941 | $61,159 | $209,900 | 5.1% | 26.2% | 74.6 yrs | Data row |
| #34 | Muhlenberg County | 30,591 | $51,927 | $127,400 | 6.3% | 14.7% | 72.9 yrs | Data row |
| #35 | Meade County | 30,158 | $74,355 | $207,900 | 4.8% | 20% | 75.1 yrs | Data row |
| #36 | Knox County | 29,865 | $32,527 | $118,700 | 7.1% | 13.6% | 69.5 yrs | Data row |
| #37 | Montgomery County | 28,395 | $56,396 | $172,200 | 5.6% | 20.9% | 71.9 yrs | Data row |
| #38 | Logan County | 27,986 | $60,382 | $164,900 | 5.2% | 16.1% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #39 | Perry County | 27,499 | $42,181 | $91,800 | 5.6% | 14.8% | 65.7 yrs | Data row |
| #40 | Woodford County | 27,279 | $83,788 | $299,700 | 3.9% | 40.7% | 76.7 yrs | Data row |
| #41 | Grayson County | 26,707 | $50,757 | $164,600 | 5.8% | 16.1% | 71 yrs | Data row |
| #42 | Taylor County | 26,397 | $60,456 | $174,200 | 5.3% | 23% | 71.7 yrs | Data row |
| #43 | Carter County | 26,341 | $51,235 | $132,800 | 8.3% | 15.9% | 70.4 yrs | Data row |
| #44 | Harlan County | 25,772 | $41,693 | $73,700 | 7.2% | 13% | 65.7 yrs | Data row |
| #45 | Grant County | 25,418 | $69,178 | $209,500 | 5% | 15.3% | 72 yrs | Data row |
| #46 | Rowan County | 24,578 | $54,321 | $161,800 | 6.2% | 25.9% | 71.8 yrs | Data row |
| #47 | Lincoln County | 24,504 | $52,440 | $147,300 | 5.9% | 15.9% | 70.5 yrs | Data row |
| #48 | Anderson County | 24,353 | $74,488 | $225,100 | 4.8% | 26.2% | 74.4 yrs | Data row |
| #49 | Ohio County | 23,735 | $57,798 | $121,400 | 6.3% | 13.9% | 72.8 yrs | Data row |
| #50 | Bell County | 23,509 | $31,354 | $89,000 | 6.9% | 15.8% | 67.3 yrs | Data row |
| #51 | Mercer County | 23,028 | $64,824 | $202,300 | 4.8% | 24.9% | 73.4 yrs | Data row |
| #52 | Johnson County | 22,334 | $44,904 | $120,200 | 7.3% | 16.8% | 69.4 yrs | Data row |
| #53 | Allen County | 21,293 | $61,403 | $192,300 | 4.7% | 18.4% | 73.1 yrs | Data row |
| #54 | Breckinridge County | 20,881 | $55,843 | $156,700 | 5.8% | 14.2% | 72.4 yrs | Data row |
| #55 | Letcher County | 20,808 | $41,793 | $67,400 | 6.2% | 12.5% | 67.7 yrs | Data row |
| #56 | Bourbon County | 20,240 | $61,354 | $229,300 | 4.3% | 26.3% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #57 | Spencer County | 20,193 | $102,618 | $330,000 | 4.6% | 23.6% | 76.2 yrs | Data row |
| #58 | Simpson County | 19,972 | $59,858 | $229,400 | 5.1% | 18.8% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #59 | Clay County | 19,921 | $40,900 | $90,700 | 7.2% | 15.5% | 68.3 yrs | Data row |
| #60 | Marion County | 19,749 | $59,627 | $168,100 | 5.5% | 15.1% | 73.2 yrs | Data row |
| #61 | Hart County | 19,603 | $52,285 | $146,000 | 5.3% | 12.2% | 73.2 yrs | Data row |
| #62 | Wayne County | 19,602 | $45,739 | $135,700 | 6.5% | 13.9% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #63 | Harrison County | 19,140 | $66,442 | $202,100 | 4.5% | 22.5% | 72.4 yrs | Data row |
| #64 | Adair County | 19,089 | $53,553 | $150,800 | 5.4% | 21.8% | 71.7 yrs | Data row |
| #65 | Russell County | 18,221 | $44,738 | $163,200 | 5% | 15.4% | 72.1 yrs | Data row |
| #66 | Garrard County | 17,568 | $63,087 | $204,900 | 4.9% | 18.7% | 73.7 yrs | Data row |
| #67 | Mason County | 16,956 | $52,178 | $161,500 | 6.4% | 20% | 72.2 yrs | Data row |
| #68 | McCreary County | 16,867 | $33,750 | $85,300 | 6.5% | 8.5% | 69.6 yrs | Data row |
| #69 | Rockcastle County | 16,163 | $48,862 | $123,600 | 5.6% | 13.7% | 69.2 yrs | Data row |
| #70 | Lawrence County | 16,077 | $46,772 | $111,700 | 8.1% | 14.6% | 70.5 yrs | Data row |
| #71 | Casey County | 15,914 | $45,510 | $136,300 | 5.4% | 12.9% | 72.1 yrs | Data row |
| #72 | Henry County | 15,856 | $63,347 | $197,900 | 4.8% | 15.5% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #73 | Fleming County | 15,323 | $49,307 | $134,700 | 6.1% | 18.9% | 72.6 yrs | Data row |
| #74 | Larue County | 15,107 | $67,067 | $183,500 | 4.9% | 15.5% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #75 | Pendleton County | 14,723 | $64,669 | $159,800 | 5.2% | 15.4% | 72.1 yrs | Data row |
| #76 | Trigg County | 14,315 | $59,857 | $207,700 | 5.5% | 21.7% | 72.5 yrs | Data row |
| #77 | Morgan County | 14,053 | $47,913 | $118,200 | 6.7% | 18.7% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #78 | Estill County | 14,035 | $46,051 | $119,500 | 6.3% | 12.2% | 69.5 yrs | Data row |
| #79 | Knott County | 13,830 | $41,761 | $77,000 | 7.6% | 19.5% | 67.1 yrs | Data row |
| #80 | Breathitt County | 13,276 | $34,808 | $70,300 | 7.7% | 15.3% | 67.5 yrs | Data row |
| #81 | Union County | 13,260 | $60,327 | $104,500 | 4.7% | 13.1% | 73.3 yrs | Data row |
| #82 | Jackson County | 13,086 | $40,000 | $111,500 | 7.7% | 8.8% | 71.1 yrs | Data row |
| #83 | Powell County | 13,038 | $40,309 | $141,100 | 5.2% | 13.8% | 68.6 yrs | Data row |
| #84 | Lewis County | 12,965 | $46,838 | $96,000 | 9% | 15.3% | 70 yrs | Data row |
| #85 | Bath County | 12,851 | $56,541 | $129,800 | 6.9% | 12.3% | 68.8 yrs | Data row |
| #86 | Webster County | 12,842 | $59,628 | $112,900 | 5.6% | 12.8% | 70.1 yrs | Data row |
| #87 | Caldwell County | 12,618 | $59,583 | $118,500 | 4.6% | 17.1% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #88 | Todd County | 12,469 | $61,103 | $166,700 | 4.7% | 16.5% | 73 yrs | Data row |
| #89 | Butler County | 12,393 | $56,092 | $111,100 | 5.7% | 9.9% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #90 | Edmonson County | 12,355 | $54,937 | $160,300 | 5.8% | 10.7% | 75.3 yrs | Data row |
| #91 | Washington County | 12,140 | $61,616 | $179,200 | 4.2% | 19.6% | 74.2 yrs | Data row |
| #92 | Green County | 11,369 | $46,798 | $125,000 | 5.8% | 17.4% | 73.8 yrs | Data row |
| #93 | Magoffin County | 11,348 | $33,080 | $89,000 | 9.1% | 12.8% | 68.1 yrs | Data row |
| #94 | Owen County | 11,330 | $61,134 | $168,700 | 5% | 18.3% | 72.6 yrs | Data row |
| #95 | Monroe County | 11,269 | $51,280 | $115,900 | 5.4% | 16% | 72.2 yrs | Data row |
| #96 | Martin County | 11,027 | $37,042 | $86,900 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 70.6 yrs | Data row |
| #97 | Carroll County | 10,954 | $56,466 | $140,900 | 5% | 11.4% | 70.7 yrs | Data row |
| #98 | Metcalfe County | 10,425 | $51,473 | $110,200 | 5.3% | 13% | 71.8 yrs | Data row |
| #99 | Leslie County | 10,079 | $35,934 | $69,000 | 6.2% | 11.5% | 68.7 yrs | Data row |
| #100 | Clinton County | 9,202 | $44,844 | $122,200 | 5.8% | 18% | 71.7 yrs | Data row |
| #101 | McLean County | 9,114 | $65,596 | $148,500 | 5.7% | 16.8% | 74.5 yrs | Data row |
| #102 | Hancock County | 9,034 | $65,464 | $141,200 | 5.7% | 17.3% | 74.8 yrs | Data row |
| #103 | Crittenden County | 8,979 | $46,656 | $127,300 | 5.5% | 15.3% | 71.8 yrs | Data row |
| #104 | Livingston County | 8,903 | $58,984 | $125,600 | 5.9% | 14.7% | 71 yrs | Data row |
| #105 | Lyon County | 8,900 | $65,066 | $189,500 | 5.7% | 16.5% | 76 yrs | Data row |
| #106 | Gallatin County | 8,769 | $63,346 | $178,200 | 4.9% | 15% | 71.6 yrs | Data row |
| #107 | Trimble County | 8,550 | $66,027 | $172,000 | 4.7% | 17.1% | 72.2 yrs | Data row |
| #108 | Bracken County | 8,444 | $66,319 | $125,000 | 6% | 17.8% | 71.5 yrs | Data row |
| #109 | Nicholas County | 7,708 | $59,531 | $123,000 | 4.8% | 9.8% | 72.7 yrs | Data row |
| #110 | Ballard County | 7,654 | $66,164 | $145,800 | 5.4% | 18.4% | 72.9 yrs | Data row |
| #111 | Lee County | 7,339 | $37,568 | $83,900 | 5.9% | 9.2% | 68.3 yrs | Data row |
| #112 | Elliott County | 7,307 | $45,776 | $123,500 | 9% | 8.7% | 76.3 yrs | Data row |
| #113 | Wolfe County | 6,443 | $30,417 | $75,800 | 9.4% | 8.7% | 65.5 yrs | Data row |
| #114 | Fulton County | 6,409 | $38,217 | $79,100 | 5.4% | 16.1% | 68.3 yrs | Data row |
| #115 | Menifee County | 6,230 | $45,096 | $125,800 | 7.3% | 14.9% | 70 yrs | Data row |
| #116 | Cumberland County | 5,948 | $40,000 | $141,100 | 5.1% | 19.1% | 73.1 yrs | Data row |
| #117 | Carlisle County | 4,762 | $62,439 | $120,400 | 5.4% | 14.9% | 70.9 yrs | Data row |
| #118 | Hickman County | 4,439 | $60,867 | $115,700 | 5.1% | 15.1% | 71.5 yrs | Data row |
| #119 | Owsley County | 3,971 | $22,188 | $80,100 | 6.2% | 7.1% | 64.5 yrs | Data row |
| #120 | Robertson County | 2,283 | $51,830 | $165,100 | 6.5% | 13.8% | 71.7 yrs | Data row |
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