BEA Regional Economic Accounts · CAGDP1 · GDP of the counties of Kentucky, by year
Which counties of Kentucky have the largest GDP?
Jefferson County had the largest GDP of the 120 counties of Kentucky with a figure, $78.8 billion in the year ended .
Right now
Jefferson County had the largest GDP of the 120 counties of Kentucky with a figure in 2024, $78.8 billion.
Robertson County had the smallest GDP, $41.7 million.
Places with no figure
Every county the Census Bureau lists has a figure for 2024.
As published
The GDP is in current dollars for the calendar year, not seasonally adjusted, as BEA publishes it. The ranks, the changes in real GDP and the GDP per person are ours.
Understanding the ranking
Where it stands today
Jefferson County had the largest GDP, $78.8 billion, in 2024.
How is the ranking made?
This page ranks the counties of Kentucky that have a figure by their GDP in the newest year the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has published, in current dollars. Each county has a page of its own with its history, its personal income and its population.
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The rank of a county is among all the counties and county equivalents of the country with a figure for the year, not only among those of Kentucky. The change in real GDP over a year and GDP per person are beside each GDP.
The numbers behind the chart
What is the GDP of each county?120 counties, 2024, the largest GDP first
| County | Rank among all counties | GDP | Real GDP, change over a year | GDP per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | 67 | $78.8 billion | +0.1% | $99,263 |
| Fayette County | 202 | $28.9 billion | +1.8% | $87,752 |
| Boone County | 300 | $16.8 billion | −0.6% | $116,386 |
| Kenton County | 377 | $12.4 billion | +2.1% | $70,863 |
| Warren County | 406 | $11.1 billion | +6.5% | $75,242 |
| Christian County | 533 | $7.9 billion | −1.1% | $110,776 |
| Hardin County | 564 | $7.3 billion | −0.3% | $65,067 |
| McCracken County | 586 | $7.0 billion | +2.5% | $103,463 |
| Daviess County | 639 | $6.2 billion | +1.0% | $58,884 |
| Campbell County | 713 | $5.0 billion | +2.7% | $53,702 |
| Franklin County | 749 | $4.6 billion | +3.7% | $87,206 |
| Scott County | 754 | $4.5 billion | +6.6% | $73,002 |
| Madison County | 762 | $4.4 billion | +5.4% | $44,549 |
| Bullitt County | 839 | $3.8 billion | +2.9% | $44,571 |
| Boyd County | 852 | $3.8 billion | +4.5% | $78,661 |
| Jessamine County | 968 | $3.1 billion | +5.4% | $53,993 |
| Pulaski County | 973 | $3.0 billion | +1.9% | $45,382 |
| Oldham County | 976 | $3.0 billion | +8.8% | $42,699 |
| Laurel County | 988 | $3.0 billion | +2.3% | $46,838 |
| Henderson County | 1040 | $2.8 billion | +2.3% | $62,392 |
| Pike County | 1062 | $2.7 billion | −0.3% | $48,087 |
| Hopkins County | 1064 | $2.7 billion | +1.6% | $58,848 |
| Carroll County | 1112 | $2.5 billion | −0.2% | $221,032 |
| Shelby County | 1125 | $2.4 billion | +5.2% | $48,042 |
| Nelson County | 1130 | $2.4 billion | +3.3% | $49,161 |
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| County | Rank among all counties | GDP | Real GDP, change over a year | GDP per person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 1259 | $2.0 billion | +4.1% | $54,239 |
| Calloway County | 1320 | $1.9 billion | +1.7% | $49,103 |
| Barren County | 1340 | $1.9 billion | +3.1% | $41,026 |
| Boyle County | 1381 | $1.8 billion | +2.4% | $56,158 |
| Marshall County | 1387 | $1.8 billion | −1.5% | $55,455 |
| Graves County | 1392 | $1.8 billion | +3.7% | $47,630 |
| Woodford County | 1443 | $1.6 billion | +5.2% | $58,994 |
| Whitley County | 1482 | $1.6 billion | +3.3% | $41,883 |
| Muhlenberg County | 1494 | $1.5 billion | +4.0% | $50,593 |
| Mason County | 1495 | $1.5 billion | 0.0% | $91,018 |
| Floyd County | 1570 | $1.4 billion | +1.7% | $40,620 |
| Montgomery County | 1576 | $1.4 billion | +1.1% | $48,113 |
| Logan County | 1613 | $1.3 billion | −1.9% | $46,747 |
| Bourbon County | 1622 | $1.3 billion | +10.6% | $64,396 |
| Perry County | 1634 | $1.3 billion | −0.6% | $48,414 |
| Marion County | 1646 | $1.3 billion | +1.7% | $64,260 |
| Simpson County | 1685 | $1.2 billion | −5.4% | $60,266 |
| Taylor County | 1715 | $1.2 billion | +1.7% | $43,405 |
| Union County | 1730 | $1.1 billion | −10.9% | $86,953 |
| Mercer County | 1731 | $1.1 billion | +2.5% | $48,721 |
| Ohio County | 1785 | $1.1 billion | +0.3% | $45,016 |
| Greenup County | 1788 | $1.1 billion | +3.7% | $30,477 |
| Rowan County | 1794 | $1.1 billion | +3.1% | $43,286 |
| Russell County | 1808 | $1.1 billion | +6.7% | $57,051 |
| Meade County | 1839 | $1.0 billion | +22.2% | $32,943 |
| Bell County | 1846 | $997.4 million | 0.0% | $43,271 |
| Grayson County | 1847 | $996.8 million | +0.6% | $36,821 |
| Hancock County | 1930 | $899.7 million | +2.5% | $99,819 |
| Hart County | 1993 | $843.3 million | +4.4% | $42,328 |
| Knox County | 1999 | $836.8 million | +0.1% | $28,216 |
| Anderson County | 2014 | $814.7 million | +3.9% | $32,741 |
| Grant County | 2041 | $784.0 million | +5.4% | $30,480 |
| Harlan County | 2068 | $759.8 million | −0.1% | $30,331 |
| Trimble County | 2093 | $735.7 million | +14.1% | $85,635 |
| Harrison County | 2128 | $710.3 million | +3.9% | $36,377 |
| Carter County | 2186 | $670.6 million | +0.5% | $25,697 |
| Johnson County | 2247 | $619.4 million | +3.8% | $28,029 |
| Allen County | 2253 | $616.4 million | +1.4% | $27,973 |
| Lincoln County | 2281 | $595.6 million | +2.8% | $23,909 |
| Adair County | 2317 | $570.2 million | +3.2% | $29,637 |
| Todd County | 2318 | $568.8 million | +2.4% | $44,585 |
| Wayne County | 2332 | $560.2 million | +1.7% | $28,537 |
| Caldwell County | 2354 | $543.0 million | −1.2% | $43,055 |
| Breckinridge County | 2356 | $540.7 million | +2.6% | $25,480 |
| Webster County | 2357 | $539.4 million | +13.5% | $41,966 |
| Letcher County | 2358 | $538.8 million | −4.4% | $26,754 |
| Lawrence County | 2359 | $538.7 million | +0.2% | $34,098 |
| Livingston County | 2381 | $519.3 million | +13.5% | $58,911 |
| Casey County | 2429 | $480.0 million | +0.5% | $30,101 |
| Henry County | 2433 | $476.3 million | +9.1% | $29,405 |
| Washington County | 2446 | $468.0 million | +4.5% | $38,148 |
| Clinton County | 2450 | $465.7 million | +8.2% | $50,716 |
| Trigg County | 2451 | $464.9 million | +16.6% | $31,935 |
| Gallatin County | 2456 | $461.4 million | +4.6% | $52,403 |
| Clay County | 2463 | $454.8 million | +0.2% | $23,212 |
| Monroe County | 2464 | $454.6 million | +11.2% | $40,720 |
| Spencer County | 2472 | $444.7 million | +3.0% | $21,356 |
| Fleming County | 2487 | $434.8 million | +4.3% | $27,891 |
| Garrard County | 2494 | $431.8 million | +7.1% | $23,935 |
| Rockcastle County | 2495 | $431.6 million | −1.9% | $26,598 |
| Pendleton County | 2528 | $410.9 million | −0.5% | $27,681 |
| Butler County | 2530 | $409.3 million | +3.4% | $32,610 |
| Morgan County | 2582 | $377.7 million | +4.9% | $26,411 |
| Ballard County | 2617 | $354.2 million | +2.6% | $46,447 |
| McCreary County | 2629 | $348.9 million | +2.8% | $20,737 |
| McLean County | 2634 | $345.2 million | +13.4% | $37,831 |
| Powell County | 2643 | $336.7 million | +4.3% | $26,041 |
| Lyon County | 2651 | $332.3 million | +3.8% | $36,610 |
| Larue County | 2677 | $313.9 million | +3.3% | $20,749 |
| Breathitt County | 2690 | $306.9 million | +5.7% | $23,968 |
| Estill County | 2715 | $291.9 million | −0.6% | $20,850 |
| Martin County | 2719 | $290.3 million | +8.3% | $27,141 |
| Fulton County | 2728 | $286.3 million | −5.2% | $45,583 |
| Hickman County | 2744 | $280.4 million | +10.3% | $63,825 |
| Knott County | 2755 | $273.8 million | +0.4% | $20,373 |
| Carlisle County | 2774 | $264.6 million | −2.6% | $55,396 |
| Owen County | 2782 | $262.7 million | +5.6% | $22,975 |
| Bath County | 2783 | $260.7 million | −0.8% | $20,131 |
| Metcalfe County | 2798 | $254.0 million | +5.3% | $24,058 |
| Cumberland County | 2801 | $252.9 million | +5.1% | $41,815 |
| Lewis County | 2805 | $251.8 million | +0.2% | $19,556 |
| Edmonson County | 2807 | $250.3 million | +2.5% | $19,809 |
| Crittenden County | 2813 | $246.1 million | −3.1% | $27,399 |
| Green County | 2821 | $238.9 million | +3.0% | $20,682 |
| Bracken County | 2869 | $219.5 million | −1.1% | $25,832 |
| Magoffin County | 2886 | $212.5 million | +3.7% | $19,112 |
| Jackson County | 2893 | $206.9 million | −1.0% | $15,490 |
| Leslie County | 2905 | $196.8 million | −4.8% | $20,233 |
| Lee County | 2959 | $160.5 million | −1.5% | $21,950 |
| Wolfe County | 2966 | $157.4 million | +4.3% | $24,726 |
| Nicholas County | 3014 | $130.6 million | +4.4% | $16,709 |
| Menifee County | 3036 | $115.0 million | +0.4% | $18,137 |
| Elliott County | 3041 | $110.1 million | −1.4% | $15,161 |
| Owsley County | 3081 | $68.9 million | +2.1% | $17,545 |
| Robertson County | 3107 | $41.7 million | +7.2% | $17,516 |
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What does the ranking leave out, and where is it from?Limits and source
What this number cannot tell you
- BEA publishes the GDP of the counties once a year, in December, for the year before. A county BEA combines with another has no page. A county BEA has no value for in that year and published one before keeps its page, with no rank, and is named under the ranking; the line that counts the places with no figure includes it.
- Real GDP is BEA's measure with price changes taken out, in chained 2017 dollars; the change over a year is ours, worked out from it. GDP per person is ours: GDP divided by population in the same year.
- This product uses the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Data API but is not endorsed or certified by BEA.
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