Kentucky Tax Burden

Kentucky ranks #35 nationally for total tax burden with a combined rate of 7.78%.

Total Tax Burden
7.78%
Rank: 35th
Property Tax Rate
0.73%
Rank: 29th
Income Tax Rate
4.000%
Rank: 34th
Sales Tax Rate
6.00%
Rank: 38th
Median Income: $53,047
Population: 4,502,935
Counties: 120

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All 120 Counties in Kentucky

RankCountyProperty TaxIncome TaxSales TaxTotal BurdenNat'l Rank
1Fayette County0.92%4.000%6.00%9.43%#1251
2Campbell County1.14%4.000%6.00%9.37%#1292
3Jefferson County0.86%4.000%6.00%8.85%#1658
4Boyle County0.90%4.000%6.00%8.84%#1665
5Kenton County1.04%4.000%6.00%8.83%#1671
6Oldham County0.92%4.000%6.00%8.79%#1704
7Bourbon County0.81%4.000%6.00%8.76%#1727
8Jessamine County0.81%4.000%6.00%8.61%#1830
9Madison County0.78%4.000%6.00%8.60%#1834
10Nelson County0.83%4.000%6.00%8.54%#1864
11Franklin County0.87%4.000%6.00%8.53%#1873
12Shelby County0.82%4.000%6.00%8.50%#1891
13Bullitt County0.87%4.000%6.00%8.49%#1899
14Henry County0.89%4.000%6.00%8.44%#1937
15Henderson County0.89%4.000%6.00%8.43%#1946
16Mercer County0.82%4.000%6.00%8.43%#1946
17Woodford County0.73%4.000%6.00%8.41%#1964
18Barren County0.74%4.000%6.00%8.39%#1975
19Knox County0.76%4.000%6.00%8.39%#1975
20Anderson County0.84%4.000%6.00%8.36%#1989
21Daviess County0.89%4.000%6.00%8.35%#1991
22Calloway County0.67%4.000%6.00%8.34%#1997
23Boone County0.91%4.000%6.00%8.33%#2002
24Warren County0.65%4.000%6.00%8.33%#2002
25Garrard County0.79%4.000%6.00%8.28%#2030
26Clark County0.77%4.000%6.00%8.26%#2043
27Gallatin County0.86%4.000%6.00%8.25%#2047
28Lee County0.91%4.000%6.00%8.21%#2063
29Hardin County0.74%4.000%6.00%8.13%#2083
30Simpson County0.67%4.000%6.00%8.13%#2083
31McCracken County0.73%4.000%6.00%8.12%#2086
32Marion County0.75%4.000%6.00%8.12%#2086
33Powell County0.66%4.000%6.00%8.11%#2089
34Boyd County0.96%4.000%6.00%8.10%#2095
35Greenup County0.93%4.000%6.00%8.09%#2097
36Spencer County0.74%4.000%6.00%8.09%#2097
37Christian County0.72%4.000%6.00%8.07%#2101
38Pendleton County0.81%4.000%6.00%8.07%#2101
39Scott County0.70%4.000%6.00%8.05%#2105
40Mason County0.64%4.000%6.00%8.04%#2109
41Montgomery County0.77%4.000%6.00%8.03%#2111
42Cumberland County0.64%4.000%6.00%7.98%#2125
43Lincoln County0.76%4.000%6.00%7.97%#2126
44Grant County0.75%4.000%6.00%7.96%#2132
45Harrison County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.96%#2132
46Owen County0.74%4.000%6.00%7.96%#2132
47Harlan County0.97%4.000%6.00%7.95%#2136
48Meade County0.72%4.000%6.00%7.94%#2137
49Pulaski County0.67%4.000%6.00%7.92%#2142
50Carroll County0.74%4.000%6.00%7.86%#2153
51Hart County0.74%4.000%6.00%7.86%#2153
52Adair County0.73%4.000%6.00%7.84%#2160
53Marshall County0.75%4.000%6.00%7.84%#2160
54Whitley County0.72%4.000%6.00%7.84%#2160
55Hopkins County0.80%4.000%6.00%7.83%#2167
56Pike County0.78%4.000%6.00%7.82%#2172
57Estill County0.73%4.000%6.00%7.81%#2174
58Owsley County0.76%4.000%6.00%7.80%#2176
59Trigg County0.58%4.000%6.00%7.80%#2176
60Floyd County0.77%4.000%6.00%7.78%#2182
61Larue County0.64%4.000%6.00%7.78%#2182
62Bracken County0.93%4.000%6.00%7.76%#2187
63Magoffin County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.76%#2187
64Casey County0.60%4.000%6.00%7.75%#2190
65Washington County0.73%4.000%6.00%7.75%#2190
66Bell County0.77%4.000%6.00%7.74%#2193
67Taylor County0.71%4.000%6.00%7.74%#2193
68Grayson County0.58%4.000%6.00%7.73%#2195
69Johnson County0.59%4.000%6.00%7.73%#2195
70Trimble County0.76%4.000%6.00%7.73%#2195
71Monroe County0.72%4.000%6.00%7.72%#2201
72Green County0.69%4.000%6.00%7.71%#2207
73Graves County0.67%4.000%6.00%7.70%#2210
74Breckinridge County0.71%4.000%6.00%7.69%#2215
75Allen County0.60%4.000%6.00%7.67%#2217
76Rowan County0.57%4.000%6.00%7.67%#2217
77McCreary County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.65%#2224
78Lawrence County0.69%4.000%6.00%7.62%#2227
79Ballard County0.91%4.000%6.00%7.61%#2231
80Lyon County0.63%4.000%6.00%7.60%#2233
81Bath County0.82%4.000%6.00%7.59%#2236
82Morgan County0.81%4.000%6.00%7.58%#2239
83Wayne County0.59%4.000%6.00%7.58%#2239
84Russell County0.63%4.000%6.00%7.57%#2242
85Jackson County0.60%4.000%6.00%7.56%#2243
86Fleming County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.55%#2247
87Logan County0.69%4.000%6.00%7.55%#2247
88Elliott County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.54%#2249
89Webster County1.00%4.000%6.00%7.54%#2249
90Laurel County0.59%4.000%6.00%7.53%#2252
91Muhlenberg County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.52%#2254
92Carlisle County0.90%4.000%6.00%7.51%#2257
93Letcher County0.89%4.000%6.00%7.51%#2257
94Lewis County0.67%4.000%6.00%7.51%#2257
95Union County0.82%4.000%6.00%7.51%#2257
96Robertson County0.57%4.000%6.00%7.50%#2263
97Fulton County0.71%4.000%6.00%7.49%#2264
98Edmonson County0.68%4.000%6.00%7.48%#2267
99Leslie County0.71%4.000%6.00%7.48%#2267
100McLean County0.69%4.000%6.00%7.48%#2267
101Clay County0.77%4.000%6.00%7.47%#2273
102Metcalfe County0.73%4.000%6.00%7.46%#2278
103Perry County0.72%4.000%6.00%7.45%#2280
104Martin County0.71%4.000%6.00%7.42%#2285
105Hickman County0.84%4.000%6.00%7.37%#2299
106Todd County0.63%4.000%6.00%7.36%#2302
107Knott County0.79%4.000%6.00%7.35%#2305
108Breathitt County0.87%4.000%6.00%7.33%#2314
109Crittenden County0.58%4.000%6.00%7.32%#2316
110Butler County0.60%4.000%6.00%7.27%#2329
111Carter County0.50%4.000%6.00%7.27%#2329
112Menifee County0.54%4.000%6.00%7.27%#2329
113Clinton County0.58%4.000%6.00%7.26%#2334
114Hancock County0.74%4.000%6.00%7.25%#2335
115Ohio County0.57%4.000%6.00%7.23%#2342
116Wolfe County0.57%4.000%6.00%7.23%#2342
117Nicholas County0.63%4.000%6.00%7.20%#2346
118Livingston County0.62%4.000%6.00%7.17%#2355
119Rockcastle County0.54%4.000%6.00%7.17%#2355
120Caldwell County0.56%4.000%6.00%7.09%#2379