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Kentucky property tax by county

The median Kentucky homeowner pays $1,472 a year in property tax on a home worth $192,300, an effective rate of 0.77%. That ranks Kentucky #29 of 51 states, against a national 0.98%.

Effective rate 0.77% #29 of 51 states
Median bill $1,472 U.S. $2,969
Median home $192,300 #47 most expensive
Counties covered 116 over 5,000 people

Why the county matters more than the state

Campbell County charges an effective 1.06% and Rockcastle County 0.48%, a spread of 0.58 points inside one state. Property tax in the United States is set by counties, cities, school districts and special districts, not by states. A statewide figure is a weighted average of thousands of separate decisions, and it can be a poor guide to any particular address.

Kentucky sits 0.21 points below the national effective rate. A low rate is not the same as a low bill: on an expensive home it can still produce a large one. House prices in the state moved +4.3% over the year to 2026 Q2, which changes the denominator of this rate over time.

Every county ranked

Kentucky counties by effective property tax rate, ACS 2023 five-year estimates
# County Rate Median bill Home value Rent Income
1 Campbell County 1.06% $2,495 $234,500 $1,079 $77,271
2 Kenton County 1.00% $2,284 $227,500 $1,018 $79,421
3 Harlan County 0.99% $722 $73,100 $651 $37,198
4 Boyd County 0.98% $1,233 $126,300 $839 $60,659
5 Webster County 0.98% $961 $97,600 $774 $58,786
6 Greenup County 0.94% $1,273 $135,300 $836 $59,613
7 Bracken County 0.94% $1,093 $116,400 $748 $59,521
8 Letcher County 0.93% $657 $70,500 $651 $40,501
9 Oldham County 0.92% $3,454 $375,000 $1,142 $121,491
10 Boone County 0.90% $2,273 $253,200 $1,253 $94,752
11 Fayette County 0.89% $2,425 $272,100 $1,101 $67,631
12 Henderson County 0.88% $1,455 $165,700 $794 $58,239
13 Daviess County 0.86% $1,595 $185,800 $906 $65,323
14 Jefferson County 0.85% $2,023 $237,200 $1,097 $67,849
15 Bullitt County 0.85% $1,994 $233,700 $973 $77,640
16 Boyle County 0.85% $1,712 $200,700 $770 $61,635
17 Lee County 0.85% $696 $82,100 $593 $34,182
18 Franklin County 0.84% $1,672 $198,700 $946 $66,470
19 Breathitt County 0.84% $521 $61,800 $543 $41,101
20 Hopkins County 0.82% $1,057 $128,800 $841 $57,610
21 Mercer County 0.82% $1,553 $189,700 $802 $63,115
22 Henry County 0.82% $1,489 $181,300 $871 $60,736
23 Shelby County 0.81% $2,248 $277,500 $998 $82,671
24 Gallatin County 0.81% $1,368 $169,400 $858 $62,247
25 Nelson County 0.80% $1,782 $224,100 $932 $67,888
26 Anderson County 0.80% $1,698 $213,200 $870 $71,747
27 Ballard County 0.80% $1,067 $132,900 $826 $64,740
28 Union County 0.79% $858 $109,000 $787 $60,989
29 Jessamine County 0.77% $1,889 $245,100 $994 $74,886
30 Pendleton County 0.77% $1,246 $160,800 $800 $66,601
31 Monroe County 0.77% $892 $116,300 $629 $49,430
32 Martin County 0.77% $657 $84,900 $441 $46,185
33 Morgan County 0.76% $802 $106,000 $670 $47,493
34 Carroll County 0.76% $982 $129,800 $853 $57,753
35 Floyd County 0.75% $697 $93,300 $713 $41,582
36 Montgomery County 0.75% $1,222 $163,800 $796 $57,468
37 Hart County 0.75% $935 $124,600 $692 $49,653
38 Owen County 0.75% $1,231 $165,000 $775 $59,706
39 Madison County 0.74% $1,631 $220,700 $851 $62,407
40 Knox County 0.74% $803 $109,200 $631 $33,153
41 Woodford County 0.74% $2,003 $270,400 $1,000 $80,006
42 Bell County 0.74% $617 $83,000 $617 $32,403
43 Bourbon County 0.74% $1,563 $211,600 $745 $56,322
44 McCracken County 0.73% $1,342 $182,900 $861 $62,385
45 Pike County 0.73% $758 $104,200 $837 $42,179
46 Barren County 0.73% $1,212 $166,900 $784 $49,171
47 Clark County 0.73% $1,448 $197,900 $883 $67,824
48 Perry County 0.73% $661 $90,700 $795 $45,261
49 Lincoln County 0.73% $1,020 $139,300 $730 $50,862
50 McCreary County 0.73% $565 $77,000 $588 $37,355
51 Bath County 0.73% $817 $111,800 $600 $54,128
52 Magoffin County 0.73% $643 $88,300 $633 $33,632
53 Marshall County 0.72% $1,246 $173,700 $773 $63,611
54 Taylor County 0.72% $1,174 $163,700 $691 $61,871
55 Grant County 0.72% $1,339 $185,500 $855 $67,940
56 Garrard County 0.72% $1,344 $186,800 $793 $62,572
57 Fleming County 0.72% $824 $115,200 $677 $49,663
58 Knott County 0.72% $536 $74,600 $731 $37,736
59 Washington County 0.72% $1,205 $168,300 $696 $59,762
60 Metcalfe County 0.72% $743 $103,100 $549 $48,572
61 Leslie County 0.72% $532 $74,100 $520 $40,176
62 Fulton County 0.72% $562 $78,100 $542 $36,834
63 Christian County 0.71% $1,065 $149,200 $999 $54,190
64 Meade County 0.71% $1,386 $195,000 $976 $70,163
65 Spencer County 0.71% $2,118 $297,600 $954 $98,333
66 Marion County 0.71% $1,124 $158,700 $731 $55,404
67 Hardin County 0.70% $1,451 $205,900 $947 $67,608
68 Muhlenberg County 0.69% $842 $121,300 $712 $52,672
69 Estill County 0.69% $773 $111,900 $689 $43,905
70 Elliott County 0.69% $671 $97,400 $427 $40,074
71 Scott County 0.68% $1,800 $264,200 $1,181 $83,660
72 Clay County 0.68% $598 $87,300 $698 $39,607
73 Adair County 0.68% $922 $134,800 $775 $50,316
74 Harrison County 0.68% $1,282 $188,900 $755 $63,205
75 Lawrence County 0.68% $733 $108,100 $729 $45,584
76 McLean County 0.68% $984 $145,600 $602 $70,549
77 Hancock County 0.68% $935 $137,600 $752 $66,836
78 Trimble County 0.68% $1,175 $172,700 $935 $67,813
79 Calloway County 0.67% $1,215 $181,200 $828 $51,854
80 Graves County 0.67% $929 $139,000 $713 $50,576
81 Whitley County 0.66% $792 $120,600 $720 $41,719
82 Pulaski County 0.65% $1,010 $156,300 $835 $50,943
83 Lewis County 0.65% $558 $86,100 $757 $41,632
84 Warren County 0.64% $1,558 $242,600 $963 $64,801
85 Johnson County 0.64% $808 $125,300 $698 $43,014
86 Simpson County 0.64% $1,246 $195,700 $1,011 $57,392
87 Jackson County 0.64% $683 $107,000 $758 $41,410
88 Mason County 0.63% $998 $157,500 $724 $51,473
89 Larue County 0.63% $1,118 $177,500 $816 $67,770
90 Green County 0.63% $752 $118,900 $612 $41,087
91 Livingston County 0.63% $731 $116,300 $912 $59,713
92 Logan County 0.62% $945 $151,500 $719 $61,535
93 Ohio County 0.61% $695 $113,400 $774 $54,369
94 Cumberland County 0.61% $786 $128,600 $553 $39,662
95 Breckinridge County 0.60% $855 $141,400 $730 $53,673
96 Casey County 0.60% $810 $135,700 $645 $41,689
97 Laurel County 0.59% $845 $143,400 $789 $56,999
98 Russell County 0.59% $872 $148,200 $660 $50,520
99 Wolfe County 0.59% $391 $66,400 $507 $29,052
100 Wayne County 0.58% $703 $121,700 $666 $41,933
101 Powell County 0.58% $829 $142,400 $743 $39,811
102 Edmonson County 0.58% $795 $136,600 $739 $54,512
103 Nicholas County 0.57% $679 $119,600 $654 $53,616
104 Grayson County 0.56% $896 $160,100 $653 $49,893
105 Butler County 0.56% $594 $105,500 $688 $52,003
106 Crittenden County 0.56% $650 $115,700 $618 $47,003
107 Rowan County 0.55% $862 $155,900 $815 $53,657
108 Allen County 0.55% $972 $176,300 $750 $59,029
109 Trigg County 0.55% $1,065 $192,000 $802 $54,630
110 Todd County 0.55% $870 $157,400 $841 $57,759
111 Clinton County 0.55% $627 $114,000 $629 $42,168
112 Lyon County 0.55% $1,016 $183,600 $809 $64,464
113 Caldwell County 0.52% $594 $113,500 $724 $57,618
114 Menifee County 0.50% $558 $111,500 $634 $44,672
115 Carter County 0.49% $622 $126,100 $701 $50,389
116 Rockcastle County 0.48% $574 $119,300 $678 $48,367

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates. The effective property tax rate is median taxes paid divided by median home value. The two medians come from different distributions, so it approximates the typical rate rather than describing any one household.