Kentucky property tax by county
Typical rates and bills for every county, from the Census survey 2020-2024.
Typical rate0.75%ranks 29 of 51
Typical yearly bill$1,544US $3,119
State income tax3.5% flattax year 2026
State sales tax6%before local taxes
Property tax in Kentucky, in plain words
Homeowners in Kentucky pay a typical 0.75% of their home's value in property tax each year, below the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $205,600, that comes to about $1,544 a year. Kentucky ranks 29th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.
Rates vary across the state. Campbell County has the highest typical rate at 1.01%, and Rockcastle County the lowest at 0.48%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.
Kentucky's state income tax runs 3.5% flat. The state sales tax rate is 6%, and local sales taxes can add more. The typical property tax bill equals about 2.4% of median household income in Kentucky.
Every county in Kentucky
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| County | Typical rate | Typical bill | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | 0.64% | $971 | $150,800 |
| Allen County | 0.54% | $1,046 | $192,300 |
| Anderson County | 0.75% | $1,697 | $225,100 |
| Ballard County | 0.73% | $1,065 | $145,800 |
| Barren County | 0.68% | $1,212 | $178,000 |
| Bath County | 0.66% | $850 | $129,800 |
| Bell County | 0.81% | $723 | $89,000 |
| Boone County | 0.85% | $2,372 | $277,300 |
| Bourbon County | 0.71% | $1,627 | $229,300 |
| Boyd County | 0.88% | $1,156 | $130,700 |
| Boyle County | 0.82% | $1,731 | $209,900 |
| Bracken County | 0.92% | $1,149 | $125,000 |
| Breathitt County | 0.72% | $510 | $70,300 |
| Breckinridge County | 0.58% | $916 | $156,700 |
| Bullitt County | 0.83% | $2,050 | $247,200 |
| Butler County | 0.58% | $645 | $111,100 |
| Caldwell County | 0.54% | $643 | $118,500 |
| Calloway County | 0.65% | $1,195 | $183,200 |
| Campbell County | 1.01% | $2,556 | $252,000 |
| Carlisle County | 0.79% | $945 | $120,400 |
| Carroll County | 0.76% | $1,070 | $140,900 |
| Carter County | 0.49% | $649 | $132,800 |
| Casey County | 0.60% | $812 | $136,300 |
| Christian County | 0.65% | $1,126 | $173,600 |
| Clark County | 0.70% | $1,451 | $205,800 |
| Clay County | 0.70% | $634 | $90,700 |
| Clinton County | 0.52% | $637 | $122,200 |
| Crittenden County | 0.57% | $731 | $127,300 |
| Cumberland County | 0.54% | $760 | $141,100 |
| Daviess County | 0.84% | $1,675 | $199,900 |
| Edmonson County | 0.55% | $881 | $160,300 |
| Elliott County | 0.61% | $755 | $123,500 |
| Estill County | 0.67% | $799 | $119,500 |
| Fayette County | 0.87% | $2,542 | $293,500 |
| Fleming County | 0.64% | $866 | $134,700 |
| Floyd County | 0.76% | $748 | $98,700 |
| Franklin County | 0.79% | $1,716 | $216,600 |
| Fulton County | 0.80% | $634 | $79,100 |
| Gallatin County | 0.83% | $1,476 | $178,200 |
| Garrard County | 0.69% | $1,422 | $204,900 |
| Grant County | 0.68% | $1,432 | $209,500 |
| Graves County | 0.66% | $970 | $147,800 |
| Grayson County | 0.56% | $930 | $164,600 |
| Green County | 0.65% | $817 | $125,000 |
| Greenup County | 0.87% | $1,171 | $134,000 |
| Hancock County | 0.66% | $930 | $141,200 |
| Hardin County | 0.66% | $1,480 | $225,800 |
| Harlan County | 0.99% | $732 | $73,700 |
| Harrison County | 0.66% | $1,328 | $202,100 |
| Hart County | 0.66% | $965 | $146,000 |
| Henderson County | 0.90% | $1,548 | $171,900 |
| Henry County | 0.81% | $1,611 | $197,900 |
| Hickman County | 0.67% | $779 | $115,700 |
| Hopkins County | 0.77% | $1,104 | $142,800 |
| Jackson County | 0.62% | $687 | $111,500 |
| Jefferson County | 0.86% | $2,136 | $248,400 |
| Jessamine County | 0.73% | $1,960 | $268,100 |
| Johnson County | 0.66% | $792 | $120,200 |
| Kenton County | 0.98% | $2,395 | $244,400 |
| Knott County | 0.74% | $571 | $77,000 |
| Knox County | 0.66% | $779 | $118,700 |
| Larue County | 0.60% | $1,104 | $183,500 |
| Laurel County | 0.57% | $906 | $159,500 |
| Lawrence County | 0.71% | $793 | $111,700 |
| Lee County | 0.84% | $705 | $83,900 |
| Leslie County | 0.82% | $563 | $69,000 |
| Letcher County | 0.96% | $648 | $67,400 |
| Lewis County | 0.64% | $617 | $96,000 |
| Lincoln County | 0.72% | $1,066 | $147,300 |
| Livingston County | 0.61% | $770 | $125,600 |
| Logan County | 0.61% | $1,010 | $164,900 |
| Lyon County | 0.63% | $1,196 | $189,500 |
| Madison County | 0.73% | $1,698 | $232,000 |
| Magoffin County | 0.78% | $694 | $89,000 |
| Marion County | 0.69% | $1,157 | $168,100 |
| Marshall County | 0.72% | $1,252 | $173,800 |
| Martin County | 0.82% | $716 | $86,900 |
| Mason County | 0.65% | $1,055 | $161,500 |
| McCracken County | 0.75% | $1,410 | $188,100 |
| McCreary County | 0.65% | $554 | $85,300 |
| McLean County | 0.64% | $954 | $148,500 |
| Meade County | 0.68% | $1,408 | $207,900 |
| Menifee County | 0.51% | $644 | $125,800 |
| Mercer County | 0.83% | $1,672 | $202,300 |
| Metcalfe County | 0.67% | $743 | $110,200 |
| Monroe County | 0.77% | $891 | $115,900 |
| Montgomery County | 0.73% | $1,265 | $172,200 |
| Morgan County | 0.66% | $780 | $118,200 |
| Muhlenberg County | 0.62% | $790 | $127,400 |
| Nelson County | 0.80% | $1,891 | $238,000 |
| Nicholas County | 0.59% | $729 | $123,000 |
| Ohio County | 0.62% | $753 | $121,400 |
| Oldham County | 0.90% | $3,519 | $393,100 |
| Owen County | 0.72% | $1,220 | $168,700 |
| Owsley County | 0.71% | $570 | $80,100 |
| Pendleton County | 0.80% | $1,275 | $159,800 |
| Perry County | 0.70% | $643 | $91,800 |
| Pike County | 0.69% | $772 | $112,000 |
| Powell County | 0.62% | $875 | $141,100 |
| Pulaski County | 0.63% | $1,057 | $166,900 |
| Robertson County | 0.54% | $893 | $165,100 |
| Rockcastle County | 0.48% | $596 | $123,600 |
| Rowan County | 0.55% | $885 | $161,800 |
| Russell County | 0.57% | $929 | $163,200 |
| Scott County | 0.66% | $1,908 | $288,500 |
| Shelby County | 0.77% | $2,339 | $304,800 |
| Simpson County | 0.60% | $1,371 | $229,400 |
| Spencer County | 0.66% | $2,188 | $330,000 |
| Taylor County | 0.69% | $1,202 | $174,200 |
| Todd County | 0.55% | $909 | $166,700 |
| Trigg County | 0.56% | $1,162 | $207,700 |
| Trimble County | 0.66% | $1,139 | $172,000 |
| Union County | 0.89% | $927 | $104,500 |
| Warren County | 0.65% | $1,668 | $258,000 |
| Washington County | 0.66% | $1,174 | $179,200 |
| Wayne County | 0.56% | $758 | $135,700 |
| Webster County | 0.88% | $993 | $112,900 |
| Whitley County | 0.64% | $849 | $131,800 |
| Wolfe County | 0.55% | $414 | $75,800 |
| Woodford County | 0.70% | $2,108 | $299,700 |