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Kentucky property tax rates by county

Kentucky homeowners paid 0.74% of their home’s value in property tax (2020–2024 survey), the 21st lowest of 51 (50 states and D.C.), with a median bill of $1,544 a year on a median home value of $205,600. Across counties, rates ran from 0.45% (Carter County) to 1.06% (Campbell County).

  • 0.74%Effective rate (2020–2024)−0.01 pts vs 2019–2023
  • $1,544Median tax per yearU.S.: $3,119
  • $205,600Median home valueU.S.: $332,700
  • 1,239,908Owner-occupied homes68% of households own

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Estimated tax at this rate$1,535/year
The same home value at each average rate
RateEffective ratePer yearPer month
Kentucky average0.74%$1,535$128
Kentucky average0.74%$1,535$128
U.S. average0.94%$1,936$161

How Kentucky compares

  • U.S. effective rate: 0.94%; median bill $3,119. Kentucky is 21% below the national rate.
  • Change from the 2019–2023 survey: −0.01 pts in the rate, +$72 (+4.9%) in the median bill (U.S.: −0.03 pts, +$150 (+5.1%)).
  • With a mortgage, Kentucky owners’ median bill was $1,798; without one, $1,201.
  • 104 of 120 counties have estimates reliable enough to rank (at least 500 owner-occupied homes and a margin of error under 25% of the rate).

Every Kentucky county

Kentucky property taxes by county, 2020–2024
CountyEffective rateMedian taxMedian valueOwner homesEstimate
Adair County0.56%$971$150,8005,510Reliable
Allen County0.57%$1,046$192,3005,983Reliable
Anderson County0.72%$1,697$225,1007,492Reliable
Ballard County0.66%$1,065$145,8002,438Reliable
Barren County0.59%$1,212$178,00011,743Reliable
Bath County0.56%$850$129,8003,510Small sample
Bell County0.57%$723$89,0005,847Reliable
Boone County0.84%$2,372$277,30038,868Reliable
Bourbon County0.57%$1,627$229,3005,181Reliable
Boyd County0.79%$1,156$130,70013,549Reliable
Boyle County0.76%$1,731$209,9008,185Reliable
Bracken County0.73%$1,149$125,0002,642Reliable
Breathitt County0.66%$510$70,3004,185Reliable
Breckinridge County0.54%$916$156,7006,569Reliable
Bullitt County0.84%$2,050$247,20026,962Reliable
Butler County0.50%$645$111,1003,367Reliable
Caldwell County0.52%$643$118,5003,528Reliable
Calloway County0.61%$1,195$183,2009,738Reliable
Campbell County1.06%$2,556$252,00027,886Reliable
Carlisle County0.51%$945$120,4001,499Small sample
Carroll County0.62%$1,070$140,9002,747Reliable
Carter County0.45%$649$132,8008,639Reliable
Casey County0.54%$812$136,3005,167Reliable
Christian County0.59%$1,126$173,60012,874Reliable
Clark County0.75%$1,451$205,80010,640Reliable
Clay County0.49%$634$90,7005,565Reliable
Clinton County0.42%$637$122,2002,742Small sample
Crittenden County0.47%$731$127,3002,771Reliable
Cumberland County0.51%$760$141,1001,986Reliable
Daviess County0.81%$1,675$199,90028,341Reliable
Edmonson County0.51%$881$160,3004,086Reliable
Elliott County0.50%$755$123,5001,993Small sample
Estill County0.63%$799$119,5004,207Reliable
Fayette County0.84%$2,542$293,50075,121Reliable
Fleming County0.57%$866$134,7004,384Reliable
Floyd County0.67%$748$98,70010,611Small sample
Franklin County0.73%$1,716$216,60014,646Reliable
Fulton County0.64%$634$79,1001,576Reliable
Gallatin County0.71%$1,476$178,2002,451Reliable
Garrard County0.59%$1,422$204,9005,349Reliable
Grant County0.66%$1,432$209,5006,930Reliable
Graves County0.58%$970$147,80010,755Reliable
Grayson County0.50%$930$164,6007,553Reliable
Green County0.17%$817$125,0003,431Small sample
Greenup County0.94%$1,171$134,00011,837Reliable
Hancock County0.66%$930$141,2002,807Reliable
Hardin County0.63%$1,480$225,80027,921Reliable
Harlan County0.74%$732$73,7007,680Reliable
Harrison County0.50%$1,328$202,1005,209Small sample
Hart County0.68%$965$146,0005,343Reliable
Henderson County0.86%$1,548$171,90012,015Reliable
Henry County0.73%$1,611$197,9004,688Reliable
Hickman County0.55%$779$115,7001,226Small sample
Hopkins County0.73%$1,104$142,80013,009Reliable
Jackson County0.47%$687$111,5003,964Reliable
Jefferson County0.85%$2,136$248,400205,981Reliable
Jessamine County0.73%$1,960$268,10013,291Reliable
Johnson County0.57%$792$120,2006,173Reliable
Kenton County0.96%$2,395$244,40047,658Reliable
Knott County0.51%$571$77,0004,016Reliable
Knox County0.54%$779$118,7007,650Small sample
Larue County0.58%$1,104$183,5004,760Reliable
Laurel County0.49%$906$159,50017,185Reliable
Lawrence County0.61%$793$111,7004,934Reliable
Lee County0.76%$705$83,9002,017Reliable
Leslie County0.67%$563$69,0003,619Reliable
Letcher County0.67%$648$67,4006,274Reliable
Lewis County0.50%$617$96,0003,974Reliable
Lincoln County0.64%$1,066$147,3007,417Small sample
Livingston County0.54%$770$125,6002,925Reliable
Logan County0.65%$1,010$164,9008,175Reliable
Lyon County0.57%$1,196$189,5002,749Reliable
Madison County0.71%$1,698$232,00022,965Reliable
Magoffin County0.40%$694$89,0003,570Small sample
Marion County0.60%$1,157$168,1005,999Reliable
Marshall County0.67%$1,252$173,80010,775Reliable
Martin County0.56%$716$86,9003,272Reliable
Mason County0.64%$1,055$161,5004,711Reliable
McCracken County0.79%$1,410$188,10019,024Reliable
McCreary County0.47%$554$85,3004,351Small sample
McLean County0.66%$954$148,5003,013Reliable
Meade County0.66%$1,408$207,9008,155Reliable
Menifee County0.45%$644$125,8001,870Reliable
Mercer County0.72%$1,672$202,3006,971Reliable
Metcalfe County0.51%$743$110,2003,185Reliable
Monroe County0.56%$891$115,9003,293Reliable
Montgomery County0.75%$1,265$172,2007,518Reliable
Morgan County0.54%$780$118,2003,853Reliable
Muhlenberg County0.59%$790$127,4009,552Reliable
Nelson County0.74%$1,891$238,00015,001Reliable
Nicholas County0.51%$729$123,0002,068Reliable
Ohio County0.58%$753$121,4007,027Reliable
Oldham County0.92%$3,519$393,10020,058Reliable
Owen County0.64%$1,220$168,7003,740Reliable
Owsley County0.58%$570$80,1001,099Small sample
Pendleton County0.65%$1,275$159,8004,063Reliable
Perry County0.60%$643$91,8007,800Reliable
Pike County0.64%$772$112,00018,287Reliable
Powell County0.50%$875$141,1003,269Reliable
Pulaski County0.50%$1,057$166,90018,996Reliable
Robertson County0.39%$893$165,100644Small sample
Rockcastle County0.49%$596$123,6004,857Small sample
Rowan County0.56%$885$161,8005,901Reliable
Russell County0.50%$929$163,2005,354Reliable
Scott County0.62%$1,908$288,50016,242Reliable
Shelby County0.73%$2,339$304,80013,651Reliable
Simpson County0.61%$1,371$229,4005,351Reliable
Spencer County0.65%$2,188$330,0006,427Reliable
Taylor County0.61%$1,202$174,2007,063Reliable
Todd County0.55%$909$166,7003,466Reliable
Trigg County0.63%$1,162$207,7004,663Reliable
Trimble County0.56%$1,139$172,0002,696Reliable
Union County0.80%$927$104,5003,651Reliable
Warren County0.62%$1,668$258,00030,964Reliable
Washington County0.58%$1,174$179,2003,767Reliable
Wayne County0.50%$758$135,7005,582Reliable
Webster County0.68%$993$112,9003,632Reliable
Whitley County0.57%$849$131,8009,043Reliable
Wolfe County0.37%$414$75,8001,966Small sample
Woodford County0.67%$2,108$299,7007,759Reliable

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, table-based summary file: B25090 (aggregate real estate taxes), B25082 (aggregate home value), B25103 (median real estate taxes), B25077 (median home value) and B25003 (tenure); files dated January 29, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates, same tables (files dated October 31, 2024), for the comparison column.
  • Geography names: Census Bureau Geos20245YR.txt (file dated January 22, 2026).

Effective rate = total real estate taxes paid by owner-occupied homes ÷ their total value, as reported by owners to the Census Bureau. It is not a millage rate. Your bill depends on your assessed value, exemptions (such as homestead) and local levies.