Kentucky property tax rates
Homeowners in Kentucky typically pay about 0.75% of their home's value in property tax each year — the 29th highest effective rate of the 50 states and DC.
Typical effective rate
0.75%
20% below the U.S. median
Median tax paid
$1,544
per year
Median home value
$205,600
Counties covered
120
120 with a rate
Within Kentucky, the effective rate ranges from 1.01% in Campbell County down to 0.48% in Rockcastle County. Use the estimator to turn a home value into an approximate bill.
Official Kentucky resource: Kentucky Dept. of Revenue — Property Tax. For a specific parcel, use the local county assessor.
All Kentucky counties
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| In-state | County | Effective rate | Median tax | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Adair County | 0.64% | $971 | $150,800 |
| 113 | Allen County | 0.54% | $1,046 | $192,300 |
| 36 | Anderson County | 0.75% | $1,697 | $225,100 |
| 42 | Ballard County | 0.73% | $1,065 | $145,800 |
| 59 | Barren County | 0.68% | $1,212 | $178,000 |
| 76 | Bath County | 0.65% | $850 | $129,800 |
| 24 | Bell County | 0.81% | $723 | $89,000 |
| 14 | Boone County | 0.86% | $2,372 | $277,300 |
| 49 | Bourbon County | 0.71% | $1,627 | $229,300 |
| 9 | Boyd County | 0.88% | $1,156 | $130,700 |
| 20 | Boyle County | 0.82% | $1,731 | $209,900 |
| 5 | Bracken County | 0.92% | $1,149 | $125,000 |
| 43 | Breathitt County | 0.73% | $510 | $70,300 |
| 101 | Breckinridge County | 0.58% | $916 | $156,700 |
| 17 | Bullitt County | 0.83% | $2,050 | $247,200 |
| 102 | Butler County | 0.58% | $645 | $111,100 |
| 114 | Caldwell County | 0.54% | $643 | $118,500 |
| 79 | Calloway County | 0.65% | $1,195 | $183,200 |
| 1 | Campbell County | 1.01% | $2,556 | $252,000 |
| 29 | Carlisle County | 0.78% | $945 | $120,400 |
| 34 | Carroll County | 0.76% | $1,070 | $140,900 |
| 119 | Carter County | 0.49% | $649 | $132,800 |
| 99 | Casey County | 0.60% | $812 | $136,300 |
| 81 | Christian County | 0.65% | $1,126 | $173,600 |
| 50 | Clark County | 0.71% | $1,451 | $205,800 |
| 53 | Clay County | 0.70% | $634 | $90,700 |
| 117 | Clinton County | 0.52% | $637 | $122,200 |
| 103 | Crittenden County | 0.57% | $731 | $127,300 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 0.54% | $760 | $141,100 |
| 16 | Daviess County | 0.84% | $1,675 | $199,900 |
| 109 | Edmonson County | 0.55% | $881 | $160,300 |
| 96 | Elliott County | 0.61% | $755 | $123,500 |
| 63 | Estill County | 0.67% | $799 | $119,500 |
| 12 | Fayette County | 0.87% | $2,542 | $293,500 |
| 85 | Fleming County | 0.64% | $866 | $134,700 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 0.76% | $748 | $98,700 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 0.79% | $1,716 | $216,600 |
| 25 | Fulton County | 0.80% | $634 | $79,100 |
| 18 | Gallatin County | 0.83% | $1,476 | $178,200 |
| 54 | Garrard County | 0.69% | $1,422 | $204,900 |
| 58 | Grant County | 0.68% | $1,432 | $209,500 |
| 72 | Graves County | 0.66% | $970 | $147,800 |
| 106 | Grayson County | 0.56% | $930 | $164,600 |
| 77 | Green County | 0.65% | $817 | $125,000 |
| 11 | Greenup County | 0.87% | $1,171 | $134,000 |
| 70 | Hancock County | 0.66% | $930 | $141,200 |
| 74 | Hardin County | 0.66% | $1,480 | $225,800 |
| 2 | Harlan County | 0.99% | $732 | $73,700 |
| 71 | Harrison County | 0.66% | $1,328 | $202,100 |
| 67 | Hart County | 0.66% | $965 | $146,000 |
| 6 | Henderson County | 0.90% | $1,548 | $171,900 |
| 23 | Henry County | 0.81% | $1,611 | $197,900 |
| 62 | Hickman County | 0.67% | $779 | $115,700 |
| 31 | Hopkins County | 0.77% | $1,104 | $142,800 |
| 93 | Jackson County | 0.62% | $687 | $111,500 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 0.86% | $2,136 | $248,400 |
| 41 | Jessamine County | 0.73% | $1,960 | $268,100 |
| 69 | Johnson County | 0.66% | $792 | $120,200 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 0.98% | $2,395 | $244,400 |
| 38 | Knott County | 0.74% | $571 | $77,000 |
| 73 | Knox County | 0.66% | $779 | $118,700 |
| 97 | Larue County | 0.60% | $1,104 | $183,500 |
| 105 | Laurel County | 0.57% | $906 | $159,500 |
| 48 | Lawrence County | 0.71% | $793 | $111,700 |
| 15 | Lee County | 0.84% | $705 | $83,900 |
| 22 | Leslie County | 0.82% | $563 | $69,000 |
| 4 | Letcher County | 0.96% | $648 | $67,400 |
| 86 | Lewis County | 0.64% | $617 | $96,000 |
| 44 | Lincoln County | 0.72% | $1,066 | $147,300 |
| 94 | Livingston County | 0.61% | $770 | $125,600 |
| 95 | Logan County | 0.61% | $1,010 | $164,900 |
| 89 | Lyon County | 0.63% | $1,196 | $189,500 |
| 40 | Madison County | 0.73% | $1,698 | $232,000 |
| 30 | Magoffin County | 0.78% | $694 | $89,000 |
| 57 | Marion County | 0.69% | $1,157 | $168,100 |
| 46 | Marshall County | 0.72% | $1,252 | $173,800 |
| 21 | Martin County | 0.82% | $716 | $86,900 |
| 78 | Mason County | 0.65% | $1,055 | $161,500 |
| 37 | McCracken County | 0.75% | $1,410 | $188,100 |
| 80 | McCreary County | 0.65% | $554 | $85,300 |
| 87 | McLean County | 0.64% | $954 | $148,500 |
| 60 | Meade County | 0.68% | $1,408 | $207,900 |
| 118 | Menifee County | 0.51% | $644 | $125,800 |
| 19 | Mercer County | 0.83% | $1,672 | $202,300 |
| 61 | Metcalfe County | 0.67% | $743 | $110,200 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 0.77% | $891 | $115,900 |
| 39 | Montgomery County | 0.73% | $1,265 | $172,200 |
| 68 | Morgan County | 0.66% | $780 | $118,200 |
| 91 | Muhlenberg County | 0.62% | $790 | $127,400 |
| 27 | Nelson County | 0.79% | $1,891 | $238,000 |
| 100 | Nicholas County | 0.59% | $729 | $123,000 |
| 90 | Ohio County | 0.62% | $753 | $121,400 |
| 7 | Oldham County | 0.90% | $3,519 | $393,100 |
| 45 | Owen County | 0.72% | $1,220 | $168,700 |
| 47 | Owsley County | 0.71% | $570 | $80,100 |
| 26 | Pendleton County | 0.80% | $1,275 | $159,800 |
| 52 | Perry County | 0.70% | $643 | $91,800 |
| 56 | Pike County | 0.69% | $772 | $112,000 |
| 92 | Powell County | 0.62% | $875 | $141,100 |
| 88 | Pulaski County | 0.63% | $1,057 | $166,900 |
| 115 | Robertson County | 0.54% | $893 | $165,100 |
| 120 | Rockcastle County | 0.48% | $596 | $123,600 |
| 110 | Rowan County | 0.55% | $885 | $161,800 |
| 104 | Russell County | 0.57% | $929 | $163,200 |
| 66 | Scott County | 0.66% | $1,908 | $288,500 |
| 33 | Shelby County | 0.77% | $2,339 | $304,800 |
| 98 | Simpson County | 0.60% | $1,371 | $229,400 |
| 64 | Spencer County | 0.66% | $2,188 | $330,000 |
| 55 | Taylor County | 0.69% | $1,202 | $174,200 |
| 112 | Todd County | 0.55% | $909 | $166,700 |
| 107 | Trigg County | 0.56% | $1,162 | $207,700 |
| 65 | Trimble County | 0.66% | $1,139 | $172,000 |
| 8 | Union County | 0.89% | $927 | $104,500 |
| 82 | Warren County | 0.65% | $1,668 | $258,000 |
| 75 | Washington County | 0.66% | $1,174 | $179,200 |
| 108 | Wayne County | 0.56% | $758 | $135,700 |
| 10 | Webster County | 0.88% | $993 | $112,900 |
| 83 | Whitley County | 0.64% | $849 | $131,800 |
| 111 | Wolfe County | 0.55% | $414 | $75,800 |
| 51 | Woodford County | 0.70% | $2,108 | $299,700 |
A ± mark means the county's survey estimate carries a wide margin of error (small number of owner-occupied homes). Figures are typical burdens, not statutory rates or individual bills.