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Kentucky: 2026 income limits & Fair Market Rents

HUD's 2026 figures for Kentucky: the income limits that housing programs use to determine eligibility tiers, and the Fair Market Rents that set voucher payment standards. State median family income: $87,300.

Income limit tiers (statewide, by household size)

Programs generally define "extremely low" as 30% of area median income, "very low" as 50%, and "low" as 80%. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

HouseholdExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person $18,350 $30,600 $48,900
2 people $21,000 $34,950 $55,900
3 people $23,600 $39,300 $62,900
4 people $26,200 $43,650 $69,850
5 people $28,300 $47,150 $75,450
6 people $30,400 $50,650 $81,050
7 people $32,500 $54,150 $86,650
8 people $34,600 $57,650 $92,250

Actual limits are set per county/metro area and can differ from the statewide figures above — use HUD's official lookup for your county, or ask your local Public Housing Agency.

Fair Market Rents by county (2026)

FMRs are HUD's rent benchmarks by unit size, used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. ✓ 2026-07-20 source

County / areaStudio1BR2BR3BR4BR
Adair County
Adair County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,204 $1,246
Allen County
Allen County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$759$759 $996$1,224 $1,520
Anderson County
Anderson County, KY
$745$951 $1,042$1,323 $1,454
Ballard County
Ballard County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$800$817 $1,072$1,285 $1,640
Barren County
Barren County, KY
$657$662 $868$1,102 $1,280
Bath County
Bath County, KY
$619$668 $866$1,124 $1,360
Bell County
Bell County, KY
$597$790 $866$1,133 $1,294
Boone County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Bourbon County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940
Boyd County
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
$848$853 $973$1,249 $1,410
Boyle County
Boyle County, KY
$693$698 $913$1,200 $1,351
Bracken County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Breathitt County
Breathitt County, KY
$619$714 $866$1,204 $1,259
Breckinridge County
Breckinridge County, KY
$686$690 $866$1,204 $1,209
Bullitt County
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$966$1,047 $1,272$1,625 $1,891
Butler County
Butler County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$660$660 $866$1,204 $1,232
Caldwell County
Caldwell County, KY
$619$714 $866$1,038 $1,209
Calloway County
Calloway County, KY
$785$837 $1,098$1,317 $1,454
Campbell County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Carlisle County
Carlisle County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$683$717 $915$1,173 $1,399
Carroll County
Carroll County, KY
$696$746 $974$1,168 $1,290
Carter County
Carter County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$698$703 $866$1,204 $1,254
Casey County
Casey County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,038 $1,169
Christian County
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,090$1,094 $1,346$1,871 $2,258
Clark County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940
Clay County
Clay County, KY
$662$759 $866$1,176 $1,308
Clinton County
Clinton County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,041 $1,209
Crittenden County
Crittenden County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,038 $1,209
Cumberland County
Cumberland County, KY
$619$701 $866$1,204 $1,209
Daviess County
Owensboro, KY MSA
$840$846 $1,110$1,466 $1,470
Edmonson County
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$889$985 $1,153$1,384 $1,806
Elliott County
Elliott County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,081 $1,209
Estill County
Estill County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,120 $1,259
Fayette County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940
Fleming County
Fleming County, KY
$619$703 $866$1,142 $1,147
Floyd County
Floyd County, KY
$646$689 $904$1,109 $1,212
Franklin County
Franklin County, KY
$747$859 $1,083$1,410 $1,680
Fulton County
Fulton County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,453
Gallatin County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Garrard County
Garrard County, KY
$643$821 $900$1,156 $1,285
Grant County
Grant County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$823$899 $1,155$1,385 $1,678
Graves County
Graves County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,311
Grayson County
Grayson County, KY
$708$712 $866$1,200 $1,209
Green County
Green County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,142 $1,147
Greenup County
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area
$848$853 $973$1,249 $1,410
Hancock County
Hancock County, KY
$769$774 $1,016$1,345 $1,347
Hardin County
Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$841$846 $1,056$1,469 $1,771
Harlan County
Harlan County, KY
$694$699 $866$1,142 $1,147
Harrison County
Harrison County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,204 $1,214
Hart County
Hart County, KY
$619$747 $866$1,077 $1,198
Henderson County
Henderson County, KY
$711$764 $949$1,220 $1,414
Henry County
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$966$1,047 $1,272$1,625 $1,891
Hickman County
Hickman County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,142 $1,147
Hopkins County
Hopkins County, KY
$662$686 $900$1,163 $1,330
Jackson County
Jackson County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,209
Jefferson County
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$966$1,047 $1,272$1,625 $1,891
Jessamine County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940
Johnson County
Johnson County, KY
$619$696 $866$1,154 $1,280
Kenton County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Knott County
Knott County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,038 $1,209
Knox County
Knox County, KY
$619$745 $866$1,038 $1,453
Larue County
Elizabethtown, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$841$846 $1,056$1,469 $1,771
Laurel County
Laurel County, KY
$607$676 $881$1,068 $1,213
Lawrence County
Lawrence County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$715$720 $926$1,110 $1,341
Lee County
Lee County, KY
$671$740 $939$1,126 $1,311
Leslie County
Leslie County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,204 $1,209
Letcher County
Letcher County, KY
$619$759 $866$1,166 $1,316
Lewis County
Lewis County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,136 $1,209
Lincoln County
Lincoln County, KY
$619$753 $866$1,038 $1,147
Livingston County
Livingston County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$865$960 $1,158$1,388 $1,771
Logan County
Logan County, KY
$632$660 $866$1,178 $1,311
Lyon County
Lyon County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,453
Madison County
Madison County, KY
$666$785 $904$1,257 $1,416
Magoffin County
Magoffin County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,038 $1,209
Marion County
Marion County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,093 $1,300
Marshall County
Marshall County, KY
$632$772 $884$1,191 $1,269
Martin County
Martin County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,081 $1,209
Mason County
Mason County, KY
$629$764 $913$1,111 $1,274
McCracken County
McCracken County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$729$851 $1,058$1,269 $1,775
McCreary County
McCreary County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,069 $1,209
McLean County
Owensboro, KY MSA
$840$846 $1,110$1,466 $1,470
Meade County
Meade County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$814$819 $1,075$1,463 $1,680
Menifee County
Menifee County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,110 $1,209
Mercer County
Mercer County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,453
Metcalfe County
Metcalfe County, KY
$619$755 $866$1,081 $1,209
Monroe County
Monroe County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,209
Montgomery County
Montgomery County, KY
$647$690 $905$1,194 $1,198
Morgan County
Morgan County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,272
Muhlenberg County
Muhlenberg County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,038 $1,224
Nelson County
Nelson County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$770$781 $1,016$1,360 $1,704
Nicholas County
Nicholas County, KY
$619$696 $866$1,204 $1,311
Ohio County
Ohio County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,043 $1,218
Oldham County
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$966$1,047 $1,272$1,625 $1,891
Owen County
Owen County, KY
$711$758 $995$1,329 $1,389
Owsley County
Owsley County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,115 $1,209
Pendleton County
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$958$1,051 $1,353$1,785 $1,976
Perry County
Perry County, KY
$685$731 $959$1,150 $1,270
Pike County
Pike County, KY
$698$745 $977$1,171 $1,552
Powell County
Powell County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,204 $1,453
Pulaski County
Pulaski County, KY
$662$706 $926$1,110 $1,355
Robertson County
Robertson County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,081 $1,209
Rockcastle County
Rockcastle County, KY
$619$741 $866$1,126 $1,209
Rowan County
Rowan County, KY
$628$735 $911$1,156 $1,528
Russell County
Russell County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,038 $1,147
Scott County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940
Shelby County
Shelby County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$954$1,027 $1,143$1,417 $1,697
Simpson County
Simpson County, KY
$754$872 $1,055$1,405 $1,473
Spencer County
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
$966$1,047 $1,272$1,625 $1,891
Taylor County
Taylor County, KY
$619$790 $866$1,204 $1,209
Todd County
Todd County, KY
$656$700 $918$1,151 $1,351
Trigg County
Clarksville, TN-KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$1,090$1,094 $1,346$1,871 $2,258
Trimble County
Trimble County, KY
$715$780 $1,001$1,320 $1,325
Union County
Union County, KY
$651$694 $911$1,092 $1,206
Warren County
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area
$889$985 $1,153$1,384 $1,806
Washington County
Washington County, KY
$664$708 $929$1,226 $1,323
Wayne County
Wayne County, KY
$619$677 $866$1,204 $1,453
Webster County
Webster County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,115 $1,209
Whitley County
Whitley County, KY
$619$660 $866$1,038 $1,157
Wolfe County
Wolfe County, KY
$619$683 $866$1,081 $1,209
Woodford County
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
$883$1,079 $1,272$1,743 $1,940

See also: how the Housing Choice Voucher program works · Kentucky Public Housing Agencies.