Economy & Jobs — Graves County, Kentucky

Employment

Total Establishments690
Total Employees9,381
Avg Annual Employment11,945
Avg Annual Pay$50,028
Total Annual Wages$597,581,103
Annual Payroll (thousands)$399,274
Unemployment Rate3.7%

Income

Median Household Income$52,526
Poverty Rate19.8%
IRS Returns15,300
Total AGI (thousands)$940,923
Average AGI per Return$61,498

Federal Spending

Total FY2024$227,824,432
Per Capita$6,216
Population Basis36,649

Agriculture

Total Farms67
Land in Farms (acres)17,680
Avg Farm Size (acres)264
Year2,022

Dining & Food Establishments

Full-service Restaurants16
Fast Food23
BarsN/A
Coffee & Snacks4

Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.196194+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.420902+00:00.