Economy & Jobs — Hopkins County, Kentucky

Employment

Total Establishments886
Total Employees14,459
Avg Annual Employment17,505
Avg Annual Pay$54,831
Total Annual Wages$959,800,842
Annual Payroll (thousands)$675,286
Unemployment Rate7.7%

Income

Median Household Income$54,466
Poverty Rate19.2%
IRS Returns18,800
Total AGI (thousands)$1,148,318
Average AGI per Return$61,081

Federal Spending

Total FY2024$327,044,719
Per Capita$7,200
Population Basis45,423

Agriculture

Total Farms48
Land in Farms (acres)196,319
Avg Farm Size (acres)4,090
Year2,022

Dining & Food Establishments

Full-service Restaurants27
Fast Food35
BarsN/A
Coffee & Snacks3

Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.208410+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.430398+00:00.