Elliott
Kentucky

What stands out

If you had to describe Elliott County in numbers, start here: unemployment is among the highest in America (8.0%), violent crime is among the highest in America (5.5 per 1,000), and the overdose death rate is in the top 2% of American counties (57 per 100,000). Within Kentucky it ranks 2nd of 120 counties for unemployment.

Where you are

You live in Elliott County, Kentucky. 7,378 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -4).

Kentucky moved to a flat income tax, 3.5% for 2026, and exempts the first $31,110 of pension and retirement income per person. It has an inheritance tax, but spouses, children, parents and siblings are exempt. Home prices are among the lowest in the country outside Louisville and Lexington, and the state has some of the cheapest electricity, much of it still coal-fired.

Money

The typical household here brings in $39,469 a year, lower than 94% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $47,029. Unemployment runs 8.0%, higher than almost every county in America. 8% of workers work from home.

Kentucky takes 3.5% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,381 a year.

Home

The median home costs $163K, cheaper than 79% of American counties, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $866 a month. Property tax is 0.68% of home value, roughly $617 a year on that median home, lower than 67% of American counties. 77% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 5.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than almost every county in America. Drug overdoses killed 57 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 75.8 years, shorter than 51% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 2.7 per 10,000 people. 9.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.89 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 76% of American counties. 75% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 51 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 49% of eligible voters turned out. Under Kentucky law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 56°F, highs near 67 and lows near 44, colder than 51% of American counties. About 51 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 8 out of 100, safer than 92% of American counties; the county has had 34 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 315 Mbps down, faster than 98% of American counties.