Carter County, KY

Welcome to Carter County.

Carter County has a population of 26.7 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 412.1 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 14%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $593 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Carter County voted five out of six times for Republicans and only once for a Democratic candidate.

Carter County comprises Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metropolitan area.

The largest city in the county is Grayson.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	46.68%	51.53%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	50.17%	48.77%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	43.98%	53.52%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	37.98%	59.26%	++
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	22.14%	73.82%	+++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	22.81%	75.74%	+++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	14%

Government Enterprises	15%	9%
Private Industries	85%	15%
Agriculture	<1%	-47%
Mining	2%	166%
Utilities	1%	0%
Construction	6%	13%
Manufacturing	16%	-7%
– Durable	1%	56%
– Nondurable	15%	-9%
Trade	15%	0%
– Wholesale	1%	0%
– Retail	13%	-4%
Transportation	1%	0%
Information	2%	11%
Finance & Insurance	5%	-6%
Real Estate	17%	0%
Professional & Business Services	8%	140%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	5%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	<1%	65%
Accommodation & Food Services	3%	51%
Other Services²	5%	31%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	8	57
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	3	26
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	9	56
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	9	58
⛽ Gasoline Stations	21	70
👕 Clothing Stores	7	50
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	15	73
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	14	52
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	15	51
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	3	25
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	20%	$277,800	N/A
Top 20%	48%	$170,300	$175,900
Next highest 20%	25%	$87,600	$111,400
Middle 20%	15%	$52,000	$70,100
Second lowest 20%	8%	$29,400	$38,900
Bottom 20%	3%	$11,900	$20,400
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		71%	$70,300
Self-Employment		11%	$13,400
Investment Income¹		11%	Below $10,000
Social Security		36%	$21,500
Supplemental Security		10%	$10,900
Public Assistance		1%	Below $10,000
Retirement		24%	$33,500
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	7%	11%	11%
$25K – $49K	1%	6%	7%	9%
$50K – $99K	<1%	7%	10%	9%
$100K – $199K	<1%	5%	10%	2%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	1%	1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$46,000	$24,200
African-American	$105,900
Hispanic	$35,000	$21,500
Asian

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$20,400	$22,400
Highschool & GED	$61,600	$21,600
Some College to Associate’s	$58,100	$24,800
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$60,900
Graduate Degree	$78,500	$73,200

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$60,600	$31,100
STEM²	$113,800
Gray-Collar³	$45,700
Pink-Collar⁴	$24,700	$11,000
Sales⁵	$58,400	$20,600
Blue-Collar⁶	$48,500	$25,500
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding
Cold Waves	+	$
Drought	+
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	+	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	++	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	++	$$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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