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Section 8 Fair Market Rents in Kentucky (FY2026)
Official FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rents for all 101 FMR areas in Kentucky — 20 metro areas and 81 county-level areas. The median 2-bedroom FMR statewide is $866. Click any area for payment-standard ranges, covered counties, and comparable markets.
| FMR area | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,246 |
| Allen County | $759 | $759 | $996 | $1,224 | $1,520 |
| Anderson County | $745 | $951 | $1,042 | $1,323 | $1,454 |
| Ballard County | $800 | $817 | $1,072 | $1,285 | $1,640 |
| Barren County | $657 | $662 | $868 | $1,102 | $1,280 |
| Bath County | $619 | $668 | $866 | $1,124 | $1,360 |
| Bell County | $597 | $790 | $866 | $1,133 | $1,294 |
| Bowling Green | $889 | $985 | $1,153 | $1,384 | $1,806 |
| Boyle County | $693 | $698 | $913 | $1,200 | $1,351 |
| Breathitt County | $619 | $714 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,259 |
| Breckinridge County | $686 | $690 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Butler County | $660 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,232 |
| Caldwell County | $619 | $714 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Calloway County | $785 | $837 | $1,098 | $1,317 | $1,454 |
| Carlisle County | $683 | $717 | $915 | $1,173 | $1,399 |
| Carroll County | $696 | $746 | $974 | $1,168 | $1,290 |
| Carter County | $698 | $703 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,254 |
| Casey County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,169 |
| Cincinnati (OH-IN-KY) | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Clarksville (TN-KY) | $1,090 | $1,094 | $1,346 | $1,871 | $2,258 |
| Clay County | $662 | $759 | $866 | $1,176 | $1,308 |
| Clinton County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,041 | $1,209 |
| Crittenden County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Cumberland County | $619 | $701 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Elizabethtown | $841 | $846 | $1,056 | $1,469 | $1,771 |
| Elliott County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Estill County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,120 | $1,259 |
| Fleming County | $619 | $703 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Floyd County | $646 | $689 | $904 | $1,109 | $1,212 |
| Franklin County | $747 | $859 | $1,083 | $1,410 | $1,680 |
| Fulton County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Garrard County | $643 | $821 | $900 | $1,156 | $1,285 |
| Grant County | $823 | $899 | $1,155 | $1,385 | $1,678 |
| Graves County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,311 |
| Grayson County | $708 | $712 | $866 | $1,200 | $1,209 |
| Green County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Hancock County | $769 | $774 | $1,016 | $1,345 | $1,347 |
| Harlan County | $694 | $699 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Harrison County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,214 |
| Hart County | $619 | $747 | $866 | $1,077 | $1,198 |
| Henderson County | $711 | $764 | $949 | $1,220 | $1,414 |
| Hickman County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,142 | $1,147 |
| Hopkins County | $662 | $686 | $900 | $1,163 | $1,330 |
| Huntington-Ashland (WV-KY-OH) | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 |
| Jackson County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Johnson County | $619 | $696 | $866 | $1,154 | $1,280 |
| Knott County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Knox County | $619 | $745 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,453 |
| Laurel County | $607 | $676 | $881 | $1,068 | $1,213 |
| Lawrence County | $715 | $720 | $926 | $1,110 | $1,341 |
| Lee County | $671 | $740 | $939 | $1,126 | $1,311 |
| Leslie County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Letcher County | $619 | $759 | $866 | $1,166 | $1,316 |
| Lewis County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,136 | $1,209 |
| Lexington-Fayette | $883 | $1,079 | $1,272 | $1,743 | $1,940 |
| Lincoln County | $619 | $753 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,147 |
| Livingston County | $865 | $960 | $1,158 | $1,388 | $1,771 |
| Logan County | $632 | $660 | $866 | $1,178 | $1,311 |
| Louisville (KY-IN) | $966 | $1,047 | $1,272 | $1,625 | $1,891 |
| Lyon County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Madison County | $666 | $785 | $904 | $1,257 | $1,416 |
| Magoffin County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,209 |
| Marion County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,093 | $1,300 |
| Marshall County | $632 | $772 | $884 | $1,191 | $1,269 |
| Martin County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Mason County | $629 | $764 | $913 | $1,111 | $1,274 |
| McCracken County | $729 | $851 | $1,058 | $1,269 | $1,775 |
| McCreary County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,069 | $1,209 |
| Meade County | $814 | $819 | $1,075 | $1,463 | $1,680 |
| Menifee County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,110 | $1,209 |
| Mercer County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Metcalfe County | $619 | $755 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Monroe County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Montgomery County | $647 | $690 | $905 | $1,194 | $1,198 |
| Morgan County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,272 |
| Muhlenberg County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,224 |
| Nelson County | $770 | $781 | $1,016 | $1,360 | $1,704 |
| Nicholas County | $619 | $696 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,311 |
| Ohio County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,043 | $1,218 |
| Owen County | $711 | $758 | $995 | $1,329 | $1,389 |
| Owensboro | $840 | $846 | $1,110 | $1,466 | $1,470 |
| Owsley County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,115 | $1,209 |
| Perry County | $685 | $731 | $959 | $1,150 | $1,270 |
| Pike County | $698 | $745 | $977 | $1,171 | $1,552 |
| Powell County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Pulaski County | $662 | $706 | $926 | $1,110 | $1,355 |
| Robertson County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
| Rockcastle County | $619 | $741 | $866 | $1,126 | $1,209 |
| Rowan County | $628 | $735 | $911 | $1,156 | $1,528 |
| Russell County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,147 |
| Shelby County | $954 | $1,027 | $1,143 | $1,417 | $1,697 |
| Simpson County | $754 | $872 | $1,055 | $1,405 | $1,473 |
| Taylor County | $619 | $790 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,209 |
| Todd County | $656 | $700 | $918 | $1,151 | $1,351 |
| Trimble County | $715 | $780 | $1,001 | $1,320 | $1,325 |
| Union County | $651 | $694 | $911 | $1,092 | $1,206 |
| Washington County | $664 | $708 | $929 | $1,226 | $1,323 |
| Wayne County | $619 | $677 | $866 | $1,204 | $1,453 |
| Webster County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,115 | $1,209 |
| Whitley County | $619 | $660 | $866 | $1,038 | $1,157 |
| Wolfe County | $619 | $683 | $866 | $1,081 | $1,209 |
Source: HUD User — FY 2026 Fair Market Rents. FY2026 FMRs are effective October 1, 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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