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Highest labor force participation, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,83683.3%+3.5 pts

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35681.2%−2.5 pts

03Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%−0.0 pts

04Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.2%+1.1 pts

05Francisville, KYKY10,56575.0%−1.2 pts

06Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75173.7%+2.7 pts

07Elsmere, KYKY9,52172.9%−0.9 pts

08Independence, KYKY30,19872.6%−2.2 pts

09St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.4%−0.5 pts

10Bellevue, KYKY5,84772.1%−1.1 pts

11Lyndon, KYKY11,30171.5%−1.4 pts

12Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93171.2%+1.5 pts

13Union, KYKY7,93771.0%+0.9 pts

14Burlington, KYKY18,00869.7%+2.4 pts

15Alexandria, KYKY10,99469.7%−1.9 pts

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,21169.6%+1.2 pts

17Georgetown, KYKY40,88369.6%−0.5 pts

18Versailles, KYKY10,73469.6%+2.6 pts

19Mount Washington, KYKY18,98969.4%−1.2 pts

20Erlanger, KYKY20,15869.1%−1.0 pts

21Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069.0%−6.2 pts

22Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14268.6%+0.7 pts

23Lexington, KYKY329,75168.4%+0.4 pts

24Richmond, KYKY40,66367.8%+2.6 pts

25Hillview, KYKY9,02067.7%+2.0 pts

26Villa Hills, KYKY7,79767.7%+0.8 pts

27Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14467.3%−4.2 pts

28Covington, KYKY41,84767.3%+1.2 pts

29La Grange, KYKY10,66967.1%−1.2 pts

30Fort Wright, KYKY6,24066.5%−0.9 pts

31Walton, KYKY5,86866.2%−3.3 pts

32Reidland, KYKY5,27766.1%+3.2 pts

33Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%−0.0 pts

34Louisville, KYKY641,96265.6%−0.1 pts

35Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365.5%−3.6 pts

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,01865.3%+2.1 pts

37Dayton, KYKY5,97465.0%+1.8 pts

38Edgewood, KYKY8,50364.9%−0.7 pts

39Bowling Green, KYKY78,50564.8%−2.6 pts

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57664.8%+4.3 pts

41Middletown, KYKY9,94464.6%−1.5 pts

42Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32964.4%−2.2 pts

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.7%+0.4 pts

44Florence, KYKY34,01863.5%−3.4 pts

45Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19363.4%−6.1 pts

46Newport, KYKY13,99863.2%+7.2 pts

47Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.0%−0.1 pts

48Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.8%+0.4 pts

49Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.8%+0.2 pts

50Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44862.4%−0.6 pts

51Highland Heights, KYKY6,34162.0%+3.9 pts

52Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58661.1%+8.1 pts

53Paducah, KYKY26,73060.0%+2.3 pts

54Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57559.8%−11.5 pts

55Paris, KYKY10,13059.4%−1.3 pts

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89259.4%+0.6 pts

57Mayfield, KYKY9,85159.1%+8.1 pts

58Winchester, KYKY19,51458.4%−0.9 pts

59Berea, KYKY16,66257.7%+1.7 pts

60Monticello, KYKY5,72157.2%+7.0 pts

61Danville, KYKY17,73656.9%+4.5 pts

62Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.8%+3.1 pts

63Cynthiana, KYKY6,57656.6%+2.9 pts

64Murray, KYKY18,96456.4%−1.7 pts

65Russellville, KYKY7,45456.4%+4.2 pts

66Ashland, KYKY20,99656.3%+4.5 pts

67Henderson, KYKY27,82256.1%+0.7 pts

68Cold Spring, KYKY6,64056.0%−5.2 pts

69Franklin, KYKY10,75955.9%+0.6 pts

70Lebanon, KYKY6,69955.5%+5.1 pts

71Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41155.3%+2.8 pts

72Shively, KYKY15,89555.2%−6.9 pts

73Central City, KYKY5,79354.1%+5.3 pts

74Maysville, KYKY8,68853.9%+2.0 pts

75Morehead, KYKY6,77653.3%+3.0 pts

76Madisonville, KYKY19,42853.0%−4.2 pts

77Princeton, KYKY6,16852.8%−2.1 pts

78Flatwoods, KYKY7,43952.1%−9.1 pts

79Corbin, KYKY7,91150.5%−0.5 pts

80Somerset, KYKY12,69550.0%−1.7 pts

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,01549.0%−3.9 pts

82Glasgow, KYKY15,30248.7%−2.5 pts

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37148.4%+3.3 pts

84London, KYKY7,63746.2%−1.3 pts

85Middlesborough, KYKY8,77643.5%+8.2 pts

86Pikeville, KYKY7,27042.5%−7.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES