RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest labor force participation, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,83683.3%–

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35681.2%–

03Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%–

04Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.2%–

05Francisville, KYKY10,56575.0%–

06Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75173.7%–

07Elsmere, KYKY9,52172.9%–

08Independence, KYKY30,19872.6%–

09St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.4%–

10Bellevue, KYKY5,84772.1%–

11Lyndon, KYKY11,30171.5%–

12Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93171.2%–

13Union, KYKY7,93771.0%–

14Burlington, KYKY18,00869.7%–

15Alexandria, KYKY10,99469.7%–

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,21169.6%–

17Georgetown, KYKY40,88369.6%–

18Versailles, KYKY10,73469.6%–

19Mount Washington, KYKY18,98969.4%–

20Erlanger, KYKY20,15869.1%–

21Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069.0%–

22Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14268.6%–

23Lexington, KYKY329,75168.4%–

24Richmond, KYKY40,66367.8%–

25Hillview, KYKY9,02067.7%–

26Villa Hills, KYKY7,79767.7%–

27Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14467.3%–

28Covington, KYKY41,84767.3%–

29La Grange, KYKY10,66967.1%–

30Fort Wright, KYKY6,24066.5%–

31Walton, KYKY5,86866.2%–

32Reidland, KYKY5,27766.1%–

33Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%–

34Louisville, KYKY641,96265.6%–

35Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365.5%–

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,01865.3%–

37Dayton, KYKY5,97465.0%–

38Edgewood, KYKY8,50364.9%–

39Bowling Green, KYKY78,50564.8%–

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57664.8%–

41Middletown, KYKY9,94464.6%–

42Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32964.4%–

43Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.7%–

44Florence, KYKY34,01863.5%–

45Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19363.4%–

46Newport, KYKY13,99863.2%–

47Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.0%–

48Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.8%–

49Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.8%–

50Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44862.4%–

51Highland Heights, KYKY6,34162.0%–

52Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58661.1%–

53Paducah, KYKY26,73060.0%–

54Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57559.8%–

55Paris, KYKY10,13059.4%–

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89259.4%–

57Mayfield, KYKY9,85159.1%–

58Winchester, KYKY19,51458.4%–

59Berea, KYKY16,66257.7%–

60Monticello, KYKY5,72157.2%–

61Danville, KYKY17,73656.9%–

62Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.8%–

63Cynthiana, KYKY6,57656.6%–

64Murray, KYKY18,96456.4%–

65Russellville, KYKY7,45456.4%–

66Ashland, KYKY20,99656.3%–

67Henderson, KYKY27,82256.1%–

68Cold Spring, KYKY6,64056.0%–

69Franklin, KYKY10,75955.9%–

70Lebanon, KYKY6,69955.5%–

71Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41155.3%–

72Shively, KYKY15,89555.2%–

73Central City, KYKY5,79354.1%–

74Maysville, KYKY8,68853.9%–

75Morehead, KYKY6,77653.3%–

76Madisonville, KYKY19,42853.0%–

77Princeton, KYKY6,16852.8%–

78Flatwoods, KYKY7,43952.1%–

79Corbin, KYKY7,91150.5%–

80Somerset, KYKY12,69550.0%–

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,01549.0%–

82Glasgow, KYKY15,30248.7%–

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,37148.4%–

84London, KYKY7,63746.2%–

85Middlesborough, KYKY8,77643.5%–

86Pikeville, KYKY7,27042.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES