RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest labor force participation, Kentucky cities · 2020

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 Campbell North, KYKY11,35683.7%–

02Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%–

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,83679.8%–

04Francisville, KYKY10,56576.2%–

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83075.3%–

06Crestwood, KYKY6,58275.1%–

07Independence, KYKY30,19874.8%–

08Elsmere, KYKY9,52173.8%–

09Bellevue, KYKY5,84773.3%–

10Lyndon, KYKY11,30172.9%–

11St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.9%–

12Alexandria, KYKY10,99471.6%–

13Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14471.6%–

14Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57571.4%–

15Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75170.9%–

16Mount Washington, KYKY18,98970.7%–

17Union, KYKY7,93770.2%–

18Erlanger, KYKY20,15870.1%–

19Georgetown, KYKY40,88370.1%–

20Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93169.7%–

21Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19369.5%–

22Walton, KYKY5,86869.5%–

23Shelbyville, KYKY18,45369.1%–

24Oakbrook, KYKY10,21168.5%–

25La Grange, KYKY10,66968.4%–

26Lexington, KYKY329,75168.0%–

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14267.8%–

28Fort Wright, KYKY6,24067.4%–

29Bowling Green, KYKY78,50567.4%–

30Burlington, KYKY18,00867.3%–

31Versailles, KYKY10,73467.0%–

32Florence, KYKY34,01866.9%–

33Villa Hills, KYKY7,79766.8%–

34Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32966.5%–

35Covington, KYKY41,84766.2%–

36Middletown, KYKY9,94466.2%–

37Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%–

38Hillview, KYKY9,02065.7%–

39Louisville, KYKY641,96265.7%–

40Edgewood, KYKY8,50365.6%–

41Richmond, KYKY40,66365.1%–

42Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.3%–

43Dayton, KYKY5,97463.2%–

44Vine Grove, KYKY7,01863.1%–

45Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.1%–

46Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44863.0%–

47Reidland, KYKY5,27762.9%–

48Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.5%–

49Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.4%–

50Shively, KYKY15,89562.1%–

51Flatwoods, KYKY7,43961.2%–

52Cold Spring, KYKY6,64061.2%–

53Paris, KYKY10,13060.7%–

54Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57660.5%–

55Winchester, KYKY19,51459.3%–

56Owensboro, KYKY60,89258.8%–

57Murray, KYKY18,96458.1%–

58Highland Heights, KYKY6,34158.1%–

59Paducah, KYKY26,73057.6%–

60Madisonville, KYKY19,42857.2%–

61Berea, KYKY16,66256.0%–

62Newport, KYKY13,99856.0%–

63Henderson, KYKY27,82255.4%–

64Franklin, KYKY10,75955.3%–

65Princeton, KYKY6,16854.8%–

66Campbellsville, KYKY11,78353.8%–

67Cynthiana, KYKY6,57653.7%–

68Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58653.0%–

69Leitchfield, KYKY7,01552.9%–

70Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41152.5%–

71Danville, KYKY17,73652.4%–

72Russellville, KYKY7,45452.2%–

73Maysville, KYKY8,68851.8%–

74Ashland, KYKY20,99651.8%–

75Somerset, KYKY12,69551.7%–

76Glasgow, KYKY15,30251.2%–

77Mayfield, KYKY9,85151.0%–

78Corbin, KYKY7,91151.0%–

79Lebanon, KYKY6,69950.4%–

80Pikeville, KYKY7,27050.4%–

81Monticello, KYKY5,72150.3%–

82Morehead, KYKY6,77650.3%–

83Central City, KYKY5,79348.8%–

84London, KYKY7,63747.5%–

85Williamsburg, KYKY5,37145.1%–

86Middlesborough, KYKY8,77635.2%–

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