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Highest unemployment, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35617.4%–

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.1%–

03Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%–

04Oak Grove, KYKY7,8309.5%–

05Central City, KYKY5,7939.4%–

06Radcliff, KYKY22,5769.3%–

07Somerset, KYKY12,6958.7%–

08Middlesborough, KYKY8,7768.5%–

09Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5758.3%–

10Frankfort, KYKY28,6577.8%–

11Ashland, KYKY20,9967.7%–

12Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.4%–

13Corbin, KYKY7,9117.2%–

14Newport, KYKY13,9987.2%–

15Shively, KYKY15,8956.9%–

16Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.9%–

17Richmond, KYKY40,6636.7%–

18Danville, KYKY17,7366.6%–

19Flatwoods, KYKY7,4396.4%–

20Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%–

21Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.2%–

22Franklin, KYKY10,7596.2%–

23Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.1%–

24Murray, KYKY18,9645.8%–

25Covington, KYKY41,8475.7%–

26Louisville, KYKY641,9625.5%–

27Morehead, KYKY6,7765.4%–

28Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.3%–

29Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485.2%–

30Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.1%–

31Dayton, KYKY5,9745.0%–

32Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.9%–

33Lexington, KYKY329,7514.9%–

34Middletown, KYKY9,9444.7%–

35Lyndon, KYKY11,3014.6%–

36Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.6%–

37Princeton, KYKY6,1684.5%–

38Maysville, KYKY8,6884.4%–

39Independence, KYKY30,1984.3%–

40Erlanger, KYKY20,1584.3%–

41Glasgow, KYKY15,3024.3%–

42Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9314.2%–

43Georgetown, KYKY40,8834.2%–

44Berea, KYKY16,6624.2%–

45La Grange, KYKY10,6694.2%–

46Paducah, KYKY26,7304.0%–

47Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.0%–

48Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.9%–

49St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8%–

50Hillview, KYKY9,0203.8%–

51Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.7%–

52Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.7%–

53Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.6%–

54Winchester, KYKY19,5143.6%–

55Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.6%–

56Paris, KYKY10,1303.6%–

57Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%–

58Reidland, KYKY5,2773.5%–

59London, KYKY7,6373.5%–

60Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.5%–

61Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.5%–

62Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.4%–

63Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.4%–

64Hebron, KYKY6,4073.2%–

65Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.2%–

66Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.2%–

67Walton, KYKY5,8683.2%–

68Florence, KYKY34,0183.1%–

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.0%–

70Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0%–

71Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.8%–

72Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.7%–

73Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.5%–

74Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5%–

75Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.4%–

76Henderson, KYKY27,8222.4%–

77Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.4%–

78Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.2%–

79Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.1%–

80Monticello, KYKY5,7212.0%–

81Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.0%–

82Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.8%–

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%–

84Union, KYKY7,9371.5%–

85Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.3%–

86Francisville, KYKY10,5651.3%–

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