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Highest unemployment, Kentucky cities · 2020

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, KYKY11,35618.4%–

02Lebanon, KYKY6,69913.8%–

03Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.1%–

04Somerset, KYKY12,69510.8%–

05Monticello, KYKY5,72110.7%–

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.5%–

07Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.0%–

08Radcliff, KYKY22,5769.2%–

09Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%–

10Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%–

11Fort Knox, KYKY8,8368.3%–

12Ashland, KYKY20,9968.0%–

13Danville, KYKY17,7367.9%–

14Franklin, KYKY10,7597.8%–

15Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%–

16Russellville, KYKY7,4547.7%–

17Madisonville, KYKY19,4287.7%–

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.7%–

19Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.5%–

20Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.5%–

21Shively, KYKY15,8957.3%–

22Dayton, KYKY5,9746.9%–

23Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%–

24Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.7%–

25Covington, KYKY41,8476.5%–

26Newport, KYKY13,9986.5%–

27Crestwood, KYKY6,5826.2%–

28Winchester, KYKY19,5146.2%–

29Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.9%–

30Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055.9%–

31Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%–

32Middletown, KYKY9,9445.8%–

33Louisville, KYKY641,9625.7%–

34Paris, KYKY10,1305.6%–

35Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5755.5%–

36Mount Washington, KYKY18,9895.4%–

37Berea, KYKY16,6625.4%–

38Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485.3%–

39Lexington, KYKY329,7515.2%–

40Maysville, KYKY8,6885.2%–

41Morehead, KYKY6,7764.8%–

42Pikeville, KYKY7,2704.7%–

43Murray, KYKY18,9644.7%–

44Frankfort, KYKY28,6574.6%–

45Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.6%–

46Owensboro, KYKY60,8924.5%–

47Erlanger, KYKY20,1584.5%–

48Hillview, KYKY9,0204.3%–

49Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.3%–

50Central City, KYKY5,7934.2%–

51Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.2%–

52Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%–

53Versailles, KYKY10,7343.9%–

54Florence, KYKY34,0183.9%–

55Oakbrook, KYKY10,2113.8%–

56Henderson, KYKY27,8223.8%–

57Flatwoods, KYKY7,4393.8%–

58Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.7%–

59Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.7%–

60Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.7%–

61Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.7%–

62Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.6%–

63St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.6%–

64Lyndon, KYKY11,3013.6%–

65Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.5%–

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.5%–

67Princeton, KYKY6,1683.4%–

68La Grange, KYKY10,6693.4%–

69Francisville, KYKY10,5653.1%–

70Independence, KYKY30,1983.1%–

71Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.0%–

72Walton, KYKY5,8683.0%–

73Paducah, KYKY26,7303.0%–

74Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.9%–

75Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5%–

76London, KYKY7,6372.5%–

77Hebron, KYKY6,4072.4%–

78Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.2%–

79Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.1%–

80Union, KYKY7,9372.0%–

81Reidland, KYKY5,2772.0%–

82Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.7%–

83Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.6%–

84Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.6%–

85Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.9%–

86Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.7%–

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