RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Highest unemployment, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 4.7%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS