RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest unemployment, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Wolfe County, KYKY6,29825.4%–

02Harlan County, KYKY24,72512.5%–

03Magoffin County, KYKY11,11012.2%–

04Owsley County, KYKY3,93211.0%–

05Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.2%–

06Lee County, KYKY7,29710.1%–

07Estill County, KYKY13,96210.1%–

08Knott County, KYKY13,32110.0%–

09Trimble County, KYKY8,7019.9%–

10Bell County, KYKY22,8299.6%–

11Clay County, KYKY19,4659.5%–

12Perry County, KYKY26,5559.3%–

13Floyd County, KYKY34,4019.3%–

14Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.1%–

15Letcher County, KYKY19,9529.1%–

16Johnson County, KYKY22,0518.9%–

17Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1488.9%–

18Edmonson County, KYKY12,7498.6%–

19Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.4%–

20Casey County, KYKY16,2058.4%–

21Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%–

22Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.9%–

23Marion County, KYKY20,1157.9%–

24Boyd County, KYKY47,7517.9%–

25Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5037.8%–

26McCreary County, KYKY17,1247.7%–

27Robertson County, KYKY2,3257.7%–

28Christian County, KYKY70,1157.7%–

29Butler County, KYKY12,5207.4%–

30Lincoln County, KYKY25,3537.4%–

31Adair County, KYKY19,4237.1%–

32Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.8%–

33Barren County, KYKY45,6416.7%–

34Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.7%–

35Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.6%–

36Madison County, KYKY101,6966.5%–

37Hickman County, KYKY4,3726.4%–

38Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.4%–

39Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.4%–

40Russell County, KYKY18,6086.4%–

41Martin County, KYKY10,6976.3%–

42Knox County, KYKY29,5326.3%–

43Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.3%–

44Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.2%–

45Anderson County, KYKY25,2256.1%–

46Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846.0%–

47Mercer County, KYKY23,7336.0%–

48Powell County, KYKY12,8125.9%–

49Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.9%–

50Simpson County, KYKY20,7885.9%–

51Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.9%–

52Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%–

53Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.8%–

54Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655.8%–

55Allen County, KYKY22,5365.8%–

56Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.7%–

57Leslie County, KYKY9,6275.7%–

58McLean County, KYKY9,0645.7%–

59Todd County, KYKY12,9725.6%–

60Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.6%–

61Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.5%–

62Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%–

63Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.5%–

64Morgan County, KYKY14,4155.4%–

65Green County, KYKY11,6445.4%–

66Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225.3%–

67Jefferson County, KYKY795,2225.3%–

68Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.3%–

69Fayette County, KYKY329,7515.2%–

70Graves County, KYKY37,0505.2%–

71Meade County, KYKY30,6995.2%–

72Carter County, KYKY26,1495.1%–

73Union County, KYKY12,8395.1%–

74Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.0%–

75Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.0%–

76Clark County, KYKY37,8885.0%–

77Nicholas County, KYKY7,9495.0%–

78Laurel County, KYKY63,7465.0%–

79Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345.0%–

80Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.9%–

81Jessamine County, KYKY57,1474.9%–

82Grant County, KYKY26,1814.8%–

83Franklin County, KYKY52,6494.8%–

84Warren County, KYKY149,3754.8%–

85Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.8%–

86Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.8%–

87Henry County, KYKY16,4474.7%–

88Logan County, KYKY28,6694.7%–

89Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.7%–

90Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.6%–

91Washington County, KYKY12,3684.5%–

92Webster County, KYKY12,9294.4%–

93Daviess County, KYKY104,8984.4%–

94Calloway County, KYKY39,4214.3%–

95Campbell County, KYKY95,4414.3%–

96Cumberland County, KYKY5,9924.2%–

97Mason County, KYKY16,9364.2%–

98Hart County, KYKY20,1174.0%–

99Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.0%–

100Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%–

101Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.9%–

102Kenton County, KYKY175,7793.9%–

103Rowan County, KYKY24,4763.9%–

104Henderson County, KYKY44,2553.9%–

105Shelby County, KYKY51,2433.8%–

106Oldham County, KYKY70,9863.6%–

107Marshall County, KYKY31,6593.6%–

108Boone County, KYKY145,3163.6%–

109McCracken County, KYKY67,5533.5%–

110Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.5%–

111Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%–

112Bath County, KYKY13,1763.5%–

113Nelson County, KYKY49,0363.3%–

114Woodford County, KYKY27,8833.3%–

115Scott County, KYKY62,2623.3%–

116Lyon County, KYKY9,1233.2%–

117Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.1%–

118Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.9%–

119Larue County, KYKY15,1842.4%–

120Elliott County, KYKY7,2651.8%–

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