RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Highest unemployment, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 5.6%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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