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Lowest labor force participation, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 63.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Douglass Hills, KY, up 40 places to #33.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲6Pikeville, KYKY7,27042.5%−7.9 pts

02▼1Middlesborough, KYKY8,77643.5%+8.2 pts

03London, KYKY7,63746.2%−1.3 pts

04▼2Williamsburg, KYKY5,37148.4%+3.3 pts

05▲6Glasgow, KYKY15,30248.7%−2.5 pts

06▲12Leitchfield, KYKY7,01549.0%−3.9 pts

07▲5Somerset, KYKY12,69550.0%−1.7 pts

08▲1Corbin, KYKY7,91150.5%−0.5 pts

09▲27Flatwoods, KYKY7,43952.1%−9.1 pts

10▲12Princeton, KYKY6,16852.8%−2.1 pts

11▲16Madisonville, KYKY19,42853.0%−4.2 pts

12▼7Morehead, KYKY6,77653.3%+3.0 pts

13▲1Maysville, KYKY8,68853.9%+2.0 pts

14▼10Central City, KYKY5,79354.1%+5.3 pts

15▲22Shively, KYKY15,89555.2%−6.9 pts

16▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41155.3%+2.8 pts

17▼9Lebanon, KYKY6,69955.5%+5.1 pts

18▲5Franklin, KYKY10,75955.9%+0.6 pts

19▲16Cold Spring, KYKY6,64056.0%−5.2 pts

20▲4Henderson, KYKY27,82256.1%+0.7 pts

21▼8Ashland, KYKY20,99656.3%+4.5 pts

22▼7Russellville, KYKY7,45456.4%+4.2 pts

23▲7Murray, KYKY18,96456.4%−1.7 pts

24▼4Cynthiana, KYKY6,57656.6%+2.9 pts

25▼4Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.8%+3.1 pts

26▼10Danville, KYKY17,73656.9%+4.5 pts

27▼21Monticello, KYKY5,72157.2%+7.0 pts

28▼2Berea, KYKY16,66257.7%+1.7 pts

29▲3Winchester, KYKY19,51458.4%−0.9 pts

30▼20Mayfield, KYKY9,85159.1%+8.1 pts

31Owensboro, KYKY60,89259.4%+0.6 pts

32▲2Paris, KYKY10,13059.4%−1.3 pts

33▲40Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57559.8%−11.5 pts

34▼6Paducah, KYKY26,73060.0%+2.3 pts

35▼16Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58661.1%+8.1 pts

36▼7Highland Heights, KYKY6,34162.0%+3.9 pts

37▲4Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44862.4%−0.6 pts

38▲1Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.8%+0.2 pts

39▼1Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.8%+0.4 pts

40▲2Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.0%−0.1 pts

41▼16Newport, KYKY13,99863.2%+7.2 pts

42▲24Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19363.4%−6.1 pts

43▲12Florence, KYKY34,01863.5%−3.4 pts

44▲1Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.7%+0.4 pts

45▲8Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32964.4%−2.2 pts

46▲5Middletown, KYKY9,94464.6%−1.5 pts

47▼14Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57664.8%+4.3 pts

48▲10Bowling Green, KYKY78,50564.8%−2.6 pts

49▼2Edgewood, KYKY8,50364.9%−0.7 pts

50▼6Dayton, KYKY5,97465.0%+1.8 pts

51▼8Vine Grove, KYKY7,01865.3%+2.1 pts

52▲12Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365.5%−3.6 pts

53▼5Louisville, KYKY641,96265.6%−0.1 pts

54▼4Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%0.0 pts

55▼15Reidland, KYKY5,27766.1%+3.2 pts

56▲9Walton, KYKY5,86866.2%−3.3 pts

57▲2Fort Wright, KYKY6,24066.5%−0.9 pts

58▲4La Grange, KYKY10,66967.1%−1.2 pts

59▼7Covington, KYKY41,84767.3%+1.2 pts

60▲14Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14467.3%−4.2 pts

61▼7Villa Hills, KYKY7,79767.7%+0.8 pts

62▼13Hillview, KYKY9,02067.7%+2.0 pts

63▼17Richmond, KYKY40,66367.8%+2.6 pts

64▼3Lexington, KYKY329,75168.4%+0.4 pts

65▼5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14268.6%+0.7 pts

66▲16Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069.0%−6.2 pts

67▲2Erlanger, KYKY20,15869.1%−1.0 pts

68▲3Mount Washington, KYKY18,98969.4%−1.2 pts

69▼13Versailles, KYKY10,73469.6%+2.6 pts

70▼2Georgetown, KYKY40,88369.6%−0.5 pts

71▼8Oakbrook, KYKY10,21169.6%+1.2 pts

72▲3Alexandria, KYKY10,99469.7%−1.9 pts

73▼16Burlington, KYKY18,00869.7%+2.4 pts

74▼4Union, KYKY7,93771.0%+0.9 pts

75▼8Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93171.2%+1.5 pts

76▲1Lyndon, KYKY11,30171.5%−1.4 pts

77▲1Bellevue, KYKY5,84772.1%−1.1 pts

78▼2St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.4%−0.5 pts

79▲1Independence, KYKY30,19872.6%−2.2 pts

80▼1Elsmere, KYKY9,52172.9%−0.9 pts

81▼9Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75173.7%+2.7 pts

82▲1Francisville, KYKY10,56575.0%−1.2 pts

83▼2Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.2%+1.1 pts

84▲1Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%0.0 pts

85▲1Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35681.2%−2.5 pts

86▼2Fort Knox, KYKY8,83683.3%+3.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES