RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest labor force participation, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,27042.5%–

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,77643.5%–

03London, KYKY7,63746.2%–

04Williamsburg, KYKY5,37148.4%–

05Glasgow, KYKY15,30248.7%–

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,01549.0%–

07Somerset, KYKY12,69550.0%–

08Corbin, KYKY7,91150.5%–

09Flatwoods, KYKY7,43952.1%–

10Princeton, KYKY6,16852.8%–

11Madisonville, KYKY19,42853.0%–

12Morehead, KYKY6,77653.3%–

13Maysville, KYKY8,68853.9%–

14Central City, KYKY5,79354.1%–

15Shively, KYKY15,89555.2%–

16Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41155.3%–

17Lebanon, KYKY6,69955.5%–

18Franklin, KYKY10,75955.9%–

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,64056.0%–

20Henderson, KYKY27,82256.1%–

21Ashland, KYKY20,99656.3%–

22Russellville, KYKY7,45456.4%–

23Murray, KYKY18,96456.4%–

24Cynthiana, KYKY6,57656.6%–

25Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.8%–

26Danville, KYKY17,73656.9%–

27Monticello, KYKY5,72157.2%–

28Berea, KYKY16,66257.7%–

29Winchester, KYKY19,51458.4%–

30Mayfield, KYKY9,85159.1%–

31Owensboro, KYKY60,89259.4%–

32Paris, KYKY10,13059.4%–

33Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57559.8%–

34Paducah, KYKY26,73060.0%–

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58661.1%–

36Highland Heights, KYKY6,34162.0%–

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44862.4%–

38Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.8%–

39Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.8%–

40Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.0%–

41Newport, KYKY13,99863.2%–

42Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19363.4%–

43Florence, KYKY34,01863.5%–

44Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.7%–

45Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32964.4%–

46Middletown, KYKY9,94464.6%–

47Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57664.8%–

48Bowling Green, KYKY78,50564.8%–

49Edgewood, KYKY8,50364.9%–

50Dayton, KYKY5,97465.0%–

51Vine Grove, KYKY7,01865.3%–

52Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365.5%–

53Louisville, KYKY641,96265.6%–

54Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%–

55Reidland, KYKY5,27766.1%–

56Walton, KYKY5,86866.2%–

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,24066.5%–

58La Grange, KYKY10,66967.1%–

59Covington, KYKY41,84767.3%–

60Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14467.3%–

61Villa Hills, KYKY7,79767.7%–

62Hillview, KYKY9,02067.7%–

63Richmond, KYKY40,66367.8%–

64Lexington, KYKY329,75168.4%–

65Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14268.6%–

66Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069.0%–

67Erlanger, KYKY20,15869.1%–

68Mount Washington, KYKY18,98969.4%–

69Versailles, KYKY10,73469.6%–

70Georgetown, KYKY40,88369.6%–

71Oakbrook, KYKY10,21169.6%–

72Alexandria, KYKY10,99469.7%–

73Burlington, KYKY18,00869.7%–

74Union, KYKY7,93771.0%–

75Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93171.2%–

76Lyndon, KYKY11,30171.5%–

77Bellevue, KYKY5,84772.1%–

78St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.4%–

79Independence, KYKY30,19872.6%–

80Elsmere, KYKY9,52172.9%–

81Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75173.7%–

82Francisville, KYKY10,56575.0%–

83Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.2%–

84Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%–

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35681.2%–

86Fort Knox, KYKY8,83683.3%–

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