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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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Pikeville, KYKY7,27042.5%−16%

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,77643.5%+23%

03London, KYKY7,63746.2%−3%

04Williamsburg, KYKY5,37148.4%+7%

05Glasgow, KYKY15,30248.7%−5%

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,01549.0%−7%

07Somerset, KYKY12,69550.0%−3%

08Corbin, KYKY7,91150.5%−1%

09Flatwoods, KYKY7,43952.1%−15%

10Princeton, KYKY6,16852.8%−4%

11Madisonville, KYKY19,42853.0%−7%

12Morehead, KYKY6,77653.3%+6%

13Maysville, KYKY8,68853.9%+4%

14Central City, KYKY5,79354.1%+11%

15Shively, KYKY15,89555.2%−11%

16Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41155.3%+5%

17Lebanon, KYKY6,69955.5%+10%

18Franklin, KYKY10,75955.9%+1%

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,64056.0%−8%

20Henderson, KYKY27,82256.1%+1%

21Ashland, KYKY20,99656.3%+9%

22Russellville, KYKY7,45456.4%+8%

23Murray, KYKY18,96456.4%−3%

24Cynthiana, KYKY6,57656.6%+5%

25Campbellsville, KYKY11,78356.8%+6%

26Danville, KYKY17,73656.9%+9%

27Monticello, KYKY5,72157.2%+14%

28Berea, KYKY16,66257.7%+3%

29Winchester, KYKY19,51458.4%−2%

30Mayfield, KYKY9,85159.1%+16%

31Owensboro, KYKY60,89259.4%+1%

32Paris, KYKY10,13059.4%−2%

33Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57559.8%−16%

34Paducah, KYKY26,73060.0%+4%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58661.1%+15%

36Highland Heights, KYKY6,34162.0%+7%

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44862.4%−1%

38Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.8%+0%

39Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.8%+1%

40Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.0%−0%

41Newport, KYKY13,99863.2%+13%

42Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19363.4%−9%

43Florence, KYKY34,01863.5%−5%

44Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.7%+1%

45Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32964.4%−3%

46Middletown, KYKY9,94464.6%−2%

47Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57664.8%+7%

48Bowling Green, KYKY78,50564.8%−4%

49Edgewood, KYKY8,50364.9%−1%

50Dayton, KYKY5,97465.0%+3%

51Vine Grove, KYKY7,01865.3%+3%

52Shelbyville, KYKY18,45365.5%−5%

53Louisville, KYKY641,96265.6%−0%

54Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%−0%

55Reidland, KYKY5,27766.1%+5%

56Walton, KYKY5,86866.2%−5%

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,24066.5%−1%

58La Grange, KYKY10,66967.1%−2%

59Covington, KYKY41,84767.3%+2%

60Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14467.3%−6%

61Villa Hills, KYKY7,79767.7%+1%

62Hillview, KYKY9,02067.7%+3%

63Richmond, KYKY40,66367.8%+4%

64Lexington, KYKY329,75168.4%+1%

65Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14268.6%+1%

66Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069.0%−8%

67Erlanger, KYKY20,15869.1%−1%

68Mount Washington, KYKY18,98969.4%−2%

69Versailles, KYKY10,73469.6%+4%

70Georgetown, KYKY40,88369.6%−1%

71Oakbrook, KYKY10,21169.6%+2%

72Alexandria, KYKY10,99469.7%−3%

73Burlington, KYKY18,00869.7%+4%

74Union, KYKY7,93771.0%+1%

75Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93171.2%+2%

76Lyndon, KYKY11,30171.5%−2%

77Bellevue, KYKY5,84772.1%−2%

78St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.4%−1%

79Independence, KYKY30,19872.6%−3%

80Elsmere, KYKY9,52172.9%−1%

81Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75173.7%+4%

82Francisville, KYKY10,56575.0%−2%

83Crestwood, KYKY6,58276.2%+1%

84Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%−0%

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35681.2%−3%

86Fort Knox, KYKY8,83683.3%+4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES