RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest labor force participation, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 63.2%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Middlesborough, KYKY8,77635.2%–

02Williamsburg, KYKY5,37145.1%–

03London, KYKY7,63747.5%–

04Central City, KYKY5,79348.8%–

05Morehead, KYKY6,77650.3%–

06Monticello, KYKY5,72150.3%–

07Pikeville, KYKY7,27050.4%–

08Lebanon, KYKY6,69950.4%–

09Corbin, KYKY7,91151.0%–

10Mayfield, KYKY9,85151.0%–

11Glasgow, KYKY15,30251.2%–

12Somerset, KYKY12,69551.7%–

13Ashland, KYKY20,99651.8%–

14Maysville, KYKY8,68851.8%–

15Russellville, KYKY7,45452.2%–

16Danville, KYKY17,73652.4%–

17Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41152.5%–

18Leitchfield, KYKY7,01552.9%–

19Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58653.0%–

20Cynthiana, KYKY6,57653.7%–

21Campbellsville, KYKY11,78353.8%–

22Princeton, KYKY6,16854.8%–

23Franklin, KYKY10,75955.3%–

24Henderson, KYKY27,82255.4%–

25Newport, KYKY13,99856.0%–

26Berea, KYKY16,66256.0%–

27Madisonville, KYKY19,42857.2%–

28Paducah, KYKY26,73057.6%–

29Highland Heights, KYKY6,34158.1%–

30Murray, KYKY18,96458.1%–

31Owensboro, KYKY60,89258.8%–

32Winchester, KYKY19,51459.3%–

33Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57660.5%–

34Paris, KYKY10,13060.7%–

35Cold Spring, KYKY6,64061.2%–

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43961.2%–

37Shively, KYKY15,89562.1%–

38Nicholasville, KYKY33,85762.4%–

39Radcliff, KYKY22,57662.5%–

40Reidland, KYKY5,27762.9%–

41Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44863.0%–

42Bardstown, KYKY14,16163.1%–

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,01863.1%–

44Dayton, KYKY5,97463.2%–

45Frankfort, KYKY28,65763.3%–

46Richmond, KYKY40,66365.1%–

47Edgewood, KYKY8,50365.6%–

48Louisville, KYKY641,96265.7%–

49Hillview, KYKY9,02065.7%–

50Wilmore, KYKY6,38065.9%–

51Middletown, KYKY9,94466.2%–

52Covington, KYKY41,84766.2%–

53Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32966.5%–

54Villa Hills, KYKY7,79766.8%–

55Florence, KYKY34,01866.9%–

56Versailles, KYKY10,73467.0%–

57Burlington, KYKY18,00867.3%–

58Bowling Green, KYKY78,50567.4%–

59Fort Wright, KYKY6,24067.4%–

60Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14267.8%–

61Lexington, KYKY329,75168.0%–

62La Grange, KYKY10,66968.4%–

63Oakbrook, KYKY10,21168.5%–

64Shelbyville, KYKY18,45369.1%–

65Walton, KYKY5,86869.5%–

66Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19369.5%–

67Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93169.7%–

68Georgetown, KYKY40,88370.1%–

69Erlanger, KYKY20,15870.1%–

70Union, KYKY7,93770.2%–

71Mount Washington, KYKY18,98970.7%–

72Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75170.9%–

73Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57571.4%–

74Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14471.6%–

75Alexandria, KYKY10,99471.6%–

76St. Matthews, KYKY17,86872.9%–

77Lyndon, KYKY11,30172.9%–

78Bellevue, KYKY5,84773.3%–

79Elsmere, KYKY9,52173.8%–

80Independence, KYKY30,19874.8%–

81Crestwood, KYKY6,58275.1%–

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,83075.3%–

83Francisville, KYKY10,56576.2%–

84Fort Knox, KYKY8,83679.8%–

85Hebron, KYKY6,40780.4%–

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35683.7%–

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