RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest labor force participation, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2000

01Elliott County, KYKY7,26528.8%–

02Wolfe County, KYKY6,29835.0%–

03Morgan County, KYKY14,41536.7%–

04Martin County, KYKY10,69737.0%–

05Owsley County, KYKY3,93237.0%–

06Harlan County, KYKY24,72537.2%–

07McCreary County, KYKY17,12438.1%–

08Bell County, KYKY22,82938.4%–

09Clay County, KYKY19,46538.9%–

10Lawrence County, KYKY15,76539.8%–

11Magoffin County, KYKY11,11039.9%–

12Jackson County, KYKY13,32540.1%–

13Lewis County, KYKY12,90140.2%–

14Knott County, KYKY13,32140.6%–

15Breathitt County, KYKY12,55840.9%–

16Lee County, KYKY7,29741.0%–

17Knox County, KYKY29,53241.5%–

18Floyd County, KYKY34,40142.1%–

19Lyon County, KYKY9,12342.2%–

20Johnson County, KYKY22,05142.6%–

21Leslie County, KYKY9,62743.6%–

22Pike County, KYKY54,72143.8%–

23Carter County, KYKY26,14944.6%–

24Letcher County, KYKY19,95245.1%–

25Estill County, KYKY13,96245.8%–

26Fulton County, KYKY6,21846.0%–

27Menifee County, KYKY6,43046.0%–

28Casey County, KYKY16,20546.3%–

29Wayne County, KYKY19,59747.2%–

30Hickman County, KYKY4,37247.6%–

31Carlisle County, KYKY4,74748.8%–

32Clinton County, KYKY9,13949.3%–

33Green County, KYKY11,64449.4%–

34Whitley County, KYKY37,29749.6%–

35Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14850.2%–

36Edmonson County, KYKY12,74950.3%–

37Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63450.3%–

38Perry County, KYKY26,55550.8%–

39Cumberland County, KYKY5,99250.9%–

40Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50351.1%–

41Greenup County, KYKY35,21351.3%–

42Boyd County, KYKY47,75151.4%–

43Webster County, KYKY12,92951.6%–

44Bath County, KYKY13,17651.6%–

45Crittenden County, KYKY8,80752.0%–

46Adair County, KYKY19,42352.2%–

47Laurel County, KYKY63,74652.2%–

48Ballard County, KYKY7,59452.4%–

49Grayson County, KYKY27,40653.2%–

50Marshall County, KYKY31,65953.3%–

51Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58353.4%–

52Robertson County, KYKY2,32553.6%–

53Russell County, KYKY18,60853.6%–

54Boyle County, KYKY31,63253.8%–

55Butler County, KYKY12,52053.9%–

56Pulaski County, KYKY67,38453.9%–

57Hart County, KYKY20,11753.9%–

58Nicholas County, KYKY7,94954.2%–

59Union County, KYKY12,83954.3%–

60Rowan County, KYKY24,47654.3%–

61McLean County, KYKY9,06454.4%–

62Powell County, KYKY12,81254.5%–

63Marion County, KYKY20,11554.7%–

64Lincoln County, KYKY25,35354.8%–

65Livingston County, KYKY8,86355.1%–

66Fleming County, KYKY15,78755.2%–

67Trigg County, KYKY14,51255.2%–

68Hopkins County, KYKY45,12755.4%–

69Owen County, KYKY11,60155.5%–

70Todd County, KYKY12,97255.8%–

71Caldwell County, KYKY12,60955.8%–

72Montgomery County, KYKY28,82256.0%–

73Mason County, KYKY16,93656.0%–

74Graves County, KYKY37,05056.2%–

75Monroe County, KYKY11,19156.4%–

76Henry County, KYKY16,44756.7%–

77Barren County, KYKY45,64156.8%–

78Allen County, KYKY22,53656.9%–

79Ohio County, KYKY23,93457.0%–

80Logan County, KYKY28,66957.1%–

81Hancock County, KYKY9,05057.1%–

82Larue County, KYKY15,18457.3%–

83Calloway County, KYKY39,42157.7%–

84Garrard County, KYKY18,20758.0%–

85McCracken County, KYKY67,55358.0%–

86Henderson County, KYKY44,25558.2%–

87Bracken County, KYKY8,51158.4%–

88Taylor County, KYKY26,76358.7%–

89Simpson County, KYKY20,78858.7%–

90Mercer County, KYKY23,73358.7%–

91Pendleton County, KYKY14,80059.3%–

92Harrison County, KYKY19,62759.3%–

93Clark County, KYKY37,88859.6%–

94Gallatin County, KYKY8,84059.9%–

95Trimble County, KYKY8,70161.0%–

96Bourbon County, KYKY20,24361.1%–

97Franklin County, KYKY52,64961.1%–

98Carroll County, KYKY11,14161.4%–

99Madison County, KYKY101,69661.6%–

100Daviess County, KYKY104,89861.6%–

101Christian County, KYKY70,11561.9%–

102Anderson County, KYKY25,22562.0%–

103Grant County, KYKY26,18162.2%–

104Meade County, KYKY30,69962.2%–

105Washington County, KYKY12,36862.6%–

106Jessamine County, KYKY57,14763.1%–

107Nelson County, KYKY49,03663.3%–

108Hardin County, KYKY113,48263.3%–

109Woodford County, KYKY27,88364.0%–

110Oldham County, KYKY70,98664.7%–

111Campbell County, KYKY95,44164.7%–

112Bullitt County, KYKY86,45465.3%–

113Shelby County, KYKY51,24365.4%–

114Jefferson County, KYKY795,22266.0%–

115Warren County, KYKY149,37567.4%–

116Spencer County, KYKY20,99867.9%–

117Fayette County, KYKY329,75168.0%–

118Scott County, KYKY62,26268.2%–

119Boone County, KYKY145,31668.5%–

120Kenton County, KYKY175,77968.9%–

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