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Lowest unemployment, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Francisville, KYKY10,5651.3%−1.9 pts

02Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.3%−2.4 pts

03Union, KYKY7,9371.5%−0.6 pts

04Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%−2.2 pts

05Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.8%−5.7 pts

06Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.0%−1.5 pts

07Monticello, KYKY5,7212.0%−8.7 pts

08Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.1%+0.5 pts

09Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.2%−0.8 pts

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.4%+0.7 pts

11Henderson, KYKY27,8222.4%−1.4 pts

12Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.4%+0.3 pts

13Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5%−0.0 pts

14Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.5%+0.9 pts

15Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.7%−3.5 pts

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.8%−1.4 pts

17Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0%−1.0 pts

18Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.0%+0.8 pts

19Florence, KYKY34,0183.1%−0.7 pts

20Walton, KYKY5,8683.2%+0.2 pts

21Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.2%−1.5 pts

22Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.2%−0.8 pts

23Hebron, KYKY6,4073.2%+0.9 pts

24Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.4%−7.7 pts

25Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.4%+2.5 pts

26Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.5%−0.2 pts

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.5%−0.2 pts

28London, KYKY7,6373.5%+1.0 pts

29Reidland, KYKY5,2773.5%+1.6 pts

30Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%−3.1 pts

31Paris, KYKY10,1303.6%−2.0 pts

32Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.6%+0.1 pts

33Winchester, KYKY19,5143.6%−2.6 pts

34Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.6%−2.3 pts

35Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.7%−10.1 pts

36Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.7%−5.3 pts

37Hillview, KYKY9,0203.8%−0.6 pts

38St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8%+0.2 pts

39Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.9%−6.6 pts

40Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.0%−0.3 pts

41Paducah, KYKY26,7304.0%+1.0 pts

42La Grange, KYKY10,6694.2%+0.8 pts

43Berea, KYKY16,6624.2%−1.2 pts

44Georgetown, KYKY40,8834.2%+1.3 pts

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9314.2%+0.6 pts

46Glasgow, KYKY15,3024.3%−3.4 pts

47Erlanger, KYKY20,1584.3%−0.2 pts

48Independence, KYKY30,1984.3%+1.3 pts

49Maysville, KYKY8,6884.4%−0.7 pts

50Princeton, KYKY6,1684.5%+1.1 pts

51Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.6%−0.8 pts

52Lyndon, KYKY11,3014.6%+1.1 pts

53Middletown, KYKY9,9444.7%−1.1 pts

54Lexington, KYKY329,7514.9%−0.4 pts

55Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.9%−1.0 pts

56Dayton, KYKY5,9745.0%−1.8 pts

57Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.1%+1.5 pts

58Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485.2%−0.1 pts

59Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.3%+0.7 pts

60Morehead, KYKY6,7765.4%+0.6 pts

61Louisville, KYKY641,9625.5%−0.2 pts

62Covington, KYKY41,8475.7%−0.9 pts

63Murray, KYKY18,9645.8%+1.1 pts

64Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.1%+1.5 pts

65Franklin, KYKY10,7596.2%−1.7 pts

66Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.2%−1.5 pts

67Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%−1.3 pts

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4396.4%+2.7 pts

69Danville, KYKY17,7366.6%−1.3 pts

70Richmond, KYKY40,6636.7%−2.0 pts

71Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.9%−0.8 pts

72Shively, KYKY15,8956.9%−0.4 pts

73Newport, KYKY13,9987.2%+0.7 pts

74Corbin, KYKY7,9117.2%+1.4 pts

75Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.4%−0.1 pts

76Ashland, KYKY20,9967.7%−0.3 pts

77Frankfort, KYKY28,6577.8%+3.2 pts

78Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5758.3%+2.8 pts

79Middlesborough, KYKY8,7768.5%+1.7 pts

80Somerset, KYKY12,6958.7%−2.0 pts

81Radcliff, KYKY22,5769.3%+0.1 pts

82Central City, KYKY5,7939.4%+5.1 pts

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,8309.5%−0.5 pts

84Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%+9.4 pts

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.1%+6.9 pts

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35617.4%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES