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Lowest unemployment, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Francisville, KYKY10,5651.3%–

02Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761.3%–

03Union, KYKY7,9371.5%–

04Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111.6%–

05Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291.8%–

06Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402.0%–

07Monticello, KYKY5,7212.0%–

08Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.1%–

09Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.2%–

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512.4%–

11Henderson, KYKY27,8222.4%–

12Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.4%–

13Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5%–

14Wilmore, KYKY6,3802.5%–

15Crestwood, KYKY6,5822.7%–

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932.8%–

17Versailles, KYKY10,7343.0%–

18Highland Heights, KYKY6,3413.0%–

19Florence, KYKY34,0183.1%–

20Walton, KYKY5,8683.2%–

21Pikeville, KYKY7,2703.2%–

22Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.2%–

23Hebron, KYKY6,4073.2%–

24Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.4%–

25Fort Wright, KYKY6,2403.4%–

26Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.5%–

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.5%–

28London, KYKY7,6373.5%–

29Reidland, KYKY5,2773.5%–

30Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%–

31Paris, KYKY10,1303.6%–

32Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.6%–

33Winchester, KYKY19,5143.6%–

34Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.6%–

35Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.7%–

36Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5863.7%–

37Hillview, KYKY9,0203.8%–

38St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.8%–

39Williamsburg, KYKY5,3713.9%–

40Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.0%–

41Paducah, KYKY26,7304.0%–

42La Grange, KYKY10,6694.2%–

43Berea, KYKY16,6624.2%–

44Georgetown, KYKY40,8834.2%–

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9314.2%–

46Glasgow, KYKY15,3024.3%–

47Erlanger, KYKY20,1584.3%–

48Independence, KYKY30,1984.3%–

49Maysville, KYKY8,6884.4%–

50Princeton, KYKY6,1684.5%–

51Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.6%–

52Lyndon, KYKY11,3014.6%–

53Middletown, KYKY9,9444.7%–

54Lexington, KYKY329,7514.9%–

55Bowling Green, KYKY78,5054.9%–

56Dayton, KYKY5,9745.0%–

57Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.1%–

58Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485.2%–

59Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.3%–

60Morehead, KYKY6,7765.4%–

61Louisville, KYKY641,9625.5%–

62Covington, KYKY41,8475.7%–

63Murray, KYKY18,9645.8%–

64Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.1%–

65Franklin, KYKY10,7596.2%–

66Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.2%–

67Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%–

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4396.4%–

69Danville, KYKY17,7366.6%–

70Richmond, KYKY40,6636.7%–

71Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.9%–

72Shively, KYKY15,8956.9%–

73Newport, KYKY13,9987.2%–

74Corbin, KYKY7,9117.2%–

75Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.4%–

76Ashland, KYKY20,9967.7%–

77Frankfort, KYKY28,6577.8%–

78Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5758.3%–

79Middlesborough, KYKY8,7768.5%–

80Somerset, KYKY12,6958.7%–

81Radcliff, KYKY22,5769.3%–

82Central City, KYKY5,7939.4%–

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,8309.5%–

84Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%–

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,83615.1%–

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35617.4%–

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