RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Lowest unemployment, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 4.7%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

RELATEDMost unemployed people Highest unemployment Highest labor force participation Lowest labor force participation Most white-collar workforce Most self-employed workers

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Leitchfield, KYKY7,0150.7%–

02Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.9%–

03Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441.6%–

04Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.6%–

05Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511.7%–

06Reidland, KYKY5,2772.0%–

07Union, KYKY7,9372.0%–

08Edgewood, KYKY8,5032.1%–

09Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412.2%–

10Hebron, KYKY6,4072.4%–

11London, KYKY7,6372.5%–

12Burlington, KYKY18,0082.5%–

13Georgetown, KYKY40,8832.9%–

14Paducah, KYKY26,7303.0%–

15Walton, KYKY5,8683.0%–

16Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.0%–

17Independence, KYKY30,1983.1%–

18Francisville, KYKY10,5653.1%–

19La Grange, KYKY10,6693.4%–

20Princeton, KYKY6,1683.4%–

21Cold Spring, KYKY6,6403.5%–

22Villa Hills, KYKY7,7973.5%–

23Lyndon, KYKY11,3013.6%–

24St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683.6%–

25Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.6%–

26Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.7%–

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423.7%–

28Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533.7%–

29Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763.7%–

30Flatwoods, KYKY7,4393.8%–

31Henderson, KYKY27,8223.8%–

32Oakbrook, KYKY10,2113.8%–

33Florence, KYKY34,0183.9%–

34Versailles, KYKY10,7343.9%–

35Alexandria, KYKY10,9944.0%–

36Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1934.2%–

37Central City, KYKY5,7934.2%–

38Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.3%–

39Hillview, KYKY9,0204.3%–

40Erlanger, KYKY20,1584.5%–

41Owensboro, KYKY60,8924.5%–

42Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.6%–

43Frankfort, KYKY28,6574.6%–

44Murray, KYKY18,9644.7%–

45Pikeville, KYKY7,2704.7%–

46Morehead, KYKY6,7764.8%–

47Maysville, KYKY8,6885.2%–

48Lexington, KYKY329,7515.2%–

49Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485.3%–

50Berea, KYKY16,6625.4%–

51Mount Washington, KYKY18,9895.4%–

52Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5755.5%–

53Paris, KYKY10,1305.6%–

54Louisville, KYKY641,9625.7%–

55Middletown, KYKY9,9445.8%–

56Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%–

57Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055.9%–

58Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.9%–

59Winchester, KYKY19,5146.2%–

60Crestwood, KYKY6,5826.2%–

61Newport, KYKY13,9986.5%–

62Covington, KYKY41,8476.5%–

63Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.7%–

64Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%–

65Dayton, KYKY5,9746.9%–

66Shively, KYKY15,8957.3%–

67Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.5%–

68Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.5%–

69Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.7%–

70Madisonville, KYKY19,4287.7%–

71Russellville, KYKY7,4547.7%–

72Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.7%–

73Franklin, KYKY10,7597.8%–

74Danville, KYKY17,7367.9%–

75Ashland, KYKY20,9968.0%–

76Fort Knox, KYKY8,8368.3%–

77Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%–

78Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%–

79Radcliff, KYKY22,5769.2%–

80Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.0%–

81Williamsburg, KYKY5,37110.5%–

82Monticello, KYKY5,72110.7%–

83Somerset, KYKY12,69510.8%–

84Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.1%–

85Lebanon, KYKY6,69913.8%–

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35618.4%–

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