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Lowest unemployment, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Larue County, KYKY15,1841.5%−0.9 pts

02Ballard County, KYKY7,5941.6%−3.9 pts

03Anderson County, KYKY25,2252.2%−3.8 pts

04Henderson County, KYKY44,2552.5%−1.4 pts

05Woodford County, KYKY27,8832.5%−0.8 pts

06Bath County, KYKY13,1762.5%−0.9 pts

07Union County, KYKY12,8392.7%−2.4 pts

08Lyon County, KYKY9,1232.9%−0.3 pts

09Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.1%−3.4 pts

10Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.1%−2.4 pts

11Jessamine County, KYKY57,1473.1%−1.7 pts

12Boone County, KYKY145,3163.1%−0.4 pts

13Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.2%−0.7 pts

14Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%−2.3 pts

15McCracken County, KYKY67,5533.2%−0.3 pts

16Nelson County, KYKY49,0363.3%+0.0 pts

17Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%−2.5 pts

18Washington County, KYKY12,3683.4%−1.2 pts

19Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.4%+0.5 pts

20Graves County, KYKY37,0503.4%−1.8 pts

21Oldham County, KYKY70,9863.5%−0.1 pts

22Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.5%−1.5 pts

23Simpson County, KYKY20,7883.6%−2.3 pts

24Carlisle County, KYKY4,7473.7%−1.0 pts

25Hart County, KYKY20,1173.8%−0.3 pts

26Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%−1.9 pts

27Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.8%−3.9 pts

28Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.0%−2.3 pts

29Campbell County, KYKY95,4414.0%−0.3 pts

30Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.0%−1.3 pts

31Cumberland County, KYKY5,9924.0%−0.2 pts

32Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.0%+0.5 pts

33Webster County, KYKY12,9294.1%−0.3 pts

34Rowan County, KYKY24,4764.1%+0.2 pts

35Barren County, KYKY45,6414.1%−2.6 pts

36Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.2%−3.8 pts

37Shelby County, KYKY51,2434.2%+0.4 pts

38McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.2%−3.6 pts

39Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.2%−1.4 pts

40Marion County, KYKY20,1154.2%−3.7 pts

41Livingston County, KYKY8,8634.2%−1.6 pts

42Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%−4.7 pts

43Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544.3%−0.8 pts

44Scott County, KYKY62,2624.3%+1.0 pts

45Kenton County, KYKY175,7794.3%+0.4 pts

46Butler County, KYKY12,5204.4%−3.0 pts

47Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.4%−1.7 pts

48Hancock County, KYKY9,0504.4%−0.7 pts

49Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%−1.8 pts

50Clark County, KYKY37,8884.4%−0.6 pts

51Warren County, KYKY149,3754.4%−0.4 pts

52Calloway County, KYKY39,4214.4%+0.2 pts

53Daviess County, KYKY104,8984.5%+0.1 pts

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.5%−3.3 pts

55Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.5%+0.9 pts

56Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.5%+0.5 pts

57Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484.6%−4.3 pts

58Gallatin County, KYKY8,8404.6%−1.3 pts

59Lee County, KYKY7,2974.7%−5.4 pts

60Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.8%−0.0 pts

61Meade County, KYKY30,6994.8%−0.4 pts

62Fayette County, KYKY329,7514.9%−0.4 pts

63Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%+0.1 pts

64Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5834.9%+1.8 pts

65Mason County, KYKY16,9364.9%+0.7 pts

66Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.9%−1.1 pts

67Spencer County, KYKY20,9985.0%+0.2 pts

68Henry County, KYKY16,4475.0%+0.2 pts

69Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.0%−1.8 pts

70Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.0%−0.4 pts

71Madison County, KYKY101,6965.1%−1.5 pts

72Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.1%+0.3 pts

73Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.1%−0.1 pts

74Jefferson County, KYKY795,2225.2%−0.1 pts

75Pike County, KYKY54,7215.2%−2.8 pts

76Carter County, KYKY26,1495.3%+0.2 pts

77Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.4%−1.2 pts

78Martin County, KYKY10,6975.5%−0.9 pts

79McLean County, KYKY9,0645.6%−0.0 pts

80Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345.7%+0.7 pts

81Logan County, KYKY28,6695.7%+1.0 pts

82Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%+0.0 pts

83Powell County, KYKY12,8125.8%−0.2 pts

84Perry County, KYKY26,5555.8%−3.5 pts

85Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%−0.0 pts

86Franklin County, KYKY52,6495.9%+1.1 pts

87Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.0%−0.4 pts

88Carroll County, KYKY11,1416.1%−4.1 pts

89Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496.1%+1.1 pts

90Letcher County, KYKY19,9526.2%−2.9 pts

91Trimble County, KYKY8,7016.2%−3.7 pts

92Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.2%−0.2 pts

93Christian County, KYKY70,1156.3%−1.4 pts

94Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.4%−1.5 pts

95Russell County, KYKY18,6086.4%+0.0 pts

96Elliott County, KYKY7,2656.5%+4.7 pts

97Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.5%−0.8 pts

98Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.6%−0.1 pts

99Grayson County, KYKY27,4066.6%+3.1 pts

100Greenup County, KYKY35,2136.8%+1.3 pts

101Adair County, KYKY19,4236.8%−0.3 pts

102Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%+1.1 pts

103Owen County, KYKY11,6017.0%+3.0 pts

104Estill County, KYKY13,9627.0%−3.0 pts

105Green County, KYKY11,6447.2%+1.8 pts

106Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%−0.9 pts

107Edmonson County, KYKY12,7497.7%−0.9 pts

108Floyd County, KYKY34,4017.7%−1.6 pts

109Lawrence County, KYKY15,7657.7%+1.9 pts

110Menifee County, KYKY6,4307.9%+3.3 pts

111Knox County, KYKY29,5328.1%+1.8 pts

112Casey County, KYKY16,2058.9%+0.5 pts

113Magoffin County, KYKY11,1109.0%−3.2 pts

114Knott County, KYKY13,3219.3%−0.7 pts

115Clay County, KYKY19,4659.3%−0.2 pts

116Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.3%+0.2 pts

117Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.5%−3.0 pts

118Bell County, KYKY22,82910.1%+0.5 pts

119Owsley County, KYKY3,93212.6%+1.6 pts

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29813.1%−12.3 pts

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