RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest unemployment, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Larue County, KYKY15,1841.5%–

02Ballard County, KYKY7,5941.6%–

03Anderson County, KYKY25,2252.2%–

04Henderson County, KYKY44,2552.5%–

05Woodford County, KYKY27,8832.5%–

06Bath County, KYKY13,1762.5%–

07Union County, KYKY12,8392.7%–

08Lyon County, KYKY9,1232.9%–

09Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.1%–

10Morgan County, KYKY14,4153.1%–

11Jessamine County, KYKY57,1473.1%–

12Boone County, KYKY145,3163.1%–

13Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.2%–

14Todd County, KYKY12,9723.2%–

15McCracken County, KYKY67,5533.2%–

16Nelson County, KYKY49,0363.3%–

17Fulton County, KYKY6,2183.3%–

18Washington County, KYKY12,3683.4%–

19Crittenden County, KYKY8,8073.4%–

20Graves County, KYKY37,0503.4%–

21Oldham County, KYKY70,9863.5%–

22Laurel County, KYKY63,7463.5%–

23Simpson County, KYKY20,7883.6%–

24Carlisle County, KYKY4,7473.7%–

25Hart County, KYKY20,1173.8%–

26Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%–

27Robertson County, KYKY2,3253.8%–

28Jackson County, KYKY13,3254.0%–

29Campbell County, KYKY95,4414.0%–

30Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.0%–

31Cumberland County, KYKY5,9924.0%–

32Monroe County, KYKY11,1914.0%–

33Webster County, KYKY12,9294.1%–

34Rowan County, KYKY24,4764.1%–

35Barren County, KYKY45,6414.1%–

36Trigg County, KYKY14,5124.2%–

37Shelby County, KYKY51,2434.2%–

38McCreary County, KYKY17,1244.2%–

39Bourbon County, KYKY20,2434.2%–

40Marion County, KYKY20,1154.2%–

41Livingston County, KYKY8,8634.2%–

42Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%–

43Bullitt County, KYKY86,4544.3%–

44Scott County, KYKY62,2624.3%–

45Kenton County, KYKY175,7794.3%–

46Butler County, KYKY12,5204.4%–

47Mercer County, KYKY23,7334.4%–

48Hancock County, KYKY9,0504.4%–

49Caldwell County, KYKY12,6094.4%–

50Clark County, KYKY37,8884.4%–

51Warren County, KYKY149,3754.4%–

52Calloway County, KYKY39,4214.4%–

53Daviess County, KYKY104,8984.5%–

54Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5034.5%–

55Marshall County, KYKY31,6594.5%–

56Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.5%–

57Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1484.6%–

58Gallatin County, KYKY8,8404.6%–

59Lee County, KYKY7,2974.7%–

60Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.8%–

61Meade County, KYKY30,6994.8%–

62Fayette County, KYKY329,7514.9%–

63Grant County, KYKY26,1814.9%–

64Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5834.9%–

65Mason County, KYKY16,9364.9%–

66Pulaski County, KYKY67,3844.9%–

67Spencer County, KYKY20,9985.0%–

68Henry County, KYKY16,4475.0%–

69Clinton County, KYKY9,1395.0%–

70Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.0%–

71Madison County, KYKY101,6965.1%–

72Taylor County, KYKY26,7635.1%–

73Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.1%–

74Jefferson County, KYKY795,2225.2%–

75Pike County, KYKY54,7215.2%–

76Carter County, KYKY26,1495.3%–

77Whitley County, KYKY37,2975.4%–

78Martin County, KYKY10,6975.5%–

79McLean County, KYKY9,0645.6%–

80Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345.7%–

81Logan County, KYKY28,6695.7%–

82Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.8%–

83Powell County, KYKY12,8125.8%–

84Perry County, KYKY26,5555.8%–

85Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%–

86Franklin County, KYKY52,6495.9%–

87Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.0%–

88Carroll County, KYKY11,1416.1%–

89Nicholas County, KYKY7,9496.1%–

90Letcher County, KYKY19,9526.2%–

91Trimble County, KYKY8,7016.2%–

92Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.2%–

93Christian County, KYKY70,1156.3%–

94Boyd County, KYKY47,7516.4%–

95Russell County, KYKY18,6086.4%–

96Elliott County, KYKY7,2656.5%–

97Lincoln County, KYKY25,3536.5%–

98Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.6%–

99Grayson County, KYKY27,4066.6%–

100Greenup County, KYKY35,2136.8%–

101Adair County, KYKY19,4236.8%–

102Allen County, KYKY22,5366.9%–

103Owen County, KYKY11,6017.0%–

104Estill County, KYKY13,9627.0%–

105Green County, KYKY11,6447.2%–

106Fleming County, KYKY15,7877.5%–

107Edmonson County, KYKY12,7497.7%–

108Floyd County, KYKY34,4017.7%–

109Lawrence County, KYKY15,7657.7%–

110Menifee County, KYKY6,4307.9%–

111Knox County, KYKY29,5328.1%–

112Casey County, KYKY16,2058.9%–

113Magoffin County, KYKY11,1109.0%–

114Knott County, KYKY13,3219.3%–

115Clay County, KYKY19,4659.3%–

116Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.3%–

117Harlan County, KYKY24,7259.5%–

118Bell County, KYKY22,82910.1%–

119Owsley County, KYKY3,93212.6%–

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29813.1%–

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