RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest unemployment, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 5.6%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Elliott County, KYKY7,2651.8%–

02Larue County, KYKY15,1842.4%–

03Crittenden County, KYKY8,8072.9%–

04Metcalfe County, KYKY10,5833.1%–

05Lyon County, KYKY9,1233.2%–

06Scott County, KYKY62,2623.3%–

07Woodford County, KYKY27,8833.3%–

08Nelson County, KYKY49,0363.3%–

09Bath County, KYKY13,1763.5%–

10Monroe County, KYKY11,1913.5%–

11Grayson County, KYKY27,4063.5%–

12McCracken County, KYKY67,5533.5%–

13Boone County, KYKY145,3163.6%–

14Marshall County, KYKY31,6593.6%–

15Oldham County, KYKY70,9863.6%–

16Shelby County, KYKY51,2433.8%–

17Henderson County, KYKY44,2553.9%–

18Rowan County, KYKY24,4763.9%–

19Kenton County, KYKY175,7793.9%–

20Harrison County, KYKY19,6273.9%–

21Owen County, KYKY11,6013.9%–

22Pendleton County, KYKY14,8004.0%–

23Hart County, KYKY20,1174.0%–

24Mason County, KYKY16,9364.2%–

25Cumberland County, KYKY5,9924.2%–

26Campbell County, KYKY95,4414.3%–

27Calloway County, KYKY39,4214.3%–

28Daviess County, KYKY104,8984.4%–

29Webster County, KYKY12,9294.4%–

30Washington County, KYKY12,3684.5%–

31Menifee County, KYKY6,4304.6%–

32Carlisle County, KYKY4,7474.7%–

33Logan County, KYKY28,6694.7%–

34Henry County, KYKY16,4474.7%–

35Spencer County, KYKY20,9984.8%–

36Bracken County, KYKY8,5114.8%–

37Warren County, KYKY149,3754.8%–

38Franklin County, KYKY52,6494.8%–

39Grant County, KYKY26,1814.8%–

40Jessamine County, KYKY57,1474.9%–

41Taylor County, KYKY26,7634.9%–

42Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,6345.0%–

43Laurel County, KYKY63,7465.0%–

44Nicholas County, KYKY7,9495.0%–

45Clark County, KYKY37,8885.0%–

46Bullitt County, KYKY86,4545.0%–

47Hancock County, KYKY9,0505.0%–

48Union County, KYKY12,8395.1%–

49Carter County, KYKY26,1495.1%–

50Meade County, KYKY30,6995.2%–

51Graves County, KYKY37,0505.2%–

52Fayette County, KYKY329,7515.2%–

53Garrard County, KYKY18,2075.3%–

54Jefferson County, KYKY795,2225.3%–

55Montgomery County, KYKY28,8225.3%–

56Green County, KYKY11,6445.4%–

57Morgan County, KYKY14,4155.4%–

58Greenup County, KYKY35,2135.5%–

59Ohio County, KYKY23,9345.5%–

60Ballard County, KYKY7,5945.5%–

61Bourbon County, KYKY20,2435.6%–

62Todd County, KYKY12,9725.6%–

63McLean County, KYKY9,0645.7%–

64Leslie County, KYKY9,6275.7%–

65Wayne County, KYKY19,5975.7%–

66Allen County, KYKY22,5365.8%–

67Lawrence County, KYKY15,7655.8%–

68Livingston County, KYKY8,8635.8%–

69Boyle County, KYKY31,6325.8%–

70Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.9%–

71Simpson County, KYKY20,7885.9%–

72Gallatin County, KYKY8,8405.9%–

73Powell County, KYKY12,8125.9%–

74Mercer County, KYKY23,7336.0%–

75Pulaski County, KYKY67,3846.0%–

76Anderson County, KYKY25,2256.1%–

77Caldwell County, KYKY12,6096.2%–

78Jackson County, KYKY13,3256.3%–

79Knox County, KYKY29,5326.3%–

80Martin County, KYKY10,6976.3%–

81Russell County, KYKY18,6086.4%–

82Lewis County, KYKY12,9016.4%–

83Hopkins County, KYKY45,1276.4%–

84Hickman County, KYKY4,3726.4%–

85Madison County, KYKY101,6966.5%–

86Whitley County, KYKY37,2976.6%–

87Hardin County, KYKY113,4826.7%–

88Barren County, KYKY45,6416.7%–

89Clinton County, KYKY9,1396.8%–

90Adair County, KYKY19,4237.1%–

91Lincoln County, KYKY25,3537.4%–

92Butler County, KYKY12,5207.4%–

93Christian County, KYKY70,1157.7%–

94Robertson County, KYKY2,3257.7%–

95McCreary County, KYKY17,1247.7%–

96Breckinridge County, KYKY21,5037.8%–

97Boyd County, KYKY47,7517.9%–

98Marion County, KYKY20,1157.9%–

99Trigg County, KYKY14,5127.9%–

100Pike County, KYKY54,7218.0%–

101Casey County, KYKY16,2058.4%–

102Fleming County, KYKY15,7878.4%–

103Edmonson County, KYKY12,7498.6%–

104Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1488.9%–

105Johnson County, KYKY22,0518.9%–

106Letcher County, KYKY19,9529.1%–

107Breathitt County, KYKY12,5589.1%–

108Floyd County, KYKY34,4019.3%–

109Perry County, KYKY26,5559.3%–

110Clay County, KYKY19,4659.5%–

111Bell County, KYKY22,8299.6%–

112Trimble County, KYKY8,7019.9%–

113Knott County, KYKY13,32110.0%–

114Estill County, KYKY13,96210.1%–

115Lee County, KYKY7,29710.1%–

116Carroll County, KYKY11,14110.2%–

117Owsley County, KYKY3,93211.0%–

118Magoffin County, KYKY11,11012.2%–

119Harlan County, KYKY24,72512.5%–

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29825.4%–

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