RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Lowest unemployment, Kentucky counties · 2020

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

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