RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most manufacturing jobs, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01Campbellsville, KYKY11,7834.2%–

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%–

03Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6%–

04Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.9%–

05Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.1%–

06Somerset, KYKY12,6951.1%–

07Winchester, KYKY19,5141.0%–

08Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.0%–

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.9%–

10Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%–

11Maysville, KYKY8,6880.7%–

12Henderson, KYKY27,8220.7%–

13Princeton, KYKY6,1680.6%–

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.5%–

15Florence, KYKY34,0180.5%–

16Union, KYKY7,9370.5%–

17Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.5%–

18Richmond, KYKY40,6630.5%–

19Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.4%–

20Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.4%–

21Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.4%–

22Dayton, KYKY5,9740.3%–

23Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.2%–

24Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%–

25Morehead, KYKY6,7760.2%–

26Berea, KYKY16,6620.2%–

27Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.1%–

28Paducah, KYKY26,7300.1%–

29Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.1%–

30Lexington, KYKY329,7510.1%–

31Independence, KYKY30,1980.1%–

32Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.1%–

33Hillview, KYKY9,0200.1%–

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.1%–

35Covington, KYKY41,8470.0%–

36Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%–

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.0%–

38Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.0%–

39Hebron, KYKY6,4070.0%–

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.0%–

41La Grange, KYKY10,6690.0%–

42Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.0%–

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.0%–

44Murray, KYKY18,9640.0%–

45Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.0%–

46Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.0%–

47Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.0%–

48Danville, KYKY17,7360.0%–

49Central City, KYKY5,7930.0%–

50Reidland, KYKY5,2770.0%–

51Burlington, KYKY18,0080.0%–

52Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%–

53Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%–

54Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

55Walton, KYKY5,8680.0%–

56Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%–

57Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%–

58Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%–

59Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%–

60Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%–

61Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%–

62Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.0%–

63Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%–

64Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%–

65Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%–

66Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%–

67Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%–

68Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%–

69Russellville, KYKY7,4540.0%–

70St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%–

71Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.0%–

72Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%–

73Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.0%–

74Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%–

75Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%–

76Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%–

77Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%–

78Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%–

79London, KYKY7,6370.0%–

80Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.0%–

81Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%–

82Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%–

83Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%–

84Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%–

85Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%–

86Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.0%–

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