RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most manufacturing jobs, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Campbellsville, KYKY11,7834.2%+3.6 pts

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%+3.1 pts

03Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6%+2.6 pts

04Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.9%−0.6 pts

05Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.1%+1.1 pts

06Somerset, KYKY12,6951.1%+0.5 pts

07Winchester, KYKY19,5141.0%+1.0 pts

08Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.0%−1.6 pts

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.9%+0.9 pts

10Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%+0.5 pts

11Maysville, KYKY8,6880.7%−0.4 pts

12Henderson, KYKY27,8220.7%−0.4 pts

13Princeton, KYKY6,1680.6%−0.2 pts

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.5%+0.5 pts

15Florence, KYKY34,0180.5%+0.5 pts

16Union, KYKY7,9370.5%+0.5 pts

17Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.5%−0.7 pts

18Richmond, KYKY40,6630.5%+0.1 pts

19Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.4%−0.4 pts

20Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.4%+0.4 pts

21Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.4%+0.1 pts

22Dayton, KYKY5,9740.3%+0.3 pts

23Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.2%−0.4 pts

24Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%+0.0 pts

25Morehead, KYKY6,7760.2%−0.6 pts

26Berea, KYKY16,6620.2%−0.5 pts

27Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.1%+0.1 pts

28Paducah, KYKY26,7300.1%−0.3 pts

29Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.1%+0.1 pts

30Lexington, KYKY329,7510.1%−0.0 pts

31Independence, KYKY30,1980.1%−0.0 pts

32Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.1%−0.3 pts

33Hillview, KYKY9,0200.1%−0.3 pts

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.1%+0.1 pts

35Covington, KYKY41,8470.0%−0.0 pts

36Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%−0.0 pts

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.0%−0.3 pts

38Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.0%−1.3 pts

39Hebron, KYKY6,4070.0%+0.0 pts

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.0%−0.7 pts

41La Grange, KYKY10,6690.0%+0.0 pts

42Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.0%+0.0 pts

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.0%+0.0 pts

44Murray, KYKY18,9640.0%−0.4 pts

45Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.0%−0.3 pts

46Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.0%−4.7 pts

47Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.0%+0.0 pts

48Danville, KYKY17,7360.0%+0.0 pts

49Central City, KYKY5,7930.0%−1.4 pts

50Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%+0.0 pts

51Reidland, KYKY5,2770.0%−0.6 pts

52Burlington, KYKY18,0080.0%−0.1 pts

53Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%+0.0 pts

54Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%+0.0 pts

55Walton, KYKY5,8680.0%+0.0 pts

56Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%−0.6 pts

57Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%−0.7 pts

58Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%+0.0 pts

59Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%+0.0 pts

60Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.0%+0.0 pts

61Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%+0.0 pts

62Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%+0.0 pts

63Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%+0.0 pts

64Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%+0.0 pts

65Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%+0.0 pts

66London, KYKY7,6370.0%+0.0 pts

67Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.0%+0.0 pts

68Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%+0.0 pts

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%−0.2 pts

70Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−0.2 pts

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%+0.0 pts

72Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%+0.0 pts

73Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.0%−2.3 pts

74Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%−0.3 pts

75Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%−0.2 pts

76Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%−0.3 pts

77Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.0%−0.1 pts

78Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%−0.9 pts

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%+0.0 pts

80Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%+0.0 pts

81Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%+0.0 pts

82Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%+0.0 pts

83Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%−0.1 pts

84Russellville, KYKY7,4540.0%−0.3 pts

85St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%+0.0 pts

86Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.0%−0.3 pts

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