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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Campbellsville, KYKY11,7834.2%+618%

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%+630%

03Monticello, KYKY5,7212.6%–

04Madisonville, KYKY19,4281.9%−25%

05Wilmore, KYKY6,3801.1%–

06Somerset, KYKY12,6951.1%+89%

07Winchester, KYKY19,5141.0%–

08Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.0%−61%

09Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.9%–

10Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.8%+128%

11Maysville, KYKY8,6880.7%−36%

12Henderson, KYKY27,8220.7%−35%

13Princeton, KYKY6,1680.6%−22%

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.5%–

15Florence, KYKY34,0180.5%+683%

16Union, KYKY7,9370.5%–

17Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.5%−58%

18Richmond, KYKY40,6630.5%+29%

19Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.4%−47%

20Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.4%–

21Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.4%+55%

22Dayton, KYKY5,9740.3%–

23Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.2%−61%

24Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%+11%

25Morehead, KYKY6,7760.2%−80%

26Berea, KYKY16,6620.2%−77%

27Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.1%–

28Paducah, KYKY26,7300.1%−68%

29Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.1%–

30Lexington, KYKY329,7510.1%−27%

31Independence, KYKY30,1980.1%−30%

32Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.1%−78%

33Hillview, KYKY9,0200.1%−77%

34Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.1%–

35Covington, KYKY41,8470.0%−27%

36Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%−54%

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.0%−100%

38Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.0%−100%

39Hebron, KYKY6,4070.0%–

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.0%−100%

41La Grange, KYKY10,6690.0%–

42Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.0%–

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.0%–

44Murray, KYKY18,9640.0%−100%

45Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.0%−100%

46Pikeville, KYKY7,2700.0%−100%

47Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.0%–

48Danville, KYKY17,7360.0%–

49Central City, KYKY5,7930.0%−100%

50Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

51Reidland, KYKY5,2770.0%−100%

52Burlington, KYKY18,0080.0%−100%

53Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%–

54Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%–

55Walton, KYKY5,8680.0%–

56Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%−100%

57Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%−100%

58Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%−100%

59Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.0%−100%

60Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%–

61Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%–

62Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%−100%

63Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%−100%

64Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%–

65Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%–

66Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%−100%

67Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−100%

68Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%–

69Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%–

70Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.0%−100%

71Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%–

72Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.0%–

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%–

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%–

75Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%–

76Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%–

77Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%–

78London, KYKY7,6370.0%–

79Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.0%–

80Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%–

81Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%−100%

82Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%−100%

83Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%–

84Russellville, KYKY7,4540.0%−100%

85St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%–

86Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES