RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most manufacturing jobs, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 0.0%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Monticello, KYKY5,7214.2%+4.2 pts

02Madisonville, KYKY19,4283.3%+0.7 pts

03Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.0%+2.5 pts

04Central City, KYKY5,7932.4%+1.0 pts

05Maysville, KYKY8,6882.3%+1.2 pts

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.9%−0.6 pts

07Pikeville, KYKY7,2701.6%−3.1 pts

08Walton, KYKY5,8681.5%+1.5 pts

09Reidland, KYKY5,2771.5%+0.9 pts

10London, KYKY7,6371.4%+1.4 pts

11Henderson, KYKY27,8221.2%+0.1 pts

12Princeton, KYKY6,1681.2%+0.4 pts

13Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.9%+0.9 pts

14Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.9%−1.5 pts

15Florence, KYKY34,0180.8%+0.7 pts

16Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.7%+0.7 pts

17Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.6%+0.6 pts

18Danville, KYKY17,7360.5%+0.5 pts

19Independence, KYKY30,1980.4%+0.3 pts

20Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.4%−0.2 pts

21Richmond, KYKY40,6630.4%+0.1 pts

22Russellville, KYKY7,4540.4%0.0 pts

23Murray, KYKY18,9640.4%0.0 pts

24Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.3%−1.0 pts

25Union, KYKY7,9370.3%+0.3 pts

26Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.3%0.0 pts

27Burlington, KYKY18,0080.3%+0.1 pts

28Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.2%+0.2 pts

29Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.2%+0.1 pts

30Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%+0.1 pts

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.1%−0.1 pts

32Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.1%+0.1 pts

33Lexington, KYKY329,7510.1%0.0 pts

34Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.1%−0.3 pts

35Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%−0.8 pts

36Covington, KYKY41,8470.0%0.0 pts

37Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%0.0 pts

38Dayton, KYKY5,9740.0%0.0 pts

39Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.0%−0.3 pts

40Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.0%0.0 pts

41Hebron, KYKY6,4070.0%0.0 pts

42Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.0%−0.7 pts

43La Grange, KYKY10,6690.0%0.0 pts

44Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.0%0.0 pts

45Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.0%−1.1 pts

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.0%0.0 pts

47Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.0%−0.3 pts

48Somerset, KYKY12,6950.0%−0.6 pts

49Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.0%0.0 pts

50Hillview, KYKY9,0200.0%−0.4 pts

51Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%0.0 pts

52Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%0.0 pts

53Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%0.0 pts

54Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%−0.6 pts

55Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%−0.7 pts

56Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%0.0 pts

57Berea, KYKY16,6620.0%−0.7 pts

58Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%0.0 pts

59Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%0.0 pts

60Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%0.0 pts

61Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%0.0 pts

62Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%0.0 pts

63Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%0.0 pts

64Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.0%−0.8 pts

65Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%0.0 pts

66Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%−0.2 pts

67Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−0.2 pts

68Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%0.0 pts

69Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%0.0 pts

70Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.0%0.0 pts

71Winchester, KYKY19,5140.0%0.0 pts

72Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%0.0 pts

73Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%0.0 pts

74Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%−0.1 pts

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%0.0 pts

76Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.0%−0.6 pts

77Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%−0.3 pts

78Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%−0.2 pts

79Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.0%0.0 pts

80Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%−0.3 pts

81Morehead, KYKY6,7760.0%−0.8 pts

82Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.0%0.0 pts

83Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.0%−0.4 pts

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%0.0 pts

85Paducah, KYKY26,7300.0%−0.4 pts

86Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%0.0 pts

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