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.

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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

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

51Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%+0.0 pts

52Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%+0.0 pts

53Hillview, KYKY9,0200.0%−0.4 pts

54Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%+0.0 pts

55Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%+0.0 pts

56Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%+0.0 pts

57Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%+0.0 pts

58Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%+0.0 pts

59Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%+0.0 pts

60Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.0%−0.8 pts

61Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%+0.0 pts

62Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%+0.0 pts

63Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%−0.1 pts

64Morehead, KYKY6,7760.0%−0.8 pts

65Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.0%+0.0 pts

66Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.0%−0.4 pts

67Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%+0.0 pts

68Paducah, KYKY26,7300.0%−0.4 pts

69Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%+0.0 pts

70Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%−0.2 pts

71Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%−0.2 pts

72Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%+0.0 pts

73Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%+0.0 pts

74Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.0%+0.0 pts

75Winchester, KYKY19,5140.0%+0.0 pts

76Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%−0.6 pts

77Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%−0.7 pts

78Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%+0.0 pts

79Berea, KYKY16,6620.0%−0.7 pts

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%+0.0 pts

81Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.0%−0.6 pts

82Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%−0.3 pts

83Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%−0.2 pts

84Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.0%+0.0 pts

85Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%−0.3 pts

86Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%+0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS