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 (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

01Monticello, KYKY5,7214.2%–

02Madisonville, KYKY19,4283.3%–

03Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.0%–

04Central City, KYKY5,7932.4%–

05Maysville, KYKY8,6882.3%–

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761.9%–

07Pikeville, KYKY7,2701.6%–

08Walton, KYKY5,8681.5%–

09Reidland, KYKY5,2771.5%–

10London, KYKY7,6371.4%–

11Henderson, KYKY27,8221.2%–

12Princeton, KYKY6,1681.2%–

13Villa Hills, KYKY7,7970.9%–

14Williamsburg, KYKY5,3710.9%–

15Florence, KYKY34,0180.8%–

16Lebanon, KYKY6,6990.7%–

17Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7510.6%–

18Danville, KYKY17,7360.5%–

19Independence, KYKY30,1980.4%–

20Owensboro, KYKY60,8920.4%–

21Richmond, KYKY40,6630.4%–

22Russellville, KYKY7,4540.4%–

23Murray, KYKY18,9640.4%–

24Flatwoods, KYKY7,4390.3%–

25Union, KYKY7,9370.3%–

26Erlanger, KYKY20,1580.3%–

27Burlington, KYKY18,0080.3%–

28Radcliff, KYKY22,5760.2%–

29Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4480.2%–

30Bowling Green, KYKY78,5050.2%–

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4530.1%–

32Lyndon, KYKY11,3010.1%–

33Lexington, KYKY329,7510.1%–

34Bardstown, KYKY14,1610.1%–

35Newport, KYKY13,9980.0%–

36Covington, KYKY41,8470.0%–

37Louisville, KYKY641,9620.0%–

38Dayton, KYKY5,9740.0%–

39Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5750.0%–

40Fort Knox, KYKY8,8360.0%–

41Hebron, KYKY6,4070.0%–

42Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4110.0%–

43La Grange, KYKY10,6690.0%–

44Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3290.0%–

45Mayfield, KYKY9,8510.0%–

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5860.0%–

47Oakbrook, KYKY10,2110.0%–

48Somerset, KYKY12,6950.0%–

49Vine Grove, KYKY7,0180.0%–

50Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.0%–

51Cold Spring, KYKY6,6400.0%–

52Francisville, KYKY10,5650.0%–

53Hillview, KYKY9,0200.0%–

54Alexandria, KYKY10,9940.0%–

55Ashland, KYKY20,9960.0%–

56Bellevue, KYKY5,8470.0%–

57Berea, KYKY16,6620.0%–

58Campbellsville, KYKY11,7830.0%–

59Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%–

60Crestwood, KYKY6,5820.0%–

61Cynthiana, KYKY6,5760.0%–

62Edgewood, KYKY8,5030.0%–

63Elsmere, KYKY9,5210.0%–

64Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1420.0%–

65Fort Wright, KYKY6,2400.0%–

66Frankfort, KYKY28,6570.0%–

67Franklin, KYKY10,7590.0%–

68Georgetown, KYKY40,8830.0%–

69Glasgow, KYKY15,3020.0%–

70Morehead, KYKY6,7760.0%–

71Mount Washington, KYKY18,9890.0%–

72Nicholasville, KYKY33,8570.0%–

73Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.0%–

74Paducah, KYKY26,7300.0%–

75Paris, KYKY10,1300.0%–

76Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9310.0%–

77Shively, KYKY15,8950.0%–

78Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1440.0%–

79Versailles, KYKY10,7340.0%–

80Wilmore, KYKY6,3800.0%–

81Winchester, KYKY19,5140.0%–

82Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5760.0%–

83Highland Heights, KYKY6,3410.0%–

84Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1930.0%–

85Middletown, KYKY9,9440.0%–

86St. Matthews, KYKY17,8680.0%–

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