RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most self-employed workers, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 11.9%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Pikeville, KYKY7,27027.9%+10.6 pts

02Morehead, KYKY6,77625.0%+6.8 pts

03Frankfort, KYKY28,65724.6%+2.5 pts

04Cynthiana, KYKY6,57622.0%+7.7 pts

05Leitchfield, KYKY7,01521.0%+8.7 pts

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37119.8%+1.8 pts

07Wilmore, KYKY6,38019.8%−4.7 pts

08Madisonville, KYKY19,42817.7%+3.5 pts

09Middlesborough, KYKY8,77617.1%+2.6 pts

10La Grange, KYKY10,66916.4%+0.7 pts

11Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32916.1%−3.0 pts

12Princeton, KYKY6,16816.1%+1.8 pts

13Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.9%+4.3 pts

14Murray, KYKY18,96415.8%−4.2 pts

15Versailles, KYKY10,73415.4%+5.2 pts

16Walton, KYKY5,86815.2%+10.0 pts

17Shively, KYKY15,89514.9%+1.6 pts

18Union, KYKY7,93714.7%+5.1 pts

19Berea, KYKY16,66214.6%+2.0 pts

20Lexington, KYKY329,75114.6%0.0 pts

21Henderson, KYKY27,82214.6%+0.9 pts

22Crestwood, KYKY6,58214.5%+4.0 pts

23Richmond, KYKY40,66314.5%−0.4 pts

24Danville, KYKY17,73614.4%−0.6 pts

25Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.3%+5.9 pts

26Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41114.2%+1.0 pts

27Russellville, KYKY7,45414.0%−0.5 pts

28Dayton, KYKY5,97413.6%+7.1 pts

29Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14213.5%+4.4 pts

30Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.3%−0.9 pts

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,85713.2%+1.7 pts

32Independence, KYKY30,19813.1%+2.0 pts

33Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44813.0%−0.4 pts

34Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.0%−0.4 pts

35Ashland, KYKY20,99612.8%+1.5 pts

36Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712.8%+4.7 pts

37Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57512.6%+4.7 pts

38Winchester, KYKY19,51412.4%+1.0 pts

39Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.4%−1.6 pts

40Highland Heights, KYKY6,34112.4%0.0 pts

41Franklin, KYKY10,75912.3%+0.7 pts

42Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.0%−3.9 pts

43St. Matthews, KYKY17,86811.9%+1.5 pts

44Owensboro, KYKY60,89211.9%−0.3 pts

45Glasgow, KYKY15,30211.8%−0.5 pts

46Hebron, KYKY6,40711.7%+0.2 pts

47Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58611.6%−6.1 pts

48Monticello, KYKY5,72111.6%−3.7 pts

49Paris, KYKY10,13011.6%+1.2 pts

50Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.5%−0.1 pts

51Fort Wright, KYKY6,24011.5%+5.0 pts

52Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.4%−2.5 pts

53Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.4%−0.7 pts

54Central City, KYKY5,79311.3%−8.6 pts

55Somerset, KYKY12,69511.2%−3.1 pts

56Corbin, KYKY7,91111.2%+0.3 pts

57Bellevue, KYKY5,84711.2%+2.3 pts

58Alexandria, KYKY10,99411.1%−0.7 pts

59Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93111.0%+0.5 pts

60Oakbrook, KYKY10,21111.0%−1.2 pts

61Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75111.0%+0.7 pts

62Burlington, KYKY18,00810.7%+3.2 pts

63Louisville, KYKY641,96210.6%−0.6 pts

64Paducah, KYKY26,73010.5%+1.3 pts

65Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57610.5%−1.2 pts

66Erlanger, KYKY20,15810.1%−0.2 pts

67Hillview, KYKY9,02010.0%+3.5 pts

68Vine Grove, KYKY7,01810.0%−4.3 pts

69Reidland, KYKY5,27710.0%−7.1 pts

70Edgewood, KYKY8,5039.9%+1.9 pts

71Maysville, KYKY8,6889.8%−4.2 pts

72Newport, KYKY13,9989.6%+0.2 pts

73Covington, KYKY41,8479.4%+1.1 pts

74Lyndon, KYKY11,3019.2%+0.5 pts

75Francisville, KYKY10,5659.1%+0.8 pts

76Middletown, KYKY9,9449.1%−1.0 pts

77Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.9%−3.0 pts

78London, KYKY7,6378.3%−4.1 pts

79Radcliff, KYKY22,5767.8%−1.9 pts

80Lebanon, KYKY6,6997.7%−4.3 pts

81Florence, KYKY34,0187.6%+0.2 pts

82Elsmere, KYKY9,5216.9%−1.6 pts

83Fort Knox, KYKY8,8366.3%+3.7 pts

84Cold Spring, KYKY6,6406.2%−4.1 pts

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.8%+3.3 pts

86Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.3%−3.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES