RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most self-employed workers, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Magoffin County, KYKY11,11024.9%+33%

02Letcher County, KYKY19,95223.9%+42%

03Franklin County, KYKY52,64923.9%+7%

04Lawrence County, KYKY15,76523.7%+109%

05Robertson County, KYKY2,32520.6%+1024%

06Clay County, KYKY19,46520.6%−11%

07Johnson County, KYKY22,05120.2%+36%

08Knott County, KYKY13,32120.2%−5%

09Wolfe County, KYKY6,29820.1%−26%

10Leslie County, KYKY9,62719.7%+36%

11Breathitt County, KYKY12,55819.0%−7%

12Pike County, KYKY54,72119.0%+38%

13Floyd County, KYKY34,40118.8%+33%

14Rowan County, KYKY24,47618.8%−10%

15Green County, KYKY11,64418.6%+20%

16Harlan County, KYKY24,72518.5%+33%

17Grayson County, KYKY27,40618.1%+35%

18Carter County, KYKY26,14918.1%+4%

19Harrison County, KYKY19,62718.0%+67%

20Perry County, KYKY26,55517.8%+11%

21Lincoln County, KYKY25,35317.5%+6%

22Cumberland County, KYKY5,99217.3%+26%

23Powell County, KYKY12,81217.1%+8%

24Morgan County, KYKY14,41517.1%−3%

25Anderson County, KYKY25,22516.9%−2%

26Trigg County, KYKY14,51216.8%+51%

27Boyd County, KYKY47,75116.7%+32%

28Lewis County, KYKY12,90116.7%−1%

29Lee County, KYKY7,29716.5%−15%

30Jackson County, KYKY13,32516.1%+21%

31Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63416.0%+1%

32McCreary County, KYKY17,12416.0%−6%

33Hancock County, KYKY9,05015.8%+42%

34Fleming County, KYKY15,78715.8%+27%

35Menifee County, KYKY6,43015.8%+48%

36Garrard County, KYKY18,20715.6%+21%

37Lyon County, KYKY9,12315.6%+20%

38Hopkins County, KYKY45,12715.5%+14%

39Wayne County, KYKY19,59715.5%+5%

40Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14815.5%−0%

41Adair County, KYKY19,42315.4%−12%

42Whitley County, KYKY37,29715.3%−10%

43Madison County, KYKY101,69615.3%−2%

44Monroe County, KYKY11,19115.1%−12%

45Bath County, KYKY13,17615.1%−9%

46Estill County, KYKY13,96215.0%+1%

47Caldwell County, KYKY12,60915.0%+19%

48Woodford County, KYKY27,88314.9%+18%

49Livingston County, KYKY8,86314.9%−7%

50Todd County, KYKY12,97214.9%+1%

51Owsley County, KYKY3,93214.8%−35%

52Bell County, KYKY22,82914.7%−17%

53Boyle County, KYKY31,63214.7%+7%

54Fayette County, KYKY329,75114.6%−0%

55Calloway County, KYKY39,42114.6%−18%

56Owen County, KYKY11,60114.5%−21%

57Ohio County, KYKY23,93414.4%+10%

58Jessamine County, KYKY57,14714.4%+5%

59Greenup County, KYKY35,21314.1%+7%

60Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50314.0%+14%

61Webster County, KYKY12,92913.9%+17%

62Henderson County, KYKY44,25513.8%+8%

63McLean County, KYKY9,06413.5%−0%

64Marshall County, KYKY31,65913.4%−1%

65Russell County, KYKY18,60813.3%−20%

66Casey County, KYKY16,20513.2%−11%

67Washington County, KYKY12,36813.2%+16%

68Carroll County, KYKY11,14113.2%−2%

69Martin County, KYKY10,69713.0%−40%

70Spencer County, KYKY20,99813.0%−5%

71Clark County, KYKY37,88813.0%−4%

72Simpson County, KYKY20,78813.0%+19%

73Knox County, KYKY29,53212.9%−25%

74Daviess County, KYKY104,89812.7%−2%

75Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58312.6%−4%

76Warren County, KYKY149,37512.5%−7%

77Elliott County, KYKY7,26512.5%−21%

78Christian County, KYKY70,11512.3%−7%

79Scott County, KYKY62,26212.2%−13%

80Montgomery County, KYKY28,82212.2%−18%

81Mercer County, KYKY23,73312.2%+6%

82Campbell County, KYKY95,44112.1%+22%

83Pulaski County, KYKY67,38412.1%−14%

84Graves County, KYKY37,05012.1%+10%

85Barren County, KYKY45,64112.1%−1%

86Allen County, KYKY22,53611.9%+4%

87Nelson County, KYKY49,03611.8%+11%

88Larue County, KYKY15,18411.7%−7%

89Shelby County, KYKY51,24311.6%−7%

90Bullitt County, KYKY86,45411.6%+6%

91Crittenden County, KYKY8,80711.6%−11%

92Clinton County, KYKY9,13911.6%−9%

93Taylor County, KYKY26,76311.6%+9%

94Pendleton County, KYKY14,80011.5%−19%

95Carlisle County, KYKY4,74711.4%+51%

96Hardin County, KYKY113,48211.4%−4%

97Ballard County, KYKY7,59411.3%−6%

98Mason County, KYKY16,93611.3%−14%

99Trimble County, KYKY8,70111.2%+9%

100Bracken County, KYKY8,51111.2%−29%

101McCracken County, KYKY67,55311.1%−6%

102Gallatin County, KYKY8,84011.0%−34%

103Henry County, KYKY16,44711.0%−24%

104Edmonson County, KYKY12,74910.9%+2%

105Union County, KYKY12,83910.9%+17%

106Jefferson County, KYKY795,22210.8%−1%

107Nicholas County, KYKY7,94910.8%−33%

108Oldham County, KYKY70,98610.7%−8%

109Butler County, KYKY12,52010.6%−16%

110Boone County, KYKY145,31610.5%+21%

111Grant County, KYKY26,18110.5%−4%

112Kenton County, KYKY175,77910.4%+13%

113Bourbon County, KYKY20,24310.3%−5%

114Laurel County, KYKY63,74610.2%−23%

115Hickman County, KYKY4,37210.0%−43%

116Marion County, KYKY20,1159.5%−22%

117Logan County, KYKY28,6699.5%−23%

118Meade County, KYKY30,6999.4%−19%

119Fulton County, KYKY6,2189.0%−41%

120Hart County, KYKY20,1178.9%−14%

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