RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most unemployed people, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Louisville, KYKY641,96218,059−2%

02Lexington, KYKY329,7518,756−6%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,885−17%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,8921,489+19%

05Richmond, KYKY40,6631,409−16%

06Covington, KYKY41,8471,278−9%

07Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,121+73%

08Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,004+2%

09Georgetown, KYKY40,883881+64%

10Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448801+3%

11Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411789−18%

12Ashland, KYKY20,996752+10%

13Independence, KYKY30,198697+43%

14Madisonville, KYKY19,428571−11%

15Nicholasville, KYKY33,857566−35%

16Newport, KYKY13,998562+20%

17Florence, KYKY34,018533−20%

18Paducah, KYKY26,730533+50%

19Danville, KYKY17,736531−7%

20Murray, KYKY18,964508+12%

21Shively, KYKY15,895503−10%

22Erlanger, KYKY20,158464−4%

23Mount Washington, KYKY18,989454+9%

24Somerset, KYKY12,695426−20%

25St. Matthews, KYKY17,868414+1%

26Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193411−36%

27Campbellsville, KYKY11,783394+9%

28Winchester, KYKY19,514332−39%

29Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931326+19%

30Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142318+3%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,453316−3%

32Lyndon, KYKY11,301311+22%

33Berea, KYKY16,662308−19%

34Henderson, KYKY27,822305−36%

35Leitchfield, KYKY7,015292+1360%

36Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576289+50%

37Franklin, KYKY10,759286−4%

38Oak Grove, KYKY7,830278−15%

39Middlesborough, KYKY8,776276+60%

40Elsmere, KYKY9,521269+55%

41Bardstown, KYKY14,161268−3%

42Fort Knox, KYKY8,836265+38%

43Burlington, KYKY18,008253+2%

44Glasgow, KYKY15,302248−46%

45Middletown, KYKY9,944240+0%

46Central City, KYKY5,793239+160%

47Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575233+28%

48Corbin, KYKY7,911231+37%

49La Grange, KYKY10,669221+36%

50Russellville, KYKY7,454216−4%

51Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356203−38%

52Alexandria, KYKY10,994188−11%

53Flatwoods, KYKY7,439188+47%

54Hillview, KYKY9,020188−12%

55Morehead, KYKY6,776180+7%

56Maysville, KYKY8,688172−8%

57Paris, KYKY10,130170−35%

58Versailles, KYKY10,734166−16%

59Mayfield, KYKY9,851154−62%

60Dayton, KYKY5,974153−23%

61Villa Hills, KYKY7,797143−2%

62Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586139−49%

63Hebron, KYKY6,407120+29%

64Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751120+62%

65Vine Grove, KYKY7,018116−35%

66Princeton, KYKY6,168114+34%

67Fort Wright, KYKY6,240111+270%

68Edgewood, KYKY8,503108+15%

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,341106+20%

70Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329103−76%

71Reidland, KYKY5,277102+143%

72Lebanon, KYKY6,699101−69%

73Crestwood, KYKY6,582100−39%

74London, KYKY7,63796+28%

75Oakbrook, KYKY10,21196−54%

76Pikeville, KYKY7,27089−31%

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,37187−58%

78Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14482+39%

79Wilmore, KYKY6,38080+48%

80Bellevue, KYKY5,84777−27%

81Walton, KYKY5,86875+23%

82Francisville, KYKY10,56574−57%

83Cold Spring, KYKY6,64062−47%

84Union, KYKY7,93761−8%

85Monticello, KYKY5,72155−79%

86Cynthiana, KYKY6,57637−63%

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