RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most unemployed people, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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 –

01Louisville, KYKY641,96218,437–

02Lexington, KYKY329,7519,300–

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052,277–

04Richmond, KYKY40,6631,683–

05Covington, KYKY41,8471,404–

06Owensboro, KYKY60,8921,250–

07Radcliff, KYKY22,576980–

08Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411964–

09Nicholasville, KYKY33,857872–

10Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448778–

11Ashland, KYKY20,996684–

12Florence, KYKY34,018668–

13Frankfort, KYKY28,657648–

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193642–

15Madisonville, KYKY19,428640–

16Danville, KYKY17,736573–

17Shively, KYKY15,895562–

18Winchester, KYKY19,514544–

19Georgetown, KYKY40,883537–

20Somerset, KYKY12,695534–

21Independence, KYKY30,198489–

22Erlanger, KYKY20,158482–

23Henderson, KYKY27,822478–

24Newport, KYKY13,998469–

25Glasgow, KYKY15,302461–

26Murray, KYKY18,964453–

27Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329427–

28Mount Washington, KYKY18,989416–

29Mayfield, KYKY9,851410–

30St. Matthews, KYKY17,868409–

31Berea, KYKY16,662382–

32Campbellsville, KYKY11,783361–

33Paducah, KYKY26,730356–

34Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356329–

35Oak Grove, KYKY7,830328–

36Shelbyville, KYKY18,453327–

37Lebanon, KYKY6,699324–

38Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142310–

39Franklin, KYKY10,759297–

40Bardstown, KYKY14,161277–

41Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931275–

42Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586272–

43Monticello, KYKY5,721263–

44Paris, KYKY10,130261–

45Lyndon, KYKY11,301255–

46Burlington, KYKY18,008247–

47Middletown, KYKY9,944239–

48Russellville, KYKY7,454224–

49Hillview, KYKY9,020214–

50Alexandria, KYKY10,994211–

51Oakbrook, KYKY10,211209–

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,371206–

53Dayton, KYKY5,974198–

54Versailles, KYKY10,734197–

55Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576193–

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,836192–

57Maysville, KYKY8,688186–

58Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575182–

59Vine Grove, KYKY7,018179–

60Elsmere, KYKY9,521174–

61Middlesborough, KYKY8,776173–

62Francisville, KYKY10,565171–

63Corbin, KYKY7,911169–

64Morehead, KYKY6,776169–

65Crestwood, KYKY6,582163–

66La Grange, KYKY10,669162–

67Villa Hills, KYKY7,797146–

68Pikeville, KYKY7,270129–

69Flatwoods, KYKY7,439128–

70Cold Spring, KYKY6,640118–

71Bellevue, KYKY5,847105–

72Cynthiana, KYKY6,576101–

73Edgewood, KYKY8,50394–

74Hebron, KYKY6,40793–

75Central City, KYKY5,79392–

76Highland Heights, KYKY6,34188–

77Princeton, KYKY6,16885–

78London, KYKY7,63775–

79Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75174–

80Union, KYKY7,93766–

81Walton, KYKY5,86861–

82Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14459–

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38054–

84Reidland, KYKY5,27742–

85Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030–

86Leitchfield, KYKY7,01520–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS