RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most unemployed people, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties 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 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 445. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Grayson County, KY, up 44 places to #34.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Jefferson County, KYKY795,22221,211−2%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,7518,756−6%

03Kenton County, KYKY175,7794,025+13%

04Hardin County, KYKY113,4823,398−1%

05Warren County, KYKY149,3753,256−4%

06Madison County, KYKY101,6962,495−17%

07Boone County, KYKY145,3162,293−7%

08▲1Daviess County, KYKY104,8982,235+6%

09▲1Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,006−4%

10▼2Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,883−13%

11Christian County, KYKY70,1151,640−16%

12▲7Franklin County, KYKY52,6491,554+27%

13▼1Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,373−19%

14▲11Scott County, KYKY62,2621,355+40%

15▼1Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,318−16%

16▲4Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,213+1%

17Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271,204−6%

18▼5Pike County, KYKY54,7211,052−37%

19▲3McCracken County, KYKY67,5531,038−4%

20▲6Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,033+9%

21▲10Greenup County, KYKY35,213980+22%

22▼4Laurel County, KYKY63,746967−23%

23▼2Floyd County, KYKY34,401947−16%

24▼8Jessamine County, KYKY57,147830−36%

25▲7Calloway County, KYKY39,421826+3%

26▲7Bell County, KYKY22,829817+3%

27▼3Harlan County, KYKY24,725808−17%

28▼13Barren County, KYKY45,641806−39%

29▲5Boyle County, KYKY31,632803+3%

30▲12Knox County, KYKY29,532797+22%

31▲5Nelson County, KYKY49,036796+5%

32▼5Whitley County, KYKY37,297783−14%

33▼5Clark County, KYKY37,888770−11%

34▲44Grayson County, KYKY27,406767+97%

35▲10Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634729+15%

36▲2Meade County, KYKY30,699720+4%

37▲16Logan County, KYKY28,669700+23%

38▲17Allen County, KYKY22,536688+27%

39▼4Lincoln County, KYKY25,353663−15%

40▲25Marshall County, KYKY31,659658+33%

41▲10Taylor County, KYKY26,763648+12%

42▲6Clay County, KYKY19,465646+7%

43▲9Grant County, KYKY26,181614+7%

44▼21Perry County, KYKY26,555599−40%

45▲4Adair County, KYKY19,423589−1%

46▲16Casey County, KYKY16,205561+13%

47▼18Graves County, KYKY37,050553−35%

48▲19Carter County, KYKY26,149545+13%

49▼8Montgomery County, KYKY28,822527−21%

50Ohio County, KYKY23,934521−11%

51▲13Spencer County, KYKY20,998512+4%

52▲14Russell County, KYKY18,608505+3%

53▼23Henderson County, KYKY44,255501−39%

54▲3Fleming County, KYKY15,787487−7%

55▲18Rowan County, KYKY24,476476+11%

56▼10Mercer County, KYKY23,733475−23%

57▲30Lawrence County, KYKY15,765463+62%

58▲3Knott County, KYKY13,321450−10%

59▲10Wayne County, KYKY19,5974480%

60▼23Letcher County, KYKY19,952445−39%

61▲16Breathitt County, KYKY12,558431+10%

62▲10Garrard County, KYKY18,207401−7%

63▼19Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503397−39%

64▼10Bourbon County, KYKY20,243396−27%

65▲6Edmonson County, KYKY12,749394−10%

66▼10Estill County, KYKY13,962387−28%

67▼24Marion County, KYKY20,115375−42%

68▲15Mason County, KYKY16,936370+15%

69▲34Owen County, KYKY11,601370+94%

70▲11Henry County, KYKY16,447360+5%

71▼32Johnson County, KYKY22,051358−48%

72▼2Woodford County, KYKY27,883357−21%

73▲22Green County, KYKY11,644356+49%

74▼11Simpson County, KYKY20,788341−31%

75▲15Pendleton County, KYKY14,800310+13%

76▲8Hart County, KYKY20,117304−5%

77▼9Magoffin County, KYKY11,110303−36%

78▲10Lewis County, KYKY12,901301+8%

79▲6Powell County, KYKY12,812292−4%

80▼33Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148292−52%

81▼1Harrison County, KYKY19,627288−18%

82▼24Carroll County, KYKY11,141285−44%

83▼43Anderson County, KYKY25,225261−61%

84▼10Trimble County, KYKY8,701250−40%

85▼25Wolfe County, KYKY6,298248−51%

86▼7Caldwell County, KYKY12,609246−30%

87▼28Trigg County, KYKY14,512245−52%

88▲10McLean County, KYKY9,064228+1%

89▼13Butler County, KYKY12,520225−44%

90▲7Webster County, KYKY12,929225−4%

91▲20Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583218+65%

92▼3Clinton County, KYKY9,139216−22%

93▲14Monroe County, KYKY11,191209+24%

94▲15Nicholas County, KYKY7,949205+32%

95▼20McCreary County, KYKY17,124200−51%

96▼3Gallatin County, KYKY8,840197−19%

97▼6Washington County, KYKY12,368192−29%

98▼6Jackson County, KYKY13,325190−30%

99▲6Bracken County, KYKY8,511189+4%

100▲2Hancock County, KYKY9,050181−9%

101▲14Menifee County, KYKY6,430179+63%

102▼16Todd County, KYKY12,972175−40%

103▼7Livingston County, KYKY8,863164−31%

104▼4Martin County, KYKY10,697163−26%

105▲5Owsley County, KYKY3,932163+8%

106▼24Union County, KYKY12,839156−54%

107▼8Morgan County, KYKY14,415146−35%

108▲12Elliott County, KYKY7,265144+336%

109▼3Bath County, KYKY13,176136−21%

110▼9Leslie County, KYKY9,627132−34%

111▲5Crittenden County, KYKY8,807120+11%

112▼18Lee County, KYKY7,297119−50%

113▼5Larue County, KYKY15,184102−35%

114▲3Lyon County, KYKY9,12396−2%

115▼2Cumberland County, KYKY5,99291−22%

116▲2Carlisle County, KYKY4,74779−8%

117▼5Fulton County, KYKY6,21876−42%

118▼4Hickman County, KYKY4,37263−45%

119▼15Ballard County, KYKY7,59456−70%

120▼1Robertson County, KYKY2,32531−55%

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