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.

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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%

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

09Campbell County, KYKY95,4412,006−4%

10Bullitt County, KYKY86,4541,883−13%

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

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

13Pulaski County, KYKY67,3841,373−19%

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

15Boyd County, KYKY47,7511,318−16%

16Oldham County, KYKY70,9861,213+1%

17Hopkins County, KYKY45,1271,204−6%

18Pike County, KYKY54,7211,052−37%

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

20Shelby County, KYKY51,2431,033+9%

21Greenup County, KYKY35,213980+22%

22Laurel County, KYKY63,746967−23%

23Floyd County, KYKY34,401947−16%

24Jessamine County, KYKY57,147830−36%

25Calloway County, KYKY39,421826+3%

26Bell County, KYKY22,829817+3%

27Harlan County, KYKY24,725808−17%

28Barren County, KYKY45,641806−39%

29Boyle County, KYKY31,632803+3%

30Knox County, KYKY29,532797+22%

31Nelson County, KYKY49,036796+5%

32Whitley County, KYKY37,297783−14%

33Clark County, KYKY37,888770−11%

34Grayson County, KYKY27,406767+97%

35Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,634729+15%

36Meade County, KYKY30,699720+4%

37Logan County, KYKY28,669700+23%

38Allen County, KYKY22,536688+27%

39Lincoln County, KYKY25,353663−15%

40Marshall County, KYKY31,659658+33%

41Taylor County, KYKY26,763648+12%

42Clay County, KYKY19,465646+7%

43Grant County, KYKY26,181614+7%

44Perry County, KYKY26,555599−40%

45Adair County, KYKY19,423589−1%

46Casey County, KYKY16,205561+13%

47Graves County, KYKY37,050553−35%

48Carter County, KYKY26,149545+13%

49Montgomery County, KYKY28,822527−21%

50Ohio County, KYKY23,934521−11%

51Spencer County, KYKY20,998512+4%

52Russell County, KYKY18,608505+3%

53Henderson County, KYKY44,255501−39%

54Fleming County, KYKY15,787487−7%

55Rowan County, KYKY24,476476+11%

56Mercer County, KYKY23,733475−23%

57Lawrence County, KYKY15,765463+62%

58Knott County, KYKY13,321450−10%

59Wayne County, KYKY19,597448−0%

60Letcher County, KYKY19,952445−39%

61Breathitt County, KYKY12,558431+10%

62Garrard County, KYKY18,207401−7%

63Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503397−39%

64Bourbon County, KYKY20,243396−27%

65Edmonson County, KYKY12,749394−10%

66Estill County, KYKY13,962387−28%

67Marion County, KYKY20,115375−42%

68Mason County, KYKY16,936370+15%

69Owen County, KYKY11,601370+94%

70Henry County, KYKY16,447360+5%

71Johnson County, KYKY22,051358−48%

72Woodford County, KYKY27,883357−21%

73Green County, KYKY11,644356+49%

74Simpson County, KYKY20,788341−31%

75Pendleton County, KYKY14,800310+13%

76Hart County, KYKY20,117304−5%

77Magoffin County, KYKY11,110303−36%

78Lewis County, KYKY12,901301+8%

79Powell County, KYKY12,812292−4%

80Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148292−52%

81Harrison County, KYKY19,627288−18%

82Carroll County, KYKY11,141285−44%

83Anderson County, KYKY25,225261−61%

84Trimble County, KYKY8,701250−40%

85Wolfe County, KYKY6,298248−51%

86Caldwell County, KYKY12,609246−30%

87Trigg County, KYKY14,512245−52%

88McLean County, KYKY9,064228+1%

89Butler County, KYKY12,520225−44%

90Webster County, KYKY12,929225−4%

91Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583218+65%

92Clinton County, KYKY9,139216−22%

93Monroe County, KYKY11,191209+24%

94Nicholas County, KYKY7,949205+32%

95McCreary County, KYKY17,124200−51%

96Gallatin County, KYKY8,840197−19%

97Washington County, KYKY12,368192−29%

98Jackson County, KYKY13,325190−30%

99Bracken County, KYKY8,511189+4%

100Hancock County, KYKY9,050181−9%

101Menifee County, KYKY6,430179+63%

102Todd County, KYKY12,972175−40%

103Livingston County, KYKY8,863164−31%

104Martin County, KYKY10,697163−26%

105Owsley County, KYKY3,932163+8%

106Union County, KYKY12,839156−54%

107Morgan County, KYKY14,415146−35%

108Elliott County, KYKY7,265144+336%

109Bath County, KYKY13,176136−21%

110Leslie County, KYKY9,627132−34%

111Crittenden County, KYKY8,807120+11%

112Lee County, KYKY7,297119−50%

113Larue County, KYKY15,184102−35%

114Lyon County, KYKY9,12396−2%

115Cumberland County, KYKY5,99291−22%

116Carlisle County, KYKY4,74779−8%

117Fulton County, KYKY6,21876−42%

118Hickman County, KYKY4,37263−45%

119Ballard County, KYKY7,59456−70%

120Robertson County, KYKY2,32531−55%

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