RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most white-collar workforce, Kentucky counties · 2020

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 ACS). This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Oldham County, KYKY70,98647.4%+5%

02Fayette County, KYKY329,75144.8%+8%

03Campbell County, KYKY95,44143.9%+25%

04Kenton County, KYKY175,77940.8%+18%

05Rowan County, KYKY24,47640.5%+16%

06Woodford County, KYKY27,88339.9%−2%

07Franklin County, KYKY52,64939.6%+14%

08Boyd County, KYKY47,75139.6%+27%

09Jefferson County, KYKY795,22238.7%+10%

10Boone County, KYKY145,31638.1%+9%

11Madison County, KYKY101,69637.4%+14%

12Greenup County, KYKY35,21337.1%+13%

13Scott County, KYKY62,26236.9%+6%

14Breathitt County, KYKY12,55836.8%+62%

15Pike County, KYKY54,72136.1%+45%

16Johnson County, KYKY22,05135.8%+60%

17Anderson County, KYKY25,22535.7%+7%

18Clark County, KYKY37,88835.4%+11%

19Owsley County, KYKY3,93234.7%+55%

20Meade County, KYKY30,69934.6%+46%

21Calloway County, KYKY39,42134.5%+7%

22Shelby County, KYKY51,24334.4%+12%

23Boyle County, KYKY31,63234.4%+13%

24Jessamine County, KYKY57,14734.3%+5%

25Spencer County, KYKY20,99834.0%+26%

26Whitley County, KYKY37,29734.0%+28%

27Hardin County, KYKY113,48233.9%+7%

28Warren County, KYKY149,37533.8%+3%

29McCracken County, KYKY67,55333.7%+9%

30Hickman County, KYKY4,37233.7%+1%

31Knox County, KYKY29,53233.2%+50%

32Daviess County, KYKY104,89833.2%+17%

33Owen County, KYKY11,60132.9%+40%

34Letcher County, KYKY19,95232.8%+7%

35Bourbon County, KYKY20,24332.6%+15%

36Mercer County, KYKY23,73332.5%+3%

37Fleming County, KYKY15,78732.0%+1%

38Hopkins County, KYKY45,12731.8%+20%

39Morgan County, KYKY14,41531.8%+14%

40Knott County, KYKY13,32131.8%−10%

41Marshall County, KYKY31,65931.7%+26%

42Mason County, KYKY16,93631.6%+15%

43Larue County, KYKY15,18431.6%+27%

44Washington County, KYKY12,36831.5%+19%

45Marion County, KYKY20,11531.5%+20%

46Garrard County, KYKY18,20731.3%+23%

47Lincoln County, KYKY25,35331.3%+33%

48Todd County, KYKY12,97231.3%+43%

49Ballard County, KYKY7,59431.1%+14%

50Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14831.1%+22%

51Perry County, KYKY26,55531.1%+11%

52Monroe County, KYKY11,19131.1%+2%

53Carlisle County, KYKY4,74731.0%+72%

54Pulaski County, KYKY67,38431.0%+11%

55Adair County, KYKY19,42330.9%+7%

56Trigg County, KYKY14,51230.8%+20%

57McCreary County, KYKY17,12430.6%+12%

58Russell County, KYKY18,60830.6%+5%

59Nelson County, KYKY49,03630.6%+17%

60Logan County, KYKY28,66930.4%+21%

61Floyd County, KYKY34,40130.4%+13%

62Livingston County, KYKY8,86330.3%+19%

63Martin County, KYKY10,69730.1%+24%

64Laurel County, KYKY63,74630.1%+7%

65Menifee County, KYKY6,43030.0%+27%

66Henderson County, KYKY44,25530.0%+5%

67McLean County, KYKY9,06429.8%−1%

68Graves County, KYKY37,05029.7%+21%

69Cumberland County, KYKY5,99229.7%+38%

70Lyon County, KYKY9,12329.4%+23%

71Bullitt County, KYKY86,45429.2%+17%

72Barren County, KYKY45,64129.2%−2%

73Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63429.0%+2%

74Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50328.6%+15%

75Carter County, KYKY26,14928.4%+6%

76Taylor County, KYKY26,76328.4%+6%

77Clinton County, KYKY9,13928.0%+50%

78Harlan County, KYKY24,72527.9%−8%

79Magoffin County, KYKY11,11027.8%−1%

80Bath County, KYKY13,17627.7%−7%

81Bracken County, KYKY8,51127.7%+7%

82Elliott County, KYKY7,26527.6%+1%

83Christian County, KYKY70,11527.6%+3%

84Allen County, KYKY22,53627.5%+18%

85Webster County, KYKY12,92927.4%+21%

86Edmonson County, KYKY12,74927.4%+22%

87Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58326.9%+21%

88Trimble County, KYKY8,70126.9%+5%

89Ohio County, KYKY23,93426.6%+35%

90Harrison County, KYKY19,62726.6%+2%

91Caldwell County, KYKY12,60926.2%−10%

92Lawrence County, KYKY15,76526.2%−2%

93Casey County, KYKY16,20526.1%−11%

94Butler County, KYKY12,52026.0%+32%

95Bell County, KYKY22,82925.7%−10%

96Leslie County, KYKY9,62725.6%+11%

97Fulton County, KYKY6,21825.6%+21%

98Pendleton County, KYKY14,80025.5%+3%

99Powell County, KYKY12,81225.1%+4%

100Lee County, KYKY7,29724.8%−1%

101Robertson County, KYKY2,32524.5%+42%

102Simpson County, KYKY20,78824.1%+8%

103Montgomery County, KYKY28,82224.1%−6%

104Lewis County, KYKY12,90124.1%−19%

105Union County, KYKY12,83924.0%−8%

106Grayson County, KYKY27,40623.7%+4%

107Hart County, KYKY20,11723.6%+10%

108Crittenden County, KYKY8,80723.4%−8%

109Hancock County, KYKY9,05023.2%+4%

110Clay County, KYKY19,46523.2%−2%

111Wayne County, KYKY19,59723.1%−1%

112Grant County, KYKY26,18121.9%−7%

113Green County, KYKY11,64421.8%−30%

114Nicholas County, KYKY7,94921.7%−25%

115Henry County, KYKY16,44721.5%−13%

116Estill County, KYKY13,96220.8%−7%

117Jackson County, KYKY13,32520.3%−6%

118Gallatin County, KYKY8,84019.8%+36%

119Carroll County, KYKY11,14117.7%−7%

120Wolfe County, KYKY6,29817.4%−40%

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