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Unemployment Rate in Kentucky, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Wolfe County at 13.1% and the lowest is Larue County at 1.5%.

Kentucky: 4.9% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Kentucky: 4.8%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Wolfe County13.1%
2Owsley County12.6%
3Bell County10.1%
4Harlan County9.5%
5Breathitt County9.3%
6Clay County9.3%
7Knott County9.3%
8Magoffin County9.0%
9Casey County8.9%
10Knox County8.1%
11Menifee County7.9%
12Edmonson County7.7%
13Floyd County7.7%
14Lawrence County7.7%
15Fleming County7.5%
16Green County7.2%
17Estill County7.0%
18Owen County7.0%
19Allen County6.9%
20Adair County6.8%
21Greenup County6.8%
22Grayson County6.6%
23Hardin County6.6%
24Elliott County6.5%
25Lincoln County6.5%
26Boyd County6.4%
27Russell County6.4%
28Christian County6.3%
29Hopkins County6.2%
30Letcher County6.2%
31Trimble County6.2%
32Carroll County6.1%
33Nicholas County6.1%
34Lewis County6.0%
35Franklin County5.9%
36Boyle County5.8%
37Perry County5.8%
38Powell County5.8%
39Wayne County5.8%
40Logan County5.7%
41Muhlenberg County5.7%
42McLean County5.6%
43Martin County5.5%
44Whitley County5.4%
45Carter County5.3%
46Jefferson County5.2%
47Pike County5.2%
48Garrard County5.1%
49Madison County5.1%
50Taylor County5.1%
51Clinton County5.0%
52Henry County5.0%
53Ohio County5.0%
54Spencer County5.0%
55Fayette County4.9%
56Grant County4.9%
57Mason County4.9%
58Metcalfe County4.9%
59Pulaski County4.9%
60Bracken County4.8%
61Meade County4.8%
62Lee County4.7%
63Gallatin County4.6%
64Rockcastle County4.6%
65Breckinridge County4.5%
66Daviess County4.5%
67Marshall County4.5%
68Pendleton County4.5%
69Butler County4.4%
70Caldwell County4.4%
71Calloway County4.4%
72Clark County4.4%
73Hancock County4.4%
74Mercer County4.4%
75Warren County4.4%
76Bullitt County4.3%
77Kenton County4.3%
78Scott County4.3%
79Bourbon County4.2%
80Johnson County4.2%
81Livingston County4.2%
82McCreary County4.2%
83Marion County4.2%
84Shelby County4.2%
85Trigg County4.2%
86Barren County4.1%
87Rowan County4.1%
88Webster County4.1%
89Campbell County4.0%
90Cumberland County4.0%
91Jackson County4.0%
92Monroe County4.0%
93Montgomery County4.0%
94Hart County3.8%
95Leslie County3.8%
96Robertson County3.8%
97Carlisle County3.7%
98Simpson County3.6%
99Laurel County3.5%
100Oldham County3.5%
101Crittenden County3.4%
102Graves County3.4%
103Washington County3.4%
104Fulton County3.3%
105Nelson County3.3%
106Harrison County3.2%
107McCracken County3.2%
108Todd County3.2%
109Boone County3.1%
110Hickman County3.1%
111Jessamine County3.1%
112Morgan County3.1%
113Lyon County2.9%
114Union County2.7%
115Bath County2.5%
116Henderson County2.5%
117Woodford County2.5%
118Anderson County2.2%
119Ballard County1.6%
120Larue County1.5%

Small populations produce wide margins: Wolfe County is 13.1% with a margin of error of ±7.1%; Larue County is 1.5% with a margin of error of ±1.0%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Kentucky ranks 27th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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