Kentucky Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 120 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Bell County, Kentucky	0.0%
2	Clay County, Kentucky	0.0%
3	Butler County, Kentucky	0.0%
4	Magoffin County, Kentucky	0.0%
5	Bracken County, Kentucky	0.0%
6	Christian County, Kentucky	0.9%
7	Green County, Kentucky	1.0%
8	Cumberland County, Kentucky	1.7%
9	Larue County, Kentucky	1.8%
10	Marion County, Kentucky	1.9%
11	Bourbon County, Kentucky	1.9%
12	McCreary County, Kentucky	2.3%
13	Mason County, Kentucky	2.4%
14	Bullitt County, Kentucky	2.5%
15	Caldwell County, Kentucky	2.8%
16	Shelby County, Kentucky	2.9%
17	Harrison County, Kentucky	2.9%
18	Mercer County, Kentucky	2.9%
19	Henderson County, Kentucky	3.0%
20	Marshall County, Kentucky	3.1%
21	Nelson County, Kentucky	3.1%
22	McCracken County, Kentucky	3.1%
23	Carter County, Kentucky	3.3%
24	Oldham County, Kentucky	3.3%
25	Crittenden County, Kentucky	3.4%
26	Lyon County, Kentucky	3.5%
27	Barren County, Kentucky	3.6%
28	Laurel County, Kentucky	3.6%
29	Grayson County, Kentucky	3.6%
30	Jessamine County, Kentucky	3.6%
31	Fulton County, Kentucky	3.8%
32	Campbell County, Kentucky	3.8%
33	Morgan County, Kentucky	3.9%
34	Hancock County, Kentucky	3.9%
35	Warren County, Kentucky	3.9%
36	Clinton County, Kentucky	3.9%
37	Henry County, Kentucky	3.9%
38	Graves County, Kentucky	4.0%
39	Meade County, Kentucky	4.0%
40	Hickman County, Kentucky	4.0%
41	Bath County, Kentucky	4.0%
42	Muhlenberg County, Kentucky	4.1%
43	Ballard County, Kentucky	4.1%
44	Montgomery County, Kentucky	4.1%
45	Anderson County, Kentucky	4.1%
46	Boone County, Kentucky	4.2%
47	Monroe County, Kentucky	4.2%
48	Carlisle County, Kentucky	4.2%
49	Scott County, Kentucky	4.2%
50	Hardin County, Kentucky	4.3%
51	Leslie County, Kentucky	4.3%
52	Todd County, Kentucky	4.3%
53	Daviess County, Kentucky	4.4%
54	Calloway County, Kentucky	4.4%
55	Wayne County, Kentucky	4.4%
56	Hart County, Kentucky	4.5%
57	Grant County, Kentucky	4.7%
58	Johnson County, Kentucky	4.7%
59	Livingston County, Kentucky	4.7%
60	Clark County, Kentucky	4.8%
61	Logan County, Kentucky	4.8%
62	Menifee County, Kentucky	4.9%
63	Pendleton County, Kentucky	4.9%
64	Fayette County, Kentucky	5.0%
65	Adair County, Kentucky	5.1%
66	Owen County, Kentucky	5.2%
67	Pulaski County, Kentucky	5.2%
68	Ohio County, Kentucky	5.2%
69	Whitley County, Kentucky	5.2%
70	Breckinridge County, Kentucky	5.2%
71	Madison County, Kentucky	5.3%
72	Robertson County, Kentucky	5.3%
73	Metcalfe County, Kentucky	5.4%
74	Webster County, Kentucky	5.4%
75	Edmonson County, Kentucky	5.4%
76	Trigg County, Kentucky	5.5%
77	Franklin County, Kentucky	5.6%
78	Woodford County, Kentucky	5.7%
79	Casey County, Kentucky	5.7%
80	Greenup County, Kentucky	5.8%
81	Jackson County, Kentucky	5.8%
82	Perry County, Kentucky	5.9%
83	Martin County, Kentucky	5.9%
84	Wolfe County, Kentucky	5.9%
85	Boyle County, Kentucky	5.9%
86	Lawrence County, Kentucky	6.0%
87	Garrard County, Kentucky	6.1%
88	Rockcastle County, Kentucky	6.1%
89	Kenton County, Kentucky	6.2%
90	Pike County, Kentucky	6.2%
91	Simpson County, Kentucky	6.3%
92	Washington County, Kentucky	6.4%
93	Hopkins County, Kentucky	6.4%
94	Russell County, Kentucky	6.5%
95	Boyd County, Kentucky	6.6%
96	McLean County, Kentucky	6.6%
97	Elliott County, Kentucky	6.7%
98	Fleming County, Kentucky	6.9%
99	Carroll County, Kentucky	6.9%
100	Lee County, Kentucky	7.1%