Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Kentucky by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| Kentucky | N/A | 4.8 | 103,267 | 20 of 52 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 4.8 | 19,575 | 1,766 |
| Fayette County | Urban | 5.0 | 8,866 | 1,898 |
| Kenton County | Urban | 3.8 | 3,504 | 1,082 |
| Hardin County | Urban | 6.7 | 3,420 | 2,671 |
| Warren County | Urban | 4.5 | 3,297 | 1,561 |
| Madison County | Rural | 5.3 | 2,534 | 2,079 |
| Daviess County | Urban | 4.4 | 2,215 | 1,487 |
| Boone County | Urban | 2.8 | 2,071 | 503 |
| Christian County | Urban | 7.8 | 1,991 | 2,884 |
| Campbell County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,846 | 1,027 |
| Bullitt County | Urban | 4.1 | 1,818 | 1,291 |
| Pulaski County | Rural | 5.2 | 1,477 | 2,015 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 5.6 | 1,456 | 2,254 |
| Boyd County | Urban | 6.6 | 1,355 | 2,640 |
| Hopkins County | Rural | 6.4 | 1,261 | 2,585 |
| Pike County | Rural | 6.2 | 1,258 | 2,506 |
| Scott County | Urban | 4.0 | 1,207 | 1,219 |
| Oldham County | Urban | 3.3 | 1,153 | 755 |
| Laurel County | Rural | 3.6 | 980 | 951 |
| McCracken County | Urban | 3.1 | 958 | 661 |
| Barren County | Rural | 4.8 | 936 | 1,766 |
| Harlan County | Rural | 11.0 | 919 | 3,082 |
| Floyd County | Rural | 7.1 | 888 | 2,760 |
| Clark County | Urban | 4.8 | 862 | 1,766 |
| Jessamine County | Urban | 3.2 | 850 | 706 |
| Bell County | Rural | 10.5 | 838 | 3,060 |
| Greenup County | Urban | 5.8 | 832 | 2,339 |
| Boyle County | Rural | 5.9 | 812 | 2,383 |
| Calloway County | Rural | 4.4 | 800 | 1,487 |
| Lincoln County | Rural | 7.6 | 784 | 2,858 |
| Knox County | Rural | 7.9 | 763 | 2,894 |
| Whitley County | Rural | 5.2 | 742 | 2,015 |
| Allen County | Urban | 7.5 | 733 | 2,842 |
| Clay County | Rural | 10.2 | 724 | 3,054 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 2.8 | 715 | 503 |
| Nelson County | Urban | 3.1 | 705 | 661 |
| Taylor County | Rural | 5.0 | 652 | 1,898 |
| Adair County | Rural | 7.7 | 646 | 2,872 |
| Graves County | Rural | 4.0 | 638 | 1,219 |
| Perry County | Rural | 5.9 | 620 | 2,383 |
| Henderson County | Rural | 3.0 | 608 | 602 |
| Logan County | Rural | 4.8 | 604 | 1,766 |
| Spencer County | Urban | 5.9 | 602 | 2,383 |
| Grayson County | Rural | 5.1 | 587 | 1,957 |
| Grant County | Urban | 4.7 | 578 | 1,695 |
| Knott County | Rural | 11.6 | 567 | 3,093 |
| Casey County | Rural | 8.9 | 539 | 2,988 |
| Meade County | Urban | 3.7 | 536 | 1,027 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 3.7 | 534 | 1,027 |
| Ohio County | Rural | 5.2 | 530 | 2,015 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 4.1 | 527 | 1,291 |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | 4.1 | 523 | 1,291 |
| Rowan County | Rural | 4.3 | 508 | 1,433 |
| Woodford County | Urban | 3.5 | 499 | 882 |
| Garrard County | Rural | 6.1 | 480 | 2,471 |
| Breathitt County | Rural | 9.3 | 469 | 3,004 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.5 | 469 | 2,198 |
| Russell County | Rural | 6.0 | 462 | 2,428 |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | 5.2 | 456 | 2,015 |
| Fleming County | Rural | 6.9 | 448 | 2,718 |
| Letcher County | Rural | 5.8 | 432 | 2,339 |
| Magoffin County | Rural | 12.4 | 430 | 3,110 |
| Carter County | Urban | 4.1 | 421 | 1,291 |
| Bourbon County | Urban | 4.4 | 413 | 1,487 |
| Green County | Rural | 8.5 | 404 | 2,956 |
| Estill County | Rural | 7.2 | 395 | 2,783 |
| Johnson County | Rural | 4.7 | 392 | 1,695 |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | 6.1 | 385 | 2,471 |
| Powell County | Rural | 7.1 | 375 | 2,760 |
| Wayne County | Rural | 4.9 | 372 | 1,839 |
| Simpson County | Rural | 3.9 | 370 | 1,152 |
| Hart County | Rural | 4.5 | 367 | 1,561 |
| Mason County | Rural | 4.8 | 365 | 1,766 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 7.6 | 356 | 2,858 |
| Edmonson County | Urban | 6.8 | 350 | 2,695 |
| Pendleton County | Urban | 4.9 | 345 | 1,839 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 6.0 | 339 | 2,428 |
| Carroll County | Rural | 6.9 | 324 | 2,718 |
| Trimble County | Rural | 7.8 | 311 | 2,884 |
| Webster County | Rural | 5.4 | 308 | 2,132 |
| Mercer County | Rural | 2.9 | 301 | 544 |
| Anderson County | Rural | 2.6 | 294 | 438 |
| Wolfe County | Rural | 15.8 | 282 | 3,128 |
| Henry County | Urban | 3.9 | 280 | 1,152 |
| Owen County | Rural | 5.2 | 280 | 2,015 |
| Leslie County | Rural | 7.4 | 279 | 2,824 |
| McLean County | Urban | 6.6 | 269 | 2,640 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 5.8 | 264 | 2,339 |
| Harrison County | Rural | 2.9 | 253 | 544 |
| Washington County | Rural | 4.2 | 245 | 1,363 |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | 5.4 | 240 | 2,132 |
| Trigg County | Urban | 4.1 | 240 | 1,291 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 5.6 | 233 | 2,254 |
| Nicholas County | Rural | 7.2 | 233 | 2,783 |
| Bracken County | Urban | 5.5 | 218 | 2,198 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 4.2 | 215 | 1,363 |
| Butler County | Urban | 4.2 | 214 | 1,363 |
| Bath County | Rural | 4.0 | 205 | 1,219 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 4.7 | 188 | 1,695 |
| Todd County | Rural | 3.4 | 182 | 822 |
| Martin County | Rural | 5.9 | 181 | 2,383 |
| Lee County | Rural | 7.1 | 179 | 2,760 |
| Morgan County | Rural | 3.9 | 179 | 1,152 |
| Union County | Rural | 3.1 | 177 | 661 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 7.3 | 170 | 2,807 |
| Hancock County | Rural | 3.9 | 160 | 1,152 |
| Caldwell County | Rural | 2.8 | 158 | 503 |
| Owsley County | Rural | 11.3 | 157 | 3,090 |
| Gallatin County | Urban | 3.5 | 146 | 882 |
| Ballard County | Urban | 4.1 | 143 | 1,291 |
| Elliott County | Rural | 6.7 | 137 | 2,671 |
| Crittenden County | Rural | 3.4 | 122 | 822 |
| Larue County | Urban | 1.8 | 122 | 207 |
| Menifee County | Rural | 4.9 | 117 | 1,839 |
| McCreary County | Rural | 2.3 | 115 | 334 |
| Lyon County | Rural | 3.5 | 113 | 882 |
| Carlisle County | Urban | 4.2 | 88 | 1,363 |
| Hickman County | Rural | 4.0 | 77 | 1,219 |
| Cumberland County | Rural | 3.0 | 65 | 602 |
| Robertson County | Rural | 8.6 | 65 | 2,964 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 9:02 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 9:02 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.