Kentucky Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of Kentucky in May, 2020 was 12.8%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

  1. Magoffin: 23.4%
  2. Marion: 20.7%
  3. Martin: 17.8%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in May, 2020 were:

  1. Carlisle: 6.9%
  2. Clinton: 7.2%
  3. Hickman: 7.9%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each Kentucky county for May, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of Kentucky's counties.

See also: Historical Kentucky Unemployment Rate.

Kentucky Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020 (%)
Kentucky Unemployment Rate By County in May, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Adair 12.7
Allen 10.6
Anderson 11.6
Ballard 11
Barren 14.3
Bath 14.4
Bell 11.5
Boone 10.3
Bourbon 11.2
Boyd 15.3
Boyle 13.5
Bracken 10.1
Breathitt 14.3
Breckinridge 12.7
Bullitt 14.1
Butler 14.8
Caldwell 9.8
Calloway 9.9
Campbell 10.3
Carlisle 6.9
Carroll 10.5
Carter 15.5
Casey 10.2
Christian 15.4
Clark 11.4
Clay 13.9
Clinton 7.2
Crittenden 9
Cumberland 8.8
Daviess 11.7
Edmonson 16.4
Elliott 15.4
Estill 14.1
Fayette 10.9
Fleming 14
Floyd 14.2
Franklin 12.3
Fulton 9.7
Gallatin 10.5
Garrard 11.2
Grant 14
Graves 9.5
Grayson 14.1
Green 10.1
Greenup 15.4
Hancock 13.3
Hardin 15.2
Harlan 16.9
Harrison 11.6
Hart 11
Henderson 11.4
Henry 12.1
Hickman 7.9
Hopkins 14.8
Jackson 16.2
Jefferson 13.8
Jessamine 10.3
Johnson 13.1
Kenton 10.8
Knott 11.7
Knox 15.4
Larue 14.9
Laurel 13.7
Lawrence 12.8
Lee 11.6
Leslie 15.6
Letcher 15
Lewis 15.6
Lincoln 14
Livingston 13.2
Logan 10.2
Lyon 8
McCracken 13
McCreary 12.1
McLean 10
Madison 12.1
Magoffin 23.4
Marion 20.7
Marshall 10.5
Martin 17.8
Mason 15.7
Meade 14.1
Menifee 13.9
Mercer 12.9
Metcalfe 15.2
Monroe 8.1
Montgomery 15.3
Morgan 10
Muhlenberg 14.4
Nelson 15.6
Nicholas 13.3
Ohio 12.6
Oldham 10.2
Owen 12
Owsley 14.3
Pendleton 8.9
Perry 13.5
Pike 13.7
Powell 11.9
Pulaski 14.5
Robertson 9.8
Rockcastle 15.8
Rowan 14
Russell 17.2
Scott 11.8
Shelby 11.6
Simpson 16.4
Spencer 13.4
Taylor 12.5
Todd 8.3
Trigg 12.3
Trimble 13.2
Union 13.2
Warren 14.4
Washington 14
Wayne 9.8
Webster 11.8
Whitley 13.3
Wolfe 11.8
Woodford 9

Kentucky Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see Kentucky's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
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Historical Unemployment Rate of Kentucky's Counties

Use the following links to to see the historical unemployment rate for Kentucky's counties.