Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2022
Updated on June 21, 2024.
According to data from the US BLS, for December 2022, among all Kentucky counties, Magoffin had the highest unemployment rate (9.5%), followed by Elliott (8.7%), and Lewis (8.1%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Kentucky BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2022
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| Rank | County | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Magoffin | 9.5 |
| 2 | Elliott | 8.7 |
| 3 | Lewis | 8.1 |
| 4 | Carter | 7.6 |
| 5 | Martin | 6.8 |
| 6 | Greenup | 6.5 |
| 6 | Owsley | 6.5 |
| 6 | Wolfe | 6.5 |
| 7 | Leslie | 6.4 |
| 8 | Breathitt | 6.2 |
| 8 | Letcher | 6.2 |
| 9 | Johnson | 5.9 |
| 10 | Harlan | 5.7 |
| 10 | Knott | 5.7 |
| 10 | Menifee | 5.7 |
| 11 | Floyd | 5.6 |
| 11 | Muhlenberg | 5.6 |
| 12 | Boyd | 5.4 |
| 12 | Lawrence | 5.4 |
| 13 | Clay | 5.3 |
| 14 | Russell | 5.2 |
| 15 | Knox | 5.1 |
| 15 | Lee | 5.1 |
| 16 | Bath | 5 |
| 16 | Bell | 5 |
| 16 | Morgan | 5 |
| 17 | Jackson | 4.9 |
| 17 | Lincoln | 4.9 |
| 17 | McCreary | 4.9 |
| 17 | Wayne | 4.9 |
| 18 | Mason | 4.8 |
| 18 | Ohio | 4.8 |
| 18 | Trigg | 4.8 |
| 19 | Christian | 4.7 |
| 19 | Clinton | 4.7 |
| 19 | Perry | 4.7 |
| 19 | Pike | 4.7 |
| 20 | Livingston | 4.6 |
| 21 | Edmonson | 4.5 |
| 22 | Adair | 4.4 |
| 22 | Estill | 4.4 |
| 22 | Fleming | 4.4 |
| 22 | McLean | 4.4 |
| 22 | Montgomery | 4.4 |
| 22 | Pulaski | 4.4 |
| 23 | Metcalfe | 4.3 |
| 24 | Ballard | 4.2 |
| 24 | Bracken | 4.2 |
| 24 | Breckinridge | 4.2 |
| 24 | Grayson | 4.2 |
| 24 | Hancock | 4.2 |
| 25 | Larue | 4.1 |
| 25 | Lyon | 4.1 |
| 25 | Marshall | 4.1 |
| 25 | Powell | 4.1 |
| 25 | Rockcastle | 4.1 |
| 25 | Rowan | 4.1 |
| 26 | Daviess | 4 |
| 26 | Meade | 4 |
| 26 | Robertson | 4 |
| 27 | Crittenden | 3.9 |
| 27 | Graves | 3.9 |
| 27 | Hart | 3.9 |
| 27 | Hopkins | 3.9 |
| 27 | Laurel | 3.9 |
| 27 | Whitley | 3.9 |
| 28 | Barren | 3.8 |
| 28 | Union | 3.8 |
| 28 | Webster | 3.8 |
| 29 | Boyle | 3.7 |
| 29 | Hardin | 3.7 |
| 29 | Hickman | 3.7 |
| 29 | McCracken | 3.7 |
| 29 | Nicholas | 3.7 |
| 30 | Butler | 3.6 |
| 30 | Casey | 3.6 |
| 30 | Fulton | 3.6 |
| 30 | Garrard | 3.6 |
| 30 | Grant | 3.6 |
| 31 | Allen | 3.5 |
| 31 | Caldwell | 3.5 |
| 31 | Calloway | 3.5 |
| 31 | Henderson | 3.5 |
| 31 | Mercer | 3.5 |
| 31 | Trimble | 3.5 |
| 32 | Clark | 3.4 |
| 32 | Gallatin | 3.4 |
| 32 | Green | 3.4 |
| 32 | Pendleton | 3.4 |
| 33 | Cumberland | 3.3 |
| 33 | Logan | 3.3 |
| 33 | Monroe | 3.3 |
| 33 | Owen | 3.3 |
| 33 | Simpson | 3.3 |
| 33 | Warren | 3.3 |
| 34 | Bullitt | 3.2 |
| 34 | Jefferson | 3.2 |
| 34 | Madison | 3.2 |
| 34 | Nelson | 3.2 |
| 34 | Taylor | 3.2 |
| 34 | Todd | 3.2 |
| 35 | Campbell | 3.1 |
| 35 | Kenton | 3.1 |
| 36 | Boone | 3 |
| 36 | Bourbon | 3 |
| 36 | Carlisle | 3 |
| 36 | Franklin | 3 |
| 36 | Harrison | 3 |
| 36 | Jessamine | 3 |
| 36 | Washington | 3 |
| 37 | Henry | 2.9 |
| 37 | Marion | 2.9 |
| 37 | Spencer | 2.9 |
| 38 | Anderson | 2.8 |
| 38 | Carroll | 2.8 |
| 38 | Scott | 2.8 |
| 38 | Shelby | 2.8 |
| 39 | Fayette | 2.7 |
| 39 | Oldham | 2.7 |
| 40 | Woodford | 2.6 |