Cities with Lowest Unemployment in Kentucky

Cities ranked by lowest civilian unemployment rate. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Lowest Unemployment 50

1 Lawrenceburg
2.2%
2 Henderson
2.5%
3 Florence
3.1%
4 Nicholasville
3.1%
5 Burlington
3.1%
6 Paducah
3.2%
7 Bardstown
3.3%
8 Mayfield
3.4%
9 Fort Thomas
4%
10 Newport
4%
11 Glasgow
4.1%
12 Shelbyville
4.2%
13 Mount Washington
4.2%
14 Shepherdsville
4.2%
15 Covington
4.3%
16 Georgetown
4.3%
17 Independence
4.3%
18 Erlanger
4.3%
19 Bowling Green
4.4%
20 Owensboro
4.4%
21 Murray
4.4%
22 Winchester
4.4%
23 Lexington
4.8%
24 Lexington-Fayette
4.8%
25 Somerset
4.9%
26 Hopkinsville
5%
27 Fort Campbell North
5%
28 Richmond
5.1%
29 Berea
5.1%
30 Campbellsville
5.1%
31 Louisville
5.2%
32 Jeffersontown
5.2%
33 Pleasure Ridge Park
5.2%
34 Valley Station
5.2%
35 Newburg
5.2%
36 Fern Creek
5.2%
37 Saint Matthews
5.2%
38 Okolona
5.2%
39 Shively
5.2%
40 Highview
5.2%
41 Lyndon
5.2%
42 Danville
5.8%
43 Frankfort
5.9%
44 Elizabethtown
6.2%
45 Radcliff
6.2%
46 Madisonville
6.2%
47 Fort Knox
6.2%
48 Meads
6.4%
49 Ashland
6.4%
50 Middlesboro
10.1%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).