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Which counties in Kentucky have the lowest unemployment?

Woodford County (3.5%), Fayette County (3.8%) and Scott County (3.8%) had the lowest unemployment in Kentucky in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 120 ranked Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Woodford County3.5%+0.4 pts27,883
2Fayette County3.8%+0.6 pts329,751
3Scott County3.8%+0.4 pts62,262
4Boone County3.9%+0.6 pts145,316
5Oldham County3.9%+0.7 pts70,986
6Shelby County3.9%+0.6 pts51,243
7Todd County3.9%+0.3 pts12,972
8Bourbon County4.0%+0.4 pts20,243
9Campbell County4.0%+0.6 pts95,441
10Harrison County4.0%+0.0 pts19,627
11Jessamine County4.0%+0.4 pts57,147
12Kenton County4.0%+0.7 pts175,779
13Washington County4.0%+0.1 pts12,368
14Franklin County4.1%+0.5 pts52,649
15Graves County4.1%−0.1 pts37,050
16Caldwell County4.2%−0.4 pts12,609
17Daviess County4.2%+0.6 pts104,898
18Union County4.2%+0.4 pts12,839
19Warren County4.2%+0.7 pts149,375
20Carroll County4.3%+0.0 pts11,141
21Clark County4.3%+0.5 pts37,888
22Cumberland County4.3%−0.6 pts5,992
23Nicholas County4.3%+0.0 pts7,949
24Spencer County4.3%+0.7 pts20,998
25Trimble County4.3%+0.2 pts8,701
26Allen County4.4%+0.7 pts22,536
27Anderson County4.4%+0.5 pts25,225
28Garrard County4.4%+0.0 pts18,207
29Grant County4.4%+0.5 pts26,181
30Henry County4.4%+0.5 pts16,447
31Nelson County4.4%+0.0 pts49,036
32Owen County4.4%−0.3 pts11,601
33Bullitt County4.5%+0.5 pts86,454
34Gallatin County4.5%+0.8 pts8,840
35Henderson County4.5%+0.6 pts44,255
36Hickman County4.5%+0.0 pts4,372
37Jefferson County4.5%+0.6 pts795,222
38Larue County4.5%+0.7 pts15,184
39McCracken County4.5%−0.1 pts67,553
40Simpson County4.5%+0.0 pts20,788
41Carlisle County4.6%+0.2 pts4,747
42Hart County4.6%+0.1 pts20,117
43Mercer County4.6%+0.3 pts23,733
44Monroe County4.6%+0.7 pts11,191
45Powell County4.6%−0.2 pts12,812
46Adair County4.7%+0.0 pts19,423
47Logan County4.7%+0.8 pts28,669
48McLean County4.7%+0.4 pts9,064
49Madison County4.7%+0.8 pts101,696
50Meade County4.7%+0.7 pts30,699
51Metcalfe County4.7%+0.2 pts10,583
52Pendleton County4.7%+1.0 pts14,800
53Webster County4.7%+0.6 pts12,929
54Whitley County4.7%−0.2 pts37,297
55Fulton County4.8%+0.0 pts6,218
56Hancock County4.8%+1.1 pts9,050
57Hopkins County4.8%+0.5 pts45,127
58Pulaski County4.8%+0.5 pts67,384
59Trigg County4.8%+0.3 pts14,512
60Barren County4.9%+0.6 pts45,641
61Boyle County4.9%+0.7 pts31,632
62Crittenden County4.9%+0.0 pts8,807
63Hardin County4.9%+1.0 pts113,482
64Lee County4.9%+0.3 pts7,297
65Perry County4.9%+0.3 pts26,555
66Ballard County5.0%−0.4 pts7,594
67Calloway County5.0%+1.0 pts39,421
68Lyon County5.0%+0.5 pts9,123
69Russell County5.0%+0.5 pts18,608
70Taylor County5.0%+0.6 pts26,763
71Butler County5.1%+0.6 pts12,520
72Casey County5.1%+0.7 pts16,205
73Green County5.1%+0.2 pts11,644
74Marshall County5.1%+0.1 pts31,659
75Montgomery County5.1%+0.3 pts28,822
76Rockcastle County5.1%+0.4 pts16,148
77Livingston County5.2%+0.2 pts8,863
78Marion County5.2%+0.6 pts20,115
79Breckinridge County5.3%+0.2 pts21,503
80Clinton County5.4%+0.4 pts9,139
81Lincoln County5.4%+0.9 pts25,353
82Boyd County5.5%+0.4 pts47,751
83Bracken County5.5%+0.8 pts8,511
84Christian County5.5%+0.1 pts70,115
85Fleming County5.5%+0.3 pts15,787
86Leslie County5.5%−0.4 pts9,627
87Edmonson County5.6%+1.1 pts12,749
88Laurel County5.6%+0.9 pts63,746
89Ohio County5.6%+1.1 pts23,934
90Rowan County5.6%+0.7 pts24,476
91Letcher County5.7%+0.0 pts19,952
92Owsley County5.7%−0.1 pts3,932
93Muhlenberg County5.8%+0.8 pts30,634
94Robertson County5.8%+0.6 pts2,325
95Estill County5.9%+0.9 pts13,962
96Grayson County5.9%+1.1 pts27,406
97McCreary County5.9%+0.7 pts17,124
98Wayne County5.9%+0.5 pts19,597
99Greenup County6.0%−0.1 pts35,213
100Mason County6.0%+0.8 pts16,936
101Morgan County6.0%+0.5 pts14,415
102Bath County6.2%+0.7 pts13,176
103Bell County6.2%−0.3 pts22,829
104Floyd County6.2%+0.4 pts34,401
105Knox County6.2%+0.8 pts29,532
106Pike County6.2%+0.8 pts54,721
107Clay County6.4%+0.5 pts19,465
108Johnson County6.4%+0.6 pts22,051
109Knott County6.4%+0.2 pts13,321
110Breathitt County6.5%+0.5 pts12,558
111Harlan County6.8%−1.1 pts24,725
112Menifee County6.9%+0.6 pts6,430
113Lawrence County7.0%+0.3 pts15,765
114Jackson County7.1%+0.7 pts13,325
115Carter County7.3%−0.3 pts26,149
116Elliott County7.9%−0.1 pts7,265
117Lewis County8.2%−0.6 pts12,901
118Wolfe County8.5%−0.5 pts6,298
119Magoffin County8.8%+0.3 pts11,110
120Martin County9.1%+3.4 pts10,697

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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Questions

Which county in Kentucky has the lowest unemployment rate?

Woodford County: 3.5%, ahead of Fayette County (3.8%) and Scott County (3.8%), of 120 Kentucky counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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