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Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate, 2023

Edmonson County had the highest job creation rate of 120 counties in 2023, at 24.311%. Gallatin County had the lowest, at 4.411%. The median was 12.195% and the figure for Kentucky was 12.455%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.311Edmonson County
Lowest4.411Gallatin County
Median12.195120 counties
Kentucky12.455History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 9.913 %Allen County: 19.204 %Anderson County: 11.899 %Ballard County: 23.404 %Barren County: 11.221 %Bath County: 9.732 %Bell County: 9.382 %Boone County: 12.153 %Bourbon County: 8.756 %Boyd County: 12.993 %Boyle County: 11.541 %Bracken County: 15.69 %Breathitt County: 11.451 %Breckinridge County: 12.406 %Bullitt County: 12.085 %Butler County: 12.997 %Caldwell County: 12.568 %Calloway County: 8.273 %Campbell County: 11.882 %Carlisle County: 18.538 %Carroll County: 10.68 %Carter County: 9.101 %Casey County: 14.859 %Christian County: 11.591 %Clark County: 14.265 %Clay County: 12.856 %Clinton County: 10.128 %Crittenden County: 19.666 %Cumberland County: 18.416 %Daviess County: 12.236 %Edmonson County: 24.311 %Elliott County: 12.715 %Estill County: 7.052 %Fayette County: 13.348 %Fleming County: 15.534 %Floyd County: 11.452 %Franklin County: 11.335 %Fulton County: 11.366 %Gallatin County: 4.411 %Garrard County: 16.506 %Grant County: 9.845 %Graves County: 12.055 %Grayson County: 10.951 %Green County: 11.215 %Greenup County: 9.542 %Hancock County: 7.373 %Hardin County: 12.388 %Harlan County: 17.546 %Harrison County: 9.114 %Hart County: 11.956 %Henderson County: 14.181 %Henry County: 13.898 %Hickman County: 5.848 %Hopkins County: 9.01 %Jackson County: 12.652 %Jefferson County: 12.239 %Jessamine County: 10.163 %Johnson County: 12.339 %Kenton County: 13.992 %Knott County: 13.994 %Knox County: 10.466 %Larue County: 19.545 %Laurel County: 9.824 %Lawrence County: 11.338 %Lee County: 15.845 %Leslie County: 8.138 %Letcher County: 13.605 %Lewis County: 8.068 %Lincoln County: 10.945 %Livingston County: 6.769 %Logan County: 18.919 %Lyon County: 16.372 %McCracken County: 10.674 %McCreary County: 12.02 %McLean County: 11.367 %Madison County: 12.544 %Magoffin County: 11.935 %Marion County: 12.289 %Marshall County: 12.139 %Martin County: 23.012 %Mason County: 11.378 %Meade County: 19.904 %Menifee County: 13.194 %Mercer County: 8.635 %Metcalfe County: 7.146 %Monroe County: 7.105 %Montgomery County: 16.423 %Morgan County: 14.313 %Muhlenberg County: 13.138 %Nelson County: 11.07 %Nicholas County: 17.914 %Ohio County: 19.085 %Oldham County: 14.54 %Owen County: 9.137 %Owsley County: 14.891 %Pendleton County: 8.336 %Perry County: 11.715 %Pike County: 9.716 %Powell County: 12.453 %Pulaski County: 10.53 %Robertson County: 10.526 %Rockcastle County: 7.615 %Rowan County: 15.707 %Russell County: 14.496 %Scott County: 15.434 %Shelby County: 13.774 %Simpson County: 11.486 %Spencer County: 15.919 %Taylor County: 9.782 %Todd County: 11.909 %Trigg County: 14.621 %Trimble County: 19.396 %Union County: 12.551 %Warren County: 12.86 %Washington County: 12.768 %Wayne County: 8.231 %Webster County: 18.328 %Whitley County: 13.747 %Wolfe County: 18.931 %Woodford County: 12.625 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Edmonson County: 24.311 %Edmonson County24.311Ballard County: 23.404 %Ballard County23.404Martin County: 23.012 %Martin County23.012Meade County: 19.904 %Meade County19.904Crittenden County: 19.666 %Crittenden County19.666Larue County: 19.545 %Larue County19.545Trimble County: 19.396 %Trimble County19.396Allen County: 19.204 %Allen County19.204Ohio County: 19.085 %Ohio County19.085Wolfe County: 18.931 %Wolfe County18.931Logan County: 18.919 %Logan County18.919Carlisle County: 18.538 %Carlisle County18.538Cumberland County: 18.416 %Cumberland County18.416Webster County: 18.328 %Webster County18.328Nicholas County: 17.914 %Nicholas County17.914Harlan County: 17.546 %Harlan County17.546Garrard County: 16.506 %Garrard County16.506Montgomery County: 16.423 %Montgomery County16.423Lyon County: 16.372 %Lyon County16.372Spencer County: 15.919 %Spencer County15.919Lee County: 15.845 %Lee County15.845Rowan County: 15.707 %Rowan County15.707Bracken County: 15.69 %Bracken County15.69Fleming County: 15.534 %Fleming County15.534Scott County: 15.434 %Scott County15.434Owsley County: 14.891 %Owsley County14.891Casey County: 14.859 %Casey County14.859Trigg County: 14.621 %Trigg County14.621Oldham County: 14.54 %Oldham County14.54Russell County: 14.496 %Russell County14.496Morgan County: 14.313 %Morgan County14.313Clark County: 14.265 %Clark County14.265Henderson County: 14.181 %Henderson County14.181Knott County: 13.994 %Knott County13.994Kenton County: 13.992 %Kenton County13.992Henry County: 13.898 %Henry County13.898Shelby County: 13.774 %Shelby County13.774Whitley County: 13.747 %Whitley County13.747Letcher County: 13.605 %Letcher County13.605Fayette County: 13.348 %Fayette County13.348Edmonson County: 24.311 %Edmonson County24.311Ballard County: 23.404 %Ballard County23.404Martin County: 23.012 %Martin County23.012Meade County: 19.904 %Meade County19.904Crittenden County: 19.666 %Crittenden County19.666Larue County: 19.545 %Larue County19.545Trimble County: 19.396 %Trimble County19.396Allen County: 19.204 %Allen County19.204Ohio County: 19.085 %Ohio County19.085Wolfe County: 18.931 %Wolfe County18.931Logan County: 18.919 %Logan County18.919Carlisle County: 18.538 %Carlisle County18.538Cumberland County: 18.416 %Cumberland County18.416Webster County: 18.328 %Webster County18.328Nicholas County: 17.914 %Nicholas County17.914Harlan County: 17.546 %Harlan County17.546Garrard County: 16.506 %Garrard County16.506Montgomery County: 16.423 %Montgomery County16.423Lyon County: 16.372 %Lyon County16.372Spencer County: 15.919 %Spencer County15.919Lee County: 15.845 %Lee County15.845Rowan County: 15.707 %Rowan County15.707Bracken County: 15.69 %Bracken County15.69Fleming County: 15.534 %Fleming County15.534Scott County: 15.434 %Scott County15.434Owsley County: 14.891 %Owsley County14.891Casey County: 14.859 %Casey County14.859Trigg County: 14.621 %Trigg County14.621Oldham County: 14.54 %Oldham County14.54Russell County: 14.496 %Russell County14.496Morgan County: 14.313 %Morgan County14.313Clark County: 14.265 %Clark County14.265Henderson County: 14.181 %Henderson County14.181Knott County: 13.994 %Knott County13.994Kenton County: 13.992 %Kenton County13.992Henry County: 13.898 %Henry County13.898Shelby County: 13.774 %Shelby County13.774Whitley County: 13.747 %Whitley County13.747Letcher County: 13.605 %Letcher County13.605Fayette County: 13.348 %Fayette County13.348
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Edmonson County24.311+8.04 pts
2Ballard County23.404+10.8 pts
3Martin County23.012+11.37 pts
4Meade County19.904+6.12 pts
5Crittenden County19.666+7.32 pts
6Larue County19.545+8.42 pts
7Trimble County19.396+9.56 pts
8Allen County19.204+8.28 pts
9Ohio County19.085+0.2 pts
10Wolfe County18.931+0.57 pts
11Logan County18.919+9.37 pts
12Carlisle County18.538+9.57 pts
13Cumberland County18.416+4.28 pts
14Webster County18.328-4.4 pts
15Nicholas County17.914+1.8 pts
16Harlan County17.546-2.41 pts
17Garrard County16.506-0.16 pts
18Montgomery County16.423+5.64 pts
19Lyon County16.372-4.13 pts
20Spencer County15.919+0.43 pts
21Lee County15.845+0.34 pts
22Rowan County15.707+3.7 pts
23Bracken County15.69+0.19 pts
24Fleming County15.534+0.63 pts
25Scott County15.434+2.66 pts
26Owsley County14.891+4.74 pts
27Casey County14.859-0.95 pts
28Trigg County14.621+0.7 pts
29Oldham County14.54-0.29 pts
30Russell County14.496+0.49 pts
31Morgan County14.313+2.28 pts
32Clark County14.265+2.43 pts
33Henderson County14.181+1.05 pts
34Knott County13.994+0.2 pts
35Kenton County13.992-0.02 pts
36Henry County13.898+2.78 pts
37Shelby County13.774+1.84 pts
38Whitley County13.747+0.67 pts
39Letcher County13.605-2.71 pts
40Fayette County13.348-2.92 pts
41Menifee County13.194+1.18 pts
42Muhlenberg County13.138-3.15 pts
43Butler County12.997+0.52 pts
44Boyd County12.993-0.47 pts
45Warren County12.86-2.21 pts
46Clay County12.856+0.74 pts
47Washington County12.768-4.08 pts
48Elliott County12.715+4.59 pts
49Jackson County12.652-6.97 pts
50Woodford County12.625-4.46 pts
51Caldwell County12.568-0.13 pts
52Union County12.551+5.83 pts
53Madison County12.544-0.28 pts
54Powell County12.453-7.34 pts
55Breckinridge County12.406+1.83 pts
56Hardin County12.388-0.47 pts
57Johnson County12.339-0.66 pts
58Marion County12.289+0.74 pts
59Jefferson County12.239-2.96 pts
60Daviess County12.236-0.08 pts
61Boone County12.153-1.6 pts
62Marshall County12.139-3.07 pts
63Bullitt County12.085-4.9 pts
64Graves County12.055-4.96 pts
65McCreary County12.02-9.58 pts
66Hart County11.956-2.07 pts
67Magoffin County11.935-1.52 pts
68Todd County11.909-17.16 pts
69Anderson County11.899-1.39 pts
70Campbell County11.882-4.88 pts
71Perry County11.715-2.84 pts
72Christian County11.591-2.36 pts
73Boyle County11.541-1.03 pts
74Simpson County11.486+2.22 pts
75Floyd County11.452-4.05 pts
76Breathitt County11.451+1.76 pts
77Mason County11.378-1.94 pts
78McLean County11.367-8.89 pts
79Fulton County11.366-2.07 pts
80Lawrence County11.338-2.27 pts
81Franklin County11.335-3.1 pts
82Barren County11.221-1.41 pts
83Green County11.215-8.88 pts
84Nelson County11.07-2.33 pts
85Grayson County10.951-1.45 pts
86Lincoln County10.945-2.71 pts
87Carroll County10.68-3.67 pts
88McCracken County10.674-3.43 pts
89Pulaski County10.53-3.37 pts
90Robertson County10.526-1.28 pts
91Knox County10.466-6.09 pts
92Jessamine County10.163-1.94 pts
93Clinton County10.128+5.24 pts
94Adair County9.913-4.62 pts
95Grant County9.845-3.88 pts
96Laurel County9.824-7.37 pts
97Taylor County9.782+1.58 pts
98Bath County9.732-7.81 pts
99Pike County9.716-5.36 pts
100Greenup County9.542-10.13 pts
101Bell County9.382-4.96 pts
102Owen County9.137-13.59 pts
103Harrison County9.114-4.57 pts
104Carter County9.101-7.03 pts
105Hopkins County9.01-4.36 pts
106Bourbon County8.756-4.26 pts
107Mercer County8.635-9.03 pts
108Pendleton County8.336-8.24 pts
109Calloway County8.273-3.93 pts
110Wayne County8.231-2.06 pts
111Leslie County8.138-10.24 pts
112Lewis County8.068-7.57 pts
113Rockcastle County7.615-21.05 pts
114Hancock County7.373-0.42 pts
115Metcalfe County7.146-11.11 pts
116Monroe County7.105-8.23 pts
117Estill County7.052-9.29 pts
118Livingston County6.769-15.85 pts
119Hickman County5.848-4.23 pts
120Gallatin County4.411-6.25 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Edmonson County, with 24.311% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Gallatin County, with 4.411% in 2023.

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