# Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate, 2023

All 120 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Edmonson County | 24.311 |
| 2 | Ballard County | 23.404 |
| 3 | Martin County | 23.012 |
| 4 | Meade County | 19.904 |
| 5 | Crittenden County | 19.666 |
| 6 | Larue County | 19.545 |
| 7 | Trimble County | 19.396 |
| 8 | Allen County | 19.204 |
| 9 | Ohio County | 19.085 |
| 10 | Wolfe County | 18.931 |
| 11 | Logan County | 18.919 |
| 12 | Carlisle County | 18.538 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 18.416 |
| 14 | Webster County | 18.328 |
| 15 | Nicholas County | 17.914 |
| 16 | Harlan County | 17.546 |
| 17 | Garrard County | 16.506 |
| 18 | Montgomery County | 16.423 |
| 19 | Lyon County | 16.372 |
| 20 | Spencer County | 15.919 |
| 21 | Lee County | 15.845 |
| 22 | Rowan County | 15.707 |
| 23 | Bracken County | 15.69 |
| 24 | Fleming County | 15.534 |
| 25 | Scott County | 15.434 |
| 26 | Owsley County | 14.891 |
| 27 | Casey County | 14.859 |
| 28 | Trigg County | 14.621 |
| 29 | Oldham County | 14.54 |
| 30 | Russell County | 14.496 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 14.313 |
| 32 | Clark County | 14.265 |
| 33 | Henderson County | 14.181 |
| 34 | Knott County | 13.994 |
| 35 | Kenton County | 13.992 |
| 36 | Henry County | 13.898 |
| 37 | Shelby County | 13.774 |
| 38 | Whitley County | 13.747 |
| 39 | Letcher County | 13.605 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 13.348 |
| 41 | Menifee County | 13.194 |
| 42 | Muhlenberg County | 13.138 |
| 43 | Butler County | 12.997 |
| 44 | Boyd County | 12.993 |
| 45 | Warren County | 12.86 |
| 46 | Clay County | 12.856 |
| 47 | Washington County | 12.768 |
| 48 | Elliott County | 12.715 |
| 49 | Jackson County | 12.652 |
| 50 | Woodford County | 12.625 |
| 51 | Caldwell County | 12.568 |
| 52 | Union County | 12.551 |
| 53 | Madison County | 12.544 |
| 54 | Powell County | 12.453 |
| 55 | Breckinridge County | 12.406 |
| 56 | Hardin County | 12.388 |
| 57 | Johnson County | 12.339 |
| 58 | Marion County | 12.289 |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 12.239 |
| 60 | Daviess County | 12.236 |
| 61 | Boone County | 12.153 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 12.139 |
| 63 | Bullitt County | 12.085 |
| 64 | Graves County | 12.055 |
| 65 | McCreary County | 12.02 |
| 66 | Hart County | 11.956 |
| 67 | Magoffin County | 11.935 |
| 68 | Todd County | 11.909 |
| 69 | Anderson County | 11.899 |
| 70 | Campbell County | 11.882 |
| 71 | Perry County | 11.715 |
| 72 | Christian County | 11.591 |
| 73 | Boyle County | 11.541 |
| 74 | Simpson County | 11.486 |
| 75 | Floyd County | 11.452 |
| 76 | Breathitt County | 11.451 |
| 77 | Mason County | 11.378 |
| 78 | McLean County | 11.367 |
| 79 | Fulton County | 11.366 |
| 80 | Lawrence County | 11.338 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 11.335 |
| 82 | Barren County | 11.221 |
| 83 | Green County | 11.215 |
| 84 | Nelson County | 11.07 |
| 85 | Grayson County | 10.951 |
| 86 | Lincoln County | 10.945 |
| 87 | Carroll County | 10.68 |
| 88 | McCracken County | 10.674 |
| 89 | Pulaski County | 10.53 |
| 90 | Robertson County | 10.526 |
| 91 | Knox County | 10.466 |
| 92 | Jessamine County | 10.163 |
| 93 | Clinton County | 10.128 |
| 94 | Adair County | 9.913 |
| 95 | Grant County | 9.845 |
| 96 | Laurel County | 9.824 |
| 97 | Taylor County | 9.782 |
| 98 | Bath County | 9.732 |
| 99 | Pike County | 9.716 |
| 100 | Greenup County | 9.542 |
| 101 | Bell County | 9.382 |
| 102 | Owen County | 9.137 |
| 103 | Harrison County | 9.114 |
| 104 | Carter County | 9.101 |
| 105 | Hopkins County | 9.01 |
| 106 | Bourbon County | 8.756 |
| 107 | Mercer County | 8.635 |
| 108 | Pendleton County | 8.336 |
| 109 | Calloway County | 8.273 |
| 110 | Wayne County | 8.231 |
| 111 | Leslie County | 8.138 |
| 112 | Lewis County | 8.068 |
| 113 | Rockcastle County | 7.615 |
| 114 | Hancock County | 7.373 |
| 115 | Metcalfe County | 7.146 |
| 116 | Monroe County | 7.105 |
| 117 | Estill County | 7.052 |
| 118 | Livingston County | 6.769 |
| 119 | Hickman County | 5.848 |
| 120 | Gallatin County | 4.411 |