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Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate

Ohio County had the highest job creation rate of 120 counties in 2013, at 35.118%. Harrison County had the lowest, at 5.049%. The median was 11.715% and the figure for Kentucky was 12.954%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.118Ohio County
Lowest5.049Harrison County
Median11.715120 counties
Kentucky12.954History

Map of counties, 2013

Adair County: 9.715 %Allen County: 11.038 %Anderson County: 11.609 %Ballard County: 10.483 %Barren County: 16.533 %Bath County: 11.747 %Bell County: 9.357 %Boone County: 12.068 %Bourbon County: 8.15 %Boyd County: 10.665 %Boyle County: 16.428 %Bracken County: 17.5 %Breathitt County: 6.757 %Breckinridge County: 13.954 %Bullitt County: 16.76 %Butler County: 14.095 %Caldwell County: 9.387 %Calloway County: 9.351 %Campbell County: 10.409 %Carlisle County: 18.148 %Carroll County: 13.22 %Carter County: 9.61 %Casey County: 11.926 %Christian County: 9.258 %Clark County: 7.81 %Clay County: 5.73 %Clinton County: 12.774 %Crittenden County: 8.825 %Cumberland County: 18.226 %Daviess County: 10.413 %Edmonson County: 10.938 %Elliott County: 11.093 %Estill County: 14.114 %Fayette County: 15.176 %Fleming County: 10.177 %Floyd County: 12.301 %Franklin County: 11.209 %Fulton County: 11.683 %Gallatin County: 7.706 %Garrard County: 14.303 %Grant County: 10.12 %Graves County: 8.47 %Grayson County: 10.738 %Green County: 9.317 %Greenup County: 10.283 %Hancock County: 6.108 %Hardin County: 11.018 %Harlan County: 11.191 %Harrison County: 5.049 %Hart County: 9.034 %Henderson County: 11.883 %Henry County: 20.248 %Hickman County: 15.52 %Hopkins County: 9.277 %Jackson County: 12.151 %Jefferson County: 13.354 %Jessamine County: 10.011 %Johnson County: 14.505 %Kenton County: 11.786 %Knott County: 9.803 %Knox County: 15.306 %Larue County: 21.421 %Laurel County: 13.814 %Lawrence County: 13.213 %Lee County: 9.341 %Leslie County: 13.278 %Letcher County: 13.69 %Lewis County: 9.742 %Lincoln County: 8.616 %Livingston County: 14.532 %Logan County: 21.981 %Lyon County: 10.069 %McCracken County: 12.612 %McCreary County: 14.276 %McLean County: 8.109 %Madison County: 11.274 %Magoffin County: 23.739 %Marion County: 13.889 %Marshall County: 13.303 %Martin County: 8.34 %Mason County: 9.759 %Meade County: 22.993 %Menifee County: 11.879 %Mercer County: 18.499 %Metcalfe County: 6.42 %Monroe County: 12.587 %Montgomery County: 10.13 %Morgan County: 14.286 %Muhlenberg County: 18.972 %Nelson County: 14.909 %Nicholas County: 16.529 %Ohio County: 35.118 %Oldham County: 16.178 %Owen County: 8.713 %Owsley County: 6.713 %Pendleton County: 14.2 %Perry County: 6.894 %Pike County: 9.573 %Powell County: 17.476 %Pulaski County: 10.651 %Robertson County: 7.568 %Rockcastle County: 12.54 %Rowan County: 7.782 %Russell County: 5.403 %Scott County: 7.94 %Shelby County: 14.725 %Simpson County: 12.742 %Spencer County: 19.145 %Taylor County: 8.228 %Todd County: 13.244 %Trigg County: 14.59 %Trimble County: 10.841 %Union County: 12.333 %Warren County: 13.147 %Washington County: 19.213 %Wayne County: 9.728 %Webster County: 10.852 %Whitley County: 11.615 %Wolfe County: 13.055 %Woodford County: 12.619 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Ohio County: 35.118 %Ohio County35.118Magoffin County: 23.739 %Magoffin County23.739Meade County: 22.993 %Meade County22.993Logan County: 21.981 %Logan County21.981Larue County: 21.421 %Larue County21.421Henry County: 20.248 %Henry County20.248Washington County: 19.213 %Washington County19.213Spencer County: 19.145 %Spencer County19.145Muhlenberg County: 18.972 %Muhlenberg County18.972Mercer County: 18.499 %Mercer County18.499Cumberland County: 18.226 %Cumberland County18.226Carlisle County: 18.148 %Carlisle County18.148Bracken County: 17.5 %Bracken County17.5Powell County: 17.476 %Powell County17.476Bullitt County: 16.76 %Bullitt County16.76Barren County: 16.533 %Barren County16.533Nicholas County: 16.529 %Nicholas County16.529Boyle County: 16.428 %Boyle County16.428Oldham County: 16.178 %Oldham County16.178Hickman County: 15.52 %Hickman County15.52Knox County: 15.306 %Knox County15.306Fayette County: 15.176 %Fayette County15.176Nelson County: 14.909 %Nelson County14.909Shelby County: 14.725 %Shelby County14.725Trigg County: 14.59 %Trigg County14.59Livingston County: 14.532 %Livingston County14.532Johnson County: 14.505 %Johnson County14.505Garrard County: 14.303 %Garrard County14.303Morgan County: 14.286 %Morgan County14.286McCreary County: 14.276 %McCreary County14.276Pendleton County: 14.2 %Pendleton County14.2Estill County: 14.114 %Estill County14.114Butler County: 14.095 %Butler County14.095Breckinridge County: 13.954 %Breckinridge County13.954Marion County: 13.889 %Marion County13.889Laurel County: 13.814 %Laurel County13.814Letcher County: 13.69 %Letcher County13.69Jefferson County: 13.354 %Jefferson County13.354Marshall County: 13.303 %Marshall County13.303Leslie County: 13.278 %Leslie County13.278Ohio County: 35.118 %Ohio County35.118Magoffin County: 23.739 %Magoffin County23.739Meade County: 22.993 %Meade County22.993Logan County: 21.981 %Logan County21.981Larue County: 21.421 %Larue County21.421Henry County: 20.248 %Henry County20.248Washington County: 19.213 %Washington County19.213Spencer County: 19.145 %Spencer County19.145Muhlenberg County: 18.972 %Muhlenberg County18.972Mercer County: 18.499 %Mercer County18.499Cumberland County: 18.226 %Cumberland County18.226Carlisle County: 18.148 %Carlisle County18.148Bracken County: 17.5 %Bracken County17.5Powell County: 17.476 %Powell County17.476Bullitt County: 16.76 %Bullitt County16.76Barren County: 16.533 %Barren County16.533Nicholas County: 16.529 %Nicholas County16.529Boyle County: 16.428 %Boyle County16.428Oldham County: 16.178 %Oldham County16.178Hickman County: 15.52 %Hickman County15.52Knox County: 15.306 %Knox County15.306Fayette County: 15.176 %Fayette County15.176Nelson County: 14.909 %Nelson County14.909Shelby County: 14.725 %Shelby County14.725Trigg County: 14.59 %Trigg County14.59Livingston County: 14.532 %Livingston County14.532Johnson County: 14.505 %Johnson County14.505Garrard County: 14.303 %Garrard County14.303Morgan County: 14.286 %Morgan County14.286McCreary County: 14.276 %McCreary County14.276Pendleton County: 14.2 %Pendleton County14.2Estill County: 14.114 %Estill County14.114Butler County: 14.095 %Butler County14.095Breckinridge County: 13.954 %Breckinridge County13.954Marion County: 13.889 %Marion County13.889Laurel County: 13.814 %Laurel County13.814Letcher County: 13.69 %Letcher County13.69Jefferson County: 13.354 %Jefferson County13.354Marshall County: 13.303 %Marshall County13.303Leslie County: 13.278 %Leslie County13.278
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Ohio County35.118+24.12 pts
2Magoffin County23.739+13.07 pts
3Meade County22.993+12.17 pts
4Logan County21.981+10.99 pts
5Larue County21.421+11.05 pts
6Henry County20.248+12.51 pts
7Washington County19.213+5.03 pts
8Spencer County19.145+4.62 pts
9Muhlenberg County18.972+9.3 pts
10Mercer County18.499+8.57 pts
11Cumberland County18.226+6.99 pts
12Carlisle County18.148-10.57 pts
13Bracken County17.5+7.37 pts
14Powell County17.476-2.65 pts
15Bullitt County16.76+1.86 pts
16Barren County16.533+5.23 pts
17Nicholas County16.529+4.7 pts
18Boyle County16.428+7.94 pts
19Oldham County16.178+2.27 pts
20Hickman County15.52+8.03 pts
21Knox County15.306+0.25 pts
22Fayette County15.176-0.7 pts
23Nelson County14.909+4.5 pts
24Shelby County14.725-1.32 pts
25Trigg County14.59+2.23 pts
26Livingston County14.532-3.64 pts
27Johnson County14.505+4.31 pts
28Garrard County14.303+5.17 pts
29Morgan County14.286-3.24 pts
30McCreary County14.276+5.96 pts
31Pendleton County14.2+4.01 pts
32Estill County14.114+3.58 pts
33Butler County14.095-7.1 pts
34Breckinridge County13.954-0.02 pts
35Marion County13.889+2.76 pts
36Laurel County13.814+2.25 pts
37Letcher County13.69+0.35 pts
38Jefferson County13.354-0.97 pts
39Marshall County13.303+2.09 pts
40Leslie County13.278-13.01 pts
41Todd County13.244-2.2 pts
42Carroll County13.22+4.16 pts
43Lawrence County13.213+1.73 pts
44Warren County13.147+1.42 pts
45Wolfe County13.055-1.83 pts
46Clinton County12.774+5.75 pts
47Simpson County12.742+2.23 pts
48Woodford County12.619+4.89 pts
49McCracken County12.612+0.63 pts
50Monroe County12.587+1.66 pts
51Rockcastle County12.54+2.81 pts
52Union County12.333+1.33 pts
53Floyd County12.301-6.31 pts
54Jackson County12.151+5.1 pts
55Boone County12.068-1.82 pts
56Casey County11.926-5.58 pts
57Henderson County11.883-0.73 pts
58Menifee County11.879-4.96 pts
59Kenton County11.786+1.53 pts
60Bath County11.747-0.61 pts
61Fulton County11.683+4.84 pts
62Whitley County11.615+3.51 pts
63Anderson County11.609-0.32 pts
64Madison County11.274-3.74 pts
65Franklin County11.209+0.8 pts
66Harlan County11.191+1.72 pts
67Elliott County11.093+0.73 pts
68Allen County11.038-0.96 pts
69Hardin County11.018-3.22 pts
70Edmonson County10.938-1.83 pts
71Webster County10.852-10.81 pts
72Trimble County10.841-0.32 pts
73Grayson County10.738-0.97 pts
74Boyd County10.665-0.69 pts
75Pulaski County10.651+1.52 pts
76Ballard County10.483-0.44 pts
77Daviess County10.413-1.57 pts
78Campbell County10.409-2.17 pts
79Greenup County10.283+0.95 pts
80Fleming County10.177+3.16 pts
81Montgomery County10.13+0.36 pts
82Grant County10.12-0.43 pts
83Lyon County10.069+1.33 pts
84Jessamine County10.011-2.14 pts
85Knott County9.803+1.49 pts
86Mason County9.759+0.45 pts
87Lewis County9.742-1.12 pts
88Wayne County9.728-4.15 pts
89Adair County9.715-1.92 pts
90Carter County9.61-1.71 pts
91Pike County9.573-4.59 pts
92Caldwell County9.387+1.39 pts
93Bell County9.357-4.39 pts
94Calloway County9.351-1.78 pts
95Lee County9.341-1.49 pts
96Green County9.317-6.71 pts
97Hopkins County9.277-2.94 pts
98Christian County9.258-5.34 pts
99Hart County9.034-0.08 pts
100Crittenden County8.825-14.88 pts
101Owen County8.713-0.62 pts
102Lincoln County8.616-3.59 pts
103Graves County8.47-2.25 pts
104Martin County8.34-0.59 pts
105Taylor County8.228-0.75 pts
106Bourbon County8.15-0.49 pts
107McLean County8.109-6.35 pts
108Scott County7.94-2.37 pts
109Clark County7.81-4.9 pts
110Rowan County7.782-2.8 pts
111Gallatin County7.706-4.82 pts
112Robertson County7.568+2.08 pts
113Perry County6.894-6.4 pts
114Breathitt County6.757-30.35 pts
115Owsley County6.713-13.82 pts
116Metcalfe County6.42-1.38 pts
117Hancock County6.108-0.48 pts
118Clay County5.73-3.38 pts
119Russell County5.403-7 pts
120Harrison County5.049-3.26 pts

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 2013. 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?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ohio County, with 35.118% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Harrison County, with 5.049% in 2013.

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