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Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate

Leslie County had the highest job creation rate of 120 counties in 2014, at 31.673%. Jackson County had the lowest, at 3.61%. The median was 11.144% and the figure for Kentucky was 13.081%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.673Leslie County
Lowest3.61Jackson County
Median11.144120 counties
Kentucky13.081History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 10.221 %Allen County: 11.826 %Anderson County: 10.998 %Ballard County: 9.18 %Barren County: 9.973 %Bath County: 23.19 %Bell County: 8.884 %Boone County: 15.173 %Bourbon County: 9.403 %Boyd County: 7.828 %Boyle County: 9.768 %Bracken County: 10.224 %Breathitt County: 6.449 %Breckinridge County: 13.553 %Bullitt County: 15.842 %Butler County: 16.064 %Caldwell County: 10.416 %Calloway County: 10.073 %Campbell County: 11.899 %Carlisle County: 13.089 %Carroll County: 7.51 %Carter County: 10.574 %Casey County: 11.771 %Christian County: 11.479 %Clark County: 26.268 %Clay County: 13.695 %Clinton County: 9.538 %Crittenden County: 11.727 %Cumberland County: 9.887 %Daviess County: 9.53 %Edmonson County: 10.828 %Elliott County: 26.128 %Estill County: 15.706 %Fayette County: 12.307 %Fleming County: 7.857 %Floyd County: 17.399 %Franklin County: 12.015 %Fulton County: 6.517 %Gallatin County: 11.391 %Garrard County: 13.851 %Grant County: 9.418 %Graves County: 13.632 %Grayson County: 10.752 %Green County: 7.605 %Greenup County: 12.316 %Hancock County: 3.615 %Hardin County: 10.533 %Harlan County: 7.676 %Harrison County: 9.586 %Hart County: 6.885 %Henderson County: 12.736 %Henry County: 10.634 %Hickman County: 10.659 %Hopkins County: 8.773 %Jackson County: 3.61 %Jefferson County: 12.692 %Jessamine County: 10.434 %Johnson County: 9.913 %Kenton County: 20.085 %Knott County: 10.821 %Knox County: 7.382 %Larue County: 12.762 %Laurel County: 26.106 %Lawrence County: 12.995 %Lee County: 5.712 %Leslie County: 31.673 %Letcher County: 12.412 %Lewis County: 21.524 %Lincoln County: 9.023 %Livingston County: 15.505 %Logan County: 7.624 %Lyon County: 15.53 %McCracken County: 10.185 %McCreary County: 11.983 %McLean County: 14.311 %Madison County: 19.068 %Magoffin County: 12.735 %Marion County: 10.865 %Marshall County: 15.179 %Martin County: 12.293 %Mason County: 7.13 %Meade County: 11.522 %Menifee County: 11.892 %Mercer County: 7.17 %Metcalfe County: 7.586 %Monroe County: 15.454 %Montgomery County: 8.864 %Morgan County: 9.236 %Muhlenberg County: 10.341 %Nelson County: 14.186 %Nicholas County: 7.664 %Ohio County: 8.876 %Oldham County: 15.704 %Owen County: 12.611 %Owsley County: 13.056 %Pendleton County: 6.645 %Perry County: 14.833 %Pike County: 9.058 %Powell County: 15.995 %Pulaski County: 11.148 %Robertson County: 25.258 %Rockcastle County: 13.744 %Rowan County: 11.058 %Russell County: 11.14 %Scott County: 12.699 %Shelby County: 12.825 %Simpson County: 7.358 %Spencer County: 12.467 %Taylor County: 7.807 %Todd County: 12.97 %Trigg County: 12.946 %Trimble County: 12.441 %Union County: 10.977 %Warren County: 12.116 %Washington County: 9.807 %Wayne County: 7.429 %Webster County: 9.35 %Whitley County: 11.898 %Wolfe County: 22.474 %Woodford County: 8.529 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Leslie County: 31.673 %Leslie County31.673Clark County: 26.268 %Clark County26.268Elliott County: 26.128 %Elliott County26.128Laurel County: 26.106 %Laurel County26.106Robertson County: 25.258 %Robertson County25.258Bath County: 23.19 %Bath County23.19Wolfe County: 22.474 %Wolfe County22.474Lewis County: 21.524 %Lewis County21.524Kenton County: 20.085 %Kenton County20.085Madison County: 19.068 %Madison County19.068Floyd County: 17.399 %Floyd County17.399Butler County: 16.064 %Butler County16.064Powell County: 15.995 %Powell County15.995Bullitt County: 15.842 %Bullitt County15.842Estill County: 15.706 %Estill County15.706Oldham County: 15.704 %Oldham County15.704Lyon County: 15.53 %Lyon County15.53Livingston County: 15.505 %Livingston County15.505Monroe County: 15.454 %Monroe County15.454Marshall County: 15.179 %Marshall County15.179Boone County: 15.173 %Boone County15.173Perry County: 14.833 %Perry County14.833McLean County: 14.311 %McLean County14.311Nelson County: 14.186 %Nelson County14.186Garrard County: 13.851 %Garrard County13.851Rockcastle County: 13.744 %Rockcastle County13.744Clay County: 13.695 %Clay County13.695Graves County: 13.632 %Graves County13.632Breckinridge County: 13.553 %Breckinridge County13.553Carlisle County: 13.089 %Carlisle County13.089Owsley County: 13.056 %Owsley County13.056Lawrence County: 12.995 %Lawrence County12.995Todd County: 12.97 %Todd County12.97Trigg County: 12.946 %Trigg County12.946Shelby County: 12.825 %Shelby County12.825Larue County: 12.762 %Larue County12.762Henderson County: 12.736 %Henderson County12.736Magoffin County: 12.735 %Magoffin County12.735Scott County: 12.699 %Scott County12.699Jefferson County: 12.692 %Jefferson County12.692Leslie County: 31.673 %Leslie County31.673Clark County: 26.268 %Clark County26.268Elliott County: 26.128 %Elliott County26.128Laurel County: 26.106 %Laurel County26.106Robertson County: 25.258 %Robertson County25.258Bath County: 23.19 %Bath County23.19Wolfe County: 22.474 %Wolfe County22.474Lewis County: 21.524 %Lewis County21.524Kenton County: 20.085 %Kenton County20.085Madison County: 19.068 %Madison County19.068Floyd County: 17.399 %Floyd County17.399Butler County: 16.064 %Butler County16.064Powell County: 15.995 %Powell County15.995Bullitt County: 15.842 %Bullitt County15.842Estill County: 15.706 %Estill County15.706Oldham County: 15.704 %Oldham County15.704Lyon County: 15.53 %Lyon County15.53Livingston County: 15.505 %Livingston County15.505Monroe County: 15.454 %Monroe County15.454Marshall County: 15.179 %Marshall County15.179Boone County: 15.173 %Boone County15.173Perry County: 14.833 %Perry County14.833McLean County: 14.311 %McLean County14.311Nelson County: 14.186 %Nelson County14.186Garrard County: 13.851 %Garrard County13.851Rockcastle County: 13.744 %Rockcastle County13.744Clay County: 13.695 %Clay County13.695Graves County: 13.632 %Graves County13.632Breckinridge County: 13.553 %Breckinridge County13.553Carlisle County: 13.089 %Carlisle County13.089Owsley County: 13.056 %Owsley County13.056Lawrence County: 12.995 %Lawrence County12.995Todd County: 12.97 %Todd County12.97Trigg County: 12.946 %Trigg County12.946Shelby County: 12.825 %Shelby County12.825Larue County: 12.762 %Larue County12.762Henderson County: 12.736 %Henderson County12.736Magoffin County: 12.735 %Magoffin County12.735Scott County: 12.699 %Scott County12.699Jefferson County: 12.692 %Jefferson County12.692
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Leslie County31.673+18.39 pts
2Clark County26.268+18.46 pts
3Elliott County26.128+15.04 pts
4Laurel County26.106+12.29 pts
5Robertson County25.258+17.69 pts
6Bath County23.19+11.44 pts
7Wolfe County22.474+9.42 pts
8Lewis County21.524+11.78 pts
9Kenton County20.085+8.3 pts
10Madison County19.068+7.79 pts
11Floyd County17.399+5.1 pts
12Butler County16.064+1.97 pts
13Powell County15.995-1.48 pts
14Bullitt County15.842-0.92 pts
15Estill County15.706+1.59 pts
16Oldham County15.704-0.47 pts
17Lyon County15.53+5.46 pts
18Livingston County15.505+0.97 pts
19Monroe County15.454+2.87 pts
20Marshall County15.179+1.88 pts
21Boone County15.173+3.11 pts
22Perry County14.833+7.94 pts
23McLean County14.311+6.2 pts
24Nelson County14.186-0.72 pts
25Garrard County13.851-0.45 pts
26Rockcastle County13.744+1.2 pts
27Clay County13.695+7.96 pts
28Graves County13.632+5.16 pts
29Breckinridge County13.553-0.4 pts
30Carlisle County13.089-5.06 pts
31Owsley County13.056+6.34 pts
32Lawrence County12.995-0.22 pts
33Todd County12.97-0.27 pts
34Trigg County12.946-1.64 pts
35Shelby County12.825-1.9 pts
36Larue County12.762-8.66 pts
37Henderson County12.736+0.85 pts
38Magoffin County12.735-11 pts
39Scott County12.699+4.76 pts
40Jefferson County12.692-0.66 pts
41Owen County12.611+3.9 pts
42Spencer County12.467-6.68 pts
43Trimble County12.441+1.6 pts
44Letcher County12.412-1.28 pts
45Greenup County12.316+2.03 pts
46Fayette County12.307-2.87 pts
47Martin County12.293+3.95 pts
48Warren County12.116-1.03 pts
49Franklin County12.015+0.81 pts
50McCreary County11.983-2.29 pts
51Campbell County11.899+1.49 pts
52Whitley County11.898+0.28 pts
53Menifee County11.892+0.01 pts
54Allen County11.826+0.79 pts
55Casey County11.771-0.15 pts
56Crittenden County11.727+2.9 pts
57Meade County11.522-11.47 pts
58Christian County11.479+2.22 pts
59Gallatin County11.391+3.68 pts
60Pulaski County11.148+0.5 pts
61Russell County11.14+5.74 pts
62Rowan County11.058+3.28 pts
63Anderson County10.998-0.61 pts
64Union County10.977-1.36 pts
65Marion County10.865-3.02 pts
66Edmonson County10.828-0.11 pts
67Knott County10.821+1.02 pts
68Grayson County10.752+0.01 pts
69Hickman County10.659-4.86 pts
70Henry County10.634-9.61 pts
71Carter County10.574+0.96 pts
72Hardin County10.533-0.49 pts
73Jessamine County10.434+0.42 pts
74Caldwell County10.416+1.03 pts
75Muhlenberg County10.341-8.63 pts
76Bracken County10.224-7.28 pts
77Adair County10.221+0.51 pts
78McCracken County10.185-2.43 pts
79Calloway County10.073+0.72 pts
80Barren County9.973-6.56 pts
81Johnson County9.913-4.59 pts
82Cumberland County9.887-8.34 pts
83Washington County9.807-9.41 pts
84Boyle County9.768-6.66 pts
85Harrison County9.586+4.54 pts
86Clinton County9.538-3.24 pts
87Daviess County9.53-0.88 pts
88Grant County9.418-0.7 pts
89Bourbon County9.403+1.25 pts
90Webster County9.35-1.5 pts
91Morgan County9.236-5.05 pts
92Ballard County9.18-1.3 pts
93Pike County9.058-0.52 pts
94Lincoln County9.023+0.41 pts
95Bell County8.884-0.47 pts
96Ohio County8.876-26.24 pts
97Montgomery County8.864-1.27 pts
98Hopkins County8.773-0.5 pts
99Woodford County8.529-4.09 pts
100Fleming County7.857-2.32 pts
101Boyd County7.828-2.84 pts
102Taylor County7.807-0.42 pts
103Harlan County7.676-3.52 pts
104Nicholas County7.664-8.87 pts
105Logan County7.624-14.36 pts
106Green County7.605-1.71 pts
107Metcalfe County7.586+1.17 pts
108Carroll County7.51-5.71 pts
109Wayne County7.429-2.3 pts
110Knox County7.382-7.92 pts
111Simpson County7.358-5.38 pts
112Mercer County7.17-11.33 pts
113Mason County7.13-2.63 pts
114Hart County6.885-2.15 pts
115Pendleton County6.645-7.55 pts
116Fulton County6.517-5.17 pts
117Breathitt County6.449-0.31 pts
118Lee County5.712-3.63 pts
119Hancock County3.615-2.49 pts
120Jackson County3.61-8.54 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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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Kentucky by job creation rate, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Leslie County, with 31.673% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Jackson County, with 3.61% in 2014.

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