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Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Independence, KY had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 42 cities in 2024, at 72.6%. Glasgow, KY had the lowest, at 48.7%. The median was 63.3% and the figure for Kentucky was 59.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.6Independence, KY
Lowest48.7Glasgow, KY
Median63.342 cities
Kentucky59.7History

All cities, 2024

Independence, KY: 72.6 %Independence, KY72.6St. Matthews, KY: 72.4 %St. Matthews, KY72.4Lyndon, KY: 71.5 %Lyndon, KY71.5Shepherdsville, KY: 71.2 %Shepherdsville, KY71.2Alexandria, KY: 69.7 %Alexandria, KY69.7Georgetown, KY: 69.6 %Georgetown, KY69.6Versailles, KY: 69.6 %Versailles, KY69.6Mount Washington, KY: 69.4 %Mount Washington, KY69.4Erlanger, KY: 69.1 %Erlanger, KY69.1Fort Thomas, KY: 68.6 %Fort Thomas, KY68.6Lexington, KY: 68.4 %Lexington, KY68.4Richmond, KY: 67.8 %Richmond, KY67.8Covington, KY: 67.3 %Covington, KY67.3La Grange, KY: 67.1 %La Grange, KY67.1Louisville, KY: 65.6 %Louisville, KY65.6Shelbyville, KY: 65.5 %Shelbyville, KY65.5Bowling Green, KY: 64.8 %Bowling Green, KY64.8Lawrenceburg, KY: 64.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY64.4Frankfort, KY: 63.7 %Frankfort, KY63.7Florence, KY: 63.5 %Florence, KY63.5Jeffersontown, KY: 63.4 %Jeffersontown, KY63.4Newport, KY: 63.2 %Newport, KY63.2Bardstown, KY: 63 %Bardstown, KY63Nicholasville, KY: 62.8 %Nicholasville, KY62.8Radcliff, KY: 62.8 %Radcliff, KY62.8Elizabethtown, KY: 62.4 %Elizabethtown, KY62.4Paducah, KY: 60 %Paducah, KY60Paris, KY: 59.4 %Paris, KY59.4Owensboro, KY: 59.4 %Owensboro, KY59.4Winchester, KY: 58.4 %Winchester, KY58.4Berea, KY: 57.7 %Berea, KY57.7Danville, KY: 56.9 %Danville, KY56.9Campbellsville, KY: 56.8 %Campbellsville, KY56.8Murray, KY: 56.4 %Murray, KY56.4Ashland, KY: 56.3 %Ashland, KY56.3Henderson, KY: 56.2 %Henderson, KY56.2Franklin, KY: 55.9 %Franklin, KY55.9Hopkinsville, KY: 55.3 %Hopkinsville, KY55.3Shively, KY: 55.2 %Shively, KY55.2Madisonville, KY: 53 %Madisonville, KY53Somerset, KY: 50 %Somerset, KY50Glasgow, KY: 48.7 %Glasgow, KY48.7Independence, KY: 72.6 %Independence, KY72.6St. Matthews, KY: 72.4 %St. Matthews, KY72.4Lyndon, KY: 71.5 %Lyndon, KY71.5Shepherdsville, KY: 71.2 %Shepherdsville, KY71.2Alexandria, KY: 69.7 %Alexandria, KY69.7Georgetown, KY: 69.6 %Georgetown, KY69.6Versailles, KY: 69.6 %Versailles, KY69.6Mount Washington, KY: 69.4 %Mount Washington, KY69.4Erlanger, KY: 69.1 %Erlanger, KY69.1Fort Thomas, KY: 68.6 %Fort Thomas, KY68.6Lexington, KY: 68.4 %Lexington, KY68.4Richmond, KY: 67.8 %Richmond, KY67.8Covington, KY: 67.3 %Covington, KY67.3La Grange, KY: 67.1 %La Grange, KY67.1Louisville, KY: 65.6 %Louisville, KY65.6Shelbyville, KY: 65.5 %Shelbyville, KY65.5Bowling Green, KY: 64.8 %Bowling Green, KY64.8Lawrenceburg, KY: 64.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY64.4Frankfort, KY: 63.7 %Frankfort, KY63.7Florence, KY: 63.5 %Florence, KY63.5Jeffersontown, KY: 63.4 %Jeffersontown, KY63.4Newport, KY: 63.2 %Newport, KY63.2Bardstown, KY: 63 %Bardstown, KY63Nicholasville, KY: 62.8 %Nicholasville, KY62.8Radcliff, KY: 62.8 %Radcliff, KY62.8Elizabethtown, KY: 62.4 %Elizabethtown, KY62.4Paducah, KY: 60 %Paducah, KY60Paris, KY: 59.4 %Paris, KY59.4Owensboro, KY: 59.4 %Owensboro, KY59.4Winchester, KY: 58.4 %Winchester, KY58.4Berea, KY: 57.7 %Berea, KY57.7Danville, KY: 56.9 %Danville, KY56.9Campbellsville, KY: 56.8 %Campbellsville, KY56.8Murray, KY: 56.4 %Murray, KY56.4Ashland, KY: 56.3 %Ashland, KY56.3Henderson, KY: 56.2 %Henderson, KY56.2Franklin, KY: 55.9 %Franklin, KY55.9Hopkinsville, KY: 55.3 %Hopkinsville, KY55.3Shively, KY: 55.2 %Shively, KY55.2Madisonville, KY: 53 %Madisonville, KY53Somerset, KY: 50 %Somerset, KY50Glasgow, KY: 48.7 %Glasgow, KY48.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Independence, KY72.6-1 pts
2St. Matthews, KY72.4+2.2 pts
3Lyndon, KY71.5-2.8 pts
4Shepherdsville, KY71.2+1.9 pts
5Alexandria, KY69.7-0.1 pts
6Georgetown, KY69.6-0.1 pts
7Versailles, KY69.6-0 pts
8Mount Washington, KY69.4-0.7 pts
9Erlanger, KY69.1-1.7 pts
10Fort Thomas, KY68.6-0.2 pts
11Lexington, KY68.4+0.5 pts
12Richmond, KY67.8+0.6 pts
13Covington, KY67.3+0.4 pts
14La Grange, KY67.1-3.4 pts
15Louisville, KY65.6-0.1 pts
16Shelbyville, KY65.5-2.5 pts
17Bowling Green, KY64.8-1.9 pts
18Lawrenceburg, KY64.4+1.7 pts
19Frankfort, KY63.7-0.5 pts
20Florence, KY63.5-0.8 pts
21Jeffersontown, KY63.4-0.9 pts
22Newport, KY63.2-0.1 pts
23Bardstown, KY63+0.8 pts
24Nicholasville, KY62.8-1.1 pts
25Radcliff, KY62.8+0.1 pts
26Elizabethtown, KY62.4+0.5 pts
27Paducah, KY60-0 pts
28Paris, KY59.4+2.8 pts
29Owensboro, KY59.4-0.4 pts
30Winchester, KY58.4-1.7 pts
31Berea, KY57.7+0.3 pts
32Danville, KY56.9-0.1 pts
33Campbellsville, KY56.8-0.6 pts
34Murray, KY56.4-0.9 pts
35Ashland, KY56.3+0.6 pts
36Henderson, KY56.2+1.3 pts
37Franklin, KY55.9+2.2 pts
38Hopkinsville, KY55.3+1.1 pts
39Shively, KY55.2-2.3 pts
40Madisonville, KY53-2.4 pts
41Somerset, KY50-1.4 pts
42Glasgow, KY48.7-1.5 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kentucky-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kentucky-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Kentucky by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Independence, KY, with 72.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Glasgow, KY, with 48.7% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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