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

All 120 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fayette County | 68.4 |
| 2 | Kenton County | 68.4 |
| 3 | Boone County | 67.9 |
| 4 | Scott County | 67.9 |
| 5 | Warren County | 66.1 |
| 6 | Campbell County | 66 |
| 7 | Jefferson County | 65.5 |
| 8 | Woodford County | 64.9 |
| 9 | Bullitt County | 64.6 |
| 10 | Oldham County | 64.3 |
| 11 | Grant County | 64.1 |
| 12 | Meade County | 63.8 |
| 13 | Spencer County | 63.7 |
| 14 | Madison County | 63.4 |
| 15 | Nelson County | 63.2 |
| 16 | Hardin County | 63.1 |
| 17 | Shelby County | 62.7 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 62.4 |
| 19 | Daviess County | 62 |
| 20 | Jessamine County | 61.7 |
| 21 | Christian County | 61.3 |
| 22 | Gallatin County | 61.3 |
| 23 | Simpson County | 60.7 |
| 24 | Taylor County | 60.5 |
| 25 | Anderson County | 60.3 |
| 26 | Allen County | 59.4 |
| 27 | Mercer County | 59 |
| 28 | Pendleton County | 58.9 |
| 29 | Monroe County | 58.8 |
| 30 | Clark County | 58.6 |
| 31 | McCracken County | 58.6 |
| 32 | Bourbon County | 58.6 |
| 33 | Washington County | 58.5 |
| 34 | Harrison County | 58.4 |
| 35 | Bracken County | 58.4 |
| 36 | Montgomery County | 58.1 |
| 37 | Hancock County | 58.1 |
| 38 | Owen County | 58 |
| 39 | Clinton County | 57.8 |
| 40 | Trimble County | 57.8 |
| 41 | Calloway County | 57.8 |
| 42 | Carlisle County | 57.4 |
| 43 | Marion County | 57.3 |
| 44 | Todd County | 57 |
| 45 | Henry County | 56.9 |
| 46 | Henderson County | 56.9 |
| 47 | Rowan County | 56.4 |
| 48 | Graves County | 56.3 |
| 49 | Logan County | 56.2 |
| 50 | Caldwell County | 56 |
| 51 | Marshall County | 55.9 |
| 52 | Boyle County | 55.7 |
| 53 | Carroll County | 55.6 |
| 54 | Mason County | 55.6 |
| 55 | Larue County | 55.5 |
| 56 | Nicholas County | 55.3 |
| 57 | McLean County | 55.3 |
| 58 | Adair County | 54.8 |
| 59 | Barren County | 54.7 |
| 60 | Ohio County | 54.7 |
| 61 | Ballard County | 54.7 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 54.7 |
| 62 | Laurel County | 54.7 |
| 64 | Hickman County | 54.6 |
| 65 | Webster County | 54.4 |
| 66 | Grayson County | 54.4 |
| 67 | Russell County | 54.2 |
| 68 | Green County | 54.2 |
| 69 | Livingston County | 54.1 |
| 70 | Bath County | 53.8 |
| 71 | Hopkins County | 53.7 |
| 72 | Metcalfe County | 53.6 |
| 73 | Fleming County | 53.5 |
| 74 | Hart County | 53.1 |
| 75 | Lincoln County | 53.1 |
| 76 | Boyd County | 52.9 |
| 77 | Breckinridge County | 52.7 |
| 78 | Union County | 52.5 |
| 79 | Pulaski County | 52.4 |
| 80 | Butler County | 52.2 |
| 81 | Whitley County | 51.8 |
| 82 | Muhlenberg County | 51.7 |
| 83 | Trigg County | 51.5 |
| 84 | Powell County | 50.2 |
| 85 | Casey County | 49.9 |
| 86 | Edmonson County | 49.8 |
| 86 | Greenup County | 49.8 |
| 88 | Crittenden County | 49.6 |
| 89 | Carter County | 48.8 |
| 90 | Wayne County | 48.6 |
| 91 | Rockcastle County | 48.6 |
| 92 | Lewis County | 48.3 |
| 93 | Cumberland County | 48.3 |
| 94 | Estill County | 47.6 |
| 95 | Perry County | 47.5 |
| 96 | Johnson County | 47.3 |
| 97 | Robertson County | 46.9 |
| 98 | Lawrence County | 46.7 |
| 99 | Jackson County | 46.4 |
| 100 | Menifee County | 44.5 |
| 101 | Fulton County | 44.1 |
| 102 | Floyd County | 43.6 |
| 103 | Pike County | 43.5 |
| 104 | Letcher County | 43.1 |
| 105 | Breathitt County | 42.8 |
| 106 | Clay County | 42.6 |
| 107 | Lyon County | 42.5 |
| 108 | Bell County | 42.4 |
| 109 | Knott County | 42.3 |
| 110 | Leslie County | 42.2 |
| 111 | Harlan County | 41.7 |
| 112 | Knox County | 41.5 |
| 113 | Lee County | 41.5 |
| 114 | Morgan County | 41.1 |
| 115 | Owsley County | 39.2 |
| 116 | Magoffin County | 36.7 |
| 117 | Wolfe County | 36.5 |
| 118 | Elliott County | 35.5 |
| 119 | McCreary County | 35.4 |
| 120 | Martin County | 32.9 |