# Counties in Kentucky by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 120 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/kentucky-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/unemployment-rate/kentucky-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Martin County | 8.5 |
| 2 | Magoffin County | 7.6 |
| 3 | Wolfe County | 7.1 |
| 4 | Elliott County | 7 |
| 5 | Lewis County | 6.9 |
| 6 | Carter County | 6.5 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 6.5 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 6.3 |
| 9 | Pike County | 6.1 |
| 10 | Harlan County | 5.9 |
| 11 | Knott County | 5.8 |
| 11 | Knox County | 5.8 |
| 13 | Johnson County | 5.7 |
| 13 | McCreary County | 5.7 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 5.7 |
| 16 | Clay County | 5.6 |
| 17 | Floyd County | 5.5 |
| 17 | Grayson County | 5.5 |
| 19 | Christian County | 5.4 |
| 19 | Greenup County | 5.4 |
| 21 | Bell County | 5.3 |
| 22 | Estill County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Laurel County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Mason County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Menifee County | 5.2 |
| 22 | Robertson County | 5.2 |
| 27 | Rowan County | 5.1 |
| 28 | Breathitt County | 5 |
| 28 | Edmonson County | 5 |
| 30 | Bath County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Boyd County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Morgan County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Muhlenberg County | 4.9 |
| 30 | Rockcastle County | 4.9 |
| 36 | Fulton County | 4.8 |
| 36 | Leslie County | 4.8 |
| 36 | Madison County | 4.8 |
| 39 | Butler County | 4.7 |
| 39 | Calloway County | 4.7 |
| 39 | Hardin County | 4.7 |
| 39 | Letcher County | 4.7 |
| 39 | Marion County | 4.7 |
| 39 | Taylor County | 4.7 |
| 45 | Breckinridge County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Crittenden County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Fleming County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Green County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Lincoln County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Ohio County | 4.6 |
| 45 | Owsley County | 4.6 |
| 52 | Hickman County | 4.5 |
| 52 | Livingston County | 4.5 |
| 52 | Trigg County | 4.5 |
| 55 | Ballard County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Boyle County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Bullitt County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Casey County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Meade County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Pulaski County | 4.4 |
| 55 | Simpson County | 4.4 |
| 64 | Barren County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Hancock County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Jefferson County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Larue County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Lee County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Logan County | 4.3 |
| 64 | Whitley County | 4.3 |
| 71 | Adair County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Carlisle County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Hart County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Henderson County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Hopkins County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Lyon County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Mercer County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Perry County | 4.2 |
| 71 | Spencer County | 4.2 |
| 81 | McLean County | 4.1 |
| 81 | Nelson County | 4.1 |
| 81 | Powell County | 4.1 |
| 81 | Webster County | 4.1 |
| 85 | Anderson County | 4 |
| 85 | Bracken County | 4 |
| 85 | Gallatin County | 4 |
| 85 | Henry County | 4 |
| 85 | McCracken County | 4 |
| 85 | Nicholas County | 4 |
| 85 | Russell County | 4 |
| 85 | Union County | 4 |
| 93 | Bourbon County | 3.9 |
| 93 | Grant County | 3.9 |
| 93 | Metcalfe County | 3.9 |
| 93 | Owen County | 3.9 |
| 93 | Warren County | 3.9 |
| 98 | Allen County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Caldwell County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Carroll County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Daviess County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Garrard County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Graves County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Pendleton County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Trimble County | 3.8 |
| 98 | Washington County | 3.8 |
| 107 | Clark County | 3.7 |
| 107 | Harrison County | 3.7 |
| 107 | Jessamine County | 3.7 |
| 107 | Oldham County | 3.7 |
| 107 | Shelby County | 3.7 |
| 112 | Boone County | 3.6 |
| 112 | Fayette County | 3.6 |
| 112 | Franklin County | 3.6 |
| 112 | Kenton County | 3.6 |
| 116 | Campbell County | 3.5 |
| 116 | Scott County | 3.5 |
| 116 | Todd County | 3.5 |
| 119 | Cumberland County | 3.4 |
| 120 | Woodford County | 3.2 |