Unemployment Rate in Ballard County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
1.6%
Rank #192/3,222 · #2 in KY
94th
Ballard 1.6%
KY 4.8% -66.5%
US 5.3% -69.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ballard County's unemployment rate of 1.6% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Ballard County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #189 | Grand County, UT | 1.6% |
| #190 | Monona County, IA | 1.6% |
| #191 | Carroll County, MS | 1.6% |
| #192 | Ballard County, KY | 1.6% |
| #193 | Bottineau County, ND | 1.6% |
| #194 | Doniphan County, KS | 1.6% |
| #195 | Dawes County, NE | 1.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ballard County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 1.6%, ranking #192 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #2 of 120. This places it in the 94th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.