Unemployment Rate in Butler County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

4.4% Rank #1,558/3,222 · #47 in KY
52th
Butler 4.4%
KY 4.8% -9.8%
US 5.3% -17.7%

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National Distribution

How Butler County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Butler County for unemployment rate.

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#1,555 Midland County, MI 4.4%
#1,556 Parke County, IN 4.4%
#1,557 McCormick County, SC 4.4%
#1,558 Butler County, KY 4.4%
#1,559 Hamilton County, TN 4.4%
#1,560 Victoria County, TX 4.4%
#1,561 Llano County, TX 4.4%

About Unemployment Rate

Butler County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,558 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #47 of 120. This places it in the 52th 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.