Unemployment Rate in Kenton County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

4.3% Rank #1,520/3,222 · #45 in KY
53th
Kenton 4.3%
KY 4.8% -10.6%
US 5.3% -18.4%

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National Distribution

How Kenton County's unemployment rate of 4.3% 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 Kenton County for unemployment rate.

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#1,517 Mecklenburg County, NC 4.3%
#1,518 Spartanburg County, SC 4.3%
#1,519 Androscoggin County, ME 4.3%
#1,520 Kenton County, KY 4.3%
#1,521 Herkimer County, NY 4.3%
#1,522 Armstrong County, PA 4.3%
#1,523 Warren County, NY 4.3%

About Unemployment Rate

Kenton County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, ranking #1,520 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #45 of 120. This places it in the 53th 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.