Unemployment Rate in Knox County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

8.1% Rank #2,964/3,222 · #111 in KY
8th
Knox 8.1%
KY 4.8% +68.3%
US 5.3% +53.6%

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National Distribution

How Knox County's unemployment rate of 8.1% 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 Knox County for unemployment rate.

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#2,961 Jefferson County, AR 8.1%
#2,962 Caguas Municipio, PR 8.1%
#2,963 San Germán Municipio, PR 8.1%
#2,964 Knox County, KY 8.1%
#2,965 Arkansas County, AR 8.1%
#2,966 Philadelphia County, PA 8.1%
#2,967 Franklin Parish, LA 8.2%

About Unemployment Rate

Knox County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 8.1%, ranking #2,964 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 53.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #111 of 120. This places it in the 8th 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.