Unemployment Rate in Marion County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,437/3,222 · #40 in KY
55th
Marion 4.2%
KY 4.8% -13.1%
US 5.3% -20.8%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Marion County's unemployment rate of 4.2% 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 Marion County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,434 | Hill County, TX | 4.2% |
| #1,435 | Washington County, MD | 4.2% |
| #1,436 | Frederick County, VA | 4.2% |
| #1,437 | Marion County, KY | 4.2% |
| #1,438 | Fergus County, MT | 4.2% |
| #1,439 | Cass County, IL | 4.2% |
| #1,440 | Catron County, NM | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Marion County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,437 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #40 of 120. This places it in the 55th 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.