Unemployment Rate in Meade County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.7%
Rank #1,768/3,222 · #59 in KY
45th
Meade 4.7%
KY 4.8% -3.8%
US 5.3% -12.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Meade County's unemployment rate of 4.7% 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 Meade County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,765 | Woods County, OK | 4.6% |
| #1,766 | Calhoun County, MS | 4.7% |
| #1,767 | Fentress County, TN | 4.7% |
| #1,768 | Meade County, KY | 4.7% |
| #1,769 | Kershaw County, SC | 4.7% |
| #1,770 | Hockley County, TX | 4.7% |
| #1,771 | Union County, FL | 4.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Meade County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.7%, ranking #1,768 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #59 of 120. This places it in the 45th 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.