Unemployment Rate in Nicholas County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.1%
Rank #2,564/3,222 · #90 in KY
20th
Nicholas 6.1%
KY 4.8% +26.0%
US 5.3% +14.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Nicholas County's unemployment rate of 6.1% 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 Nicholas County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,561 | Douglas County, MO | 6.1% |
| #2,562 | Marin County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,563 | San Francisco County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,564 | Nicholas County, KY | 6.1% |
| #2,565 | Cheboygan County, MI | 6.1% |
| #2,566 | Yolo County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,567 | Jim Wells County, TX | 6.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Nicholas County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, ranking #2,564 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.9% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #90 of 120. This places it in the 20th 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.