Unemployment Rate in Rowan County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.1%
Rank #1,388/3,222 · #34 in KY
57th
Rowan 4.1%
KY 4.8% -14.7%
US 5.3% -22.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Rowan County's unemployment rate of 4.1% 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 Rowan County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,385 | Floyd County, IN | 4.1% |
| #1,386 | Chester County, TN | 4.1% |
| #1,387 | Converse County, WY | 4.1% |
| #1,388 | Rowan County, KY | 4.1% |
| #1,389 | Perry County, AR | 4.1% |
| #1,390 | Buchanan County, MO | 4.1% |
| #1,391 | Natrona County, WY | 4.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Rowan County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, ranking #1,388 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #34 of 120. This places it in the 57th 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.