Unemployment Rate in Russell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.4%
Rank #2,676/3,222 · #96 in KY
17th
Russell 6.4%
KY 4.8% +33.3%
US 5.3% +21.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's unemployment rate of 6.4% 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 Russell County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,673 | Muskegon County, MI | 6.4% |
| #2,674 | Delaware County, NY | 6.4% |
| #2,675 | Adams County, OH | 6.4% |
| #2,676 | Russell County, KY | 6.4% |
| #2,677 | Las Piedras Municipio, PR | 6.5% |
| #2,678 | Riverside County, CA | 6.5% |
| #2,679 | Butler County, AL | 6.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Russell County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 6.4%, ranking #2,676 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #96 of 120. This places it in the 17th 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.