Unemployment Rate in Taylor County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.1%
Rank #2,087/3,222 · #73 in KY
35th
Taylor 5.1%
KY 4.8% +5.5%
US 5.3% -3.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Taylor County's unemployment rate of 5.1% 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 Taylor County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,084 | Jackson County, IA | 5.1% |
| #2,085 | Pamlico County, NC | 5.1% |
| #2,086 | Issaquena County, MS | 5.1% |
| #2,087 | Taylor County, KY | 5.1% |
| #2,088 | Jackson County, OK | 5.1% |
| #2,089 | Essex County, MA | 5.1% |
| #2,090 | Chambers County, AL | 5.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Taylor County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, ranking #2,087 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.7% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #73 of 120. This places it in the 35th 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.