Unemployment Rate in Washington County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.4%
Rank #907/3,222 · #18 in KY
72th
Washington 3.4%
KY 4.8% -30.0%
US 5.3% -36.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's unemployment rate of 3.4% 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 Washington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #904 | Yell County, AR | 3.4% |
| #905 | Osceola County, IA | 3.4% |
| #906 | Greenwood County, KS | 3.4% |
| #907 | Washington County, KY | 3.4% |
| #908 | York County, ME | 3.4% |
| #909 | Albemarle County, VA | 3.4% |
| #910 | Boise County, ID | 3.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, ranking #907 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.2% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #18 of 120. This places it in the 72th 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.