Unemployment Rate in Barren County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Barren County Compares
National Distribution
Where Barren County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Barren County: 4.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,399 | York County, SC | 4.1% |
| #1,400 | Adair County, MO | 4.1% |
| #1,401 | Seminole County, FL | 4.1% |
| #1,402 | Barren County, KY | 4.1% |
| #1,403 | Cass County, MO | 4.1% |
| #1,404 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 4.1% |
| #1,405 | Leon County, TX | 4.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Barren County, Kentucky
Barren County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.1%, which ranks #1,402 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.8% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Barren County ranks #36 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 57th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.