Unemployment Rate in Carter County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Carter County Compares
National Distribution
Where Carter County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Carter County: 5.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,197 | Mitchell County, TX | 5.3% |
| #2,198 | Preston County, WV | 5.3% |
| #2,199 | Montmorency County, MI | 5.3% |
| #2,200 | Carter County, KY | 5.3% |
| #2,201 | Wise County, TX | 5.3% |
| #2,202 | Rowan County, NC | 5.3% |
| #2,203 | Morgan County, CO | 5.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Carter County, Kentucky
Carter County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.3%, which ranks #2,200 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 0.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Carter County ranks #77 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 32th 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.