Unemployment Rate in Harlan County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
9.5% +79.9% vs nat'l
Rank #3,069 of 3,222
5th percentile

How Harlan County Compares

Harlan County
9.5%
Kentucky Average
9.5%
Rank #117 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
79.9% above

National Distribution

Where Harlan County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Harlan County: 9.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,066 Lee County, VA 9.5%
#3,067 Lancaster County, VA 9.5%
#3,068 Ceiba Municipio, PR 9.5%
#3,069 Harlan County, KY 9.5%
#3,070 Holmes County, MS 9.5%
#3,071 Jack County, TX 9.6%
#3,072 Pemiscot County, MO 9.7%
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Unemployment Rate in Harlan County, Kentucky

Harlan County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 9.5%, which ranks #3,069 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 79.9% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Harlan County ranks #117 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 5th 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.