Unemployment Rate in Kenton County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.3% −18.4% vs nat'l
Rank #1,520 of 3,222
53th percentile

How Kenton County Compares

Kenton County
4.3%
Kentucky Average
4.3%
Rank #45 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
18.4% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Kenton County: 4.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,517 Mecklenburg County, NC 4.3%
#1,518 Spartanburg County, SC 4.3%
#1,519 Androscoggin County, ME 4.3%
#1,520 Kenton County, KY 4.3%
#1,521 Herkimer County, NY 4.3%
#1,522 Armstrong County, PA 4.3%
#1,523 Warren County, NY 4.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Kenton County, Kentucky

Kenton County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,520 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Kenton County ranks #45 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 53th 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.