Unemployment Rate in Knox County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Knox County Compares
National Distribution
Where Knox County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Knox County: 8.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,961 | Jefferson County, AR | 8.1% |
| #2,962 | Caguas Municipio, PR | 8.1% |
| #2,963 | San Germán Municipio, PR | 8.1% |
| #2,964 | Knox County, KY | 8.1% |
| #2,965 | Arkansas County, AR | 8.1% |
| #2,966 | Philadelphia County, PA | 8.1% |
| #2,967 | Franklin Parish, LA | 8.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 8.1%, which ranks #2,964 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 53.6% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Knox County ranks #111 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 8th 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.