Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lawrence County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lawrence County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lawrence County: 7.7%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,916 | Acadia Parish, LA | 7.7% |
| #2,917 | Treutlen County, GA | 7.7% |
| #2,918 | Saline County, IL | 7.7% |
| #2,919 | Lawrence County, KY | 7.7% |
| #2,920 | Pitt County, NC | 7.7% |
| #2,921 | Lincoln County, WA | 7.7% |
| #2,922 | Barbour County, AL | 7.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Lawrence County, Kentucky
Lawrence County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 7.7%, which ranks #2,919 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 45.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Lawrence County ranks #109 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 9th 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.