Unemployment Rate in Letcher County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Letcher County Compares
National Distribution
Where Letcher County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Letcher County: 6.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,578 | Añasco Municipio, PR | 6.1% |
| #2,579 | Alpena County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,580 | Hardin County, KY | 6.2% |
| #2,581 | Letcher County, KY | 6.2% |
| #2,582 | Baldwin County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,583 | Liberty County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,584 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | 6.2% |
Unemployment Rate in Letcher County, Kentucky
Letcher County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, which ranks #2,581 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 16.1% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Letcher County ranks #92 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 20th 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.