Unemployment Rate in Lincoln County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lincoln County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lincoln County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lincoln County: 6.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,695 | Newton County, IN | 6.5% |
| #2,696 | Baltimore city, MD | 6.5% |
| #2,697 | Elliott County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,698 | Lincoln County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,699 | Presque Isle County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,700 | Mineral County, WV | 6.5% |
| #2,701 | Providence County, RI | 6.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Lincoln County, Kentucky
Lincoln County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, which ranks #2,698 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 23.2% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Lincoln County ranks #98 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 16th 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.