Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mercer County Compares
National Distribution
Where Mercer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Mercer County: 4.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,525 | Cheatham County, TN | 4.3% |
| #1,526 | Talbot County, MD | 4.3% |
| #1,527 | Unicoi County, TN | 4.3% |
| #1,528 | Mercer County, KY | 4.3% |
| #1,529 | Becker County, MN | 4.3% |
| #1,530 | Polk County, IA | 4.3% |
| #1,531 | Bay County, MI | 4.3% |
Unemployment Rate in Mercer County, Kentucky
Mercer County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 4.3%, which ranks #1,528 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.2% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Mercer County ranks #46 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.