Unemployment Rate in Nelson County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.3% −37.4% vs nat'l
Rank #873 of 3,222
73th percentile

How Nelson County Compares

Nelson County
3.3%
Kentucky Average
3.3%
Rank #17 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
37.4% below

National Distribution

Where Nelson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Nelson County: 3.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#870 Wayne County, NY 3.3%
#871 Fulton County, KY 3.3%
#872 St. Clair County, MO 3.3%
#873 Nelson County, KY 3.3%
#874 McLeod County, MN 3.3%
#875 Big Horn County, WY 3.3%
#876 Pembina County, ND 3.3%
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Unemployment Rate in Nelson County, Kentucky

Nelson County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 3.3%, which ranks #873 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.4% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Kentucky, Nelson County ranks #17 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 73th 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.