Unemployment Rate in Perry County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Perry County Compares
National Distribution
Where Perry County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Perry County: 5.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,417 | Copiah County, MS | 5.8% |
| #2,418 | Schenectady County, NY | 5.8% |
| #2,419 | Delaware County, IN | 5.8% |
| #2,420 | Perry County, KY | 5.8% |
| #2,421 | Harris County, GA | 5.8% |
| #2,422 | Boyle County, KY | 5.8% |
| #2,423 | Jefferson County, IL | 5.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Perry County, Kentucky
Perry County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,420 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Perry County ranks #84 of 120 out of 120 counties. This places it in the 25th 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.