Unemployment Rate in Powell County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Powell County Compares
National Distribution
Where Powell County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Powell County: 5.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,422 | Boyle County, KY | 5.8% |
| #2,423 | Jefferson County, IL | 5.8% |
| #2,424 | St. Clair County, IL | 5.8% |
| #2,425 | Powell County, KY | 5.8% |
| #2,426 | Bent County, CO | 5.8% |
| #2,427 | Aitkin County, MN | 5.8% |
| #2,428 | McNairy County, TN | 5.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Powell County, Kentucky
Powell County, Kentucky has a unemployment rate of 5.8%, which ranks #2,425 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Kentucky, Powell County ranks #86 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.