Unemployment Rate in Powell County, KY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.8% +8.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,425 of 3,222
25th percentile

How Powell County Compares

Powell County
5.8%
Kentucky Average
5.8%
Rank #86 of 120 in state
National
5.3%
8.9% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ 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%
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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.