Boone County, KY

FIPS 21015 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Boone County had an annual average of 102,942 jobs across 6,278 establishments, paying $6.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

102,942

-1.1% YoY

Establishments

6,278

Total Wages

$6.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$59,189

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Boone County, KY, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 9,390 420 $777 $379.2M
493 NAICS 493 9,106 47 $988 $467.8M
492 NAICS 492 7,473 32 $1,101 $428.0M
722 NAICS 722 7,284 357 $509 $192.7M
423 NAICS 423 4,891 281 $1,681 $427.5M
481 NAICS 481 3,652 28 $1,444 $274.2M
424 NAICS 424 2,980 120 $1,456 $225.7M
488 NAICS 488 2,792 98 $1,388 $201.5M
541 NAICS 541 2,725 984 $1,876 $265.8M
621 NAICS 621 2,653 277 $2,012 $213.5M
336 NAICS 336 2,516 33 $1,464 $191.5M
311 NAICS 311 2,230 36 $1,388 $160.9M
333 NAICS 333 2,022 57 $1,491 $156.7M
624 NAICS 624 1,987 421 $628 $64.9M
455 NAICS 455 1,835 40 $599 $57.2M
238 NAICS 238 1,833 287 $1,372 $130.8M
484 NAICS 484 1,515 112 $1,270 $100.1M
445 NAICS 445 1,505 50 $606 $47.4M
811 NAICS 811 1,495 139 $1,122 $87.2M
322 NAICS 322 1,461 22 $1,371 $104.2M
332 NAICS 332 1,334 44 $1,450 $100.5M
522 NAICS 522 1,265 112 $1,896 $124.7M
441 NAICS 441 1,262 63 $1,399 $91.8M
459 NAICS 459 1,121 140 $596 $34.8M
326 NAICS 326 1,084 29 $1,507 $84.9M
444 NAICS 444 970 42 $705 $35.6M
721 NAICS 721 969 61 $602 $30.3M
325 NAICS 325 958 43 $1,857 $92.5M
458 NAICS 458 821 69 $435 $18.6M
449 NAICS 449 719 56 $877 $32.8M
456 NAICS 456 665 53 $1,536 $53.1M
237 NAICS 237 660 30 $1,894 $65.0M
812 NAICS 812 646 115 $669 $22.5M
922 NAICS 922 645 17 $2,467 $52.9M
457 NAICS 457 602 52 $696 $21.8M
532 NAICS 532 595 38 $1,092 $33.8M
921 NAICS 921 592 2 $1,611 $49.6M
711 NAICS 711 524 24 $730 $19.9M
339 NAICS 339 516 57 $1,238 $33.2M
524 NAICS 524 470 155 $1,598 $39.0M
611 NAICS 611 466 79 $771 $18.7M
236 NAICS 236 460 138 $1,217 $29.1M
562 NAICS 562 436 18 $1,216 $27.6M
323 NAICS 323 402 20 $1,287 $26.9M
926 NAICS 926 375 15 $1,476 $28.2M
551 NAICS 551 363 43 $1,521 $28.7M
517 NAICS 517 323 22 $1,665 $28.0M
813 NAICS 813 269 61 $699 $9.8M
221 NAICS 221 246 20 $2,521 $32.3M
327 NAICS 327 228 14 $1,682 $20.0M
425 NAICS 425 223 81 $1,928 $22.4M
519 NAICS 519 174 15 $1,898 $6.2M
523 NAICS 523 172 39 $1,181 $10.6M
491 NAICS 491 170 7 $1,306 $11.5M
337 NAICS 337 169 5 $967 $8.5M
518 NAICS 518 165 40 $1,348 $11.6M
513 NAICS 513 146 108 $1,960 $14.9M
111 NAICS 111 118 12 $812 $5.0M
312 NAICS 312 108 11 $828 $4.7M
814 NAICS 814 69 58 $424 $1.5M
485 NAICS 485 60 10 $882 $2.8M
335 NAICS 335 57 9 $1,827 $5.4M
512 NAICS 512 47 7 $232 $0.6M
334 NAICS 334 41 16 $1,746 $3.7M
999 NAICS 999 37 32 $1,454 $2.8M
321 NAICS 321 36 6 $975 $1.8M
923 NAICS 923 29 1 $1,636 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 25 5 $1,071 $1.2M
928 NAICS 928 20 1 $1,279 $1.4M
112 NAICS 112 12 5 $710 $0.4M
516 NAICS 516 10 8 $1,152 $0.6M
525 NAICS 525 5 4 $1,033 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

1,296

jobs · $83,629 avg pay

State Government

322

jobs · $56,595 avg pay

Local Government

5,329

jobs · $58,583 avg pay

Private

95,995

jobs · $58,902 avg pay

KY Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.3%

April 2026

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