Christian County, KY
FIPS 21047 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Christian County had an annual average of 31,505 jobs across 2,207 establishments, paying $1.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
31,505
+0.4% YoY
Establishments
2,207
Total Wages
$1.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,483
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 2,430 | 16 | $1,208 | $152.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,139 | 140 | $423 | $47.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,036 | 164 | $844 | $89.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1,336 | 3 | $1,580 | $109.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,281 | 171 | $784 | $50.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,227 | 259 | $1,545 | $98.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,156 | 13 | $1,242 | $74.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,128 | 32 | $566 | $33.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,113 | 146 | $2,228 | $65.1M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 799 | 32 | $1,287 | $50.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 579 | 1 | $1,746 | $52.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 527 | 39 | $1,623 | $44.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 491 | 39 | $796 | $13.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 490 | 35 | $1,376 | $35.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 476 | 45 | $581 | $14.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 468 | 51 | $1,386 | $33.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 443 | 9 | $1,267 | $29.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 421 | 7 | $1,133 | $24.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 391 | 48 | $1,413 | $28.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 386 | 32 | $981 | $19.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 385 | 16 | $1,232 | $24.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 381 | 27 | $872 | $17.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 343 | 57 | $1,881 | $33.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 317 | 85 | $1,407 | $23.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 313 | 50 | $694 | $9.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 313 | 9 | $719 | $8.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 293 | 16 | $496 | $6.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 263 | 14 | $2,975 | $13.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 260 | 52 | $1,034 | $14.0M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 228 | 3 | $1,519 | $18.0M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 225 | 6 | $1,014 | $11.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 193 | 8 | $2,697 | $12.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 187 | 71 | $924 | $9.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 167 | 47 | $1,487 | $12.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 166 | 5 | $1,492 | $12.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 127 | 21 | $767 | $5.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 122 | 20 | $461 | $2.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 121 | 38 | $768 | $4.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 112 | 29 | $575 | $3.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 109 | 20 | $842 | $4.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 107 | 3 | $1,443 | $8.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 102 | 8 | $1,132 | $6.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 98 | 34 | $684 | $3.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 85 | 6 | $521 | $2.3M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 82 | 8 | $922 | $3.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 64 | 7 | $1,627 | $4.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 59 | 9 | $1,535 | $4.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 50 | 8 | $1,522 | $3.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 50 | 11 | $1,208 | $3.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 42 | 8 | $1,567 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 41 | 8 | $1,128 | $1.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 36 | 14 | $1,214 | $2.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 26 | 23 | $590 | $0.8M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 24 | 4 | $862 | $1.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 22 | 7 | $4,081 | $4.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 21 | 6 | $1,104 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 17 | 16 | $1,426 | $1.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 16 | 12 | $811 | $0.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 15 | 5 | $688 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 15 | 2 | $1,210 | $0.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 14 | 8 | $2,078 | $1.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 11 | 1 | $868 | $0.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 10 | 4 | $1,035 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,129
jobs · $72,206 avg pay
State Government
737
jobs · $50,104 avg pay
Local Government
2,276
jobs · $50,802 avg pay
Private
25,363
jobs · $53,996 avg pay
KY Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.3%
April 2026
Other KY Counties
The largest counties in KY by total employment.
- Jefferson County 482,312 jobs
- Fayette County 204,412 jobs
- Boone County 102,942 jobs
- Kenton County 74,672 jobs
- Warren County 70,760 jobs
- Hardin County 48,897 jobs
- Daviess County 47,217 jobs
- McCracken County 40,497 jobs