Henderson County, KY
FIPS 21101 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Henderson County had an annual average of 18,685 jobs across 1,442 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
18,685
-2% YoY
Establishments
1,442
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$55,783
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,665 | 8 | $1,703 | $147.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,426 | 86 | $354 | $26.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 778 | 86 | $1,354 | $54.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 760 | 96 | $1,235 | $48.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 742 | 28 | $1,450 | $56.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 582 | 18 | $531 | $16.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 506 | 38 | $1,432 | $37.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 441 | 17 | $756 | $17.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 429 | 129 | $1,357 | $25.7M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 423 | 4 | $1,901 | $41.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 377 | 36 | $1,102 | $21.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 308 | 24 | $1,062 | $17.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 278 | 16 | $1,289 | $18.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 257 | 24 | $1,114 | $14.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 256 | 7 | $808 | $10.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 221 | 11 | $1,431 | $16.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 218 | 18 | $426 | $4.8M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 199 | 11 | $729 | $7.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 181 | 18 | $795 | $7.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 165 | 18 | $914 | $7.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 159 | 29 | $1,173 | $9.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 143 | 30 | $1,621 | $12.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 143 | 30 | $407 | $3.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 141 | 25 | $625 | $4.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 132 | 13 | $1,115 | $7.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 119 | 7 | $1,171 | $7.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 113 | 22 | $622 | $3.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 110 | 8 | $1,383 | $7.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 84 | 32 | $907 | $4.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 81 | 14 | $674 | $2.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 80 | 43 | $770 | $3.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 69 | 9 | $527 | $1.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 57 | 13 | $416 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 55 | 6 | $1,205 | $3.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 51 | 5 | $1,914 | $5.1M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 48 | 4 | $1,149 | $2.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 43 | 11 | $795 | $1.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 41 | 14 | $1,588 | $3.4M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 36 | 4 | $527 | $1.0M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 35 | 15 | $2,974 | $5.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 22 | 27 | $355 | $0.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 19 | 4 | $683 | $0.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 13 | 1 | $1,944 | $1.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 11 | 6 | $1,616 | $0.9M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 10 | 5 | $1,030 | $0.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 9 | 10 | $1,811 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 9 | 3 | $480 | $0.2M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 8 | 5 | $876 | $0.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 6 | 1 | $1,646 | $0.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 5 | 1 | $1,085 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
87
jobs · $70,454 avg pay
State Government
409
jobs · $46,889 avg pay
Local Government
1,787
jobs · $51,616 avg pay
Private
16,402
jobs · $56,379 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