Hopkins County, KY
FIPS 21107 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Hopkins County had an annual average of 17,505 jobs across 1,209 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
17,505
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,209
Total Wages
$1.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$54,830
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,265 | 76 | $356 | $23.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 872 | 82 | $1,774 | $80.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 661 | 12 | $979 | $32.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 563 | 27 | $547 | $16.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 557 | 12 | $648 | $18.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 495 | 7 | $1,605 | $41.3M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 361 | 54 | $1,098 | $20.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 305 | 13 | $1,162 | $18.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 295 | 48 | $1,102 | $16.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 292 | 20 | $523 | $7.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 269 | 27 | $473 | $6.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 231 | 41 | $1,353 | $16.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 230 | 32 | $1,355 | $16.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 215 | 17 | $914 | $10.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 206 | 16 | $693 | $7.4M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 192 | 13 | $1,332 | $13.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 191 | 12 | $2,162 | $14.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 184 | 22 | $738 | $7.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 183 | 18 | $357 | $3.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 156 | 22 | $494 | $4.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 142 | 8 | $1,204 | $8.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 117 | 20 | $734 | $4.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 111 | 10 | $2,193 | $9.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 108 | 6 | $485 | $2.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 102 | 11 | $1,066 | $5.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 94 | 12 | $418 | $2.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 82 | 9 | $1,181 | $5.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 79 | 24 | $677 | $2.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 75 | 4 | $1,192 | $4.7M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 72 | 14 | $417 | $1.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 69 | 20 | $1,284 | $4.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 68 | 30 | $762 | $2.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 58 | 8 | $1,377 | $3.7M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 56 | 9 | $759 | $2.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 45 | 7 | $956 | $2.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 33 | 5 | $672 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 15 | 5 | $1,685 | $1.1M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 14 | 6 | $1,560 | $1.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 9 | 12 | $492 | $0.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 8 | 3 | $1,013 | $0.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4 | 1 | $1,682 | $0.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 7 | $727 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
151
jobs · $79,552 avg pay
State Government
802
jobs · $55,533 avg pay
Local Government
1,979
jobs · $43,098 avg pay
Private
14,573
jobs · $56,129 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