McCracken County, KY
FIPS 21145 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, McCracken County had an annual average of 40,497 jobs across 2,901 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
40,497
-0.5% YoY
Establishments
2,901
Total Wages
$2.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,594
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 | 4,608 | 227 | $401 | $96.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,293 | 243 | $2,014 | $295.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,233 | 335 | $2,304 | $198.7M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 2,183 | 14 | $1,960 | $222.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,752 | 142 | $1,356 | $123.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,694 | 141 | $784 | $69.1M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,457 | 33 | $577 | $43.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,184 | 120 | $1,356 | $83.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,024 | 136 | $645 | $34.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 818 | 36 | $781 | $33.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 743 | 93 | $546 | $21.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 684 | 57 | $1,165 | $41.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 680 | 38 | $662 | $22.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 562 | 32 | $363 | $10.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 560 | 38 | $1,130 | $32.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 538 | 32 | $528 | $14.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 512 | 75 | $1,360 | $36.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 490 | 82 | $1,053 | $26.8M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 471 | 12 | $967 | $23.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 445 | 70 | $1,226 | $28.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 419 | 48 | $393 | $8.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 397 | 6 | $1,716 | $35.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 395 | 47 | $764 | $15.7M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 379 | 6 | $3,061 | $50.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 376 | 31 | $487 | $9.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 345 | 42 | $1,363 | $24.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 344 | 66 | $975 | $17.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 288 | 14 | $1,334 | $20.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 288 | 18 | $418 | $6.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 281 | 38 | $799 | $11.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 276 | 18 | $2,099 | $30.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 270 | 21 | $2,379 | $19.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 254 | 22 | $1,636 | $21.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 251 | 18 | $1,197 | $15.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 242 | 43 | $747 | $9.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 236 | 45 | $789 | $9.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 204 | 17 | $2,254 | $12.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 196 | 72 | $896 | $9.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 148 | 37 | $1,511 | $11.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 138 | 22 | $1,188 | $8.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 125 | 10 | $1,962 | $9.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 112 | 4 | $1,311 | $7.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 94 | 7 | $1,046 | $5.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 76 | 8 | $1,013 | $4.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 75 | 9 | $1,420 | $5.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 64 | 13 | $720 | $2.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 44 | 1 | $1,882 | $4.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 38 | 34 | $398 | $0.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 35 | 5 | $762 | $1.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 31 | 9 | $766 | $1.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 31 | 6 | $1,716 | $1.7M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 26 | 5 | $1,079 | $1.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 25 | 4 | $1,012 | $1.3M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 18 | 3 | $832 | $0.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 11 | 8 | $950 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 7 | 1 | $1,233 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
535
jobs · $120,639 avg pay
State Government
966
jobs · $43,264 avg pay
Local Government
2,469
jobs · $52,386 avg pay
Private
36,527
jobs · $57,401 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
- Unknown Or Undefined 37,763 jobs