Kentucky’s Top Employers
Kentucky offers a rich and varied array of companies, from the health sector to manufacturing and education.

Kentucky offers a rich and varied array of companies, from the health sector to manufacturing and education. Here’s a list of some the state’s top employers.
10,000+ Employees
- Fort Campbell City Offices (Fort Campbell) 23,227
- Cincinnati International Airport-CVG (Hebron) 11,000
- Humana Inc. (Louisville) 10,000
- UK Chandler Hospital (Lexington) 10,000
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5,000-10,000 Employees
- Toyota Motor Mfg Kentucky Inc. (Georgetown) 6,974
- UPS Worldport (Louisville) 6,500
- GE Consumer & Industrial (Louisville) 6,000
1,000-5,000 Employees
- Kosair Children’s Hospital (Louisville) 4,800
- Ford Motor Co. Truck Plant (Louisville) 4,000
- Corrections Department (Frankfort) 4,000
- King’s Daughters Cardiology (Ashland) 4,000
- Lexmark International Inc. (Lexington) 3,800
- Baptist Hospital East (Louisville) 3,500
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Erlanger) 2,748
- Corporex Co. LLC (Covington) 2,700
- University of Louisville (Louisville) 2,700
- Owensboro Medical Health System (Owensboro) 2,500
- St. Elizabeth Medical Center (Edgewood) 2,500
- Human Resources Cabinet (Frankfort) 2,440
- Northern Kentucky University (Newport) 2,072