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Bowling Green, KY metro area
The Bowling Green, KY metropolitan area spans 4 counties and had 195,159 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $12.4 billion that year.
Kentucky4 countiesPart of Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
GDP, 2024$12.4B#234 of 387 · +7.6% nominal
Income per person, 2024$48,430#371 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.3%#234 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)90.2#286 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Bowling Green, KYUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 4 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | — | — | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $984M | 7.9% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $4.1B | 32.7% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | — | — | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | — | — | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $842M | 6.8% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $686M | 5.5% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $322M | 2.6% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | — | — | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $23M | 0.2% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $11M | 0.1% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $103M | 0.8% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Kentucky | Outlying | 21003 | |
| Butler County | Kentucky | Outlying | 21031 | |
| Edmonson County | Kentucky | Outlying | 21061 | |
| Warren County | Kentucky | Central | 21227 |