GDP, 2025$313.6B#29 of 51 · 1.0% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+3.0%#7 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$60,835#48 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.7%#42 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $35.2B | 11.2% | −2.5 pp | 40 | ||
| Government | $38.0B | 12.1% | +1.0 pp | 17 | ||
| Manufacturing | $49.3B | 15.7% | +6.2 pp | 5 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $23.5B | 7.5% | −1.2 pp | 21 | ||
| Professional services | $13.6B | 4.3% | −3.6 pp | 43 | ||
| Health care | $28.3B | 9.0% | +1.5 pp | 13 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $25.3B | 8.1% | +1.8 pp | 6 | ||
| Retail trade | $19.8B | 6.3% | +0.4 pp | 24 | ||
| Information | $7.0B | 2.2% | −3.5 pp | 40 | ||
| Construction | $12.4B | 4.0% | −0.4 pp | 36 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $16.0B | 5.1% | +1.8 pp | 4 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $10.5B | 3.4% | +0.2 pp | 19 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $9.4B | 3.0% | 0.0 pp | 21 | ||
| Other services | $6.6B | 2.1% | +0.1 pp | 29 | ||
| Management of companies | $3.5B | 1.1% | −0.7 pp | 37 | ||
| Utilities | $5.3B | 1.7% | 0.0 pp | 26 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $2.5B | 0.8% | −0.5 pp | 17 | ||
| Education | $1.8B | 0.6% | −0.6 pp | 40 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $1.8B | 0.6% | −0.5 pp | 44 | ||
| Agriculture | $3.7B | 1.2% | +0.4 pp | 17 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2,302,815 | $207.3B | $71,492 | 4.4% | |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1,394,234 | $107.9B | $67,446 | 4.2% | |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 533,366 | $41.5B | $66,130 | 3.8% | |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 366,920 | $20.1B | $53,840 | 4.8% | |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 345,955 | $18.9B | $53,194 | 4.1% | |
| Bowling Green, KY | 195,159 | $12.4B | $48,430 | 4.3% | |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 127,954 | $7.7B | $57,202 | 4.8% | |
| Owensboro, KY | 113,583 | $6.5B | $54,578 | 4.3% | |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 102,395 | $8.6B | $65,341 | 4.6% |