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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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KY!INCOME=SAINC1(21) / RPP

Kentucky: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Kentucky.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$60,835#48 of 51 · 79% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$52,290#46 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)90.2#40 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)64.3#45 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Kentucky and the United States, current dollars
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025KentuckyUnited States
KentuckyUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$280.3B4,606,864$60,83579%——
2024$267.1B4,584,046$58,27079%$52,29090.2
2023$253.1B4,549,953$55,61879%$51,42889.9
2022$237.8B4,521,238$52,59979%$50,76589.4
2021$234.2B4,508,348$51,94180%$53,51289.2
2020$212.3B4,508,271$47,08480%$50,64189.1
2019$195.5B4,498,163$43,46478%$46,95689.6
2018$186.9B4,487,302$41,65478%$45,92589.1
2017$180.8B4,475,829$40,40079%$45,00590.0
2016$175.3B4,457,755$39,31980%$44,21490.7
2015$172.3B4,443,778$38,76881%$43,98690.7
2014$164.9B4,428,854$37,22680%$42,14491.1
2013$157.9B4,415,978$35,76281%$41,12690.9
2012$156.6B4,394,147$35,63681%$41,61790.7
2011$151.4B4,374,302$34,61681%$41,28290.5
2010$144.4B4,349,159$33,19982%$40,60090.4
2009$139.0B4,317,074$32,20382%$40,94888.5
2008$140.8B4,289,878$32,83080%$41,01589.8
2007$134.2B4,256,672$31,52980%——
2006$128.6B4,219,239$30,47681%——
2005$121.7B4,182,742$29,10482%——
2004$116.2B4,146,101$28,03082%——
2003$109.8B4,117,170$26,66182%——
2002$106.6B4,089,875$26,05382%——
2001$104.0B4,068,132$25,56481%——
2000$100.5B4,049,021$24,81581%——
1999$93.2B4,018,053$23,18981%——
1998$89.4B3,985,390$22,43382%——
1997$84.5B3,952,747$21,36982%——
1996$79.5B3,919,535$20,27982%——
1995$75.0B3,887,427$19,28382%——
1994$71.5B3,849,088$18,58482%——
1993$68.1B3,812,206$17,85582%——
1992$65.5B3,765,469$17,39783%——
1991$60.9B3,722,328$16,35982%——
1990$57.7B3,694,048$15,61080%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods96.0−4.0 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)64.3−35.7 vs US2008–2024
Utilities75.3−24.7 vs US2008–2024
Other services97.2−2.8 vs US2008–2024