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Kentucky #43
33.9 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
AB
Andy Beshear D
Mayor · since 2019-12-10
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)9.71% · Census BDS 2022 ·
19.4
Job creation rate14.656% · Census BDS 2022 ·
19.5
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)-0.21% · April 2026 ·
69.9
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).