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Kentucky #39
35.6 composite of 100 Based on 50% of intended metrics
AB
Andy Beshear D
Governor · since 2019-12-10
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Federal-transfer dependence (% of revenue)40.5% · Census State Finances FY2021 ·
37.1
Own-source revenue per capita5,857 · Census FY2021 ÷ ACS 2023 pop ·
33.3
Not yet sourced: Structural balance (recurring rev vs spend) (expenditure not exposed in this Census API slice; Pew Fiscal 50 pending); Rainy-day fund (% of spending) (NASBO/Pew download pending); Pension funded ratio (Public Plans Database download pending); State debt per capita (debt not in this Census API slice); Credit rating (no free Moody's/S&P/Fitch feed; enter manually (cited)).