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Kentucky #48
27.1 composite of 100 Based on 68% of intended metrics
AB
Andy Beshear D
Governor · since 2019-12-10
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Median household income61,118 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
12.8
Income growth (YoY)2.99% · 2022→2023 ·
40.9
Poverty rate16.1% · SAIPE 2023 ·
24.1
Income inequality (Gini)0.476 · ACS 1-year 2023 ·
43.1
Not yet sourced: Real (cost-of-living-adjusted) income (BEA Regional Price Parities API key pending); Economic mobility (Opportunity Insights dataset download pending).