Kentucky - Facts and Figures. GENERAL INFORMATION Capital Statehood Frankfort June 1, 1792 the 15th state State nickname Name for residents State motto Abbreviation The Bluegrass State Kentuckians United we stand, divided we fall KY LAND Total area 104,659 sq km 40,409 sq mi Rank among states in total area Land area 37th 102,903 sq km 39,731 sq mi Highest point Black Mountain 1,263 m/4,145 ft Forested land as a share of total area Federally owned land as a share of land area 49.9 percent (2002) 6.6 percent (2002) PEOPLE Population Rank among states in population Ten-year population growth Population density 4,241,474 (2007 estimate) 26th 9.7 percent (1990-2000) 41 persons per sq km (2006 estimate) 106 persons per sq mi (2006 estimate) Urban population 55.8 percent (2000) Largest cities (by population) Lexington-Fayette 268,080 (2005 estimate) Louisville 248,762 (2003 estimate) Owensboro Bowling Green Covington 55,459 (2005 estimate) 53,176 (2006) 42,811 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Whites 90.1 percent (2000) Blacks 7.3 percent (2000) Asians 0.7 percent (2000) Native Americans 0.2 percent (2000) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders less than 0.1 percent (2000) Mixed heritage or not reporting 1.6 percent (2000) Hispanics (of any race) 1.5 percent (2000) HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Infant mortality rate 74.4 years (1989-1991) 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2004) Residents per physician 434 people (2005) Residents per hospital bed 280 people (2005) Share of population not covered by health insurance Number of students per teacher (K-12) 15.6 percent (2006) 16.1 (2003) Government spending per student (K-12) $7,012 (2002-2003) Share of students attending private school 11.6 percent (1999) Share of people over age 25 with high school diploma 79.6 percent (2006) GOVERNMENT State government Governor Ernie Fletcher (term ends December, 2007) Legislature Senate, 38 members House of Representatives, 100 members National representation Members of the U.S. Senate 2 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 6 Electoral votes 8 ECONOMY Gross state product (GSP) Income per capita $146 billion (2006) $27,151 (2004) GSP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing 1.3 percent (2004) Industry Construction 4.3 percent (2004) Manufacturing 21 percent (2004) Mining 1.9 percent (2004) Transportation and utilities 6.2 percent (2004) Services Finance, insurance, and real estate 14.1 percent (2004) G overnment 14.7 percent (2004) Information technology 3 percent (2004) Retail trade Wholesale trade Other services 7 percent (2004) 5.9 percent (2004) 20.9 percent (2004) Employment Number of workers 2,039,000 (2006 estimate) Unemployment rate 5.7 percent (2006 estimate) Share of workers in unions 9.7 percent (2005) ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Share from geothermal, solar, and wind Share from hydroelectric 0.4 percent (2005 estimate) 3 percent (2005 estimate) Share from nuclear 0 percent (2004) Share from thermal 96.5 percent (2005 estimate) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Share of households with Internet access Number of library books circulated per resident Length of highways 139 newspapers per 1,000 people (2006 estimate) 49.6 percent (2003 estimate) 5.4 books per person (2002) 125,561 km (2005) 78,020 mi (2005) Length of interstate highways 1,226 km (2005) 762 mi (2005) Length of railroad tracks 4,249 km (2004) 2,640 mi (2004) Airports 6 (2007) SOURCES The Association of American Railroads (www.aar.org), Bureau of Economic Analysis (www.bea.doc.gov), Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), Census Bureau (www.census.gov), Energy Information Administration (www.eia.doe.gov), Federal Aviation Administration (www.faa.gov), Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov), Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us), General Services Administration (www.gsa.gov), National Agricultural Statistics Service (www.usda.gov/nass), National Center for Education Statistics (nces.ed.gov), National Center for Health Statistics (www.cdc.gov/nchs), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (www.ntia.doc.gov). Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
