Kentucky Aerospace, Aviation, & Defense Industry

Kentucky Aerospace, Aviation, & Defense Industry

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Regional Reports

Regional data profiles for Kentucky’s nine economic development regions are also provided below. Each profile includes the following key information specific to the region:

  • A comparative visualization of defense spending as a % of GRP
  • Regional outlook and population information
  • Top industries by job
  • A heat map of DoD funding by County
  • Total economic impact of DoD funding, including multipliers
  • Top contractors
  • DoD funding by year, FY2012-FY2015

Click any region to read the full report for that region.

Ashland Regional Report
Bowling Green-Hopkinsville Regional Report
Cumberland Regional Report
Lexington Regional Report
Louisville Regional Report

Mountain Regional Report
Northern Kentucky Regional Report
Owensboro-Henderson Regional Report
Paducah-Purchase Regional Report

In a move to assure Kentucky realizes its full potential to leverage these opportunities, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Joint Resolution 100 (HJR100) in 2015. The resolution directed the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs (KCMA), the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC), the Kentucky Aviation Association (KAA), and the Cabinet for Economic Development (CED) to study the economic impact of the overall aerospace/aviation industry in the Commonwealth and to report the findings to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission (LRC).