State rank: 39
CURRENT ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
KENTUCKY
2015 EPI score
2015 EPI score
90%
B-
| F (Very Poor) |
D (Poor) |
C (Fair) |
B (Good) |
A (Excellent) |
A+ (Superior) |
| <60 | 60-80 | 80-90 | 90-95 | 95-100 | >100 |
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE HISTORY
EPI COMPONENTS PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Inflation
Unemployment
Budget deficit
GDP Growth
EPI DATA FOR KENTUCKY
| Year | Inflation Rate (%) | Unemployment Rate (%) | Budget Deficit as a Percent of GDP (%) | Change in Real GDP (%) | Raw EPI Score (%) | Raw EPI performance | Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 86.4 | C | -2.6 |
| 1991 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 86.1 | C | -0.3 |
| 1992 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 91.7 | B | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 90.1 | B- | -1.6 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 95.6 | A- | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 93.7 | B | -1.9 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 94.3 | B+ | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.2 | 5.4 | 98.1 | A | 3.8 |
| 1998 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 96.6 | A | -1.5 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 95.9 | A- | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.2 | -2.9 | 88.6 | C+ | -7.3 |
| 2001 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 93.2 | B | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 92.2 | B | -1.0 |
| 2003 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 88.4 | C+ | -3.8 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 88.8 | C+ | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 89.6 | C+ | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 90.3 | B- | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 86.3 | C | -4.1 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 80.8 | D+ | -5.5 |
| 2009 | -0.4 | 10.4 | 11.9 | -3.9 | 73.3 | D | -7.4 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 12.0 | 4.6 | 80.7 | D+ | 7.4 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 78.7 | D+ | -2.0 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 81.5 | C- | 2.8 |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 85.1 | C | 3.6 |
| 2014* | 1.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 86.3 | C | 1.2 |
| 2015* | -0.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 90.8 | B- | 4.4 |