Kentucky
State Government
Governor
Andy Beshear (D)
State Senate
7
Democrats,
31
Republicans
State House
20
Democrats,
80
Republicans
Kentucky
Economic well-being - Kentucky
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.2
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.4
Poverty rate
15.6%
Unemployment rate
4.7
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
6.8
May 23, 2018
Kentucky Math Teacher, Riding Wave of Public Anger, Defeats State House Majority Leader
May 5, 2018
Teachers to protest at Kentucky Derby, a symbol of state's inequality
December 19, 2017
College that charges no tuition loses out in tax bill
September 29, 2017
Programs for blind, deaf, poor students would take hit under proposed school cuts
March 4, 2017
The Washington Post, March 4, 2017: GOP bill could dismantle one of nation’s most robust school desegregation efforts
November 21, 2014
Atlanta Blackstar, November 21, 2014: Colleges in Kentucky Struggling to Boost Graduation Rates for Black, Low Income Students
"Colleges and universities in Kentucky have failed to meet some major goals to help boost graduation rates among Black and low-income students, leaving officials scrambling to put an end to the education disparities. Kentucky aimed to drastically increase graduate rates for the 2012-2013 school year but the latest accountability report by the Council of Postsecondary Education revealed that the schools just aren't reaching those goals when it comes to their Black and low-income students."