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February 7, 2026
An analysis by Bluegrass Times shows that, following President Donald Trump’s Feb. 5 executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” Kentucky is one of 29 states following the order that bans biological males from playing on female sports teams.
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Kentucky collected 32.8% more in taxes on amusements license taxes in 2024 than in previous year
February 7, 2026
Out of the $17.2 billion in total tax revenue collected by Kentucky in 2024, $332,000 came from amusements license taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $250,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Kentucky generated $17.2 billion in state tax revenue during 2024
February 3, 2026
Kentucky collected $17.2 billion in state taxes in 2024, virtually the same amount as in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Property taxes totaled $808.2 million in Kentucky in 2024
February 3, 2026
Out of the $17.2 billion in total state taxes collected by Kentucky in 2024, $808.2 million—or 4.7%—came from property taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Read more →Kentucky ranks 24th in the U.S. for most general sales and gross receipts taxes paid in 2024
February 1, 2026
Kentucky generated $5.8 billion from general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2024, ranking 24th among U.S. states.
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Kentucky collected 1.2% more in taxes on alcohol sales taxes in 2024 than in previous year
January 25, 2026
Out of the $17.2 billion in total tax revenue collected by Kentucky in 2024, $195.1 million came from alcoholic beverages sales taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when the total was $192.8 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
Read more →2024: Kentucky among top states for property taxes paid, ranking 10th
January 21, 2026
Kentucky generated $808.2 million from property taxes in 2024, ranking 10th among U.S. states.
Read more →Alcohol sales taxes totaled $195.1 million in Kentucky in 2024
January 15, 2026
Of the $17.2 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2024, 1.1%, or $195.1 million, came from alcoholic beverages sales taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Kentucky sees 4.5% drop in alcoholic beverages license taxes collections in 2024
January 7, 2026
Out of the $17.2 billion in total tax revenue collected by Kentucky in 2024, $8.1 million came from alcoholic beverages license taxes, representing a decrease from the previous year, when the total was $8.5 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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