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News from July 2021

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Kentucky ranks 31st in total VA home loans during Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky ranked 31st in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 4,638 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kentucky collected $134.3 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, 1 percent, or $134.3 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Less than 10 people die in Kentucky from influenza and pneumonia in week ending May 15

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

There were less than 10 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending May 15, a decrease from the previous week.

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Kentucky’s license tax revenue up 32.7 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $130 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kentucky’s license tax revenue down 40.9 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $130 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kentucky’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 26.2 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kentucky reports $130 million in license tax revenue in Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $130 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kentucky’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 15.1 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $1.9 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Kentucky’s combined tax revenues up 24.5 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky collected $4.2 billion in combined tax revenues, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Home vacancies in Kentucky down 0.1 percent in Q2

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 4, 2021

Kentucky’s home vacancy rate was one percent in the second quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

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36 people die in Kentucky with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending May 8

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

There were 36 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending May 8, a 20 percent increase over the previous week.

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Kentucky ranks 21st in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

In 2020, Kentucky collected $5.5 billion in income taxes, ranking it 21st in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kentucky collected 12.5% more in death and gift taxes in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, $48.3 million came from death and gift taxes, a 12.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kentucky collected $151.8 million in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, 1.1 percent, or $151.8 million, came from taxes on general corporation licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Rental vacancies in Kentucky up 1.2% from Q1 to Q2 2018

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

Rental vacancies in Kentucky were 5.9 percent in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 1.2 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lexington-Fayette sees 267,200 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Kentucky's Lexington-Fayette metropolitan statistical area was 267,200, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kentucky increases from Q2 to Q3 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kentucky in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $229,066, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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Lexington-Fayette nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.8% since June 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 3, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Lexington-Fayette metropolitan statistical area was 265,100, a 0.8 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Kentucky collected $382.1 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Kentucky in 2020, 2.9 percent, or $382.1 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Kentucky ranked 14th in home vacancy rate in 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jul 2, 2021

Kentucky's home vacancy rate was 14th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.2 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.