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News from January 2022

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Kentucky deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending Jan. 1

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 2, 2022

Kentucky's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Jan. 1, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Kentucky receives 1 EDA grant totaling $1,050,000 for planning in 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky received one grant totaling $1,050,000 for planning in 2021 from the US Economic Development Administration.

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2021: Kentucky ranks 10th nationwide for total received in EDA grants, at $28,874,102

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

In 2021, Kentucky received $28,874,102 in EDA grants for economic development projects, ranking 10th nationwide, according to the US Economic Development Administration (EDA).

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Kentucky ranks 45th in average VA home loan amount in 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

With $224,957 in issued loans, Kentucky ranked 45th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2021, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Kentucky's income tax revenue up 11% in year since Q4 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky collected $1.3 billion in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 11% increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Home vacancies in Kentucky down 0.7 percent in Q4

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky’s home vacancy rate was 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the previous quarter, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report.

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Kentucky ranked 39th in home vacancy rate in Q4 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky's home vacancy rate was 39th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Q4 2021: Kentucky's combined tax revenues up 9.8% since Q3 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky collected $4 billion in total tax revenues during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Bowling Green nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 3.5% since December 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Bowling Green metropolitan statistical area was 74,000, a 3.5 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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VA issues more Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kentucky in 2021 vs. 2020

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

The VA issued 15,911 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Kentucky during the 2021 fiscal year, totaling $3.6 billion, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Breaking Down Kentucky's Pension Contributions: $3.6 million collected in 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

In 2021, Kentucky had received $3.6 million in contributions to its public pension funds, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.

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Kentucky ranked 23rd in nation with rental vacancy rate of 6% in Q4 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky ranked 23rd in the nation in the fourth quarter with a rental vacancy rate of 6 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kentucky's income tax revenue up 1.4% since Q4 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky collected $1.3 billion in individual income taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, a 1.4 percent increase over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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99 people die in Kentucky with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending November 20

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

There were 99 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Kentucky during the week ending November 20, a 2.9 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Kentucky collects $1.8 billion in sales and gross receipt tax revenue in Q4 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky collected $1.8 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Average VA IRRRL Loan amount in Kentucky increases from 2020 to 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

The average VA IRRRL Loan amount for Kentucky in 2021 was $224,957, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Bowling Green sees 76,700 nonfarm payroll employees in December

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for December in Kentucky's Bowling Green metropolitan statistical area was 76,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Total non-farm payroll employees in Kentucky increases by 1.3% in December 2021

By Bluegrass Times | Jan 1, 2022

Kentucky reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of December 2021 was 76,700, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.