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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Other Services (except Public Administration) in Kentucky, 2026 Edition

NAICS 81
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
9,411
Employees
63,248
Annual payroll
$2.19B

2. National context

Kentucky accounts for 1.18% of the 797,836 US establishments in this sector and ranks 27th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

KY avg annual wage
$34,564
US avg annual wage
$41,702

Kentucky sector wages are -17.1% versus the national average for NAICS 81.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,741
SAM debarred/excluded
2,247

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Other Services (except Public Administration). Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Jefferson County1,87018,475
#2Fayette County8527,690
#3Kenton County3112,781
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.