Market rankings · Kentucky
Barbershops in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 918
- 118 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +17.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 40 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Kentucky has 918 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 118 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $833 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Kentucky spend about $1.5B a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 918 barbershops, that is $1.6M per shop, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Kentucky was 47 in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. That is one for every 38,606 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 28.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $660K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #38 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (69). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Frankfort area scores highest (65).
Every market in Kentucky for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 69 | 400 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #59 of 387 |
| 1Lexington-Fayette, KY | 54 | 108 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #162 of 387 |
| 2Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 47 | 315 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #226 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 45 | 106 | 8.5 | $994K | +8.5% | #253 of 387 |
| 3Bowling Green, KY | 42 | 37 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +9.5% | #267 of 387 |
| 4Owensboro, KY | 38 | 20 | 4.4 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #295 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 38 | 71 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −2.6% | #297 of 387 |
| 5Paducah, KY-IL | 21 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #366 of 387 |
| 6Elizabethtown, KY | 20 | 37 | 7.3 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #372 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 65 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #99 of 377 |
| 2Richmond-Berea, KY | 50 | 23 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +7.0% | #201 of 377 |
| 3Mount Sterling, KY | 48 | 7 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.1% | #211 of 377 |
| 4Mayfield, KY | 38 | 6 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #263 of 377 |
| 5Franklin, KY | 35 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #285 of 377 |
| 6Pikeville, KY | 33 | 11 | 2.8 | $2.5M | −5.4% | #291 of 377 |
| 7Somerset, KY | 32 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #302 of 377 |
| 8Corbin, KY | 29 | 23 | 4.1 | $1.7M | +0.1% | #310 of 377 |
| 9Danville, KY | 29 | 19 | 8.7 | $886K | +3.6% | #313 of 377 |
| 10Glasgow, KY | 28 | 14 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.6% | #316 of 377 |
| 11Henderson, KY | 27 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #319 of 377 |
| 12Campbellsville, KY | 25 | 14 | 9.5 | $794K | +3.4% | #328 of 377 |
| 13Madisonville, KY | 19 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #342 of 377 |
| Murray, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +4.9% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.0 | $1.5M | −4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oldham County, KY | 83 | 9 | 3.9 | $3M | +4.9% | #51 of 1,356 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 80 | 7 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +8.2% | #75 of 1,356 |
| 3Boone County, KY | 77 | 20 | 3.9 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #111 of 1,356 |
| 4Jessamine County, KY | 69 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +7.8% | #264 of 1,356 |
| 5Kenton County, KY | 68 | 24 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +3.9% | #279 of 1,356 |
| 6Campbell County, KY | 64 | 14 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #362 of 1,356 |
| 7Shelby County, KY | 63 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +6.2% | #389 of 1,356 |
| 8Bullitt County, KY | 62 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.3M | +5.0% | #407 of 1,356 |
| 9Clark County, KY | 53 | 5 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #614 of 1,356 |
| 10Madison County, KY | 53 | 16 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.4% | #628 of 1,356 |
| 11Warren County, KY | 48 | 28 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +10.6% | #753 of 1,356 |
| 12Franklin County, KY | 47 | 9 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +2.0% | #772 of 1,356 |
| 13Fayette County, KY | 45 | 80 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #836 of 1,356 |
| 14Laurel County, KY | 44 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +1.6% | #846 of 1,356 |
| 15Pike County, KY | 43 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.4M | −6.4% | #869 of 1,356 |
| 16Jefferson County, KY | 43 | 224 | 6.8 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #885 of 1,356 |
| 17Daviess County, KY | 40 | 19 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +1.5% | #927 of 1,356 |
| 18Mercer County, KY | 39 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.5M | +4.8% | #946 of 1,356 |
| 19Nelson County, KY | 38 | 12 | 6.3 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #965 of 1,356 |
| 20Boyd County, KY | 37 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #971 of 1,356 |
| 21Graves County, KY | 33 | 6 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #1,044 of 1,356 |
| 22Simpson County, KY | 30 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +5.9% | #1,108 of 1,356 |
| 23Hardin County, KY | 29 | 35 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +2.4% | #1,124 of 1,356 |
| 24Pulaski County, KY | 28 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #1,138 of 1,356 |
| 25Breckinridge County, KY | 28 | 6 | 7.4 | $1M | +5.2% | #1,142 of 1,356 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Harrison County, KY | 28 | 7 | 9.6 | $865K | +4.9% | #1,149 of 1,356 |
| 27Henderson County, KY | 26 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,161 of 1,356 |
| 28Bourbon County, KY | 23 | 5 | 6.1 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,189 of 1,356 |
| 29Boyle County, KY | 23 | 10 | 8.3 | $958K | +2.9% | #1,197 of 1,356 |
| 30Lincoln County, KY | 22 | 9 | 9.3 | $807K | +4.6% | #1,204 of 1,356 |
| 31Carter County, KY | 21 | 5 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #1,207 of 1,356 |
| 32Greenup County, KY | 21 | 8 | 5.4 | $1.5M | −1.9% | #1,210 of 1,356 |
| 33Barren County, KY | 21 | 13 | 7.2 | $1M | +2.6% | #1,215 of 1,356 |
| 34Whitley County, KY | 20 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.2M | +1.6% | #1,223 of 1,356 |
| 35Ohio County, KY | 20 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +0.8% | #1,224 of 1,356 |
| 36Floyd County, KY | 19 | 6 | 4.1 | $1.7M | −3.9% | #1,229 of 1,356 |
| 37Muhlenberg County, KY | 19 | 7 | 5.8 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #1,231 of 1,356 |
| 38Taylor County, KY | 19 | 12 | 11.7 | $658K | +2.9% | #1,238 of 1,356 |
| 39McCracken County, KY | 18 | 22 | 8.0 | $1.1M | −0.5% | #1,240 of 1,356 |
| 40Knox County, KY | 15 | 5 | 4.3 | $1.5M | −2.2% | #1,268 of 1,356 |
| 41Hopkins County, KY | 15 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.2M | −0.5% | #1,270 of 1,356 |
| 42Harlan County, KY | 8 | 6 | 5.6 | $1.2M | −7.6% | #1,316 of 1,356 |
| 43Christian County, KY | 5 | 22 | 8.6 | $873K | −3.6% | #1,334 of 1,356 |
| Calloway County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +4.9% | |
| Marshall County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.7M | −0.1% | |
| Meade County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.7 | $3.3M | +2.2% | |
| Montgomery County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +2.5% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2M | −6.4% | |
| Woodford County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $2.6M | +3.7% | |
| Grayson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +3.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $1.8M | −1.0% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $4.2M | +5.5% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.0 | $1.5M | −4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $2.1M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +9.5% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.7 | $1.4M | −7.0% | |
| Spencer County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +7.7% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $2.4M | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.4M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $1.8M | +0.3% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $1.3M | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $1.9M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $5.4M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $1.2M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.2M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $2.3M | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $2.3M | +1.8% | |
| Henry County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +4.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $4.2M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.5M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $1.4M | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $3.8M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $3.5M | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 7.7 | $985K | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $1.6M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.6M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.1 | $1.3M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $1.3M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.6 | $1.1M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $1.9M | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $3.8M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.4 | $740K | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.3 | $1.7M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $2.7M | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $3M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $3.1M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.2 | $959K | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $2.6M | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.8 | $963K | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $2.8M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $958K | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $1.7M | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.8 | $822K | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | $862K | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | $1.4M | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kentucky?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 918 barbershops in Kentucky. 118 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 17.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,546 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on personal care products and services?
About $1.5B a year, or $833 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 918 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kentucky has 5.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kentucky would have about 801, against 918 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 38,606 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for barbershops?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Frankfort area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 43 scored counties in Kentucky, Oldham County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Kentucky scores 40 for barbershops (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
Barbershops in other states
All 51 states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Top markets for barbershops across the U.S. · All business types in Kentucky
Related business types in Kentucky
- Salons, barbers and spas6,928 listings
- Hair salons3,687 listings
- Nail salons709 listings
- Spas and skin care1,508 listings
Screening a site or an acquisition in Kentucky?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.