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Barbershops in Perry County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Perry County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On personal care products and services · $710 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,555
−6.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 barbershops in Perry County. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Perry County spend about $7.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $710 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Perry County declined 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 barbershops on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Perry County compares

The same measures for Kentucky and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Barbershops in Perry County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasurePerry CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.65.15.3
Spending per listing$2M$1.6M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a38,60616,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.5%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.4%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$710$833$1,005
Median household income$42,181$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Perry County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Perry County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,555−6.4% since 2020
Households
11,078
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
340 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$42,181+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,788
Median home value
$91,800
Jobs located here
11,440
Daytime population
30,248Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for barbershops, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Perry County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oldham County, KY8393.9$3M+4.9%#51 of 1,356
2Scott County, KY8073.1$3.1M+8.2%#75 of 1,356
3Boone County, KY77203.9$2.6M+6.5%#111 of 1,356
4Jessamine County, KY6973.5$2.6M+7.8%#264 of 1,356
5Kenton County, KY68243.6$2.6M+3.9%#279 of 1,356
6Campbell County, KY64143.6$2.6M+2.5%#362 of 1,356
7Shelby County, KY6384.3$2.2M+6.2%#389 of 1,356
8Bullitt County, KY62134.1$2.3M+5.0%#407 of 1,356
9Clark County, KY5353.3$2.5M+2.3%#614 of 1,356
10Madison County, KY53164.3$1.9M+9.4%#628 of 1,356
Perry County, KYNot scored43.6$2M−6.4%

Other business types in Perry County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Perry County, KY?

There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Perry County, KY spend on personal care products and services?

About $7.9M a year, or $710 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,078 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perry County, KY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Perry County has 3.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.

How fast is Perry County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Perry County at 26,555 people in 2025, down 6.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,078 households. Median household income in Perry County is $42,181, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, before inflation.

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. Perry County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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