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Hair salons in Kentucky

Markets across Kentucky ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
3,687
735 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
680
+3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
20.3
13% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$410K
5% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#32 of 51
Market score 45 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3,687 hair salons in Kentucky. 735 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.3 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Kentucky comes to about $1.5B a year: $833 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $410K per salon, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 680 businesses with payroll in Kentucky classed as beauty salons, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,668 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Kentucky.

Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #32 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest (62). Of the 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Glasgow area scores highest (62).

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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

Metro areas reaching Kentucky, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN621,91921.2$483K+2.7%#80 of 387
1Owensboro, KY578318.3$459K+1.3%#124 of 387
2Bowling Green, KY5515521.1$387K+9.5%#140 of 387
Clarksville, TN-KY4930624.5$344K+8.5%#195 of 387
3Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN481,18221.2$432K+2.9%#202 of 387
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH4726817.6$462K−2.6%#212 of 387
4Lexington-Fayette, KY4248922.6$396K+3.4%#268 of 387
5Elizabethtown, KY3911622.9$372K+2.4%#305 of 387
6Paducah, KY-IL3311226.8$313K−1.2%#353 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Kentucky, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Glasgow, KY623515.8$472K+2.6%#133 of 538
2Mayfield, KY592014.1$535K+1.4%#159 of 538
3Frankfort, KY596520.1$424K+3.1%#165 of 538
4Richmond-Berea, KY5810120.4$393K+7.0%#181 of 538
5Somerset, KY574918.7$399K+3.5%#194 of 538
6Corbin, KY4610618.7$377K+0.1%#315 of 538
7Henderson, KY454418.8$418K−0.9%#325 of 538
8Murray, KY453221.0$359K+4.9%#328 of 538
9Mount Sterling, KY443519.3$396K+3.1%#337 of 538
10Franklin, KY431822.4$355K+5.9%#348 of 538
11Danville, KY415826.7$290K+3.6%#376 of 538
12Pikeville, KY347820.0$347K−5.4%#450 of 538
13Madisonville, KY285027.2$279K−0.5%#487 of 538
14Campbellsville, KY253725.2$301K+3.4%#501 of 538
15Middlesborough, KY12828.2$221K−4.8%#538 of 538

Counties

Counties in Kentucky, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spencer County, KY7979.6$1.1M+7.7%#85 of 2,339
2Woodford County, KY751614.8$639K+3.7%#156 of 2,339
3Oldham County, KY743414.8$784K+4.9%#167 of 2,339
4Shelby County, KY713619.5$478K+6.2%#270 of 2,339
5Kenton County, KY699614.3$661K+3.9%#311 of 2,339
6Bullitt County, KY694915.4$597K+5.0%#319 of 2,339
7Jessamine County, KY683517.6$513K+7.8%#366 of 2,339
8Scott County, KY674620.3$472K+8.2%#404 of 2,339
9Garrard County, KY66913.4$585K+7.3%#417 of 2,339
10Breckinridge County, KY651012.4$626K+5.2%#442 of 2,339
11Meade County, KY651715.4$579K+2.2%#446 of 2,339
12Boone County, KY6510320.2$508K+6.5%#455 of 2,339
13Bath County, KY62612.8$606K+3.6%#574 of 2,339
14Lincoln County, KY621212.4$605K+4.6%#575 of 2,339
15Henry County, KY62914.6$548K+4.8%#585 of 2,339
16Anderson County, KY621717.6$494K+5.5%#594 of 2,339
17Clark County, KY622617.3$478K+2.3%#600 of 2,339
18Morgan County, KY59612.3$585K+5.0%#719 of 2,339
19Daviess County, KY587919.0$443K+1.5%#791 of 2,339
20Ohio County, KY561112.1$637K+0.8%#850 of 2,339
21Warren County, KY5412522.5$372K+10.6%#988 of 2,339
22Rockcastle County, KY53710.7$669K+0.6%#993 of 2,339
23Allen County, KY521417.4$446K+9.5%#1,072 of 2,339
24Campbell County, KY528922.7$412K+2.5%#1,081 of 2,339
25Pulaski County, KY524918.7$399K+3.5%#1,086 of 2,339
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Counties in Kentucky, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
26Madison County, KY528522.9$363K+9.4%#1,092 of 2,339
27Hart County, KY511114.9$495K+4.3%#1,112 of 2,339
28Graves County, KY502014.1$535K+1.4%#1,158 of 2,339
29Washington County, KY50816.5$480K+2.7%#1,167 of 2,339
30Trigg County, KY501016.5$478K+3.1%#1,169 of 2,339
31Larue County, KY491016.7$480K+2.1%#1,226 of 2,339
32Perry County, KY481311.7$605K−6.4%#1,267 of 2,339
33Franklin County, KY484821.1$399K+2.0%#1,291 of 2,339
34Wayne County, KY471113.6$498K+0.3%#1,313 of 2,339
35Pendleton County, KY47916.5$485K+1.1%#1,316 of 2,339
36Barren County, KY473418.9$398K+2.6%#1,333 of 2,339
37Grayson County, KY461716.8$451K+3.6%#1,373 of 2,339
38Laurel County, KY464820.0$383K+1.6%#1,388 of 2,339
39Nelson County, KY464322.5$378K+4.8%#1,390 of 2,339
40Grant County, KY442122.8$362K+4.7%#1,490 of 2,339
41Calloway County, KY443221.0$359K+4.9%#1,491 of 2,339
42Bourbon County, KY431417.2$478K−0.3%#1,508 of 2,339
43Henderson County, KY433518.9$419K−0.9%#1,516 of 2,339
44Christian County, KY424718.3$409K−3.6%#1,554 of 2,339
45Harrison County, KY421621.9$379K+4.9%#1,561 of 2,339
46Carroll County, KY41819.1$414K+2.9%#1,590 of 2,339
47Hardin County, KY4110623.8$361K+2.4%#1,606 of 2,339
48Mercer County, KY412325.1$327K+4.8%#1,614 of 2,339
49Letcher County, KY40910.6$617K−7.0%#1,623 of 2,339
50Lawrence County, KY40812.6$568K−3.3%#1,626 of 2,339
51Casey County, KY391015.4$458K+1.8%#1,673 of 2,339
52Greenup County, KY382517.0$472K−1.9%#1,718 of 2,339
53Simpson County, KY371822.4$355K+5.9%#1,794 of 2,339
54Jefferson County, KY3677323.3$377K+1.6%#1,836 of 2,339
55McCracken County, KY368430.4$277K−0.5%#1,856 of 2,339
56Knott County, KY35712.7$542K−5.9%#1,861 of 2,339
57Fleming County, KY351118.8$382K+4.6%#1,873 of 2,339
58Marshall County, KY342720.4$407K−0.1%#1,898 of 2,339
59Fayette County, KY3335225.2$355K+2.2%#1,944 of 2,339
60Boyle County, KY334638.2$208K+2.9%#1,959 of 2,339
61Estill County, KY32915.1$467K−1.4%#1,962 of 2,339
62Marion County, KY321620.7$371K+2.7%#1,973 of 2,339
63Logan County, KY322522.7$340K+4.2%#1,975 of 2,339
64Webster County, KY30918.3$417K−0.7%#2,011 of 2,339
65Clay County, KY291013.7$479K−4.1%#2,037 of 2,339
66Hopkins County, KY295027.2$279K−0.5%#2,062 of 2,339
67Russell County, KY281722.5$329K+3.4%#2,080 of 2,339
68Edmonson County, KY281223.5$313K+5.0%#2,084 of 2,339
69Green County, KY261124.9$293K+4.6%#2,121 of 2,339
70Adair County, KY251622.4$328K+2.9%#2,133 of 2,339
71Montgomery County, KY252825.4$303K+2.5%#2,137 of 2,339
72Carter County, KY242018.5$403K−1.7%#2,143 of 2,339
73Muhlenberg County, KY232520.6$376K−0.9%#2,161 of 2,339
74Magoffin County, KY21714.8$423K−4.3%#2,191 of 2,339
75Powell County, KY21816.7$406K−2.2%#2,192 of 2,339
76Whitley County, KY212921.4$328K+1.6%#2,200 of 2,339
77Taylor County, KY212625.3$304K+2.9%#2,205 of 2,339
78Union County, KY201019.2$394K−5.9%#2,215 of 2,339
79Boyd County, KY205629.0$271K−0.9%#2,226 of 2,339
80McCreary County, KY191118.8$321K+1.7%#2,239 of 2,339
81Leslie County, KY17716.5$401K−8.0%#2,255 of 2,339
82Floyd County, KY172617.7$391K−3.9%#2,256 of 2,339
83Knox County, KY171916.2$385K−2.2%#2,258 of 2,339
84Martin County, KY16718.2$386K−4.9%#2,264 of 2,339
85Caldwell County, KY151427.9$279K−0.3%#2,276 of 2,339
86Rowan County, KY142829.2$259K−1.0%#2,284 of 2,339
87Mason County, KY131825.2$297K−1.2%#2,293 of 2,339
88Breathitt County, KY91018.3$350K−8.3%#2,312 of 2,339
89Harlan County, KY92119.6$344K−7.6%#2,313 of 2,339
90Johnson County, KY92022.1$313K−2.6%#2,315 of 2,339
91Pike County, KY85221.4$325K−6.4%#2,318 of 2,339
92Bell County, KY12828.2$221K−4.8%#2,338 of 2,339
Jackson County, KYNot scored35.9$1.2M+2.8%
Lewis County, KYNot scored12.0$3.6M−1.4%
Todd County, KYNot scored48.8$935K+5.6%
Butler County, KYNot scored48.8$854K+1.6%
Owen County, KYNot scored24.7$1.7M+2.6%
Monroe County, KYNot scored48.6$835K−1.1%
Metcalfe County, KYNot scored12.4$3M+2.9%
Clinton County, KYNot scored923.4$292K−1.0%
McLean County, KYNot scored411.0$765K−0.8%
Hancock County, KYNot scored25.5$1.4M−0.6%
Crittenden County, KYNot scored514.1$520K−2.2%
Livingston County, KYNot scored513.9$567K−0.1%
Lyon County, KYNot scored617.5$481K+5.2%
Gallatin County, KYNot scored26.1$1.3M+1.9%
Trimble County, KYNot scored25.9$1.4M+2.8%
Bracken County, KYNot scored514.9$575K+1.3%
Nicholas County, KYNot scored310.8$680K+5.4%
Ballard County, KYNot scored721.8$381K−1.5%
Lee County, KYNot scored519.3$332K−0.9%
Elliott County, KYNot scored28.2$846K−0.9%
Wolfe County, KYNot scored518.7$312K−4.0%
Fulton County, KYNot scored415.7$411K−4.5%
Menifee County, KYNot scored14.0$1.7M+4.8%
Cumberland County, KYNot scored415.2$431K+2.3%
Carlisle County, KYNot scored210.7$763K−1.2%
Hickman County, KYNot scored211.6$695K−3.4%
Owsley County, KYNot scored16.4$866K−2.5%
Robertson County, KYNot scored00.0n/a+6.6%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 3,687 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 735 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 680 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 10,139 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 3,687 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $410K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. 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 hair salons?

Kentucky has 20.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $410K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Kentucky would have about 3,512, against 3,687 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,668 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Cincinnati metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Glasgow area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 92 scored counties in Kentucky, Spencer County scores highest, at 79 (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 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.

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