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680 beauty salons, 47 barber shops, 1,440 dentists' offices and 390 fitness and recreational sports centers: that is the 2023 County Business Patterns picture of Kentucky's employer businesses that run on appointments.

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Kentucky by the numbers

Kentucky had 47 employer barber shops and 680 employer beauty salons in 2023, by County Business Patterns. Against the Census Bureau population estimate of 4,550,595 for July 2023, that is 1.0 barbershops and 14.9 salons per 100,000 residents. The salon figure ranks 47th of 51, and the barber figure 46th.

Jefferson County led Kentucky with 214 employer beauty salons, ahead of Fayette County (102), Kenton County (35), Boone County (32) and Hardin County (21). Jefferson County had the most barber shops, 15. County Business Patterns publishes a barber shop row for 3 of the 120 Kentucky counties; the rest have none in its county file.

Across the six codes closest to the trades BookAndGo serves, Kentucky had 3,287 employer establishments in 2023. Beyond salons and barbers, that includes 1,440 offices of dentists, 390 fitness and recreational sports centers, 426 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners (the code that holds massage therapists' offices, among others) and 304 other personal care services establishments (the code that holds day spas). Kentucky ranks 44th on that last group per resident.

The Census Bureau population estimate for Kentucky was 4,588,372 on July 1, 2024, up 1.8 percent from the April 2020 base of 4,506,302 and 26th among the 50 states and DC. Nearest in size is Louisiana, with 4,597,740 people, 699 salons and 64 barber shops.

BookAndGo has city pages for Louisville. In County Business Patterns 2023, the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro had 159 offices of all other miscellaneous health practitioners and 147 fitness and recreational sports centers. Metro figures cover every county in the Census metro definition, including any across a state line.

Read Kentucky's 680 salons and 47 barber shops as floors: CBP excludes businesses with no paid employees, which is how many barbers, stylists and massage therapists work.

For barber shops, Kentucky (1.0 per 100,000) sits between Alabama (1.1) and West Virginia (1.0). For other personal care services (the code that includes day spas), Kentucky (6.7 per 100,000) sits between Iowa (6.8) and Arkansas (6.5).

Kentucky on two more rates: dentists' offices 31.6 per 100,000 (43rd; neighbors Iowa 32.0 and Tennessee 31.1); fitness and recreational sports centers 8.6 per 100,000 (48th; neighbors Mississippi 8.7 and Arkansas 8.4).

Kentucky county counts, 2023: dentists' offices, Jefferson County 316, Fayette County 167 and Warren County 59; other personal care services, Jefferson County 81 and Fayette County 46; fitness and recreational sports centers, Jefferson County 98, Fayette County 55 and Kenton County 23.

By size, 164 Kentucky fitness and recreational sports centers (42 percent) and 314 offices of miscellaneous health practitioners (74 percent) had a payroll of four or fewer people; for dentists' offices it was 497.

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Frequently asked

How many beauty salons are there in Kentucky?

County Business Patterns 2023 counted 680 beauty salons with paid employees in Kentucky, plus 47 barber shops. Salons and barbers with no payroll are not included, so the real number is higher.

Which Kentucky county has the most salons?

Jefferson County, with 214 employer beauty salons in 2023, or 31 percent of the Kentucky total.

How many fitness centers and dental offices are in Kentucky?

390 fitness and recreational sports centers and 1,440 offices of dentists had paid employees in Kentucky in 2023, by County Business Patterns.

Are most Kentucky salons small?

448 of Kentucky's 680 employer beauty salons, 66 percent, had fewer than five employees in 2023; for barber shops it was 37 of 47.

Do clients need an account to book?

No. Clients enter their name, email and phone number when they book, with no account to create, and returning clients are recognized automatically.

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