1992 CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
KENTUCKY

FIRMS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data from the 1992 Census of Service Industries show that Kentucky's
20,973 service industries establishments of firms with payroll that
were subject to Federal income tax had receipts totaling $10.4 billion.
The 1992 data represent an increase of 64.1 percent in receipts for the
State since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, receipts of offices and
clinics of medical doctors totaled $1.9 billion, compared with $1.1
billion in 1987. Other leading service kinds of business in 1992 were
hospitals with $813.9 million in receipts, legal services with $728.7
million, and nursing and personal care facilities with $480.5 million.

There were 210,785 paid employees (full- and part-time) working in
service industries in the State as of mid-March 1992, compared with
166,228 employees in 1987. Large employers included help supply
services with 20,266 employees, offices and clinics of doctors of
medicine with 19,383 employees, and nursing and personal care
facilities with 18,424 employees.

ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX

Data for the census show that Kentucky's 2,636 service industries
establishments of firms and other organizations with payroll that were
exempt from Federal income tax had revenue totaling $4.8 billion and
expenses of $4.4 billion in 1992. The 1992 data represent an increase
of 75.4 percent in expenses since 1987.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, revenue of hospitals totaled
$3.4 billion, compared with $1.9 billion in 1987. Other leading
classifications in 1992 were civic, social, and fraternal associations
with revenue of $176.0 million, and nursing and personal care
facilities with $173.1 million.

There were 99,062 paid employees (full- and part-time) as of mid-March
1992, compared with 77,841 employees in 1987. Hospitals had 61,570
employees; nursing and personal care facilities, 6,601 employees; and
individual and family social services, 4,819 employees.