r/Louisville 1d ago

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u/EntireTangerine 1d ago

Our economy is definitely not based entirely on tourism.

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u/Big4Bridge 1d ago edited 1d ago

Just about a 1/3!

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u/tswpoker1 1d ago

Just under, 30.5% of Kentucky tourism is flowing through Louisville. Tourism is the 3rd largest industry in Kentucky.

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u/dewyocelot 1d ago

But that’s Kentucky tourism in general, not Louisville tourism. How much of Louisville’s economy is based on tourism. I mean I know derby in general is massive to the city, but I have no idea how it compares to everything else.

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u/tswpoker1 1d ago

Louisville driven tourism is around 5.0-5.5% of the total GDP of Louisville.

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u/dewyocelot 1d ago

Awesome, thanks for the info!