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Kentucky

$211621 Million

Gross Domestic Product

4,468,402

Population in 2018

$4097.8 Million

Total Economic Burden of Health Inequities in 2018

Total Economic Burden of Health Inequities in 2018
($ Millions)

Data from Table 2 of the Racial and Ethnic Health Report

American Indian or Alaska Native $14348
Asian $28
Black $9968
Latino $2681
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander $25084
Total $4097.8
GDP $211621
Share of GDP 1.94%
Cost Per Capita $917
State American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black Latino Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
American Indian or Alaska Native 14348
Asian 28
Black 9968
Latino 2681
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 25084

Total Economic Burden of SES Health Inequities in 2018
($ Millions)

Data from Table 2 of the Socioeconomic Health Report

Less than High School $21372
High School or GED $14738
Some College $2677
Total $26132
Share of GDP 12.35%
Per Capita $5848
State Less Than High School High School or GED Some College Total Share of GDP Per Capita
Less Than High School 21372
High School or GED 14738
Some College 2677
Total 26132
Share of GDP 12.35
Per Capita 5848

Racial and Ethnic Health Report

This study estimates the economic burden of racial and ethnic inequities in the US. The report measures the sum of excess medical care costs, lost labor market productivity, and excess premature death (before age 78) costs by race and ethnicity compared to health equity goals.

Socioeconomic Health Report

This study was conducted to estimate the economic burden of socioeconomic health inequities in the US. The measures included excess medical care costs, lost labor market productivity, and excess premature death costs.

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