According to Kentucky Tourism Cabinet
Secretary Ann Latta, the economic impact of tourism in Paducah/
McCracken County was $125,876,792.
This is up 4.2% from the previous year.
McCracken County is ranked 8th in the State in tourism
spending.
• Number of jobs: from 2,600 to 2,707
• Tourism industry topped $9.1 billion
• Expenditures: up $452 million
over 2001
• Tourism-related employment:
4,355 jobs
“Over 164,000 Kentuckians are now
employed in tourism-related jobs,” Secretary Latta said,
“and the industry contributed more than $942 million in
state and local taxes. Tourism remains Kentucky’s
third-largest revenue-producing industry with a bright
future.”
