Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$468,313,216
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
206,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Mammoth Cave, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and Cumberland Gap
1,638,643
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$468,313,216
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
14,826
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$468,313,216▲ 71%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kentucky, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202514,826▲ 8%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kentucky, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
206,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025206,292▲ 69%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED KYLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Mammoth Cave, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and Cumberland Gap
1,638,643
2025 · National Park Service
MACA recreation visits
660,734
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Mammoth Cave, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace and Cumberland Gap
1990–20251,638,643▼ 48%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
MACA recreation visits
1990–2025660,734▼ 66%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).