Southwest Kentucky Overview

Economic Profile

Southwest Kentucky has an excellent transportation system that allows firms to move their products expeditiously.

The area is highly manufacturing-intensive, home to an automobile assembly plant and several auto parts suppliers. Plastics is also an area of interest.

It's the site of Fort Campbell Army base, a major military facility.

Counties

Allen County

Barren County

Butler County

Calloway County

Carlisle County

Christian County

Cumberland County

Edmonson County

Fulton County

Graves County

Grayson County

Hickman County

Logan County

Lyon County

Marshall County

Metcalfe County

Monroe County

Muhlenberg County

Ohio County

Simpson County

Todd County

Trigg County

Warren County

Wayne County

Transportation

Major air: Nashville International Airport, Louisville International Airport, Bluegrass Airport (Lexington)

Major highways: Interstates 24, 65, 75, Western Kentucky Parkway, Purchase Parkway

Rail: CSX Transportation, Canadian National, Paducah & Louisville Railway

Water: Access to the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee rivers

Power Distributors

Benton Electric System

Bowling Green Municipal Utilities

Franklin Electric Plant Board

Fulton Electric System

Glasgow Electric Plant Board

Hickman Electric Plant Board

Hickman-Fulton Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Hopkinsville Electric System

Mayfield Electric and Water Systems

Monticello Electric Plant Board

Murray Electric System

Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Russellville Electric Plant Board (Ky.)

Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation

Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation

Education

Higher Education - Public

Allen County Area Vocational Education Center

Bowling Green Technical College

Barren County Area Technical Center

Bowling Green Technical College - Glasgow Campus

Caldwell County Area Technical Center

Christian County Area Technical Center

Fulton County Area Technical Center

Grayson County Area Vocational Education Center

Hopkinsville Community College

Kentucky Advanced Technology Center

Mayfield Area Technical Center

Marshall County Area Technical Center

Monroe County Area Technical Center

Muhlenberg County Area Technical Center

Murray Area Technical Center

Murray State University- Murray

Ohio County Area Technical Center

Russellville Area Technical Center

Wayne County Area Technical Center

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green

Higher Education - Independent

Kentucky Christian College - Grayson

Kentucky Wesleyan College - Owensboro