Kentucky Statistics | Alcohol Taxes

Take Action: Alcohol Taxes in Kentucky

Here's how you can make a difference:

Learn what is happening in Kentucky: Visit Marin Institute's web page for current information about alcohol tax legislative or budget proposal activity.
Contact your elected officials to share your views about alcohol taxes in Kentucky. Constituent messages do make a difference!
Get involved with national and state-level groups working on this issue (see list in right column). Tell Join Together about other organized efforts to raise alcohol taxes in Kentucky.
Know how alcohol taxes in Kentucky compare to other states, and use this data when communicating with elected officials (see the table and links below).
Learn more about alcohol taxes from these key resources.

Type of alcohol regulation	licensed
Alcohol taxes dedicated for treatment?	no
Beer tax (per gallon)	$0.08
Beer tax national average	$0.278
Beer tax, date last changed	2005
State rank for beer tax (lowest to highest)	4
Wine tax (per gallon)	$0.50
Wine tax national average	$0.79
Wine tax, date last changed	n/a
Liquor tax	$1.92
Liquor tax national average	$3.97
Liquor tax, date last changed	n/a