Kentucky market at a glance
Source: US Census Bureau: County Business Patterns (CBP) 2023, ACS 2024 1-year; city populations, Vintage 2024. US = 50 states + DC.
Kentucky window tint rules
Kentucky allows front side window film that, tested on 1/8-inch clear glass, passes at least 35% of light and reflects at most 25%. Behind the driver, film tested the same way must pass 18% (8% on multipurpose passenger vehicles) and reflect at most 35%. Windshield material must pass 70% and not be red or yellow, except a transparent top strip outside the AS/1 area. Each figure has a plus or minus 3% tolerance.
Summary checked against KRS 189.110; KRS 189.010(20)-(23); KRS 189.990(1)(a) on 2026-09-28. Verify current statutes before quoting.
Kentucky ceramic shop questions
- How many ceramic coating businesses are there in Kentucky?
- Census has no ceramic coating category. Its closest, car washes (NAICS 811192), counted 224 in Kentucky in 2023, most in Jefferson (51), Fayette (18), Kenton (13), Warren (12) and Boone (9) (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- How many vehicles are there in Kentucky?
- Kentucky households had 3,543,977 vehicles available, 1.9 per household (ACS 2024 1-year). By county, the most are in Jefferson (553,701), Fayette (235,973), Kenton (125,342), Warren (104,525), Boone (103,856) (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
Ceramic coating shop software in neighbouring states
Number of car washes, CBP 2023.
- Tennessee · 371
- Indiana · 417
- Ohio · 716
- West Virginia · 80
- Virginia · 481
