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Kentucky in 1999

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +4.0%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.5% in 1998.

21,581 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,488 single-family), +4.6% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+4.0%Kentucky index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
21,581housing units permitted in 199916,488 single-family
81 of 88counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.3%
1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999
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Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1999Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Metcalfe County+11.8%000.0
Hancock County+11.3%21212.3
Owen County+11.0%1110.9
Wayne County+11.0%000.0
Powell County+10.9%000.0
McLean County+10.2%880.9
Green County+10.0%000.0
Edmonson County+9.3%000.0
Marion County+8.5%3781.8
Nicholas County+8.3%110.1
Larue County+7.9%18717912.3
Casey County+7.6%550.3
Harlan County+7.4%000.0
Webster County+7.1%880.6
Clark County+7.0%46946912.4
Trigg County+6.8%990.6
Spencer County+6.7%35331416.8
Union County+6.7%1571.2
Bath County+6.6%220.2
Fayette County+6.2%2,2051,7846.7
Trimble County+6.2%000.0
Carter County+6.0%1370.5
Floyd County+5.7%330.1
Washington County+5.7%530.4
Whitley County+5.6%96582.6
Anderson County+5.5%1891677.5
Carroll County+5.5%730.6
Jessamine County+5.5%4744098.3
Meade County+5.5%26140.8
Montgomery County+5.4%1581145.5
Caldwell County+5.3%29292.3
Livingston County+5.2%000.0
Woodford County+5.2%28826310.3
Madison County+5.1%6173136.1
Bourbon County+4.9%21421410.6
Bullitt County+4.9%7386468.5
Henderson County+4.9%3151797.1
Garrard County+4.7%16100.9
Shelby County+4.5%51340110.0
Pulaski County+4.4%101571.5
Grant County+4.3%2211578.4
Jefferson County+4.3%4,3503,0275.5
Monroe County+4.3%000.0
Oldham County+4.3%6115678.6
Russell County+4.3%000.0
Hart County+4.1%48442.4
Boyle County+3.9%1731175.5
Franklin County+3.9%4652978.8
Scott County+3.9%1921903.1
Taylor County+3.9%1560.6
Simpson County+3.8%1311036.3
Daviess County+3.6%6794716.5
Perry County+3.6%1390.5
Harrison County+3.5%74643.8
Nelson County+3.4%4864689.9
Christian County+3.3%6103608.7
Barren County+3.2%1521123.3
Kenton County+3.2%9477265.4
Campbell County+3.1%4042664.2
Hardin County+3.1%6205185.5
Henry County+3.1%1381348.4
Lincoln County+3.1%000.0
Laurel County+3.0%4860.8
Mercer County+2.9%1061044.5
Boone County+2.8%1,8411,64712.7
Logan County+2.8%50291.7
Lyon County+2.5%13131.4
Adair County+2.3%000.0
Warren County+2.1%9976856.7
Muhlenberg County+2.0%19130.6
Grayson County+1.9%300.1
Greenup County+1.9%14140.4
Pike County+1.8%38300.7
Marshall County+1.7%1531354.8
Rowan County+1.7%18180.7
Boyd County+1.5%21170.4
Allen County+1.3%000.0
McCracken County+1.0%2752204.1
Ohio County+0.8%33111.4
Graves County+0.7%3060.8
Mason County+0.7%37252.2
Hopkins County0.0%51511.1
Calloway County−0.2%249186.3
Estill County−0.6%660.4
Ballard County−1.3%000.0
Butler County−1.8%110.1
Pendleton County−3.2%330.2
Johnson County−6.3%660.3
Bell County—67612.9
Bracken County—000.0
Breckinridge County—19150.9
Clay County—000.0
Clinton County—901.0
Crittenden County—000.0
Cumberland County—220.3
Fleming County—440.3
Fulton County—440.6
Gallatin County—110.1
Hickman County—000.0
Jackson County—000.0
Knott County—000.0
Knox County—110.0
Lawrence County—000.0
Letcher County—000.0
Lewis County—000.0
McCreary County—000.0
Morgan County—000.0
Rockcastle County—000.0
Todd County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Kentucky by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 17,625 units (12,829 single-family, 4,796 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 18,778 units (14,056 single-family, 4,722 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 18,114 units (13,734 single-family, 4,380 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 20,640 units (15,375 single-family, 5,265 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 21,581 units (16,488 single-family, 5,093 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 18,460 units (14,825 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 17,685 units (14,980 single-family, 2,705 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 19,459 units (16,316 single-family, 3,143 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 20,404 units (17,428 single-family, 2,976 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 22,623 units (18,480 single-family, 4,143 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 21,159 units (17,929 single-family, 3,230 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 16,628 units (13,496 single-family, 3,132 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 14,938 units (11,553 single-family, 3,385 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 10,494 units (6,892 single-family, 3,602 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,398 units (5,978 single-family, 1,420 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,986 units (5,983 single-family, 2,003 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 7,782 units (4,793 single-family, 2,989 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 9,725 units (5,538 single-family, 4,187 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 8,955 units (6,077 single-family, 2,878 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 9,536 units (6,073 single-family, 3,463 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 10,566 units (6,606 single-family, 3,960 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 12,714 units (7,264 single-family, 5,450 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 12,630 units (7,967 single-family, 4,663 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 13,826 units (7,776 single-family, 6,050 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 11,811 units (7,467 single-family, 4,344 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 11,281 units (8,876 single-family, 2,405 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,841 units (10,087 single-family, 4,754 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 15,078 units (8,783 single-family, 6,295 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 15,415 units (7,826 single-family, 7,589 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 16,264 units (8,919 single-family, 7,345 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 14,940 units (8,817 single-family, 6,123 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Kentucky by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.