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Kentucky in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +3.3%, against +6.6% for the United States and +5.2% in 2005.

16,628 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,496 single-family), −21.4% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+3.3%Kentucky index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
16,628housing units permitted in 200613,496 single-family
96 of 107counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Morgan County+16.7%110.1
Knott County+15.7%000.0
Letcher County+15.1%000.0
Wayne County+12.9%000.0
Jackson County+11.6%000.0
Green County+10.4%000.0
Hickman County+9.8%000.0
Russell County+9.4%550.3
Knox County+9.2%13130.4
Metcalfe County+9.1%000.0
Lyon County+8.9%12121.3
Calloway County+8.4%88422.2
Fleming County+8.1%550.3
Whitley County+7.5%35310.9
Hopkins County+7.4%1761663.9
Muhlenberg County+7.4%11110.4
Caldwell County+7.1%770.6
Ballard County+7.0%000.0
Hardin County+7.0%1,0898049.6
Adair County+6.6%000.0
Laurel County+6.6%15110.2
Marshall County+6.6%41211.3
Mercer County+6.6%82783.5
Butler County+6.4%40243.2
Carter County+6.3%220.1
Larue County+6.0%57553.8
Logan County+6.0%34161.2
Graves County+5.8%860.2
Breckinridge County+5.6%12120.6
Ohio County+5.6%15150.6
Henry County+5.3%69614.2
Bourbon County+5.2%95954.7
Livingston County+5.2%000.0
Pike County+5.2%54461.0
Webster County+5.2%660.5
Barren County+4.9%2752596.0
Boyd County+4.9%19894.1
Boyle County+4.9%1331094.2
Pendleton County+4.8%000.0
Pulaski County+4.5%25250.4
Madison County+4.4%4643234.6
Christian County+4.3%1711552.4
Johnson County+4.2%000.0
McCracken County+4.2%2081653.1
Clark County+4.0%2402406.3
Greenup County+4.0%56501.6
Monroe County+4.0%000.0
Fayette County+3.9%2,0801,5216.3
Grayson County+3.8%300.1
Oldham County+3.8%4814816.8
Henderson County+3.7%2301345.2
McCreary County+3.7%000.0
Campbell County+3.6%3402443.6
Marion County+3.6%750.3
Meade County+3.6%1581425.1
Scott County+3.6%64260610.3
Woodford County+3.4%1931916.9
Nelson County+3.3%3353256.8
Simpson County+3.3%96924.6
Todd County+3.3%550.4
Floyd County+3.2%16100.5
Lincoln County+3.1%1091054.3
Nicholas County+3.1%330.4
Warren County+3.1%9217396.2
Jessamine County+3.0%4274057.5
Allen County+2.9%000.0
Bell County+2.9%32321.4
Taylor County+2.9%31291.2
Edmonson County+2.8%000.0
Montgomery County+2.8%2801509.7
Harlan County+2.7%000.0
Jefferson County+2.7%2,0751,4532.6
Trimble County+2.7%000.0
Washington County+2.7%860.6
McLean County+2.6%660.7
Mason County+2.6%63513.7
Rowan County+2.5%220.1
Spencer County+2.4%21021010.0
Bullitt County+2.2%6125527.1
Rockcastle County+2.2%000.0
Shelby County+2.2%4273198.3
Casey County+2.1%220.1
Crittenden County+2.1%000.0
Owen County+2.1%110.1
Boone County+1.7%1,0139377.0
Franklin County+1.6%2191994.2
Grant County+1.5%1131134.3
Kenton County+1.5%1,0038395.7
Lawrence County+1.3%000.0
Trigg County+1.3%19191.3
Daviess County+1.2%3363103.2
Garrard County+1.1%10100.5
Fulton County+0.9%661.0
Anderson County+0.6%1641626.5
Harrison County+0.5%80784.1
Hart County+0.1%48482.4
Union County−0.6%750.5
Hancock County−0.8%991.0
Perry County−1.0%16120.6
Estill County−1.4%330.2
Powell County−1.7%000.0
Bath County−1.8%10100.8
Carroll County−1.8%440.4
Gallatin County−1.8%30303.4
Clay County−2.1%000.0
Cumberland County−4.2%000.0
Bracken County−4.6%000.0
Clinton County—000.0
Lewis 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.