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Kentucky in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed −1.5%, against −4.4% for the United States and −1.4% in 2010.

7,782 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,793 single-family), −2.6% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−1.5%Kentucky index, 2010–2011US −4.4%
7,782housing units permitted in 20114,793 single-family
46 of 107counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.6%
624,061units permitted nationally in 2011
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Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2011Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Fulton County+10.0%991.4
Nicholas County+9.0%000.0
Clinton County+8.6%000.0
Johnson County+7.3%10100.5
McCreary County+6.7%000.0
Hancock County+5.8%880.9
Jackson County+4.7%000.0
Bell County+4.5%19190.8
Estill County+4.1%000.0
Morgan County+3.9%000.0
Fleming County+3.3%310.2
Green County+3.2%000.0
Whitley County+3.0%25130.7
Powell County+2.9%000.0
Perry County+2.5%1280.5
Breckinridge County+2.4%11110.5
Larue County+2.4%27231.8
Floyd County+2.0%550.1
Caldwell County+1.8%330.2
Muhlenberg County+1.8%330.1
Allen County+1.6%000.0
Carroll County+1.4%220.2
Carter County+1.4%620.2
Harrison County+1.4%20201.0
Pike County+1.4%33110.6
Mason County+1.3%12120.7
Lincoln County+1.2%20200.8
Marion County+1.2%440.2
Owen County+1.2%1301.1
Edmonson County+1.0%000.0
Henderson County+1.0%64361.4
Calloway County+0.8%22220.6
Crittenden County+0.8%110.1
Trimble County+0.7%000.0
Webster County+0.7%220.2
Daviess County+0.6%2692112.6
Greenup County+0.6%55171.6
Meade County+0.6%102823.3
Christian County+0.5%130661.9
Marshall County+0.5%62112.0
Boyd County+0.4%550.1
Casey County+0.3%110.1
Woodford County+0.2%52521.9
Adair County+0.1%620.3
Lawrence County+0.1%000.0
Nelson County+0.1%1491253.0
Monroe County−0.1%000.0
Hardin County−0.2%6872476.1
Knox County−0.2%000.0
Laurel County−0.2%220.0
Mercer County−0.2%37291.6
Ohio County−0.2%1040.4
Union County−0.4%40383.1
Warren County−0.6%8432915.6
McCracken County−0.7%1561062.3
Lyon County−0.8%660.7
Clark County−1.0%42421.1
Graves County−1.0%770.2
Taylor County−1.0%59122.2
Boyle County−1.1%44251.4
Hart County−1.1%61283.0
Madison County−1.1%2391072.4
Metcalfe County−1.3%000.0
Anderson County−1.4%43391.7
Wayne County−1.4%000.0
Fayette County−1.5%7395132.2
Cumberland County−1.6%000.0
Simpson County−1.6%82223.9
Oldham County−1.7%1441442.0
Jefferson County−1.8%1,0066341.3
Jessamine County−1.8%1671672.9
Logan County−1.8%2220.8
Grant County−1.9%24240.9
Pendleton County−1.9%000.0
Clay County−2.0%000.0
Gallatin County−2.0%18182.0
Spencer County−2.0%49492.3
Campbell County−2.2%1621241.7
Bullitt County−2.3%4101874.7
Henry County−2.4%16161.0
Grayson County−2.5%730.3
Pulaski County−2.6%1190.2
Scott County−2.6%4452097.1
Boone County−2.7%4754353.3
Rowan County−2.7%000.0
Trigg County−2.8%20201.4
Hopkins County−2.9%55551.2
Barren County−3.0%48441.1
Bourbon County−3.0%56262.8
Bath County−3.2%000.0
Garrard County−3.2%110.1
Russell County−3.3%620.3
Kenton County−3.6%2411781.4
Franklin County−4.1%10100.2
McLean County−4.1%110.1
Shelby County−4.1%75731.5
Montgomery County−4.3%24220.8
Livingston County−4.4%000.0
Washington County−4.5%1711.4
Knott County−4.7%000.0
Ballard County−4.9%000.0
Harlan County−5.1%000.0
Bracken County−5.3%000.0
Rockcastle County−5.9%000.0
Todd County−6.1%110.1
Butler County−6.2%000.0
Letcher County−7.7%820.4
Hickman 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.