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Kentucky in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +3.1%, against +4.4% for the United States and +1.6% in 2014.

10,566 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,606 single-family), +10.8% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+3.1%Kentucky index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
10,566housing units permitted in 20156,606 single-family
79 of 106counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Owen County+17.7%400.3
Carroll County+15.8%110.1
Gallatin County+14.9%880.9
Fleming County+13.9%110.1
Green County+12.4%000.0
Webster County+11.2%510.4
Lawrence County+11.1%000.0
Bath County+9.8%110.1
Ohio County+9.2%1280.5
Carter County+9.1%330.1
Lyon County+9.0%1191.2
Breckinridge County+7.7%660.3
Edmonson County+7.7%000.0
Bourbon County+7.4%26261.3
Morgan County+6.8%17171.2
Butler County+6.1%000.0
Calloway County+5.6%101152.6
Clinton County+5.6%000.0
Caldwell County+5.5%730.6
Simpson County+5.5%65293.1
Boyle County+5.3%95233.0
Greenup County+5.2%13130.4
Union County+5.1%12120.9
Adair County+5.0%000.0
Rockcastle County+5.0%000.0
Pike County+4.8%330.1
Woodford County+4.7%1001003.6
Clark County+4.5%39271.0
Jefferson County+4.4%2,0809502.6
Henderson County+4.3%129382.9
Henry County+4.2%26261.6
Washington County+4.0%2812.3
Mercer County+3.9%61432.6
McCreary County+3.7%000.0
Warren County+3.7%1,1375447.6
Pulaski County+3.4%14120.2
Graves County+3.3%110.0
Oldham County+3.3%3013014.2
Shelby County+3.3%3332856.5
Boone County+3.2%5894134.1
Bracken County+3.2%000.0
Bullitt County+3.2%3423324.0
Fayette County+3.1%1,3426294.1
Jessamine County+3.1%1971853.4
Montgomery County+3.0%25230.9
Allen County+2.9%1020.4
Daviess County+2.9%2412312.3
Trimble County+2.9%000.0
Anderson County+2.8%50502.0
Ballard County+2.7%000.0
Logan County+2.6%2931.0
Powell County+2.6%000.0
Spencer County+2.6%81813.9
Scott County+2.5%5024148.1
Hancock County+2.2%220.2
Grayson County+2.0%10100.4
Barren County+1.9%84801.8
Floyd County+1.9%1620.5
Franklin County+1.9%40320.8
Kenton County+1.9%2522521.4
Laurel County+1.9%15110.2
McCracken County+1.9%4871907.2
Boyd County+1.8%000.0
Campbell County+1.8%3191983.3
Christian County+1.7%79551.1
Nelson County+1.5%1611533.3
Grant County+1.2%38381.5
Hopkins County+1.1%78741.7
Wayne County+1.1%000.0
Hardin County+1.0%2121901.9
Marion County+1.0%1290.6
Cumberland County+0.9%000.0
Whitley County+0.9%40141.1
Garrard County+0.8%000.0
Madison County+0.8%2761322.7
Taylor County+0.8%20180.7
Meade County+0.7%64622.1
Knox County+0.6%000.0
Marshall County+0.4%45411.4
Pendleton County0.0%000.0
Lincoln County−0.1%29291.1
Hart County−0.3%90404.5
Crittenden County−0.4%000.0
Russell County−0.4%2441.3
Knott County−0.5%000.0
Rowan County−0.6%1740.7
Harrison County−0.8%19171.0
Larue County−1.0%32282.1
Livingston County−1.3%000.0
Casey County−1.6%000.0
Estill County−1.6%000.0
Letcher County−1.7%000.0
Bell County−2.0%20200.9
Muhlenberg County−2.0%620.2
Johnson County−2.2%000.0
Monroe County−3.5%000.0
McLean County−3.6%000.0
Trigg County−3.9%000.0
Todd County−4.5%220.2
Harlan County−4.9%000.0
Metcalfe County−5.6%000.0
Clay County−6.7%000.0
Perry County−7.4%550.2
Nicholas County−8.3%110.1
Mason County−8.8%20201.2
Fulton County−14.1%000.0
Hickman County—000.0
Jackson County—000.0
Lewis County—200.2

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.