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Kentucky in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +3.7%, against +5.3% for the United States and +3.1% in 2015.

12,714 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,264 single-family), +20.3% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+3.7%Kentucky index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
12,714housing units permitted in 20167,264 single-family
84 of 107counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Todd County+18.1%530.4
McLean County+10.1%200.2
Garrard County+9.6%000.0
Metcalfe County+8.3%000.0
Mason County+8.0%26261.5
Pendleton County+7.9%000.0
Adair County+7.7%770.4
Hancock County+7.6%550.6
Ballard County+7.4%000.0
Henry County+7.0%36362.2
Butler County+6.9%000.0
Union County+6.9%970.7
Livingston County+6.8%000.0
Wayne County+6.8%000.0
Clay County+6.6%000.0
Cumberland County+6.6%000.0
Hart County+6.6%109495.4
Lincoln County+6.5%28281.1
Crittenden County+6.2%110.1
Green County+6.0%000.0
Scott County+5.7%93147215.0
Taylor County+5.6%17100.6
Grant County+5.5%33291.3
Lyon County+5.4%14101.5
Nicholas County+5.4%000.0
McCreary County+5.3%000.0
Trigg County+5.2%10100.7
Harrison County+5.1%37371.9
Kenton County+5.1%3493082.0
Fayette County+4.8%1,3656704.1
Bullitt County+4.7%4294045.0
Allen County+4.6%1020.4
Barren County+4.6%61551.3
Jefferson County+4.6%2,8521,1083.6
Caldwell County+4.4%000.0
Morgan County+4.4%20201.4
Campbell County+4.3%4471634.7
Oldham County+4.2%3413174.8
Daviess County+4.1%3702343.5
Franklin County+4.1%58521.1
Rowan County+4.0%2491.0
Washington County+4.0%2812.3
Edmonson County+3.8%000.0
Madison County+3.8%3431923.4
Warren County+3.8%1,3355788.9
Shelby County+3.6%3772097.4
Boone County+3.3%5564013.8
Spencer County+3.2%1321326.3
Woodford County+3.2%85853.0
Mercer County+3.1%34341.4
Webster County+2.9%510.4
Nelson County+2.8%1591563.2
Calloway County+2.7%119273.0
Laurel County+2.4%930.1
Henderson County+2.3%46361.0
Hopkins County+2.1%57511.3
Jessamine County+1.9%1961803.4
Marshall County+1.9%86622.7
Meade County+1.9%81792.6
McCracken County+1.8%2392093.5
Monroe County+1.8%000.0
Logan County+1.7%2040.7
Casey County+1.5%000.0
Christian County+1.5%138652.0
Grayson County+1.5%2130.8
Larue County+1.5%23211.5
Marion County+1.5%15110.7
Hardin County+1.4%3632183.2
Russell County+1.3%1640.9
Bourbon County+1.2%38261.9
Anderson County+1.1%77773.1
Graves County+1.1%000.0
Simpson County+0.9%162787.8
Boyd County+0.8%000.0
Perry County+0.8%660.2
Pulaski County+0.8%32280.5
Muhlenberg County+0.6%730.2
Clark County+0.5%117473.1
Fleming County+0.4%000.0
Floyd County+0.4%220.1
Rockcastle County+0.3%000.0
Whitley County+0.3%750.2
Montgomery County+0.2%59452.0
Boyle County+0.1%35301.1
Hickman County−0.1%000.0
Knox County−0.1%000.0
Ohio County−1.2%1390.5
Greenup County−1.8%15150.4
Knott County−1.8%000.0
Harlan County−2.1%000.0
Powell County−2.2%000.0
Lawrence County−2.6%000.0
Bracken County−2.8%000.0
Johnson County−3.0%330.1
Trimble County−3.1%000.0
Gallatin County−3.2%14141.6
Breckinridge County−3.4%110.0
Carroll County−3.5%000.0
Carter County−4.6%660.2
Owen County−4.6%400.3
Estill County−5.2%000.0
Letcher County−6.1%000.0
Pike County−6.6%770.1
Clinton County−6.9%000.0
Bell County−9.4%26261.1
Bath County−13.3%220.2
Fulton County−14.3%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.