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Kentucky in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +4.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +4.8% in 2017.

13,826 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,776 single-family), +9.5% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+4.4%Kentucky index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
13,826housing units permitted in 20187,776 single-family
87 of 105counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.2%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Nicholas County+13.7%330.4
Crittenden County+13.5%220.2
Todd County+12.5%840.6
Larue County+12.1%44422.9
Estill County+10.8%000.0
Pendleton County+10.2%000.0
Hart County+8.7%127586.3
Green County+8.6%000.0
Mason County+8.4%18181.1
Simpson County+8.4%155957.5
Russell County+8.2%1861.0
Fleming County+8.1%000.0
Caldwell County+8.0%220.2
Clark County+7.9%100492.6
Metcalfe County+7.8%000.0
Adair County+7.7%000.0
Mercer County+7.7%45451.9
Lincoln County+7.5%47471.9
Harlan County+7.2%000.0
Washington County+6.8%14101.1
Montgomery County+6.5%109853.8
Meade County+6.4%78762.5
Campbell County+6.1%4691654.9
Whitley County+6.0%1190.3
Trigg County+5.8%770.5
Kenton County+5.7%2672471.5
Bullitt County+5.6%4033794.7
Carroll County+5.6%720.6
Fayette County+5.6%1,7897335.4
Hopkins County+5.6%73631.6
Shelby County+5.5%2322324.5
Ohio County+5.4%970.4
Rowan County+5.4%330.1
Woodford County+5.4%134804.8
Franklin County+5.3%103732.0
Logan County+5.3%1580.5
Clay County+5.2%000.0
Henry County+5.1%32321.9
Grant County+5.0%56562.1
Allen County+4.9%1630.7
Boone County+4.9%7024694.8
Jessamine County+4.9%1811723.2
Hardin County+4.8%3362723.0
Bracken County+4.7%000.0
Anderson County+4.6%89873.5
Morgan County+4.6%22221.5
Powell County+4.6%000.0
Scott County+4.6%5263288.4
Cumberland County+4.5%000.0
Bourbon County+4.4%42422.1
Grayson County+4.4%880.3
Jefferson County+4.4%3,3181,2264.2
Madison County+4.2%3292053.2
Daviess County+4.1%2472222.4
Letcher County+4.1%000.0
McCracken County+4.1%1131011.7
Henderson County+4.0%35290.8
Nelson County+3.9%2031854.1
Oldham County+3.7%2452453.5
Warren County+3.7%2,18378014.6
Bath County+3.6%000.0
Pulaski County+3.6%34340.5
Christian County+3.5%73631.0
Pike County+3.4%550.1
Spencer County+3.3%1321326.3
Taylor County+3.3%550.2
Garrard County+3.2%000.0
McLean County+3.0%000.0
Wayne County+3.0%000.0
Boyle County+2.7%34321.1
Union County+2.7%330.2
Boyd County+2.5%420.1
Laurel County+2.5%440.1
Barren County+1.8%1981984.3
Livingston County+1.7%000.0
Webster County+1.6%820.6
Marion County+1.5%39131.9
Floyd County+1.3%550.1
Bell County+1.2%34341.5
Edmonson County+1.2%000.0
Calloway County+1.0%55181.4
Lawrence County+1.0%000.0
Knox County+0.7%000.0
Gallatin County+0.5%21212.4
Owen County+0.5%110.1
Rockcastle County+0.3%000.0
Graves County+0.1%220.1
Carter County−0.1%530.2
Lyon County−0.2%14101.5
Ballard County−0.3%000.0
Perry County−0.3%000.0
Marshall County−0.5%78662.5
Casey County−0.7%000.0
Monroe County−1.2%000.0
Greenup County−1.5%17170.5
Trimble County−1.5%000.0
Johnson County−1.9%220.1
Harrison County−2.0%54522.8
McCreary County−2.0%000.0
Hancock County−2.7%1191.2
Jackson County−2.9%000.0
Breckinridge County−3.5%330.1
Knott County−3.8%000.0
Muhlenberg County−4.0%950.3
Butler County−5.3%000.0
Clinton County—000.0
Fulton County—110.2
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.