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Kentucky in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +4.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +4.4% in 2018.

11,811 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,467 single-family), −14.6% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+4.2%Kentucky index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
11,811housing units permitted in 20197,467 single-family
89 of 106counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Knott County+15.8%000.0
Casey County+13.5%000.0
Muhlenberg County+11.1%950.3
Hancock County+10.4%330.3
Trimble County+10.4%000.0
Russell County+8.9%1060.5
Breckinridge County+8.6%770.3
McLean County+8.6%220.2
Marion County+8.6%18140.9
Clinton County+8.3%000.0
Carter County+8.1%640.2
Garrard County+7.8%000.0
Edmonson County+7.5%000.0
Harrison County+7.5%61573.1
McCreary County+7.3%000.0
Taylor County+6.8%660.2
Gallatin County+6.3%20202.3
Owen County+6.3%110.1
Washington County+6.2%13111.1
Grant County+6.1%59592.3
Graves County+6.0%220.1
Nelson County+6.0%2952296.0
Kenton County+5.8%3083081.8
Wayne County+5.7%000.0
Boone County+5.6%5044403.5
Shelby County+5.6%2722325.3
Allen County+5.5%930.4
Boyd County+5.5%220.0
Butler County+5.4%110.1
Nicholas County+5.2%330.4
Adair County+5.1%000.0
Ballard County+4.9%000.0
Powell County+4.9%110.1
Rockcastle County+4.9%000.0
Scott County+4.9%3533515.7
Simpson County+4.9%1561227.5
Bullitt County+4.8%3503284.0
Campbell County+4.8%2081682.2
Marshall County+4.8%83752.6
Pendleton County+4.8%000.0
Barren County+4.6%1271142.8
Bourbon County+4.6%47452.3
Ohio County+4.6%1650.7
Franklin County+4.5%82821.6
Woodford County+4.5%1661066.0
Oldham County+4.3%2832194.0
Hardin County+4.2%3462823.0
Jessamine County+4.2%1971783.4
Warren County+4.2%7525875.0
Jefferson County+4.1%3,4351,2314.3
Fayette County+4.0%1,3835794.2
Daviess County+3.8%3202773.1
Lincoln County+3.7%49491.9
Spencer County+3.6%1271276.0
Boyle County+3.4%42201.3
Calloway County+3.4%40141.0
Carroll County+3.4%820.7
Henry County+3.4%35332.1
Knox County+3.4%000.0
Madison County+3.3%3091813.0
Meade County+3.3%1081063.5
Mercer County+3.3%49492.1
Monroe County+3.3%000.0
Trigg County+3.3%19151.3
Hopkins County+3.2%119612.6
Pulaski County+3.2%1161001.7
Todd County+3.1%640.5
Greenup County+3.0%12120.3
Clay County+2.9%000.0
Laurel County+2.9%510.1
Montgomery County+2.8%76572.6
Johnson County+2.7%000.0
Union County+2.7%000.0
Grayson County+2.4%110.0
Anderson County+2.3%70662.8
Henderson County+2.3%111322.5
Christian County+2.0%156492.2
Logan County+1.9%990.3
Clark County+1.7%100492.6
McCracken County+1.7%1351092.0
Jackson County+1.5%000.0
Bracken County+1.4%000.0
Caldwell County+1.1%330.2
Livingston County+1.0%000.0
Morgan County+1.0%24241.7
Whitley County+0.9%1790.5
Lawrence County+0.1%000.0
Letcher County+0.1%000.0
Mason County+0.1%14120.8
Lyon County0.0%1681.8
Perry County0.0%000.0
Estill County−0.3%000.0
Cumberland County−0.9%000.0
Webster County−1.1%510.4
Larue County−1.3%37372.4
Pike County−1.7%880.1
Floyd County−2.9%330.1
Green County−2.9%110.1
Metcalfe County−2.9%000.0
Bell County−3.0%34341.5
Hart County−3.1%27141.3
Fleming County−3.2%000.0
Harlan County−3.5%000.0
Bath County−3.7%000.0
Rowan County−4.3%200.1
Crittenden County−10.1%110.1
Fulton County—000.0
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.