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Kentucky in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +3.7%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.2% in 2019.

11,281 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,876 single-family), −4.5% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+3.7%Kentucky index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
11,281housing units permitted in 20208,876 single-family
97 of 107counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Hart County+12.5%46112.3
Crittenden County+11.9%110.1
Webster County+11.6%510.4
Ballard County+10.8%000.0
Morgan County+10.6%000.0
Lyon County+9.4%18102.0
Powell County+8.9%110.1
Livingston County+8.1%000.0
Christian County+7.9%88841.3
Fleming County+7.7%000.0
Larue County+7.3%37372.4
Clay County+7.1%000.0
Bath County+6.9%000.0
Carroll County+6.8%920.8
Rowan County+6.7%1020.4
Floyd County+6.3%620.2
Fulton County+6.2%000.0
Pulaski County+6.1%1161121.7
Rockcastle County+6.1%000.0
Monroe County+6.0%000.0
Boyle County+5.7%52261.6
Harrison County+5.7%57572.9
Clark County+5.6%139693.7
Franklin County+5.6%97971.8
Logan County+5.6%15150.5
Whitley County+5.6%1860.5
Grant County+5.5%51511.9
Spencer County+5.5%1611617.7
Harlan County+5.1%000.0
Johnson County+5.1%000.0
Hancock County+5.0%1081.1
Kenton County+5.0%3113111.8
Lincoln County+5.0%55552.2
Montgomery County+5.0%40361.4
Anderson County+4.9%92803.6
Daviess County+4.9%3383023.2
Henderson County+4.8%63411.4
McLean County+4.8%000.0
Laurel County+4.6%20200.3
Campbell County+4.4%2352272.5
Madison County+4.4%4043324.0
Simpson County+4.4%1661068.0
Wayne County+4.4%000.0
Bell County+4.2%38381.7
Bullitt County+4.2%4634335.4
Graves County+4.2%220.1
Boone County+4.1%8176035.6
Fayette County+4.1%1,4377024.4
Pike County+4.1%1160.2
Barren County+4.0%2462345.4
Green County+4.0%000.0
Woodford County+3.9%99993.6
Trimble County+3.8%000.0
Allen County+3.7%840.4
Bracken County+3.6%000.0
Jefferson County+3.6%1,2641,2351.6
McCreary County+3.6%000.0
Nelson County+3.6%2822205.8
Trigg County+3.6%81115.6
Owen County+3.5%24242.1
Henry County+3.4%61573.7
Jessamine County+3.3%2391994.2
Mercer County+3.3%74643.1
Bourbon County+3.2%53532.6
Estill County+3.2%000.0
McCracken County+3.2%1161101.7
Marshall County+3.2%91852.9
Garrard County+3.1%000.0
Grayson County+3.1%1040.4
Greenup County+3.1%17170.5
Meade County+3.1%1301134.2
Washington County+3.1%12121.0
Clinton County+2.9%000.0
Hardin County+2.9%5953465.2
Shelby County+2.9%3282306.4
Calloway County+2.8%51191.3
Breckinridge County+2.7%220.1
Oldham County+2.5%4423466.2
Perry County+2.5%000.0
Adair County+2.4%000.0
Mason County+2.4%32321.9
Pendleton County+2.4%000.0
Hopkins County+2.2%76641.7
Scott County+2.2%3633295.8
Union County+2.2%000.0
Ohio County+2.1%2341.0
Boyd County+2.0%330.1
Letcher County+1.7%000.0
Knox County+1.6%000.0
Butler County+1.5%000.0
Caldwell County+1.4%770.6
Taylor County+1.4%880.3
Russell County+1.2%1200.6
Warren County+1.2%9708026.5
Carter County+1.0%750.3
Lawrence County+0.9%000.0
Metcalfe County+0.5%000.0
Marion County−0.1%58272.9
Cumberland County−0.3%000.0
Gallatin County−0.5%54546.1
Jackson County−0.5%000.0
Nicholas County−0.8%000.0
Muhlenberg County−1.4%950.3
Edmonson County−1.7%000.0
Todd County−4.0%440.3
Knott County−5.7%000.0
Casey County−7.3%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.