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Kentucky in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +10.3%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.7% in 2020.

14,841 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,087 single-family), +31.6% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+10.3%Kentucky index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
14,841housing units permitted in 202110,087 single-family
107 of 108counties with a rising indexmedian county +10.3%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Todd County+19.3%38382.9
Cumberland County+18.8%110.2
Clay County+18.5%000.0
Fulton County+16.5%000.0
Breckinridge County+16.4%330.1
Pendleton County+15.0%000.0
Lincoln County+14.8%71712.8
Wayne County+14.7%000.0
Knox County+14.5%000.0
Taylor County+14.4%10100.4
Monroe County+14.2%000.0
Pulaski County+14.2%000.0
Green County+14.0%110.1
Adair County+13.9%000.0
Allen County+13.8%950.4
Russell County+13.8%330.2
Hardin County+13.7%3533073.1
Bell County+13.3%47472.1
Edmonson County+13.1%000.0
Larue County+12.9%60584.0
Meade County+12.9%1131033.7
Mason County+12.8%29291.7
Barren County+12.7%3022906.6
Bracken County+12.7%000.0
Casey County+12.7%000.0
Clinton County+12.3%000.0
Jackson County+12.3%000.0
Laurel County+12.1%1130.2
Hart County+11.9%63183.1
Henry County+11.9%53533.2
Crittenden County+11.8%110.1
Grayson County+11.8%660.2
Harlan County+11.6%000.0
Letcher County+11.6%000.0
Hancock County+11.5%10101.1
Christian County+11.4%91851.3
Bullitt County+11.2%4324035.0
Shelby County+11.2%4513008.8
Boone County+11.0%1,1075207.6
Marion County+11.0%39331.9
Garrard County+10.9%000.0
Kenton County+10.9%6534233.7
Owen County+10.8%28282.4
Washington County+10.7%15151.2
Anderson County+10.6%178967.1
Boyle County+10.6%62302.0
Madison County+10.6%4553334.5
Mercer County+10.6%39351.6
Nelson County+10.6%3132636.4
Scott County+10.6%5913679.5
Fayette County+10.5%1,6557925.0
Jessamine County+10.4%3673636.4
Campbell County+10.3%6643067.0
Ohio County+10.3%550.2
Warren County+10.3%2,1281,06614.2
Bath County+10.2%000.0
Franklin County+10.1%1141142.2
Marshall County+10.1%93862.9
Simpson County+10.1%1301086.3
Jefferson County+9.9%1,9171,4512.4
Spencer County+9.9%1771778.4
Trigg County+9.9%10100.7
Clark County+9.8%165734.4
Calloway County+9.7%137233.5
Powell County+9.7%220.2
Union County+9.7%000.0
Daviess County+9.6%3883883.7
McCracken County+9.6%134902.0
Hopkins County+9.5%62581.4
Henderson County+9.4%58541.3
Oldham County+9.3%3993995.6
Gallatin County+9.2%59596.7
Rowan County+9.1%1660.7
Butler County+9.0%000.0
Montgomery County+9.0%47431.6
Bourbon County+8.9%41412.0
Logan County+8.7%12120.4
Greenup County+8.6%21210.6
Woodford County+8.6%1241244.4
Muhlenberg County+8.5%660.2
Grant County+8.1%92883.5
Harrison County+8.1%70703.6
Trimble County+8.1%000.0
Lyon County+7.7%14101.5
Estill County+7.6%000.0
Livingston County+7.2%000.0
Nicholas County+7.0%000.0
Lawrence County+6.8%000.0
Metcalfe County+6.7%000.0
Knott County+6.6%000.0
Boyd County+6.3%000.0
Whitley County+5.9%4481.2
Fleming County+5.5%000.0
Rockcastle County+5.5%000.0
Caldwell County+5.4%990.7
Lewis County+5.4%000.0
Pike County+5.0%880.1
Graves County+4.9%770.2
Morgan County+4.8%330.2
Carroll County+4.7%660.5
Johnson County+3.6%000.0
Ballard County+3.5%000.0
Webster County+3.4%330.2
Carter County+2.7%970.3
Floyd County+2.7%730.2
McCreary County+2.6%000.0
Perry County+2.2%000.0
McLean County−1.4%000.0
Hickman 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.