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Kentucky in 2022

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

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Kentucky changed +14.3%, against +15.5% for the United States and +10.3% in 2021.

15,078 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,783 single-family), +1.6% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+14.3%Kentucky index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
15,078housing units permitted in 20228,783 single-family
102 of 102counties with a rising indexmedian county +15.7%
1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022
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Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2022Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Nicholas County+40.2%110.1
Metcalfe County+34.7%000.0
Webster County+32.5%770.5
Cumberland County+30.8%110.2
Fleming County+29.9%000.0
Rockcastle County+29.3%000.0
Green County+27.9%1020.9
Butler County+25.3%000.0
Estill County+25.1%110.1
Hart County+24.5%77173.8
Union County+23.4%000.0
Washington County+22.6%15131.2
Larue County+22.4%50503.3
Powell County+22.2%220.2
Caldwell County+22.1%000.0
Simpson County+20.7%28219113.6
Whitley County+20.7%3791.0
Montgomery County+20.5%54521.9
Bourbon County+20.2%35351.7
Garrard County+20.1%000.0
Logan County+20.0%37371.3
Lewis County+19.4%000.0
Adair County+19.2%000.0
Bath County+19.1%000.0
Carter County+19.0%000.0
Allen County+18.9%740.3
Barren County+18.7%1751733.8
Lyon County+18.7%961.0
Trigg County+18.7%330.2
Graves County+18.6%880.2
Taylor County+18.5%10100.4
Laurel County+18.2%12100.2
Marshall County+18.2%1851545.8
Ohio County+18.0%530.2
Meade County+17.9%1371264.5
Monroe County+17.5%000.0
Anderson County+17.4%1921127.6
Jessamine County+17.1%2322004.1
Christian County+17.0%76661.1
Warren County+16.9%1,62983110.9
Edmonson County+16.8%000.0
Boyle County+16.7%61311.9
Clark County+16.7%186634.9
Owen County+16.7%18181.6
Madison County+16.6%8904168.8
Scott County+16.4%4303936.9
Grant County+16.3%80703.1
Nelson County+16.3%3072286.3
Pulaski County+16.3%16160.2
Muhlenberg County+15.8%770.2
Carroll County+15.7%440.4
Hardin County+15.7%9843308.7
Shelby County+15.7%2952915.8
Calloway County+15.5%87322.2
Campbell County+15.5%4611524.8
Franklin County+15.5%1091092.1
Grayson County+15.3%110.0
Kenton County+15.3%5843433.3
Pendleton County+15.3%000.0
Boone County+15.2%5654033.9
McCracken County+15.1%154622.3
McLean County+14.9%000.0
Mercer County+14.9%1241145.2
Rowan County+14.9%970.4
Harrison County+14.8%73733.7
Spencer County+14.8%83834.0
Fayette County+14.6%1,7316865.2
Daviess County+14.5%2382122.3
Bullitt County+14.2%4053794.7
Bell County+13.9%41411.8
Henry County+13.5%55533.3
McCreary County+13.4%000.0
Woodford County+13.1%95833.4
Lincoln County+12.7%66662.6
Henderson County+12.5%32320.7
Marion County+12.4%50342.5
Oldham County+12.3%3323324.7
Jefferson County+11.8%2,8111,1743.5
Perry County+11.7%000.0
Ballard County+11.4%000.0
Wayne County+11.3%000.0
Hopkins County+11.1%1951504.3
Todd County+10.9%49433.8
Gallatin County+10.8%63637.1
Russell County+10.0%1961.0
Trimble County+9.1%000.0
Boyd County+8.9%110.0
Bracken County+8.9%000.0
Mason County+8.7%23171.4
Livingston County+7.8%000.0
Casey County+7.7%000.0
Lawrence County+7.4%000.0
Crittenden County+7.1%110.1
Morgan County+6.8%220.1
Greenup County+6.1%18180.5
Hancock County+5.5%971.0
Pike County+5.5%2080.4
Johnson County+5.1%000.0
Knox County+4.9%000.0
Floyd County+4.1%330.1
Breckinridge County+3.2%110.0
Letcher County+0.9%000.0
Clay County—000.0
Clinton County—000.0
Fulton County—000.0
Harlan County—000.0
Hickman County—000.0
Jackson County—000.0
Knott 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.