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Which counties in Kentucky are building the most new homes?

Simpson County (19.0 per 1,000 residents), Hart County (13.5 per 1,000 residents) and Warren County (9.7 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Kentucky in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 97 ranked Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Simpson County19.039620,788
2Hart County13.527220,117
3Warren County9.71,453149,375
4Jessamine County9.051257,147
5Madison County8.0813101,696
6Bullitt County7.665486,454
7Scott County6.339362,262
8Anderson County5.814725,225
9Gallatin County5.8518,840
10Mercer County5.613223,733
11Bourbon County5.410920,243
12Meade County5.416530,699
13Shelby County5.226951,243
14Boone County5.2756145,316
15Nelson County4.522249,036
16Barren County4.520445,641
17Hopkins County4.520145,127
18Clark County4.416637,888
19Grant County4.211026,181
20Henry County4.16816,447
21Spencer County4.08520,998
22Oldham County3.927670,986
23Larue County3.95915,184
24Kenton County3.9681175,779
25Hardin County3.8432113,482
26Jefferson County3.83,001795,222
27Lincoln County3.58825,353
28Harrison County3.56819,627
29Woodford County3.49527,883
30Fayette County3.21,052329,751
31Todd County3.14012,972
32Boyle County3.09431,632
33Marion County2.85620,115
34Marshall County2.78631,659
35Henderson County2.511244,255
36McCracken County2.517067,553
37Christian County2.517570,115
38Daviess County2.4253104,898
39Logan County2.46928,669
40Graves County2.28337,050
41Washington County2.12612,368
42Pulaski County1.912967,384
43Campbell County1.918295,441
44Montgomery County1.85328,822
45Franklin County1.89652,649
46Bell County1.84122,829
47Hancock County1.7159,050
48Mason County1.52616,936
49Owen County1.51711,601
50Whitley County1.45237,297
51Grayson County1.33627,406
52Fulton County1.176,218
53Allen County0.81722,536
54Breckinridge County0.71421,503
55Greenup County0.62135,213
56Lyon County0.559,123
57Calloway County0.52039,421
58Powell County0.4512,812
59Webster County0.4512,929
60Nicholas County0.437,949
61Green County0.3411,644
62Taylor County0.3926,763
63Laurel County0.32163,746
64Rowan County0.3824,476
65Adair County0.3619,423
66Russell County0.3518,608
67Pike County0.31454,721
68Boyd County0.31247,751
69McLean County0.229,064
70Muhlenberg County0.2530,634
71Morgan County0.1214,415
72Ohio County0.1323,934
73Casey County0.1216,205
74Carter County0.1326,149
75Crittenden County0.118,807
76Carroll County0.1111,141
77Breathitt County0.1112,558
78Floyd County0.1234,401
79Letcher County0.1119,952
80Union County0.0012,839
81Trigg County0.0014,512
82Perry County0.0026,555
83Pendleton County0.0014,800
84McCreary County0.0017,124
85Lewis County0.0012,901
86Knox County0.0029,532
87Jackson County0.0013,325
88Harlan County0.0024,725
89Garrard County0.0018,207
90Fleming County0.0015,787
91Estill County0.0013,962
92Cumberland County0.005,992
93Clinton County0.009,139
94Clay County0.0019,465
95Caldwell County0.0012,609
96Butler County0.0012,520
97Bath County0.0013,176

23 of 120 Kentucky counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Kentucky is building the most new homes?

Simpson County: 19.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Hart County (13.5 per 1,000 residents) and Warren County (9.7 per 1,000 residents), of 97 Kentucky counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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