Housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky
Housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky was 14,940 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.1% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky, 2000 to 2025
All 26 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,940 Estimated |
| 2024 | 16,264 Estimated |
| 2023 | 15,415 Estimated |
| 2022 | 15,078 Estimated |
| 2021 | 14,841 Estimated |
| 2020 | 11,281 Estimated |
| 2019 | 11,811 Estimated |
| 2018 | 13,826 Estimated |
| 2017 | 12,630 Estimated |
| 2016 | 12,714 Estimated |
| 2015 | 10,566 Estimated |
| 2014 | 9,536 Estimated |
| 2013 | 8,955 Estimated |
| 2012 | 9,725 Estimated |
| 2011 | 7,782 Estimated |
| 2010 | 7,986 Estimated |
| 2009 | 7,398 Estimated |
| 2008 | 10,494 Estimated |
| 2007 | 14,938 Estimated |
| 2006 | 16,628 Estimated |
| 2005 | 21,159 Estimated |
| 2004 | 22,623 Estimated |
| 2003 | 20,404 Estimated |
| 2002 | 19,459 Estimated |
| 2001 | 17,685 Estimated |
| 2000 | 18,460 Estimated |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14,940 |
| United States | 1,431,616 |
Rankings
Definition
Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Kentucky, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt
MLA 9
Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Kentucky, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Kentucky, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/kentucky.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Kentucky, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_housing_units_authorized_by_2025,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states: Housing units authorized by building permits, Kentucky, 2000 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/kentucky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky?
Housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky was 14,940 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 8.1% from 2024. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Kentucky?
22,623 in 2004, the highest value since 2000 in this series.