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Counties in Kentucky by housing units authorized by building permits

Jefferson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 97 counties in 2024, at 2,863. Union County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 30. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,863Jefferson County
Lowest0Union County
Median3097 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2,863 count2,863Warren CountyWarren County: 2,286 count2,286Boone CountyBoone County: 1,430 count1,430Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,036 count1,036Hardin CountyHardin County: 945 count945Madison CountyMadison County: 816 count816Kenton CountyKenton County: 699 count699Scott CountyScott County: 546 count546Oldham CountyOldham County: 402 count402Bullitt CountyBullitt County: 380 count380Barren CountyBarren County: 283 count283Jessamine CountyJessamine County: 267 count267Campbell CountyCampbell County: 249 count249Shelby CountyShelby County: 237 count237Daviess CountyDaviess County: 226 count226Nelson CountyNelson County: 210 count210Simpson CountySimpson County: 204 count204Christian CountyChristian County: 190 count190McCracken CountyMcCracken County: 187 count187Clark CountyClark County: 160 count160Mercer CountyMercer County: 148 count148Spencer CountySpencer County: 126 count126Meade CountyMeade County: 124 count124Franklin CountyFranklin County: 123 count123Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 122 count122Marshall CountyMarshall County: 121 count121Hopkins CountyHopkins County: 118 count118Grant CountyGrant County: 108 count108Woodford CountyWoodford County: 102 count102Henderson CountyHenderson County: 92 count92Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 91 count91Bourbon CountyBourbon County: 90 count90Boyle CountyBoyle County: 85 count85Calloway CountyCalloway County: 81 count81Hart CountyHart County: 79 count79Anderson CountyAnderson County: 75 count75Harrison CountyHarrison County: 69 count69Whitley CountyWhitley County: 66 count66Henry CountyHenry County: 65 count65Larue CountyLarue County: 65 count65
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Jefferson County Estimated2,863-22.9%
2Warren County Estimated2,286+58.3%
3Boone County Estimated1,430+79.6%
4Fayette County Estimated1,036-25.9%
5Hardin County Estimated945-43.8%
6Madison County Estimated816+115.9%
7Kenton County Estimated699+92.6%
8Scott County Estimated546+77.9%
9Oldham County Estimated402+15.2%
10Bullitt County Estimated380+15.2%
11Barren County Estimated283+116%
12Jessamine County Estimated267-32.4%
13Campbell County Estimated249-45.4%
14Shelby County Estimated237-29.7%
15Daviess County Estimated226-19.9%
16Nelson County Estimated210-25.8%
17Simpson County Estimated204+58.1%
18Christian County Estimated190+33.8%
19McCracken County Estimated187+24.7%
20Clark County Estimated160-2.4%
21Mercer County Estimated148+1.4%
22Spencer County Estimated126+51.8%
23Meade County Estimated124+7.8%
24Franklin County Estimated123+20.6%
25Pulaski County Estimated122+617.6%
26Marshall County Estimated121-7.6%
27Hopkins County Estimated118-9.9%
28Grant County Estimated108-7.7%
29Woodford County Estimated102+47.8%
30Henderson County Estimated92+109.1%
31Lincoln County Estimated91-2.2%
32Bourbon County Estimated90-17.4%
33Boyle County Estimated85+25%
34Calloway County Estimated81+32.8%
35Hart County Estimated79+2.6%
36Anderson County Estimated75-13.8%
37Harrison County Estimated69+1.5%
38Whitley County Estimated66+34.7%
39Henry County Estimated65+1.6%
39Larue County Estimated65+4.8%
41Montgomery County Estimated57+16.3%
42Gallatin County Estimated56+12%
43Marion County Estimated51+34.2%
44Caldwell County Estimated50n/a
45Crittenden County Estimated48n/a
46Rowan County Estimated45+221.4%
47Bell County Estimated44+7.3%
48Logan County Estimated35-2.8%
49Mason County Estimated30-6.3%
50Grayson County Estimated27+107.7%
50Todd County Estimated27-27%
52Greenup County Estimated25+31.6%
53Owen County Estimated18+5.9%
53Washington County Estimated18-21.7%
55Ohio County Estimated17+240%
56Laurel County Estimated16+166.7%
57Allen County Estimated13+225%
58Taylor County Estimated10+11.1%
58Trigg County Estimated10+233.3%
60Boyd County Estimated9+80%
60Graves County Estimated9+12.5%
60Hancock County Estimated9-18.2%
63Fulton County Estimated7+600%
64Butler County Estimated6-14.3%
64Cumberland County Estimated6n/a
66Breckinridge County Estimated5-50%
66Muhlenberg County Estimated50%
66Pike County Estimated5-50%
69Breathitt County Estimated4+300%
69Casey County Estimated4+100%
69Floyd County Estimated40%
69Green County Estimated4+33.3%
69McLean County Estimated4+300%
69Webster County Estimated4-33.3%
75Adair County Estimated3+200%
75Carroll County Estimated3-25%
75Lyon County Estimated3-62.5%
78Bath County Estimated20%
79Carter County Estimated10%
79Estill County Estimated1n/a
79Letcher County Estimated1n/a
79Morgan County Estimated1-50%
79Powell County Estimated1-66.7%
84Clay County Estimated0n/a
84Clinton County Estimated0n/a
84Fleming County Estimated0-100%
84Garrard County Estimated0n/a
84Harlan County Estimated0n/a
84Jackson County Estimated0n/a
84Knox County Estimated0n/a
84Lewis County Estimated0n/a
84McCreary County Estimated0n/a
84Nicholas County Estimated0-100%
84Pendleton County Estimated0n/a
84Perry County Estimated0n/a
84Russell County Estimated0-100%
84Union County Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Jefferson County, with 2,863 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Union County, with 0 in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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