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Simpson County, KY

Name: Building Permits — Simpson County, KY
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 396
Construction valuation (2025): $78,415,967
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 205 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 7 · 5+ 178

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	396	$78,415,967
2024	204	$40,172,357
2023	129	$26,457,939
2022	282	$46,324,203
2021	130	$20,690,023
2020	166	$24,505,534
2019	156	$20,480,962
2018	155	$16,083,760
2017	116	$13,979,537
2016	162	$16,090,012
2015	65	$7,239,700

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.