Homeownership Rate in Nelson County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
78.3%
Rank #904/3,222 · #26 in KY
72th
Nelson 78.3%
KY 68.3% +14.6%
US 64.4% +21.6%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Nelson County's homeownership rate of 78.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Nelson County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #901 | Tazewell County, IL | 78.4% |
| #902 | Lavaca County, TX | 78.3% |
| #903 | Haskell County, OK | 78.3% |
| #904 | Nelson County, KY | 78.3% |
| #905 | Forest County, PA | 78.3% |
| #906 | Barbour County, WV | 78.3% |
| #907 | Maries County, MO | 78.3% |
About Homeownership Rate
Nelson County, Kentucky has a homeownership rate of 78.3%, ranking #904 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.6% above the national value of 64.4%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #26 of 120. This places it in the 72th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.