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Home Insurance Costs by County in Kentucky (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Kentucky was $2,232 per year in 2024, across 94 of 120 counties. Mason was the cheapest at $1,530, and Boyle the most expensive at $3,307, based on mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).

Data updated 2024 - Source: Keys-Mulder escrow dataset (NBER WP 32579)

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$2,232

Kentucky county average (2024)

94 of 120

Counties with data

$3,307

Highest: Boyle

$1,530

Lowest: Mason

Kentucky counties by home insurance cost

All 94 natively covered Kentucky counties, most expensive first (Escrow 2024). Click a column header to re-sort. “% of home value” is the annual premium divided by the county median home value.

Kentucky counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Boyle$3,307+50%1.34%
2Jessamine$3,182+45%0.97%
3Campbell$2,907+32%0.97%
4Ballard$2,902+32%2.14%
5Lyon$2,809+28%1.57%
6Johnson$2,761+26%1.97%
7Calloway$2,756+25%1.59%
8Fayette$2,696+23%0.80%
9Trigg$2,677+22%1.93%
10McCracken$2,655+21%1.38%
11Oldham$2,631+20%0.58%
12Allen$2,625+19%1.23%
13Marshall$2,599+18%1.30%
14Graves$2,578+17%1.51%
15Montgomery$2,532+15%1.10%
16Pike$2,504+14%2.42%
17Muhlenberg$2,501+14%1.93%
18Todd$2,475+13%1.12%
19Bourbon$2,463+12%0.95%
20Christian$2,452+12%1.19%
21Hardin$2,431+11%0.97%
22Hopkins$2,405+9%1.64%
23McLean$2,387+9%1.54%
24Webster$2,375+8%1.62%
25Knox$2,362+7%1.68%
26Henderson$2,359+7%1.14%
27Whitley$2,349+7%1.64%
28Union$2,345+7%1.66%
29Kenton$2,332+6%0.80%
30Caldwell$2,324+6%1.53%
31Shelby$2,315+5%0.70%
32Mercer$2,300+5%0.94%
33Grayson$2,292+4%1.43%
34Meade$2,290+4%0.84%
35Bullitt$2,276+4%0.76%
36Larue$2,266+3%1.00%
37Pulaski$2,256+3%1.23%
38Hancock$2,252+2%1.11%
39Daviess$2,252+2%1.02%
40Green$2,240+2%1.17%
41Livingston$2,230+1%1.51%
42Adair$2,224+1%1.32%
43Trimble$2,216+1%0.93%
44Breckinridge$2,215+1%1.27%
45Nelson$2,2070%0.82%
46Crittenden$2,2030%1.76%
47Lawrence$2,2020%1.52%
48Taylor$2,1930%1.02%
49Grant$2,170-1%0.77%
50Warren$2,163-2%0.74%
51Scott$2,158-2%0.62%
52Barren$2,156-2%0.98%
53Logan$2,151-2%1.07%
54Spencer$2,146-2%0.56%
55Henry$2,138-3%0.84%
56Ohio$2,137-3%1.36%
57Owen$2,133-3%1.17%
58Boyd$2,123-3%1.56%
59Edmonson$2,115-4%1.06%
60Laurel$2,107-4%1.14%
61Gallatin$2,105-4%1.01%
62Butler$2,099-4%1.14%
63Floyd$2,094-5%2.39%
64Greenup$2,087-5%1.31%
65Carroll$2,083-5%1.06%
66McCreary$2,073-6%2.00%
67Metcalfe$2,062-6%1.15%
68Hart$2,061-6%1.07%
69Pendleton$2,059-6%0.85%
70Casey$2,052-7%1.25%
71Bracken$2,035-7%0.98%
72Jefferson$2,029-8%0.75%
73Washington$2,020-8%0.78%
74Anderson$2,017-8%0.76%
75Simpson$2,011-8%0.78%
76Lewis$1,995-9%1.67%
77Boone$1,954-11%0.55%
78Franklin$1,954-11%0.79%
79Fleming$1,949-11%1.09%
80Woodford$1,940-12%0.55%
81Wayne$1,919-13%1.11%
82Madison$1,904-13%0.66%
83Clark$1,889-14%0.73%
84Marion$1,886-14%0.78%
85Garrard$1,880-14%0.74%
86Carter$1,869-15%1.16%
87Russell$1,854-16%1.20%
88Harrison$1,801-18%0.75%
89Rockcastle$1,778-19%1.20%
90Bell$1,778-19%1.89%
91Nicholas$1,777-19%0.85%
92Harlan$1,761-20%2.31%
93Lincoln$1,663-24%0.84%
94Mason$1,530-30%0.88%
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Methodology

Each county figure is the median annual homeowners insurance payment for owner-occupied homes with a mortgage escrow account, from data compiled by Benjamin Keys and Philip Mulder in NBER Working Paper 32579 (premiums through 2024). The Kentucky average is a simple mean of the covered counties.

Escrow data reflects mortgaged, owner-occupied homes, so a few counties can be absent, and we publish only counties with a natively measured value. For the full methodology and the national picture, see the national home insurance by county report.

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HearthMap, "Homeowners Insurance Costs by County in Kentucky (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/kentucky. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.

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Home insurance in Kentucky: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Kentucky?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Kentucky was $2,232 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 94 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Kentucky county has the cheapest home insurance?
Mason had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Kentucky at $1,530 per year in 2024.
Which Kentucky county has the most expensive home insurance?
Boyle had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Kentucky at $3,307 per year in 2024.
How many Kentucky counties are in this dataset?
94 of 120 Kentucky counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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