Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in Kentucky
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon County | 1,902 | 90.3°F | $1,527 |
| 2 | Hopkins County | 1,763 | 89.3°F | $1,163 |
| 3 | Graves County | 1,683 | 89.9°F | $1,221 |
| 4 | McCracken County | 1,683 | 89.9°F | $1,549 |
| 5 | Marshall County | 1,683 | 89.9°F | $1,480 |
| 6 | Butler County | 1,676 | 89.7°F | $969 |
| 7 | Simpson County | 1,676 | 89.7°F | $1,627 |
| 8 | Warren County | 1,676 | 89.7°F | $1,967 |
| 9 | Calloway County | 1,638 | 89.3°F | $1,528 |
| 10 | Barren County | 1,637 | 90.3°F | $1,431 |
| 11 | Christian County | 1,610 | 88.2°F | $1,301 |
| 12 | Ballard County | 1,592 | 88.7°F | $1,192 |
| 13 | Carlisle County | 1,592 | 88.7°F | $988 |
| 14 | Hickman County | 1,592 | 88.7°F | $894 |
| 15 | Webster County | 1,583 | 89.6°F | $946 |
| 16 | Caldwell County | 1,551 | 89.2°F | $1,022 |
| 17 | Jefferson County | 1,543 | 87.9°F | $1,970 |
| 18 | Daviess County | 1,525 | 88.6°F | $1,590 |
| 19 | Trigg County | 1,510 | 88.7°F | $1,587 |
| 20 | Todd County | 1,499 | 88.1°F | $1,339 |
| 21 | Livingston County | 1,465 | 87.9°F | $1,052 |
| 22 | Hancock County | 1,450 | 86.8°F | $1,212 |
| 23 | Pulaski County | 1,450 | 86.5°F | $1,344 |
| 24 | Union County | 1,437 | 88.2°F | $1,014 |
| 25 | Fulton County | 1,423 | 87.0°F | $783 |
| 26 | McLean County | 1,416 | 87.2°F | $1,270 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 1,397 | 87.5°F | $1,444 |
| 28 | Pike County | 1,397 | 88.6°F | $974 |
| 29 | Ohio County | 1,393 | 87.7°F | $1,030 |
| 30 | Carroll County | 1,381 | 88.5°F | $1,164 |
| 31 | Logan County | 1,374 | 87.8°F | $1,306 |
| 32 | Green County | 1,354 | 88.4°F | $1,072 |
| 33 | Taylor County | 1,354 | 88.4°F | $1,407 |
| 34 | Metcalfe County | 1,343 | 86.2°F | $965 |
| 35 | Edmonson County | 1,338 | 85.5°F | $1,194 |
| 36 | Hart County | 1,338 | 85.5°F | $1,125 |
| 37 | Bullitt County | 1,333 | 87.7°F | $1,944 |
| 38 | Anderson County | 1,332 | 87.6°F | $1,782 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 1,332 | 87.6°F | $1,683 |
| 40 | Henry County | 1,332 | 87.6°F | $1,551 |
| 41 | Owen County | 1,332 | 87.6°F | $1,420 |
| 42 | Spencer County | 1,321 | 90.3°F | $2,382 |
| 43 | Bourbon County | 1,289 | 86.9°F | $1,760 |
| 44 | Fayette County | 1,289 | 86.9°F | $2,237 |
| 45 | Jessamine County | 1,289 | 86.9°F | $2,012 |
| 46 | Madison County | 1,289 | 86.9°F | $1,827 |
| 47 | Mercer County | 1,288 | 86.4°F | $1,613 |
| 48 | Trimble County | 1,288 | 88.0°F | $1,467 |
| 49 | Grant County | 1,276 | 87.1°F | $1,567 |
| 50 | Pendleton County | 1,276 | 87.1°F | $1,393 |
| 51 | Nelson County | 1,273 | 86.6°F | $1,862 |
| 52 | Washington County | 1,273 | 86.6°F | $1,440 |
| 53 | Muhlenberg County | 1,263 | 89.0°F | $1,095 |
| 54 | Oldham County | 1,241 | 87.5°F | $3,012 |
| 55 | Floyd County | 1,236 | 85.0°F | $896 |
| 56 | Knott County | 1,236 | 85.0°F | $757 |
| 57 | Magoffin County | 1,236 | 85.0°F | $858 |
| 58 | Perry County | 1,236 | 85.0°F | $875 |
| 59 | Wolfe County | 1,236 | 85.0°F | $690 |
| 60 | Allen County | 1,235 | 87.0°F | $1,474 |
| 61 | Boyd County | 1,234 | 86.4°F | $1,161 |
| 62 | Clay County | 1,218 | 86.3°F | $847 |
| 63 | Jackson County | 1,218 | 86.3°F | $986 |
| 64 | Laurel County | 1,218 | 86.3°F | $1,243 |
| 65 | Cumberland County | 1,214 | 89.7°F | $1,139 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 1,214 | 89.7°F | $1,066 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 1,198 | 86.3°F | $1,086 |
| 68 | Casey County | 1,174 | 87.8°F | $1,189 |
| 69 | Marion County | 1,174 | 87.8°F | $1,369 |
| 70 | Boyle County | 1,169 | 86.5°F | $1,699 |
| 71 | Garrard County | 1,161 | 85.7°F | $1,576 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 1,161 | 85.7°F | $1,231 |
| 73 | Boone County | 1,160 | 86.0°F | $2,098 |
| 74 | Kenton County | 1,160 | 86.0°F | $1,927 |
| 75 | Bell County | 1,156 | 87.0°F | $820 |
| 76 | Knox County | 1,156 | 87.0°F | $1,011 |
| 77 | Clinton County | 1,150 | 84.5°F | $1,028 |
| 78 | Bracken County | 1,148 | 86.9°F | $1,083 |
| 79 | Breckinridge County | 1,140 | 84.6°F | $1,231 |
| 80 | Meade County | 1,140 | 86.4°F | $1,634 |
| 81 | Hardin County | 1,136 | 86.0°F | $1,713 |
| 82 | Larue County | 1,136 | 86.0°F | $1,495 |
| 83 | Mason County | 1,133 | 86.8°F | $1,351 |
| 84 | Crittenden County | 1,131 | 86.4°F | $1,042 |
| 85 | Campbell County | 1,126 | 86.6°F | $1,991 |
| 86 | Harrison County | 1,124 | 86.7°F | $1,585 |
| 87 | Nicholas County | 1,124 | 86.7°F | $1,070 |
| 88 | Robertson County | 1,124 | 86.7°F | $1,108 |
| 89 | Rockcastle County | 1,100 | 84.4°F | $1,059 |
| 90 | Johnson County | 1,095 | 86.2°F | $1,119 |
| 91 | Fleming County | 1,094 | 86.0°F | $1,053 |
| 92 | Scott County | 1,085 | 84.4°F | $2,132 |
| 93 | Woodford County | 1,085 | 84.4°F | $2,191 |
| 94 | Adair County | 1,083 | 85.6°F | $1,192 |
| 95 | Russell County | 1,083 | 85.6°F | $1,278 |
| 96 | Bath County | 1,057 | 85.5°F | $1,030 |
| 97 | Menifee County | 1,057 | 85.5°F | $1,006 |
| 98 | Rowan County | 1,057 | 85.5°F | $1,329 |
| 99 | Whitley County | 1,057 | 87.1°F | $1,086 |
| 100 | Lee County | 1,052 | 84.4°F | $820 |
| 101 | Harlan County | 1,051 | 85.0°F | $762 |
| 102 | Leslie County | 1,051 | 85.0°F | $753 |
| 103 | Martin County | 1,020 | 85.9°F | $836 |
| 104 | Clark County | 1,016 | 85.3°F | $1,659 |
| 105 | Estill County | 1,016 | 85.3°F | $1,027 |
| 106 | Owsley County | 993 | 85.8°F | $795 |
| 107 | Montgomery County | 989 | 86.5°F | $1,412 |
| 108 | Powell County | 981 | 84.4°F | $1,235 |
| 109 | Shelby County | 976 | 87.6°F | $2,259 |
| 110 | Grayson County | 969 | 85.5°F | $1,360 |
| 111 | Carter County | 966 | 85.5°F | $1,109 |
| 112 | Greenup County | 966 | 85.5°F | $1,225 |
| 113 | Lewis County | 966 | 85.5°F | $836 |
| 114 | McCreary County | 948 | 85.4°F | $775 |
| 115 | Breathitt County | 944 | 84.6°F | $670 |
| 116 | Elliott County | 942 | 86.3°F | $921 |
| 117 | Morgan County | 942 | 86.3°F | $989 |
| 118 | Gallatin County | 925 | 85.1°F | $1,461 |
| 119 | Lawrence County | 875 | 85.4°F | $998 |
| 120 | Letcher County | 712 | 81.8°F | $740 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kentucky