Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Heating Demand in Kentucky
Heating degree days measure how far and how long the outside temperature sits below 65°F across a year, which is the closest single number to how much heat a house has to make. 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.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Heating degree days | Winter low | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallatin County | 5,261 | 18.6°F | $1,461 |
| 2 | Shelby County | 5,147 | 20.3°F | $2,259 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 5,046 | 21.6°F | $1,412 |
| 4 | Grayson County | 5,010 | 20.8°F | $1,360 |
| 5 | Boone County | 4,892 | 23.1°F | $2,098 |
| 6 | Kenton County | 4,892 | 23.1°F | $1,927 |
| 7 | Elliott County | 4,891 | 22.2°F | $921 |
| 8 | Morgan County | 4,891 | 22.2°F | $989 |
| 9 | Lawrence County | 4,852 | 22.5°F | $998 |
| 10 | Mason County | 4,850 | 22.8°F | $1,351 |
| 11 | Fleming County | 4,846 | 22.9°F | $1,053 |
| 12 | Harrison County | 4,827 | 22.7°F | $1,585 |
| 13 | Nicholas County | 4,827 | 22.7°F | $1,070 |
| 14 | Robertson County | 4,827 | 22.7°F | $1,108 |
| 15 | Campbell County | 4,804 | 23.6°F | $1,991 |
| 16 | Crittenden County | 4,803 | 22.4°F | $1,042 |
| 17 | Oldham County | 4,777 | 23.1°F | $3,012 |
| 18 | Carter County | 4,763 | 23.5°F | $1,109 |
| 19 | Greenup County | 4,763 | 23.5°F | $1,225 |
| 20 | Lewis County | 4,763 | 23.5°F | $836 |
| 21 | Breathitt County | 4,752 | 22.9°F | $670 |
| 22 | Clark County | 4,746 | 22.6°F | $1,659 |
| 23 | Estill County | 4,746 | 22.6°F | $1,027 |
| 24 | Powell County | 4,735 | 23.4°F | $1,235 |
| 25 | Letcher County | 4,734 | 24.1°F | $740 |
| 26 | Bath County | 4,729 | 24.5°F | $1,030 |
| 27 | Menifee County | 4,729 | 24.5°F | $1,006 |
| 28 | Rowan County | 4,729 | 24.5°F | $1,329 |
| 29 | Bracken County | 4,700 | 23.3°F | $1,083 |
| 30 | Meade County | 4,672 | 22.7°F | $1,634 |
| 31 | Owsley County | 4,654 | 23.3°F | $795 |
| 32 | Scott County | 4,640 | 24.9°F | $2,132 |
| 33 | Woodford County | 4,640 | 24.9°F | $2,191 |
| 34 | Martin County | 4,639 | 24.3°F | $836 |
| 35 | Boyle County | 4,634 | 23.3°F | $1,699 |
| 36 | McCreary County | 4,616 | 23.9°F | $775 |
| 37 | Johnson County | 4,604 | 22.9°F | $1,119 |
| 38 | Breckinridge County | 4,600 | 23.9°F | $1,231 |
| 39 | Rockcastle County | 4,600 | 24.5°F | $1,059 |
| 40 | Spencer County | 4,594 | 22.0°F | $2,382 |
| 41 | Hardin County | 4,564 | 24.3°F | $1,713 |
| 42 | Larue County | 4,564 | 24.3°F | $1,495 |
| 43 | Casey County | 4,560 | 24.1°F | $1,189 |
| 44 | Marion County | 4,560 | 24.1°F | $1,369 |
| 45 | Lee County | 4,557 | 24.2°F | $820 |
| 46 | Adair County | 4,541 | 24.5°F | $1,192 |
| 47 | Russell County | 4,541 | 24.5°F | $1,278 |
| 48 | Trimble County | 4,532 | 23.8°F | $1,467 |
| 49 | Muhlenberg County | 4,499 | 23.5°F | $1,095 |
| 50 | Whitley County | 4,446 | 24.8°F | $1,086 |
| 51 | Bourbon County | 4,432 | 25.4°F | $1,760 |
| 52 | Fayette County | 4,432 | 25.4°F | $2,237 |
| 53 | Jessamine County | 4,432 | 25.4°F | $2,012 |
| 54 | Madison County | 4,432 | 25.4°F | $1,827 |
| 55 | Henderson County | 4,418 | 23.9°F | $1,444 |
| 56 | Carroll County | 4,410 | 25.4°F | $1,164 |
| 57 | Bell County | 4,408 | 24.6°F | $820 |
| 58 | Knox County | 4,408 | 24.6°F | $1,011 |
| 59 | Grant County | 4,392 | 25.0°F | $1,567 |
| 60 | Pendleton County | 4,392 | 25.0°F | $1,393 |
| 61 | Anderson County | 4,386 | 25.1°F | $1,782 |
| 62 | Franklin County | 4,386 | 25.1°F | $1,683 |
| 63 | Henry County | 4,386 | 25.1°F | $1,551 |
| 64 | Owen County | 4,386 | 25.1°F | $1,420 |
| 65 | Union County | 4,374 | 25.5°F | $1,014 |
| 66 | Daviess County | 4,340 | 25.5°F | $1,590 |
| 67 | Ohio County | 4,330 | 24.1°F | $1,030 |
| 68 | Harlan County | 4,324 | 25.9°F | $762 |
| 69 | Leslie County | 4,324 | 25.9°F | $753 |
| 70 | Boyd County | 4,321 | 26.4°F | $1,161 |
| 71 | Wayne County | 4,319 | 26.4°F | $1,086 |
| 72 | Livingston County | 4,297 | 25.7°F | $1,052 |
| 73 | Green County | 4,280 | 25.5°F | $1,072 |
| 74 | Taylor County | 4,280 | 25.5°F | $1,407 |
| 75 | Webster County | 4,280 | 24.9°F | $946 |
| 76 | Metcalfe County | 4,263 | 25.3°F | $965 |
| 77 | Logan County | 4,260 | 26.3°F | $1,306 |
| 78 | Todd County | 4,248 | 24.4°F | $1,339 |
| 79 | Nelson County | 4,235 | 26.1°F | $1,862 |
| 80 | Washington County | 4,235 | 26.1°F | $1,440 |
| 81 | McLean County | 4,231 | 26.1°F | $1,270 |
| 82 | Hancock County | 4,217 | 26.5°F | $1,212 |
| 83 | Mercer County | 4,180 | 27.3°F | $1,613 |
| 84 | Clay County | 4,158 | 26.7°F | $847 |
| 85 | Jackson County | 4,158 | 26.7°F | $986 |
| 86 | Laurel County | 4,158 | 26.7°F | $1,243 |
| 87 | Jefferson County | 4,150 | 27.1°F | $1,970 |
| 88 | Allen County | 4,134 | 25.7°F | $1,474 |
| 89 | Garrard County | 4,131 | 26.8°F | $1,576 |
| 90 | Lincoln County | 4,131 | 26.8°F | $1,231 |
| 91 | Bullitt County | 4,128 | 26.0°F | $1,944 |
| 92 | Cumberland County | 4,128 | 24.0°F | $1,139 |
| 93 | Monroe County | 4,128 | 24.0°F | $1,066 |
| 94 | Clinton County | 4,125 | 26.7°F | $1,028 |
| 95 | Ballard County | 4,075 | 26.0°F | $1,192 |
| 96 | Carlisle County | 4,075 | 26.0°F | $988 |
| 97 | Hickman County | 4,075 | 26.0°F | $894 |
| 98 | Floyd County | 4,068 | 27.4°F | $896 |
| 99 | Knott County | 4,068 | 27.4°F | $757 |
| 100 | Magoffin County | 4,068 | 27.4°F | $858 |
| 101 | Perry County | 4,068 | 27.4°F | $875 |
| 102 | Wolfe County | 4,068 | 27.4°F | $690 |
| 103 | Edmonson County | 4,036 | 27.4°F | $1,194 |
| 104 | Hart County | 4,036 | 27.4°F | $1,125 |
| 105 | Christian County | 4,026 | 27.2°F | $1,301 |
| 106 | Fulton County | 4,021 | 26.5°F | $783 |
| 107 | Pike County | 4,016 | 25.8°F | $974 |
| 108 | Graves County | 3,925 | 27.3°F | $1,221 |
| 109 | McCracken County | 3,925 | 27.3°F | $1,549 |
| 110 | Marshall County | 3,925 | 27.3°F | $1,480 |
| 111 | Trigg County | 3,886 | 27.7°F | $1,587 |
| 112 | Calloway County | 3,861 | 27.4°F | $1,528 |
| 113 | Pulaski County | 3,861 | 29.0°F | $1,344 |
| 114 | Caldwell County | 3,853 | 27.1°F | $1,022 |
| 115 | Butler County | 3,797 | 28.3°F | $969 |
| 116 | Simpson County | 3,797 | 28.3°F | $1,627 |
| 117 | Warren County | 3,797 | 28.3°F | $1,967 |
| 118 | Hopkins County | 3,749 | 28.3°F | $1,163 |
| 119 | Barren County | 3,616 | 29.0°F | $1,431 |
| 120 | Lyon County | 3,354 | 29.8°F | $1,527 |
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 Heating Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Kentucky