Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Kentucky
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. 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. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd County | 23.4" | 4,068 | $896 |
| 2 | Knott County | 23.4" | 4,068 | $757 |
| 3 | Magoffin County | 23.4" | 4,068 | $858 |
| 4 | Perry County | 23.4" | 4,068 | $875 |
| 5 | Wolfe County | 23.4" | 4,068 | $690 |
| 6 | Boone County | 23.3" | 4,892 | $2,098 |
| 7 | Kenton County | 23.3" | 4,892 | $1,927 |
| 8 | Carter County | 20.8" | 4,763 | $1,109 |
| 9 | Greenup County | 20.8" | 4,763 | $1,225 |
| 10 | Lewis County | 20.8" | 4,763 | $836 |
| 11 | Carroll County | 20.6" | 4,410 | $1,164 |
| 12 | Boyd County | 19.8" | 4,321 | $1,161 |
| 13 | Lee County | 16.1" | 4,557 | $820 |
| 14 | Grant County | 16.0" | 4,392 | $1,567 |
| 15 | Pendleton County | 16.0" | 4,392 | $1,393 |
| 16 | Bourbon County | 14.5" | 4,432 | $1,760 |
| 17 | Casey County | 14.5" | 4,560 | $1,189 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 14.5" | 4,432 | $2,237 |
| 19 | Jessamine County | 14.5" | 4,432 | $2,012 |
| 20 | Madison County | 14.5" | 4,432 | $1,827 |
| 21 | Marion County | 14.5" | 4,560 | $1,369 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 14.2" | 4,319 | $1,086 |
| 23 | Pike County | 13.1" | 4,016 | $974 |
| 24 | Bath County | 12.3" | 4,729 | $1,030 |
| 25 | Elliott County | 12.3" | 4,891 | $921 |
| 26 | Menifee County | 12.3" | 4,729 | $1,006 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 12.3" | 4,891 | $989 |
| 28 | Rowan County | 12.3" | 4,729 | $1,329 |
| 29 | Trimble County | 12.3" | 4,532 | $1,467 |
| 30 | Nelson County | 11.9" | 4,235 | $1,862 |
| 31 | Washington County | 11.9" | 4,235 | $1,440 |
| 32 | Powell County | 11.6" | 4,735 | $1,235 |
| 33 | Whitley County | 11.2" | 4,446 | $1,086 |
| 34 | Rockcastle County | 10.9" | 4,600 | $1,059 |
| 35 | Daviess County | 10.8" | 4,340 | $1,590 |
| 36 | Hancock County | 10.7" | 4,217 | $1,212 |
| 37 | Grayson County | 9.4" | 5,010 | $1,360 |
| 38 | Graves County | 8.9" | 3,925 | $1,221 |
| 39 | McCracken County | 8.9" | 3,925 | $1,549 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 8.9" | 3,925 | $1,480 |
| 41 | Fleming County | 8.8" | 4,846 | $1,053 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 8.8" | 5,046 | $1,412 |
| 43 | Butler County | 8.5" | 3,797 | $969 |
| 44 | Caldwell County | 8.5" | 3,853 | $1,022 |
| 45 | Simpson County | 8.5" | 3,797 | $1,627 |
| 46 | Warren County | 8.5" | 3,797 | $1,967 |
| 47 | Allen County | 7.6" | 4,134 | $1,474 |
| 48 | Union County | 7.5" | 4,374 | $1,014 |
| 49 | Garrard County | 7.4" | 4,131 | $1,576 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 7.4" | 4,131 | $1,231 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 7.2" | 4,128 | $1,139 |
| 52 | Monroe County | 7.2" | 4,128 | $1,066 |
| 53 | Calloway County | 6.5" | 3,861 | $1,528 |
| 54 | Barren County | 5.7" | 3,616 | $1,431 |
| 55 | Pulaski County | 5.4" | 3,861 | $1,344 |
| 56 | Christian County | 5.2" | 4,026 | $1,301 |
| 57 | Adair County | 4.9" | 4,541 | $1,192 |
| 58 | Russell County | 4.9" | 4,541 | $1,278 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 4.5" | 4,564 | $1,713 |
| 60 | Larue County | 4.5" | 4,564 | $1,495 |
| 61 | Muhlenberg County | 4.4" | 4,499 | $1,095 |
| 62 | McLean County | 4.3" | 4,231 | $1,270 |
| 63 | Livingston County | 3.8" | 4,297 | $1,052 |
| 64 | Crittenden County | 3.3" | 4,803 | $1,042 |
| 65 | Henderson County | 0.6" | 4,418 | $1,444 |
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.
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