Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Wettest Counties in Kentucky
Total annual precipitation by county, wettest first. Rainfall drives roof and siding wear, basement water, and in much of the country the flood component of the insurance premium. 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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Kentucky ranked
| # | County | Annual rainfall | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calloway County | 58.1" | Relatively Low | $181,200 |
| 2 | Adair County | 57.0" | Very Low | $134,800 |
| 3 | Russell County | 57.0" | Very Low | $148,200 |
| 4 | McCreary County | 56.1" | Very Low | $77,000 |
| 5 | Barren County | 54.9" | Relatively Low | $166,900 |
| 6 | Clinton County | 54.6" | Very Low | $114,000 |
| 7 | Hardin County | 54.4" | Relatively Low | $205,900 |
| 8 | Larue County | 54.4" | Very Low | $177,500 |
| 9 | Allen County | 54.0" | Very Low | $176,300 |
| 10 | Logan County | 53.9" | Relatively Low | $151,500 |
| 11 | Bell County | 53.8" | Relatively Low | $83,000 |
| 12 | Knox County | 53.8" | Relatively Low | $109,200 |
| 13 | Metcalfe County | 53.5" | Very Low | $103,100 |
| 14 | Meade County | 53.3" | Very Low | $195,000 |
| 15 | Pulaski County | 53.3" | Relatively Low | $156,300 |
| 16 | Powell County | 53.2" | Very Low | $142,400 |
| 17 | Fulton County | 53.2" | Relatively Low | $78,100 |
| 18 | Lyon County | 53.1" | Very Low | $183,600 |
| 19 | Edmonson County | 53.0" | Very Low | $136,600 |
| 20 | Hart County | 53.0" | Very Low | $124,600 |
| 21 | Oldham County | 52.9" | Relatively Low | $375,000 |
| 22 | Breckinridge County | 52.8" | Very Low | $141,400 |
| 23 | Bullitt County | 52.5" | Relatively Low | $233,700 |
| 24 | Spencer County | 52.5" | Very Low | $297,600 |
| 25 | Wayne County | 52.5" | Relatively Low | $121,700 |
| 26 | Casey County | 52.4" | Very Low | $135,700 |
| 27 | Marion County | 52.4" | Very Low | $158,700 |
| 28 | Harlan County | 52.2" | Relatively Low | $73,100 |
| 29 | Hopkins County | 52.2" | Relatively Low | $128,800 |
| 30 | Leslie County | 52.2" | Very Low | $74,100 |
| 31 | Todd County | 52.1" | Very Low | $157,400 |
| 32 | Whitley County | 52.0" | Relatively Low | $120,600 |
| 33 | Ohio County | 52.0" | Relatively Low | $113,400 |
| 34 | Floyd County | 51.9" | Relatively Moderate | $93,300 |
| 35 | Knott County | 51.9" | Relatively Low | $74,600 |
| 36 | Magoffin County | 51.9" | Very Low | $88,300 |
| 37 | Perry County | 51.9" | Relatively Low | $90,700 |
| 38 | Wolfe County | 51.9" | Very Low | $66,400 |
| 39 | Christian County | 51.8" | Relatively Low | $149,200 |
| 40 | Green County | 51.7" | Very Low | $118,900 |
| 41 | Taylor County | 51.7" | Very Low | $163,700 |
| 42 | Nelson County | 51.6" | Relatively Low | $224,100 |
| 43 | Washington County | 51.6" | Very Low | $168,300 |
| 44 | Rockcastle County | 51.4" | Very Low | $119,300 |
| 45 | Clay County | 51.3" | Relatively Low | $87,300 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 51.3" | Very Low | $107,000 |
| 47 | Laurel County | 51.3" | Relatively Low | $143,400 |
| 48 | Owsley County | 51.3" | Very Low | $79,900 |
| 49 | Ballard County | 51.0" | Very Low | $132,900 |
| 50 | Carlisle County | 51.0" | Very Low | $104,700 |
| 51 | Hickman County | 51.0" | Very Low | $92,300 |
| 52 | Trimble County | 51.0" | Very Low | $172,700 |
| 53 | Lee County | 51.0" | Very Low | $82,100 |
| 54 | Clark County | 50.9" | Very Low | $197,900 |
| 55 | Estill County | 50.9" | Very Low | $111,900 |
| 56 | Crittenden County | 50.9" | Very Low | $115,700 |
| 57 | Caldwell County | 50.9" | Very Low | $113,500 |
| 58 | Muhlenberg County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $121,300 |
| 59 | Bath County | 50.8" | Very Low | $111,800 |
| 60 | Menifee County | 50.8" | Very Low | $111,500 |
| 61 | Rowan County | 50.8" | Relatively Low | $155,900 |
| 62 | Garrard County | 50.5" | Very Low | $186,800 |
| 63 | Letcher County | 50.5" | Relatively Low | $70,500 |
| 64 | Lincoln County | 50.5" | Very Low | $139,300 |
| 65 | Graves County | 50.3" | Relatively Moderate | $139,000 |
| 66 | McCracken County | 50.3" | Relatively Moderate | $182,900 |
| 67 | Marshall County | 50.3" | Relatively Low | $173,700 |
| 68 | Butler County | 50.1" | Very Low | $105,500 |
| 69 | Simpson County | 50.1" | Very Low | $195,700 |
| 70 | Warren County | 50.1" | Relatively Moderate | $242,600 |
| 71 | Bourbon County | 49.8" | Very Low | $211,600 |
| 72 | Fayette County | 49.8" | Relatively Moderate | $272,100 |
| 73 | Jessamine County | 49.8" | Very Low | $245,100 |
| 74 | Madison County | 49.8" | Relatively Low | $220,700 |
| 75 | Fleming County | 49.8" | Very Low | $115,200 |
| 76 | Shelby County | 49.8" | Relatively Low | $277,500 |
| 77 | Grayson County | 49.8" | Relatively Low | $160,100 |
| 78 | Cumberland County | 49.6" | Very Low | $128,600 |
| 79 | Monroe County | 49.6" | Very Low | $116,300 |
| 80 | Livingston County | 49.3" | Very Low | $116,300 |
| 81 | Hancock County | 49.0" | Very Low | $137,600 |
| 82 | Breathitt County | 49.0" | Relatively Low | $61,800 |
| 83 | Webster County | 48.5" | Very Low | $97,600 |
| 84 | Montgomery County | 48.5" | Very Low | $163,800 |
| 85 | Carroll County | 48.5" | Very Low | $129,800 |
| 86 | Mason County | 48.3" | Very Low | $157,500 |
| 87 | Pike County | 48.3" | Relatively Moderate | $104,200 |
| 88 | Union County | 48.2" | Very Low | $109,000 |
| 89 | Carter County | 48.2" | Relatively Low | $126,100 |
| 90 | Greenup County | 48.2" | Relatively Low | $135,300 |
| 91 | Lewis County | 48.2" | Very Low | $86,100 |
| 92 | Jefferson County | 48.1" | Relatively High | $237,200 |
| 93 | Scott County | 48.1" | Relatively Low | $264,200 |
| 94 | Woodford County | 48.1" | Very Low | $270,400 |
| 95 | Daviess County | 47.9" | Relatively Moderate | $185,800 |
| 96 | Boyle County | 47.9" | Very Low | $200,700 |
| 97 | Gallatin County | 47.7" | Very Low | $169,400 |
| 98 | Harrison County | 47.7" | Very Low | $188,900 |
| 99 | Martin County | 47.7" | Relatively Low | $84,900 |
| 100 | Nicholas County | 47.7" | Very Low | $119,600 |
| 101 | Robertson County | 47.7" | Very Low | $123,400 |
| 102 | Henderson County | 47.6" | Relatively Low | $165,700 |
| 103 | Bracken County | 47.5" | Very Low | $116,400 |
| 104 | Anderson County | 47.3" | Very Low | $213,200 |
| 105 | Franklin County | 47.3" | Relatively Low | $198,700 |
| 106 | Henry County | 47.3" | Very Low | $181,300 |
| 107 | Owen County | 47.3" | Very Low | $165,000 |
| 108 | Trigg County | 47.2" | Relatively Low | $192,000 |
| 109 | Elliott County | 46.9" | Very Low | $97,400 |
| 110 | Morgan County | 46.9" | Very Low | $106,000 |
| 111 | Johnson County | 46.2" | Relatively Low | $125,300 |
| 112 | Lawrence County | 46.1" | Relatively Low | $108,100 |
| 113 | Mercer County | 45.9" | Very Low | $189,700 |
| 114 | Grant County | 45.9" | Very Low | $185,500 |
| 115 | Pendleton County | 45.9" | Very Low | $160,800 |
| 116 | McLean County | 45.6" | Very Low | $145,600 |
| 117 | Boone County | 45.3" | Relatively Low | $253,200 |
| 118 | Kenton County | 45.3" | Relatively Low | $227,500 |
| 119 | Boyd County | 45.1" | Relatively Low | $126,300 |
| 120 | Campbell County | 43.4" | Relatively Low | $234,500 |
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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