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Kentucky 2027 QCTs and DDAs by county

HUD's 2027 list puts 262 Kentucky census tracts, home to 779,423 people in the 2020 Census, in qualified census tracts, across 70 counties; Jefferson County (57), Fayette County (18), McCracken County (8) have the most. 5 nonmetropolitan counties are difficult development areas. 5 ZIP code areas (ZCTAs) are Small Area DDAs. A building in a QCT or DDA can take 130% of eligible basis. The lists apply to allocations and bond issues after December 31, 2026.

2622027 qualified census tracts
779,423people in them (2020 Census)
5nonmetro DDA counties
5Small Area DDA ZIP codes

Qualified census tracts by county

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County2027 QCTsPopulation in QCTsMonitored LIHTC properties in QCTs
Barren County413,6756
Bath County11,9320
Bell County516,4601
Boone County210,0370
Bourbon County12,3311
Boyd County37,4041
Bracken County14,1431
Breathitt County48,1880
Bullitt County28,2641
Butler County24,8154
Calloway County25,3541
Campbell County34,9171
Carroll County12,3440
Carter County28,0700
Casey County12,4420
Christian County722,81315
Clark County26,5286
Clay County616,1171
Cumberland County25,8881
Daviess County519,6239
Edmonson County11040
Elliott County12,6382
Estill County24,8382
Fayette County1868,71318
Fleming County14,4431
Floyd County38,8360
Franklin County12,8950
Graves County28,7710
Hardin County19780
Harlan County619,4635
Hart County13,1610
Henderson County35,64415
Hopkins County13,2050
Jackson County11,6661
Jefferson County57159,227119
Jessamine County27,6140
Johnson County26,0760
Kenton County721,7956
Knott County410,3271
Knox County412,0901
Lawrence County24,2880
Lee County37,3952
Leslie County25,3200
Letcher County48,7701
Lewis County13,6792
Madison County410,6998
Magoffin County410,2940
Marshall County25,3780
Martin County26,4021
Mason County13,3050
McCracken County820,5780
McCreary County513,4581
Metcalfe County14,8451
Monroe County12,2250
Owsley County24,0511
Pendleton County27,7211
Perry County12,5950
Pike County818,0730
Powell County13,1210
Pulaski County616,3901
Rockcastle County26,0792
Rowan County29,5934
Russell County13,9750
Scott County36,5688
Shelby County16,0241
Trigg County35,5890
Warren County728,84322
Wayne County39,0814
Whitley County414,6932
Wolfe County26,5623

Sources: HUD 2027 QCT data file (qct_data_2027.xlsx), checked tract by tract against HUD's QCT2027.csv; population from the 2020 Census columns in that file. Properties: HUD's LIHTC database (LIHTCPUB, revised May 28, 2026), monitored properties by 2020 tract.

Nonmetropolitan DDA counties

Every site in these counties is in a 2027 difficult development area: Calloway County, Lee County, Perry County, Pike County, Simpson County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes

In metro areas HUD designates DDAs by ZIP Code Tabulation Area. A ZCTA follows ZIP code boundaries closely but not exactly, so check a specific address with the lookup.

Metro area2027 Small Area DDA ZCTAs
Bowling Green, KY HUD Metro FMR Area42122
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area41091
Livingston County, KY HUD Metro FMR Area42058
Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area40059, 40245

Changes from the 2026 lists

Compared with HUD's 2026 lists, Kentucky gains 40 qualified census tracts and loses 40; 2 Small Area DDA ZIP codes are new and 2 dropped off; 1 nonmetro DDA county is new and 4 dropped off. A site that dropped off keeps its status for an application filed before 2027 and allocated within 730 days. Every state's changes.

CountyTracts new for 2027Tracts dropped since 2026
Jefferson County2.02, 40, 91.05, 119.09, 127.0210, 66, 90.01, 112.01, 125.03, 126.05
Kenton County613612, 616, 644
Pulaski County9304.03, 9306, 93109303.01
Fayette County39.103, 15
Pike County93099312, 9319
Warren County104101, 108.04
Bourbon County301.01, 302.02
Bullitt County207.04, 211.04
Casey County95029505
Harlan County97019713
Henderson County201.01, 202
Knott County9601, 9602
Knox County9306.039306.04
Letcher County9503, 9506.01
Marshall County9501.02, 9505.02
Perry County9706.029710
Trigg County9701, 9702.01
Barren County9504.02
Bath County9701
Bell County9604
Butler County9302
Campbell County506
Christian County2013.04
Clark County201.01
Clinton County9702.02
Cumberland County9502
Daviess County9
Fleming County9201
Franklin County701.01
Fulton County9601
Gallatin County9601.03
Grayson County9502
Green County9303
Laurel County9705
Lawrence County9303
Leslie County9201.02
Lewis County9303
Madison County102.01
Magoffin County9701
Marion County9707
Martin County9502.01
McCreary County9604.01
Pendleton County9302
Rowan County9503.02
Scott County402.10
Todd County9503
Wayne County9202.02

Nonmetro DDA counties new for 2027: Lee County.

Nonmetro DDA counties dropped: Floyd County, Owensboro, KY MSA, Evansville, IN-KY MSA, Pulaski County.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes new for 2027: 42058, 42122.

Small Area DDA ZIP codes dropped: 40023, 40026.

Computed by us from HUD's 2026 and 2027 files; 2026 notice: FR Doc. 2025-19007.

Designations: HUD 2027 QCT and DDA designations, FR Doc. 2026-20390 (91 FR 63573, Oct. 6, 2026).

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