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Kentucky

120 Counties 25 Low/Moderate Risk 43 High/Very High Risk 0 Active Moratoria
State policy: No binding RPS

Grade distribution

B 25C 52D 41F 2

Overview

Kentucky has 120 counties tracked in the SitePath solar permitting index. 25 (21%) are graded A or B, meaning they present low to moderate permitting risk for utility-scale solar projects. 52 counties sit in the C range — moderate risk with meaningful process uncertainty. 43 counties are rated D or F (36%) — high to very high risk, often due to active moratoria, restrictive setback ordinances, or strong local opposition.

The most favorable jurisdictions in Kentucky include Jefferson County (grade B), Campbell County (grade B), Muhlenberg County (grade B). The most challenging include Metcalfe County (grade D), Perry County (grade F), Martin County (grade F).

The state's policy environment — No binding RPS — presents headwinds for renewable development, making county-level permitting conditions especially important to evaluate project by project. No Kentucky counties currently have an active utility-scale solar moratorium.

All counties — sorted by risk score (best first)

County Grade Score Trajectory Moratorium
Jefferson CountyB31↑
Campbell CountyB31—
Muhlenberg CountyB35↑
Woodford CountyB36—
Bourbon CountyB36↑
Franklin CountyB36—
Bullitt CountyB36↑
Hancock CountyB36—
Meade CountyB36↓
Larue CountyB36—
Carlisle CountyB37↑
McLean CountyB37↑
Ohio CountyB37—
Caldwell CountyB37—
Crittenden CountyB37↑
Adair CountyB37↑
Livingston CountyB38—
Garrard CountyB38—
Breckinridge CountyB38—
Simpson CountyB39—
Madison CountyB40—
Grant CountyB40—
Kenton CountyB41—
Mercer CountyB41↓
Fleming CountyB41—
McCracken CountyC42—
Boyle CountyC43↓
Graves CountyC43↓
Jessamine CountyC44↓
Nelson CountyC44↓
Spencer CountyC44—
Warren CountyC44↓
Scott CountyC44—
Henry CountyC44↓
Laurel CountyC44↓
Montgomery CountyC44—
Pendleton CountyC44—
Pulaski CountyC44↓
Anderson CountyC45↓
Carroll CountyC45↓
Gallatin CountyC45↓
Owen CountyC45↓
Taylor CountyC45↓
Trimble CountyC45↓
Clinton CountyC45↑
Marshall CountyC45↓
Trigg CountyC45↓
Washington CountyC45↓
Allen CountyC45↓
Bracken CountyC45↓
Butler CountyC45↓
Grayson CountyC45↓
Hart CountyC45↓
Hickman CountyC45↓
Lincoln CountyC45↓
Nicholas CountyC45↓
Russell CountyC45↓
Rowan CountyC45↓
Union CountyC45↓
Calloway CountyC45↓
Fulton CountyC45↓
Todd CountyC45—
Hopkins CountyC45↓
Knott CountyC45↑
Casey CountyC45—
Edmonson CountyC45↓
Logan CountyC46↓
Shelby CountyC46↓
Barren CountyC47↑
Daviess CountyC47↓
Boone CountyC49↓
Christian CountyC49↓
Green CountyC50↓
Webster CountyC51↓
Lyon CountyC51↓
Marion CountyC51↓
Harrison CountyC51↓
Hardin CountyD52↓
Wayne CountyD54—
Breathitt CountyD55—
Oldham CountyD56↓
Boyd CountyD56↓
Greenup CountyD56—
Bath CountyD57—
Lewis CountyD57↓
Whitley CountyD57↓
Carter CountyD57—
Estill CountyD57↓
Powell CountyD57—
Rockcastle CountyD57↓
Robertson CountyD57↓
Cumberland CountyD57↓
Monroe CountyD57↓
Ballard CountyD57↓
Bell CountyD57—
Elliott CountyD57↓
Floyd CountyD57—
Lawrence CountyD57↓
Knox CountyD57↓
Jackson CountyD57↓
Johnson CountyD57↓
Clay CountyD57—
Morgan CountyD57↓
Clark CountyD58↓
Harlan CountyD58↓
Leslie CountyD58↓
Letcher CountyD58—
McCreary CountyD58↓
Menifee CountyD58—
Lee CountyD58—
Magoffin CountyD58↓
Owsley CountyD58↓
Wolfe CountyD58↓
Fayette CountyD59↓
Pike CountyD60↓
Mason CountyD64↓
Henderson CountyD64↓
Metcalfe CountyD65↓
Perry CountyF66↓
Martin CountyF71↓

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About SitePath scoring

Every U.S. county is scored 0–100 on solar permitting risk (lower is friendlier to development). The grade is a weighted composite of compliance stringency, market saturation, regulatory trajectory, and data uncertainty. Every figure traces back to a primary government document. Read the full methodology →

SitePath Intelligence is a research platform. Data verified as of 2026-05-02. Scores update on a quarterly review cycle.