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Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Robertson County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 120 counties in 2021, at 15.4%. Lawrence County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Kentucky was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.4Robertson County
Lowest2.1Lawrence County
Median5.7120 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 7.4 %Allen County: 4.9 %Anderson County: 4.6 %Ballard County: 3.7 %Barren County: 4.9 %Bath County: 3.7 %Bell County: 5 %Boone County: 7.2 %Bourbon County: 5.2 %Boyd County: 6.4 %Boyle County: 11 %Bracken County: 2.2 %Breathitt County: 4.3 %Breckinridge County: 4 %Bullitt County: 4.6 %Butler County: 5.8 %Caldwell County: 3.6 %Calloway County: 8.2 %Campbell County: 8.7 %Carlisle County: 5.8 %Carroll County: 3.6 %Carter County: 2.6 %Casey County: 5.9 %Christian County: 11.1 %Clark County: 6.1 %Clay County: 5.4 %Clinton County: 3.4 %Crittenden County: 5.2 %Cumberland County: 7.1 %Daviess County: 4.4 %Edmonson County: 5.7 %Elliott County: 10.8 %Estill County: 4.3 %Fayette County: 8 %Fleming County: 4.4 %Floyd County: 5.2 %Franklin County: 7.3 %Fulton County: 7.6 %Gallatin County: 5.3 %Garrard County: 5.4 %Grant County: 6.8 %Graves County: 4.2 %Grayson County: 3.3 %Green County: 6 %Greenup County: 5.4 %Hancock County: 6.4 %Hardin County: 8.1 %Harlan County: 3.5 %Harrison County: 6.7 %Hart County: 5.7 %Henderson County: 3.4 %Henry County: 5.3 %Hickman County: 5.9 %Hopkins County: 4.9 %Jackson County: 3 %Jefferson County: 4.2 %Jessamine County: 6.8 %Johnson County: 3.9 %Kenton County: 7.3 %Knott County: 5.8 %Knox County: 4.1 %Larue County: 7.2 %Laurel County: 3.1 %Lawrence County: 2.1 %Lee County: 8.6 %Leslie County: 2.8 %Letcher County: 3.5 %Lewis County: 7 %Lincoln County: 6 %Livingston County: 4.5 %Logan County: 4.3 %Lyon County: 5.3 %McCracken County: 3.7 %McCreary County: 7.1 %McLean County: 6.6 %Madison County: 8.6 %Magoffin County: 5.2 %Marion County: 5.8 %Marshall County: 6.3 %Martin County: 7.2 %Mason County: 7.7 %Meade County: 8.9 %Menifee County: 8.8 %Mercer County: 6.9 %Metcalfe County: 7.5 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 8.4 %Morgan County: 4.3 %Muhlenberg County: 4 %Nelson County: 3.8 %Nicholas County: 3.4 %Ohio County: 3.2 %Oldham County: 7.4 %Owen County: 9.5 %Owsley County: 3.4 %Pendleton County: 7.6 %Perry County: 3.8 %Pike County: 5.4 %Powell County: 4.5 %Pulaski County: 4.3 %Robertson County: 15.4 %Rockcastle County: 6.4 %Rowan County: 9.7 %Russell County: 5.6 %Scott County: 6.8 %Shelby County: 5.5 %Simpson County: 6.9 %Spencer County: 5.7 %Taylor County: 7 %Todd County: 2.7 %Trigg County: 7.3 %Trimble County: 8.5 %Union County: 8.5 %Warren County: 9.7 %Washington County: 5.6 %Wayne County: 4.2 %Webster County: 7.6 %Whitley County: 7.9 %Wolfe County: 6.5 %Woodford County: 6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Robertson County: 15.4 %Robertson County15.4Christian County: 11.1 %Christian County11.1Boyle County: 11 %Boyle County11Elliott County: 10.8 %Elliott County10.8Rowan County: 9.7 %Rowan County9.7Warren County: 9.7 %Warren County9.7Owen County: 9.5 %Owen County9.5Meade County: 8.9 %Meade County8.9Menifee County: 8.8 %Menifee County8.8Campbell County: 8.7 %Campbell County8.7Lee County: 8.6 %Lee County8.6Madison County: 8.6 %Madison County8.6Union County: 8.5 %Union County8.5Trimble County: 8.5 %Trimble County8.5Montgomery County: 8.4 %Montgomery County8.4Calloway County: 8.2 %Calloway County8.2Hardin County: 8.1 %Hardin County8.1Fayette County: 8 %Fayette County8Whitley County: 7.9 %Whitley County7.9Mason County: 7.7 %Mason County7.7Fulton County: 7.6 %Fulton County7.6Pendleton County: 7.6 %Pendleton County7.6Webster County: 7.6 %Webster County7.6Metcalfe County: 7.5 %Metcalfe County7.5Adair County: 7.4 %Adair County7.4Oldham County: 7.4 %Oldham County7.4Trigg County: 7.3 %Trigg County7.3Franklin County: 7.3 %Franklin County7.3Kenton County: 7.3 %Kenton County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Larue County: 7.2 %Larue County7.2Martin County: 7.2 %Martin County7.2McCreary County: 7.1 %McCreary County7.1Cumberland County: 7.1 %Cumberland County7.1Taylor County: 7 %Taylor County7Lewis County: 7 %Lewis County7Mercer County: 6.9 %Mercer County6.9Simpson County: 6.9 %Simpson County6.9Grant County: 6.8 %Grant County6.8Jessamine County: 6.8 %Jessamine County6.8Robertson County: 15.4 %Robertson County15.4Christian County: 11.1 %Christian County11.1Boyle County: 11 %Boyle County11Elliott County: 10.8 %Elliott County10.8Rowan County: 9.7 %Rowan County9.7Warren County: 9.7 %Warren County9.7Owen County: 9.5 %Owen County9.5Meade County: 8.9 %Meade County8.9Menifee County: 8.8 %Menifee County8.8Campbell County: 8.7 %Campbell County8.7Lee County: 8.6 %Lee County8.6Madison County: 8.6 %Madison County8.6Union County: 8.5 %Union County8.5Trimble County: 8.5 %Trimble County8.5Montgomery County: 8.4 %Montgomery County8.4Calloway County: 8.2 %Calloway County8.2Hardin County: 8.1 %Hardin County8.1Fayette County: 8 %Fayette County8Whitley County: 7.9 %Whitley County7.9Mason County: 7.7 %Mason County7.7Fulton County: 7.6 %Fulton County7.6Pendleton County: 7.6 %Pendleton County7.6Webster County: 7.6 %Webster County7.6Metcalfe County: 7.5 %Metcalfe County7.5Adair County: 7.4 %Adair County7.4Oldham County: 7.4 %Oldham County7.4Trigg County: 7.3 %Trigg County7.3Franklin County: 7.3 %Franklin County7.3Kenton County: 7.3 %Kenton County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Larue County: 7.2 %Larue County7.2Martin County: 7.2 %Martin County7.2McCreary County: 7.1 %McCreary County7.1Cumberland County: 7.1 %Cumberland County7.1Taylor County: 7 %Taylor County7Lewis County: 7 %Lewis County7Mercer County: 6.9 %Mercer County6.9Simpson County: 6.9 %Simpson County6.9Grant County: 6.8 %Grant County6.8Jessamine County: 6.8 %Jessamine County6.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Robertson County15.4
2Christian County11.1
3Boyle County11
4Elliott County10.8
5Rowan County9.7
5Warren County9.7
7Owen County9.5
8Meade County8.9
9Menifee County8.8
10Campbell County8.7
11Lee County8.6
11Madison County8.6
13Union County8.5
14Trimble County8.5
15Montgomery County8.4
16Calloway County8.2
17Hardin County8.1
18Fayette County8
19Whitley County7.9
20Mason County7.7
21Fulton County7.6
22Pendleton County7.6
23Webster County7.6
24Metcalfe County7.5
25Adair County7.4
25Oldham County7.4
27Trigg County7.3
28Franklin County7.3
29Kenton County7.3
30Boone County7.2
31Larue County7.2
32Martin County7.2
33McCreary County7.1
34Cumberland County7.1
35Taylor County7
36Lewis County7
37Mercer County6.9
38Simpson County6.9
39Grant County6.8
40Jessamine County6.8
40Scott County6.8
42Harrison County6.7
43McLean County6.6
44Wolfe County6.5
45Rockcastle County6.4
46Boyd County6.4
47Hancock County6.4
48Marshall County6.3
49Clark County6.1
50Lincoln County6
51Woodford County6
52Green County6
53Casey County5.9
54Hickman County5.9
55Marion County5.8
56Carlisle County5.8
57Knott County5.8
58Butler County5.8
59Edmonson County5.7
60Hart County5.7
61Spencer County5.7
62Washington County5.6
63Russell County5.6
64Shelby County5.5
65Monroe County5.5
66Pike County5.4
67Greenup County5.4
68Clay County5.4
68Garrard County5.4
70Lyon County5.3
71Gallatin County5.3
72Henry County5.3
73Floyd County5.2
74Magoffin County5.2
75Bourbon County5.2
76Crittenden County5.2
77Bell County5
78Barren County4.9
79Allen County4.9
80Hopkins County4.9
81Anderson County4.6
82Bullitt County4.6
83Powell County4.5
84Livingston County4.5
85Fleming County4.4
86Daviess County4.4
87Logan County4.3
88Pulaski County4.3
89Estill County4.3
90Breathitt County4.3
91Morgan County4.3
92Wayne County4.2
93Graves County4.2
93Jefferson County4.2
95Knox County4.1
96Muhlenberg County4
97Breckinridge County4
98Johnson County3.9
99Nelson County3.8
100Perry County3.8
101McCracken County3.7
102Bath County3.7
103Ballard County3.7
104Caldwell County3.6
105Carroll County3.6
106Harlan County3.5
107Letcher County3.5
108Owsley County3.4
109Clinton County3.4
110Nicholas County3.4
111Henderson County3.4
112Grayson County3.3
113Ohio County3.2
114Laurel County3.1
115Jackson County3
116Leslie County2.8
117Todd County2.7
118Carter County2.6
119Bracken County2.2
120Lawrence County2.1

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Robertson County, with 15.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Lawrence County, with 2.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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