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 2023, at 16.7%. Bracken County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Kentucky was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.7Robertson County
Median5.3120 counties
Kentucky5.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 9.3 %Allen County: 5.6 %Anderson County: 4.4 %Ballard County: 4.6 %Barren County: 5.1 %Bath County: 4.7 %Bell County: 3 %Boone County: 7.2 %Bourbon County: 4.2 %Boyd County: 7.5 %Boyle County: 9.5 %Bracken County: 2.6 %Breathitt County: 3 %Breckinridge County: 3.7 %Bullitt County: 3.6 %Butler County: 5.2 %Caldwell County: 4.8 %Calloway County: 9 %Campbell County: 8.2 %Carlisle County: 9.3 %Carroll County: 4.9 %Carter County: 2.7 %Casey County: 5 %Christian County: 9.7 %Clark County: 4.8 %Clay County: 6.2 %Clinton County: 2.9 %Crittenden County: 4.5 %Cumberland County: 6.2 %Daviess County: 4.2 %Edmonson County: 5.2 %Elliott County: 8.1 %Estill County: 4.7 %Fayette County: 8 %Fleming County: 3.9 %Floyd County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 7.4 %Fulton County: 12.2 %Gallatin County: 4.9 %Garrard County: 5.3 %Grant County: 4.5 %Graves County: 5 %Grayson County: 3.7 %Green County: 6.1 %Greenup County: 5.3 %Hancock County: 7.3 %Hardin County: 7.8 %Harlan County: 4.2 %Harrison County: 6.1 %Hart County: 7 %Henderson County: 3.5 %Henry County: 5.9 %Hickman County: 8.3 %Hopkins County: 4.2 %Jackson County: 3.1 %Jefferson County: 4.3 %Jessamine County: 6.6 %Johnson County: 3.4 %Kenton County: 5.9 %Knott County: 3.7 %Knox County: 3.7 %Larue County: 8 %Laurel County: 3.5 %Lawrence County: 3.8 %Lee County: 10.6 %Leslie County: 3.3 %Letcher County: 4.1 %Lewis County: 6.4 %Lincoln County: 5.4 %Livingston County: 4 %Logan County: 4.2 %Lyon County: 6.5 %McCracken County: 3.8 %McCreary County: 5.4 %McLean County: 4.9 %Madison County: 7.4 %Magoffin County: 4.7 %Marion County: 4 %Marshall County: 6 %Martin County: 7 %Mason County: 7.8 %Meade County: 8 %Menifee County: 6.6 %Mercer County: 6.6 %Metcalfe County: 10 %Monroe County: 5.6 %Montgomery County: 7.4 %Morgan County: 4.2 %Muhlenberg County: 4.8 %Nelson County: 4.6 %Nicholas County: 3.2 %Ohio County: 3.9 %Oldham County: 7.7 %Owen County: 8.9 %Owsley County: 8.3 %Pendleton County: 6.1 %Perry County: 4 %Pike County: 5.4 %Powell County: 4.3 %Pulaski County: 3.8 %Robertson County: 16.7 %Rockcastle County: 5.4 %Rowan County: 9.4 %Russell County: 5.2 %Scott County: 7.8 %Shelby County: 4.9 %Simpson County: 7.8 %Spencer County: 6.2 %Taylor County: 7.1 %Todd County: 2.6 %Trigg County: 4.3 %Trimble County: 6 %Union County: 5.5 %Warren County: 9.5 %Washington County: 5.8 %Wayne County: 4.6 %Webster County: 6.7 %Whitley County: 6.8 %Wolfe County: 2.8 %Woodford County: 6.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Robertson County: 16.7 %Robertson County16.7Fulton County: 12.2 %Fulton County12.2Lee County: 10.6 %Lee County10.6Metcalfe County: 10 %Metcalfe County10Christian County: 9.7 %Christian County9.7Warren County: 9.5 %Warren County9.5Boyle County: 9.5 %Boyle County9.5Rowan County: 9.4 %Rowan County9.4Carlisle County: 9.3 %Carlisle County9.3Adair County: 9.3 %Adair County9.3Calloway County: 9 %Calloway County9Owen County: 8.9 %Owen County8.9Owsley County: 8.3 %Owsley County8.3Hickman County: 8.3 %Hickman County8.3Campbell County: 8.2 %Campbell County8.2Elliott County: 8.1 %Elliott County8.1Fayette County: 8 %Fayette County8Larue County: 8 %Larue County8Meade County: 8 %Meade County8Hardin County: 7.8 %Hardin County7.8Simpson County: 7.8 %Simpson County7.8Mason County: 7.8 %Mason County7.8Scott County: 7.8 %Scott County7.8Oldham County: 7.7 %Oldham County7.7Boyd County: 7.5 %Boyd County7.5Franklin County: 7.4 %Franklin County7.4Montgomery County: 7.4 %Montgomery County7.4Madison County: 7.4 %Madison County7.4Hancock County: 7.3 %Hancock County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Taylor County: 7.1 %Taylor County7.1Martin County: 7 %Martin County7Hart County: 7 %Hart County7Whitley County: 6.8 %Whitley County6.8Webster County: 6.7 %Webster County6.7Menifee County: 6.6 %Menifee County6.6Jessamine County: 6.6 %Jessamine County6.6Mercer County: 6.6 %Mercer County6.6Woodford County: 6.5 %Woodford County6.5Lyon County: 6.5 %Lyon County6.5Robertson County: 16.7 %Robertson County16.7Fulton County: 12.2 %Fulton County12.2Lee County: 10.6 %Lee County10.6Metcalfe County: 10 %Metcalfe County10Christian County: 9.7 %Christian County9.7Warren County: 9.5 %Warren County9.5Boyle County: 9.5 %Boyle County9.5Rowan County: 9.4 %Rowan County9.4Carlisle County: 9.3 %Carlisle County9.3Adair County: 9.3 %Adair County9.3Calloway County: 9 %Calloway County9Owen County: 8.9 %Owen County8.9Owsley County: 8.3 %Owsley County8.3Hickman County: 8.3 %Hickman County8.3Campbell County: 8.2 %Campbell County8.2Elliott County: 8.1 %Elliott County8.1Fayette County: 8 %Fayette County8Larue County: 8 %Larue County8Meade County: 8 %Meade County8Hardin County: 7.8 %Hardin County7.8Simpson County: 7.8 %Simpson County7.8Mason County: 7.8 %Mason County7.8Scott County: 7.8 %Scott County7.8Oldham County: 7.7 %Oldham County7.7Boyd County: 7.5 %Boyd County7.5Franklin County: 7.4 %Franklin County7.4Montgomery County: 7.4 %Montgomery County7.4Madison County: 7.4 %Madison County7.4Hancock County: 7.3 %Hancock County7.3Boone County: 7.2 %Boone County7.2Taylor County: 7.1 %Taylor County7.1Martin County: 7 %Martin County7Hart County: 7 %Hart County7Whitley County: 6.8 %Whitley County6.8Webster County: 6.7 %Webster County6.7Menifee County: 6.6 %Menifee County6.6Jessamine County: 6.6 %Jessamine County6.6Mercer County: 6.6 %Mercer County6.6Woodford County: 6.5 %Woodford County6.5Lyon County: 6.5 %Lyon County6.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Robertson County16.7+1.8 pts
2Fulton County12.2+3.8 pts
3Lee County10.6-0.9 pts
4Metcalfe County10+1.1 pts
5Christian County9.7-1.1 pts
6Warren County9.5+0.5 pts
7Boyle County9.5-0.1 pts
8Rowan County9.4-0.3 pts
9Carlisle County9.3+2 pts
10Adair County9.3+1.3 pts
11Calloway County9+0.2 pts
12Owen County8.9+0.7 pts
13Owsley County8.3+5.3 pts
14Hickman County8.3+2.6 pts
15Campbell County8.2-0.2 pts
16Elliott County8.1-1.7 pts
17Fayette County8-0.2 pts
18Larue County8-0.7 pts
19Meade County8-0.9 pts
20Hardin County7.8-0.6 pts
20Simpson County7.8-1.4 pts
22Mason County7.8-0.5 pts
23Scott County7.8+0.8 pts
24Oldham County7.7-0.1 pts
25Boyd County7.5+1.1 pts
26Franklin County7.4+0.3 pts
26Montgomery County7.4-0.4 pts
28Madison County7.4-0.1 pts
29Hancock County7.3+1 pts
30Boone County7.2-0.4 pts
31Taylor County7.1+0.9 pts
32Martin County7-1.6 pts
33Hart County7+0.5 pts
34Whitley County6.8-0.9 pts
35Webster County6.7-0.1 pts
36Menifee County6.6-1.7 pts
37Jessamine County6.6-0.1 pts
38Mercer County6.6+0.4 pts
39Woodford County6.5+0.4 pts
40Lyon County6.5+0.2 pts
41Lewis County6.4-0.5 pts
42Clay County6.2+0.2 pts
42Spencer County6.2+1.7 pts
44Cumberland County6.2+0.1 pts
45Pendleton County6.1-0.6 pts
46Harrison County6.1+0.5 pts
47Green County6.1-0.4 pts
48Marshall County6+0.3 pts
48Trimble County6-2 pts
50Kenton County5.9-1 pts
51Henry County5.9+0.3 pts
52Washington County5.8-0.8 pts
53Monroe County5.6+0.8 pts
54Allen County5.60 pts
55Union County5.5-2.6 pts
56McCreary County5.4+0.5 pts
57Rockcastle County5.4-1.1 pts
58Lincoln County5.4-0.6 pts
59Pike County5.4+0.5 pts
60Greenup County5.3-0.6 pts
61Garrard County5.3+0.2 pts
62Butler County5.2-1.1 pts
63Edmonson County5.2+0.2 pts
64Russell County5.2-1 pts
65Barren County5.1+0.5 pts
66Graves County5+0.3 pts
67Casey County5-0.8 pts
68Gallatin County4.9+0.1 pts
69McLean County4.9-1.1 pts
70Carroll County4.9+1.3 pts
71Shelby County4.9-0.8 pts
72Clark County4.8-0.5 pts
73Caldwell County4.8-0.6 pts
73Muhlenberg County4.8+0.2 pts
75Estill County4.7+0.9 pts
76Magoffin County4.7-0.4 pts
77Bath County4.7+0.5 pts
78Wayne County4.6-0 pts
79Nelson County4.6+0.3 pts
80Ballard County4.6+0.5 pts
81Crittenden County4.5-0.5 pts
82Grant County4.5-0.3 pts
83Anderson County4.4+0.7 pts
84Powell County4.3+0.7 pts
85Jefferson County4.30 pts
86Trigg County4.3-1.3 pts
87Hopkins County4.2-0.8 pts
88Morgan County4.20 pts
89Logan County4.2+0.4 pts
90Harlan County4.2+0.7 pts
91Daviess County4.2-0.5 pts
92Bourbon County4.2-1.3 pts
93Letcher County4.10 pts
94Perry County4+0.7 pts
95Livingston County4-0.2 pts
96Marion County4-1.2 pts
97Ohio County3.9+1.2 pts
98Fleming County3.9-0.5 pts
99McCracken County3.8-0.3 pts
100Lawrence County3.8+0.9 pts
101Pulaski County3.8-0.3 pts
102Knott County3.7-0.9 pts
103Breckinridge County3.7+0.3 pts
103Floyd County3.7-0.1 pts
105Grayson County3.7-0.2 pts
105Knox County3.7-0.3 pts
107Bullitt County3.6-0.3 pts
108Laurel County3.5+0.3 pts
109Henderson County3.5-0.1 pts
110Johnson County3.4+0.3 pts
111Leslie County3.3+0.3 pts
112Nicholas County3.2+0.6 pts
113Jackson County3.10 pts
114Breathitt County3-0.4 pts
115Bell County3-1 pts
116Clinton County2.9+0.6 pts
117Wolfe County2.8+0.8 pts
118Carter County2.7+0.4 pts
119Todd County2.6-0.4 pts
120Bracken County2.60 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/kentucky-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Robertson County, with 16.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bracken County, with 2.6% in 2023.

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