Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Newport, KY had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 42 cities in 2023, at 10.9%. Lawrenceburg, KY had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.9Newport, KY
Median2.542 cities
Kentucky2.4History

All cities, 2023

Newport, KY: 10.9 %Newport, KY10.9Bowling Green, KY: 5.8 %Bowling Green, KY5.8Murray, KY: 5.5 %Murray, KY5.5La Grange, KY: 4.8 %La Grange, KY4.8Hopkinsville, KY: 4.7 %Hopkinsville, KY4.7Danville, KY: 4.4 %Danville, KY4.4Jeffersontown, KY: 4.3 %Jeffersontown, KY4.3Lyndon, KY: 3.9 %Lyndon, KY3.9Florence, KY: 3.7 %Florence, KY3.7Versailles, KY: 3.6 %Versailles, KY3.6Covington, KY: 3.5 %Covington, KY3.5Lexington, KY: 3.5 %Lexington, KY3.5Ashland, KY: 3.3 %Ashland, KY3.3Elizabethtown, KY: 3.1 %Elizabethtown, KY3.1Richmond, KY: 2.9 %Richmond, KY2.9Frankfort, KY: 2.9 %Frankfort, KY2.9Paducah, KY: 2.9 %Paducah, KY2.9Radcliff, KY: 2.8 %Radcliff, KY2.8Louisville, KY: 2.7 %Louisville, KY2.7Madisonville, KY: 2.6 %Madisonville, KY2.6Georgetown, KY: 2.5 %Georgetown, KY2.5Franklin, KY: 2.5 %Franklin, KY2.5Mount Washington, KY: 2.4 %Mount Washington, KY2.4Berea, KY: 2.3 %Berea, KY2.3St. Matthews, KY: 2.3 %St. Matthews, KY2.3Nicholasville, KY: 2.3 %Nicholasville, KY2.3Campbellsville, KY: 2.1 %Campbellsville, KY2.1Owensboro, KY: 2 %Owensboro, KY2Fort Thomas, KY: 2 %Fort Thomas, KY2Erlanger, KY: 1.7 %Erlanger, KY1.7Henderson, KY: 1.6 %Henderson, KY1.6Glasgow, KY: 1.2 %Glasgow, KY1.2Alexandria, KY: 1.2 %Alexandria, KY1.2Shepherdsville, KY: 1.2 %Shepherdsville, KY1.2Independence, KY: 1.1 %Independence, KY1.1Somerset, KY: 0.9 %Somerset, KY0.9Bardstown, KY: 0.7 %Bardstown, KY0.7Winchester, KY: 0.7 %Winchester, KY0.7Shelbyville, KY: 0.4 %Shelbyville, KY0.4Paris, KY: 0.3 %Paris, KY0.3Shively, KY: 0.2 %Shively, KY0.2Lawrenceburg, KY: 0.1 %Lawrenceburg, KY0.1Newport, KY: 10.9 %Newport, KY10.9Bowling Green, KY: 5.8 %Bowling Green, KY5.8Murray, KY: 5.5 %Murray, KY5.5La Grange, KY: 4.8 %La Grange, KY4.8Hopkinsville, KY: 4.7 %Hopkinsville, KY4.7Danville, KY: 4.4 %Danville, KY4.4Jeffersontown, KY: 4.3 %Jeffersontown, KY4.3Lyndon, KY: 3.9 %Lyndon, KY3.9Florence, KY: 3.7 %Florence, KY3.7Versailles, KY: 3.6 %Versailles, KY3.6Covington, KY: 3.5 %Covington, KY3.5Lexington, KY: 3.5 %Lexington, KY3.5Ashland, KY: 3.3 %Ashland, KY3.3Elizabethtown, KY: 3.1 %Elizabethtown, KY3.1Richmond, KY: 2.9 %Richmond, KY2.9Frankfort, KY: 2.9 %Frankfort, KY2.9Paducah, KY: 2.9 %Paducah, KY2.9Radcliff, KY: 2.8 %Radcliff, KY2.8Louisville, KY: 2.7 %Louisville, KY2.7Madisonville, KY: 2.6 %Madisonville, KY2.6Georgetown, KY: 2.5 %Georgetown, KY2.5Franklin, KY: 2.5 %Franklin, KY2.5Mount Washington, KY: 2.4 %Mount Washington, KY2.4Berea, KY: 2.3 %Berea, KY2.3St. Matthews, KY: 2.3 %St. Matthews, KY2.3Nicholasville, KY: 2.3 %Nicholasville, KY2.3Campbellsville, KY: 2.1 %Campbellsville, KY2.1Owensboro, KY: 2 %Owensboro, KY2Fort Thomas, KY: 2 %Fort Thomas, KY2Erlanger, KY: 1.7 %Erlanger, KY1.7Henderson, KY: 1.6 %Henderson, KY1.6Glasgow, KY: 1.2 %Glasgow, KY1.2Alexandria, KY: 1.2 %Alexandria, KY1.2Shepherdsville, KY: 1.2 %Shepherdsville, KY1.2Independence, KY: 1.1 %Independence, KY1.1Somerset, KY: 0.9 %Somerset, KY0.9Bardstown, KY: 0.7 %Bardstown, KY0.7Winchester, KY: 0.7 %Winchester, KY0.7Shelbyville, KY: 0.4 %Shelbyville, KY0.4Paris, KY: 0.3 %Paris, KY0.3Shively, KY: 0.2 %Shively, KY0.2Lawrenceburg, KY: 0.1 %Lawrenceburg, KY0.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Newport, KY10.9+2 pts
2Bowling Green, KY5.8+0.7 pts
3Murray, KY5.5-0.3 pts
4La Grange, KY4.8-0.1 pts
5Hopkinsville, KY4.7-0.7 pts
6Danville, KY4.4+0.7 pts
7Jeffersontown, KY4.3+2.5 pts
8Lyndon, KY3.9-0.7 pts
9Florence, KY3.7-1.1 pts
10Versailles, KY3.6+3 pts
11Covington, KY3.5+0.3 pts
11Lexington, KY3.5-0.3 pts
13Ashland, KY3.3+0.3 pts
14Elizabethtown, KY3.1+0.4 pts
15Richmond, KY2.9+0.4 pts
16Frankfort, KY2.9+0.1 pts
17Paducah, KY2.9+0.3 pts
18Radcliff, KY2.8-2.2 pts
19Louisville, KY2.7-0.1 pts
20Madisonville, KY2.6-0.3 pts
21Georgetown, KY2.5+0.2 pts
22Franklin, KY2.5-1.1 pts
23Mount Washington, KY2.4+0.2 pts
24Berea, KY2.3+0.2 pts
25St. Matthews, KY2.3-1.7 pts
26Nicholasville, KY2.3-0.8 pts
27Campbellsville, KY2.10 pts
28Owensboro, KY2+0.2 pts
29Fort Thomas, KY2-0.2 pts
30Erlanger, KY1.70 pts
31Henderson, KY1.60 pts
32Glasgow, KY1.2-0 pts
33Alexandria, KY1.2-0.2 pts
34Shepherdsville, KY1.20 pts
35Independence, KY1.1-0.2 pts
36Somerset, KY0.9-0.1 pts
37Bardstown, KY0.7+0.3 pts
38Winchester, KY0.7-0.1 pts
39Shelbyville, KY0.4-0.3 pts
40Paris, KY0.3-0 pts
41Shively, KY0.2-0.4 pts
42Lawrenceburg, KY0.1+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state 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-state/kentucky-cities?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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state 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-state/kentucky-cities?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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state 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-state/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Newport, KY, with 10.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lawrenceburg, KY, with 0.1% in 2023.

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