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

Christian County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 120 counties in 2022, at 8.9%. Estill County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest0.2Estill County
Median1.5120 counties
Kentucky2.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 3.2 %Allen County: 2.1 %Anderson County: 0.2 %Ballard County: 2.1 %Barren County: 1.7 %Bath County: 0.8 %Bell County: 0.9 %Boone County: 2.7 %Bourbon County: 0.5 %Boyd County: 2.3 %Boyle County: 2.8 %Bracken County: 1.3 %Breathitt County: 0.5 %Breckinridge County: 0.4 %Bullitt County: 0.9 %Butler County: 1.1 %Caldwell County: 1.3 %Calloway County: 3.5 %Campbell County: 3.9 %Carlisle County: 2.3 %Carroll County: 0.8 %Carter County: 1.3 %Casey County: 2.5 %Christian County: 8.9 %Clark County: 0.9 %Clay County: 1.3 %Clinton County: 1 %Crittenden County: 0.5 %Cumberland County: 2 %Daviess County: 1.9 %Edmonson County: 1 %Elliott County: 2.1 %Estill County: 0.2 %Fayette County: 3.8 %Fleming County: 1.3 %Floyd County: 1.6 %Franklin County: 2.1 %Fulton County: 3.8 %Gallatin County: 1 %Garrard County: 1.5 %Grant County: 0.6 %Graves County: 1.9 %Grayson County: 1.3 %Green County: 1.8 %Greenup County: 2.2 %Hancock County: 1.1 %Hardin County: 4.6 %Harlan County: 1.9 %Harrison County: 1.1 %Hart County: 1.4 %Henderson County: 1.6 %Henry County: 0.7 %Hickman County: 3.1 %Hopkins County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.4 %Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jessamine County: 2.7 %Johnson County: 1 %Kenton County: 2.8 %Knott County: 2.1 %Knox County: 1.2 %Larue County: 1.3 %Laurel County: 0.9 %Lawrence County: 1.7 %Lee County: 1 %Leslie County: 0.2 %Letcher County: 0.6 %Lewis County: 3.1 %Lincoln County: 0.7 %Livingston County: 0.8 %Logan County: 1.7 %Lyon County: 2 %McCracken County: 1.8 %McCreary County: 2 %McLean County: 1.3 %Madison County: 1.8 %Magoffin County: 3 %Marion County: 0.6 %Marshall County: 2 %Martin County: 2.4 %Mason County: 2.5 %Meade County: 4.4 %Menifee County: 1.2 %Mercer County: 1.3 %Metcalfe County: 2.9 %Monroe County: 0.8 %Montgomery County: 1.2 %Morgan County: 0.3 %Muhlenberg County: 1.2 %Nelson County: 0.5 %Nicholas County: 0.2 %Ohio County: 0.8 %Oldham County: 2.6 %Owen County: 0.3 %Owsley County: 0.9 %Pendleton County: 0.8 %Perry County: 1.9 %Pike County: 2.9 %Powell County: 0.8 %Pulaski County: 1.3 %Robertson County: 1.4 %Rockcastle County: 1.3 %Rowan County: 2.4 %Russell County: 1.9 %Scott County: 2 %Shelby County: 1.7 %Simpson County: 3.5 %Spencer County: 1.5 %Taylor County: 1.4 %Todd County: 1.1 %Trigg County: 2.5 %Trimble County: 3.6 %Union County: 4.7 %Warren County: 4 %Washington County: 1.2 %Wayne County: 1.8 %Webster County: 1.2 %Whitley County: 2.9 %Wolfe County: 0.7 %Woodford County: 1.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Christian County: 8.9 %Christian County8.9Union County: 4.7 %Union County4.7Hardin County: 4.6 %Hardin County4.6Meade County: 4.4 %Meade County4.4Warren County: 4 %Warren County4Campbell County: 3.9 %Campbell County3.9Fayette County: 3.8 %Fayette County3.8Fulton County: 3.8 %Fulton County3.8Trimble County: 3.6 %Trimble County3.6Calloway County: 3.5 %Calloway County3.5Simpson County: 3.5 %Simpson County3.5Adair County: 3.2 %Adair County3.2Hickman County: 3.1 %Hickman County3.1Lewis County: 3.1 %Lewis County3.1Magoffin County: 3 %Magoffin County3Pike County: 2.9 %Pike County2.9Whitley County: 2.9 %Whitley County2.9Metcalfe County: 2.9 %Metcalfe County2.9Boyle County: 2.8 %Boyle County2.8Kenton County: 2.8 %Kenton County2.8Jessamine County: 2.7 %Jessamine County2.7Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Boone County: 2.7 %Boone County2.7Oldham County: 2.6 %Oldham County2.6Mason County: 2.5 %Mason County2.5Trigg County: 2.5 %Trigg County2.5Casey County: 2.5 %Casey County2.5Martin County: 2.4 %Martin County2.4Rowan County: 2.4 %Rowan County2.4Boyd County: 2.3 %Boyd County2.3Carlisle County: 2.3 %Carlisle County2.3Greenup County: 2.2 %Greenup County2.2Allen County: 2.1 %Allen County2.1Franklin County: 2.1 %Franklin County2.1Knott County: 2.1 %Knott County2.1Ballard County: 2.1 %Ballard County2.1Elliott County: 2.1 %Elliott County2.1Cumberland County: 2 %Cumberland County2Marshall County: 2 %Marshall County2Scott County: 2 %Scott County2Christian County: 8.9 %Christian County8.9Union County: 4.7 %Union County4.7Hardin County: 4.6 %Hardin County4.6Meade County: 4.4 %Meade County4.4Warren County: 4 %Warren County4Campbell County: 3.9 %Campbell County3.9Fayette County: 3.8 %Fayette County3.8Fulton County: 3.8 %Fulton County3.8Trimble County: 3.6 %Trimble County3.6Calloway County: 3.5 %Calloway County3.5Simpson County: 3.5 %Simpson County3.5Adair County: 3.2 %Adair County3.2Hickman County: 3.1 %Hickman County3.1Lewis County: 3.1 %Lewis County3.1Magoffin County: 3 %Magoffin County3Pike County: 2.9 %Pike County2.9Whitley County: 2.9 %Whitley County2.9Metcalfe County: 2.9 %Metcalfe County2.9Boyle County: 2.8 %Boyle County2.8Kenton County: 2.8 %Kenton County2.8Jessamine County: 2.7 %Jessamine County2.7Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Boone County: 2.7 %Boone County2.7Oldham County: 2.6 %Oldham County2.6Mason County: 2.5 %Mason County2.5Trigg County: 2.5 %Trigg County2.5Casey County: 2.5 %Casey County2.5Martin County: 2.4 %Martin County2.4Rowan County: 2.4 %Rowan County2.4Boyd County: 2.3 %Boyd County2.3Carlisle County: 2.3 %Carlisle County2.3Greenup County: 2.2 %Greenup County2.2Allen County: 2.1 %Allen County2.1Franklin County: 2.1 %Franklin County2.1Knott County: 2.1 %Knott County2.1Ballard County: 2.1 %Ballard County2.1Elliott County: 2.1 %Elliott County2.1Cumberland County: 2 %Cumberland County2Marshall County: 2 %Marshall County2Scott County: 2 %Scott County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Christian County8.9-0.2 pts
2Union County4.7-0.9 pts
3Hardin County4.6-0.2 pts
4Meade County4.4+0.2 pts
5Warren County4-0.3 pts
6Campbell County3.9+0.1 pts
7Fayette County3.80 pts
8Fulton County3.8-0.8 pts
9Trimble County3.6-0.7 pts
10Calloway County3.5-0.3 pts
11Simpson County3.5+1.4 pts
12Adair County3.2+1.1 pts
13Hickman County3.1-0.7 pts
14Lewis County3.1-0.1 pts
15Magoffin County3+1.3 pts
16Pike County2.9-0.1 pts
16Whitley County2.9+0.4 pts
18Metcalfe County2.9+1.4 pts
19Boyle County2.8-0.2 pts
19Kenton County2.8-0.2 pts
21Jessamine County2.7+0.1 pts
22Jefferson County2.7+0.1 pts
23Boone County2.7-0.1 pts
24Oldham County2.6+0.3 pts
25Mason County2.5-1 pts
25Trigg County2.5+0.2 pts
27Casey County2.5-0.3 pts
28Martin County2.4-0.5 pts
29Rowan County2.4+0.2 pts
30Boyd County2.3-0.4 pts
31Carlisle County2.30 pts
32Greenup County2.2+0.3 pts
33Allen County2.1+0.3 pts
33Franklin County2.1-0.1 pts
33Knott County2.1+0.2 pts
36Ballard County2.1+0.5 pts
37Elliott County2.1+0.1 pts
38Cumberland County2-1.2 pts
38Marshall County2+0.1 pts
38Scott County2+0.2 pts
41Lyon County2+0.1 pts
42McCreary County2-1.2 pts
43Russell County1.9+0.1 pts
44Daviess County1.9+0.2 pts
45Graves County1.9+0.3 pts
46Perry County1.9-0.6 pts
47Harlan County1.9+0.3 pts
48McCracken County1.8-0.2 pts
49Green County1.8+0.3 pts
49Hopkins County1.8+0.5 pts
51Wayne County1.8+0.2 pts
52Madison County1.8-0.5 pts
53Shelby County1.7+0.1 pts
54Lawrence County1.7+0.5 pts
55Logan County1.7-0.3 pts
56Barren County1.7+0.3 pts
57Henderson County1.6+0.4 pts
58Floyd County1.6-0.3 pts
59Garrard County1.5+0.4 pts
59Spencer County1.5+0.3 pts
61Woodford County1.5+0.2 pts
62Robertson County1.4+0.5 pts
63Taylor County1.4-0 pts
64Hart County1.4+0.2 pts
65Jackson County1.4+0.5 pts
66Mercer County1.3+0.4 pts
67Carter County1.3-0.3 pts
68Caldwell County1.3+0.5 pts
68Fleming County1.3-0 pts
68Rockcastle County1.3+0.1 pts
71Grayson County1.3+0.2 pts
72Pulaski County1.3-0.1 pts
73Larue County1.3-0 pts
74Bracken County1.3+0.3 pts
74Clay County1.3-0.4 pts
74McLean County1.3+0.2 pts
77Knox County1.2+0.1 pts
77Muhlenberg County1.2+0.1 pts
79Webster County1.2-0.1 pts
80Menifee County1.2-0.2 pts
80Montgomery County1.2-0.3 pts
82Washington County1.2-0 pts
83Hancock County1.1-0.3 pts
84Harrison County1.1+0.2 pts
84Todd County1.10 pts
86Butler County1.1+0.1 pts
87Gallatin County1-0.1 pts
88Johnson County1+0.3 pts
88Lee County1+0.1 pts
90Clinton County1-0.4 pts
91Edmonson County1-0.7 pts
92Bell County0.9-0 pts
92Bullitt County0.9+0.2 pts
94Clark County0.9-0.7 pts
94Owsley County0.9+0.7 pts
96Laurel County0.9+0.2 pts
97Livingston County0.8-0.5 pts
98Powell County0.8+0.3 pts
99Carroll County0.8-0.3 pts
100Bath County0.8-0.2 pts
100Monroe County0.8+0.1 pts
102Pendleton County0.80 pts
103Ohio County0.8-0.1 pts
104Lincoln County0.7+0.1 pts
105Wolfe County0.7-1.5 pts
106Henry County0.7+0.4 pts
107Grant County0.6-0.5 pts
108Marion County0.6+0.2 pts
109Letcher County0.6+0.1 pts
110Nelson County0.5+0.3 pts
111Crittenden County0.5-0 pts
112Bourbon County0.5+0.1 pts
113Breathitt County0.5-0.9 pts
114Breckinridge County0.4-0.1 pts
115Morgan County0.3-0 pts
116Owen County0.30 pts
117Anderson County0.20 pts
118Leslie County0.2-0.1 pts
118Nicholas County0.20 pts
120Estill County0.2-0.1 pts

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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 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 state 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/kentucky-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/kentucky-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Kentucky by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/kentucky-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Christian County, with 8.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Estill County, with 0.2% in 2022.

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