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 2023, at 7.9%. Anderson 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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Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 2.9 %Allen County: 2 %Anderson County: 0.2 %Ballard County: 2 %Barren County: 1.7 %Bath County: 1 %Bell County: 0.9 %Boone County: 2.3 %Bourbon County: 0.4 %Boyd County: 2.8 %Boyle County: 3.2 %Bracken County: 1 %Breathitt County: 0.8 %Breckinridge County: 0.9 %Bullitt County: 1.1 %Butler County: 0.9 %Caldwell County: 0.9 %Calloway County: 3.6 %Campbell County: 4.1 %Carlisle County: 3.4 %Carroll County: 1.4 %Carter County: 1.3 %Casey County: 2.3 %Christian County: 7.9 %Clark County: 0.6 %Clay County: 1.4 %Clinton County: 1.3 %Crittenden County: 0.8 %Cumberland County: 2 %Daviess County: 1.9 %Edmonson County: 0.5 %Elliott County: 0.6 %Estill County: 0.3 %Fayette County: 3.5 %Fleming County: 1.3 %Floyd County: 1.5 %Franklin County: 2.5 %Fulton County: 6.7 %Gallatin County: 0.7 %Garrard County: 1.4 %Grant County: 1 %Graves County: 2.8 %Grayson County: 1.4 %Green County: 2.2 %Greenup County: 1.9 %Hancock County: 1.3 %Hardin County: 3.9 %Harlan County: 1.9 %Harrison County: 1.3 %Hart County: 1.5 %Henderson County: 1.6 %Henry County: 0.9 %Hickman County: 3.4 %Hopkins County: 1.8 %Jackson County: 1.4 %Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jessamine County: 2.5 %Johnson County: 1.3 %Kenton County: 2.5 %Knott County: 1.4 %Knox County: 1.2 %Larue County: 1.4 %Laurel County: 1.2 %Lawrence County: 2.3 %Lee County: 1.1 %Leslie County: 0.7 %Letcher County: 0.5 %Lewis County: 2.7 %Lincoln County: 1.4 %Livingston County: 1.6 %Logan County: 1.9 %Lyon County: 2 %McCracken County: 1.8 %McCreary County: 2 %McLean County: 1.1 %Madison County: 2 %Magoffin County: 2.7 %Marion County: 0.3 %Marshall County: 1.8 %Martin County: 1.9 %Mason County: 1.8 %Meade County: 3.8 %Menifee County: 0.8 %Mercer County: 2 %Metcalfe County: 2.1 %Monroe County: 1.1 %Montgomery County: 1 %Morgan County: 0.6 %Muhlenberg County: 1.3 %Nelson County: 0.6 %Nicholas County: 0.7 %Ohio County: 0.9 %Oldham County: 2.7 %Owen County: 0.4 %Owsley County: 1.3 %Pendleton County: 0.8 %Perry County: 2.1 %Pike County: 3.1 %Powell County: 0.7 %Pulaski County: 0.9 %Robertson County: 0.5 %Rockcastle County: 0.6 %Rowan County: 2.5 %Russell County: 1.4 %Scott County: 2.1 %Shelby County: 1.2 %Simpson County: 3 %Spencer County: 2 %Taylor County: 1.7 %Todd County: 1.3 %Trigg County: 1.3 %Trimble County: 2.3 %Union County: 2.4 %Warren County: 4.9 %Washington County: 1.7 %Wayne County: 1.8 %Webster County: 1.5 %Whitley County: 3.5 %Wolfe County: 0.7 %Woodford County: 2.5 %
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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

Christian County: 7.9 %Christian County7.9Fulton County: 6.7 %Fulton County6.7Warren County: 4.9 %Warren County4.9Campbell County: 4.1 %Campbell County4.1Hardin County: 3.9 %Hardin County3.9Meade County: 3.8 %Meade County3.8Calloway County: 3.6 %Calloway County3.6Fayette County: 3.5 %Fayette County3.5Whitley County: 3.5 %Whitley County3.5Hickman County: 3.4 %Hickman County3.4Carlisle County: 3.4 %Carlisle County3.4Boyle County: 3.2 %Boyle County3.2Pike County: 3.1 %Pike County3.1Simpson County: 3 %Simpson County3Adair County: 2.9 %Adair County2.9Boyd County: 2.8 %Boyd County2.8Graves County: 2.8 %Graves County2.8Lewis County: 2.7 %Lewis County2.7Oldham County: 2.7 %Oldham County2.7Magoffin County: 2.7 %Magoffin County2.7Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Rowan County: 2.5 %Rowan County2.5Woodford County: 2.5 %Woodford County2.5Jessamine County: 2.5 %Jessamine County2.5Kenton County: 2.5 %Kenton County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 %Franklin County2.5Union County: 2.4 %Union County2.4Trimble County: 2.3 %Trimble County2.3Casey County: 2.3 %Casey County2.3Lawrence County: 2.3 %Lawrence County2.3Boone County: 2.3 %Boone County2.3Green County: 2.2 %Green County2.2Metcalfe County: 2.1 %Metcalfe County2.1Perry County: 2.1 %Perry County2.1Scott County: 2.1 %Scott County2.1Allen County: 2 %Allen County2Cumberland County: 2 %Cumberland County2McCreary County: 2 %McCreary County2Madison County: 2 %Madison County2Mercer County: 2 %Mercer County2Christian County: 7.9 %Christian County7.9Fulton County: 6.7 %Fulton County6.7Warren County: 4.9 %Warren County4.9Campbell County: 4.1 %Campbell County4.1Hardin County: 3.9 %Hardin County3.9Meade County: 3.8 %Meade County3.8Calloway County: 3.6 %Calloway County3.6Fayette County: 3.5 %Fayette County3.5Whitley County: 3.5 %Whitley County3.5Hickman County: 3.4 %Hickman County3.4Carlisle County: 3.4 %Carlisle County3.4Boyle County: 3.2 %Boyle County3.2Pike County: 3.1 %Pike County3.1Simpson County: 3 %Simpson County3Adair County: 2.9 %Adair County2.9Boyd County: 2.8 %Boyd County2.8Graves County: 2.8 %Graves County2.8Lewis County: 2.7 %Lewis County2.7Oldham County: 2.7 %Oldham County2.7Magoffin County: 2.7 %Magoffin County2.7Jefferson County: 2.7 %Jefferson County2.7Rowan County: 2.5 %Rowan County2.5Woodford County: 2.5 %Woodford County2.5Jessamine County: 2.5 %Jessamine County2.5Kenton County: 2.5 %Kenton County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 %Franklin County2.5Union County: 2.4 %Union County2.4Trimble County: 2.3 %Trimble County2.3Casey County: 2.3 %Casey County2.3Lawrence County: 2.3 %Lawrence County2.3Boone County: 2.3 %Boone County2.3Green County: 2.2 %Green County2.2Metcalfe County: 2.1 %Metcalfe County2.1Perry County: 2.1 %Perry County2.1Scott County: 2.1 %Scott County2.1Allen County: 2 %Allen County2Cumberland County: 2 %Cumberland County2McCreary County: 2 %McCreary County2Madison County: 2 %Madison County2Mercer County: 2 %Mercer County2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Christian County7.9-1 pts
2Fulton County6.7+3 pts
3Warren County4.9+0.9 pts
4Campbell County4.1+0.2 pts
5Hardin County3.9-0.7 pts
6Meade County3.8-0.6 pts
7Calloway County3.6+0.1 pts
8Fayette County3.5-0.3 pts
9Whitley County3.5+0.6 pts
10Hickman County3.4+0.3 pts
11Carlisle County3.4+1.1 pts
12Boyle County3.2+0.3 pts
13Pike County3.1+0.2 pts
14Simpson County3-0.5 pts
15Adair County2.9-0.3 pts
16Boyd County2.8+0.5 pts
16Graves County2.8+0.9 pts
18Lewis County2.7-0.3 pts
19Oldham County2.7+0.1 pts
20Magoffin County2.7-0.3 pts
21Jefferson County2.70 pts
22Rowan County2.5+0.2 pts
23Woodford County2.5+1.1 pts
24Jessamine County2.5-0.2 pts
24Kenton County2.5-0.3 pts
26Franklin County2.5+0.4 pts
27Union County2.4-2.3 pts
28Trimble County2.3-1.3 pts
29Casey County2.3-0.2 pts
29Lawrence County2.3+0.6 pts
31Boone County2.3-0.4 pts
32Green County2.2+0.4 pts
33Metcalfe County2.1-0.7 pts
34Perry County2.1+0.3 pts
35Scott County2.1+0.1 pts
36Allen County2-0.1 pts
36Cumberland County2-0 pts
36McCreary County2+0.1 pts
39Madison County2+0.3 pts
39Mercer County2+0.7 pts
41Lyon County2-0 pts
42Ballard County2-0.1 pts
43Spencer County2+0.4 pts
44Harlan County1.9+0.1 pts
45Daviess County1.90 pts
46Greenup County1.9-0.3 pts
47Martin County1.9-0.5 pts
48Logan County1.9+0.2 pts
49Wayne County1.8+0.1 pts
50McCracken County1.8-0 pts
51Hopkins County1.8-0 pts
51Marshall County1.8-0.2 pts
53Mason County1.8-0.8 pts
54Washington County1.7+0.6 pts
55Taylor County1.7+0.3 pts
56Barren County1.7-0 pts
57Livingston County1.6+0.8 pts
58Henderson County1.60 pts
59Floyd County1.5-0.1 pts
60Webster County1.5+0.3 pts
61Hart County1.5+0.1 pts
62Clay County1.4+0.2 pts
62Russell County1.4-0.5 pts
64Grayson County1.4+0.1 pts
65Garrard County1.4-0.1 pts
66Knott County1.4-0.7 pts
67Jackson County1.40 pts
68Carroll County1.4+0.6 pts
69Lincoln County1.4+0.7 pts
70Larue County1.4+0.1 pts
71Clinton County1.3+0.3 pts
71Trigg County1.3-1.2 pts
73Carter County1.3-0 pts
74Owsley County1.3+0.4 pts
75Harrison County1.3+0.2 pts
75Johnson County1.3+0.3 pts
75Todd County1.3+0.2 pts
78Fleming County1.3-0 pts
78Muhlenberg County1.30 pts
80Hancock County1.3+0.1 pts
81Shelby County1.2-0.6 pts
82Knox County1.2-0.1 pts
82Laurel County1.2+0.3 pts
84Lee County1.1+0.1 pts
85Monroe County1.1+0.3 pts
86Bullitt County1.1+0.2 pts
87McLean County1.1-0.2 pts
88Bracken County1-0.2 pts
89Montgomery County1-0.1 pts
90Bath County1+0.2 pts
90Grant County1+0.3 pts
92Bell County0.90 pts
93Breckinridge County0.9+0.5 pts
94Henry County0.9+0.3 pts
94Ohio County0.9+0.2 pts
96Caldwell County0.9-0.4 pts
97Butler County0.9-0.2 pts
98Pulaski County0.9-0.4 pts
99Crittenden County0.8+0.3 pts
100Menifee County0.8-0.3 pts
101Pendleton County0.80 pts
102Breathitt County0.8+0.3 pts
103Gallatin County0.7-0.3 pts
104Nicholas County0.7+0.5 pts
105Powell County0.7-0.1 pts
106Wolfe County0.70 pts
107Leslie County0.7+0.5 pts
108Rockcastle County0.6-0.7 pts
109Clark County0.6-0.3 pts
110Elliott County0.6-1.5 pts
110Nelson County0.6+0.1 pts
112Morgan County0.6+0.3 pts
113Letcher County0.5-0 pts
113Robertson County0.5-0.9 pts
115Edmonson County0.5-0.5 pts
116Owen County0.4+0.2 pts
117Bourbon County0.4-0.1 pts
118Estill County0.3+0.1 pts
119Marion County0.3-0.3 pts
120Anderson County0.2-0 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-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 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, 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-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 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, 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-counties?period=2023 (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 7.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Anderson County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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