Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June

Jefferson County had the highest natural change, July to June of 120 counties in 2016, at 1,938. Pike County had the lowest, at -170. The median was 1 and the figure for Kentucky was 9,204. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,938Jefferson County

Lowest-170Pike County

Median1120 counties

Kentucky9,204History

Top 40 counties, 2016

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Jefferson County Estimated	1,938	-16.2%
2	Fayette County Estimated	1,792	+11.9%
3	Christian County Estimated	952	-12.4%
4	Boone County Estimated	717	-19.9%
5	Kenton County Estimated	713	-13.3%
6	Warren County Estimated	701	+0.4%
7	Hardin County Estimated	521	-10.9%
8	Daviess County Estimated	357	+21.4%
9	Scott County Estimated	341	+13.7%
10	Madison County Estimated	260	+13%
11	Shelby County Estimated	229	-7.7%
12	Jessamine County Estimated	221	+23.5%
13	Bullitt County Estimated	205	-3.8%
14	Campbell County Estimated	182	-27.2%
15	Oldham County Estimated	178	+28.1%
16	Nelson County Estimated	138	-26.2%
17	Laurel County Estimated	129	-19.4%
18	Grant County Estimated	103	-21.4%
19	Woodford County Estimated	101	+339.1%
20	Barren County Estimated	81	+84.1%
20	Whitley County Estimated	81	+11%
22	Logan County Estimated	68	+623.1%
23	Carter County Estimated	66	+69.2%
24	Anderson County Estimated	62	+63.2%
25	Adair County Estimated	57	+418.2%
26	Graves County Estimated	53	+71%
27	Hancock County Estimated	52	+6.1%
27	Montgomery County Estimated	52	-16.1%
29	Taylor County Estimated	50	+72.4%
30	Hart County Estimated	47	+80.8%
31	Garrard County Estimated	46	+84%
32	Simpson County Estimated	43	+16.2%
33	Lincoln County Estimated	42	+1,300%
33	Todd County Estimated	42	-44%
35	McCreary County Estimated	41	+228.1%
36	Henderson County Estimated	40	0%
37	Pendleton County Estimated	33	+1,000%
38	Franklin County Estimated	32	-38.5%
39	Gallatin County Estimated	31	+416.7%
40	Breckinridge County Estimated	28	+233.3%
41	Harrison County Estimated	27	+292.9%
41	McCracken County Estimated	27	+145.8%
43	Clark County Estimated	26	-7.1%
44	Mason County Estimated	25	+139.1%
45	Ohio County Estimated	24	+400%
46	Wayne County Estimated	22	+229.4%
47	Carroll County Estimated	20	+25%
47	Fleming County Estimated	20	+122.2%
49	Spencer County Estimated	19	-68.9%
50	Allen County Estimated	16	+1,700%
50	Marion County Estimated	16	-77.5%
52	Powell County Estimated	13	+165%
52	Rowan County Estimated	13	-73.5%
54	Magoffin County Estimated	7	+125.9%
55	Bourbon County Estimated	6	-33.3%
56	Jackson County Estimated	5	-61.5%
57	Bath County Estimated	4	-81.8%
58	Elliott County Estimated	3	-72.7%
59	Washington County Estimated	2	+125%
60	Caldwell County Estimated	1	+101.6%
61	Bracken County Estimated	0	+100%
62	Fulton County Estimated	-1	+83.3%
62	Meade County Estimated	-1	-102.4%
64	Robertson County Estimated	-2	+89.5%
65	Clinton County Estimated	-3	+91.2%
65	Cumberland County Estimated	-3	+92.7%
65	Henry County Estimated	-3	-137.5%
65	Trigg County Estimated	-3	+81.3%
69	Boyle County Estimated	-4	0%
70	Carlisle County Estimated	-5	-350%
70	Perry County Estimated	-5	-171.4%
72	Morgan County Estimated	-6	+80.6%
73	Metcalfe County Estimated	-7	-275%
74	Hickman County Estimated	-8	+73.3%
74	Lawrence County Estimated	-8	0%
76	Casey County Estimated	-9	-550%
76	Grayson County Estimated	-9	-119.6%
76	Lee County Estimated	-9	+67.9%
79	Menifee County Estimated	-10	0%
80	Nicholas County Estimated	-11	0%
80	Webster County Estimated	-11	-466.7%
82	Butler County Estimated	-13	-192.9%
83	Calloway County Estimated	-14	+41.7%
84	Mercer County Estimated	-15	+68.8%
85	Ballard County Estimated	-16	+44.8%
85	Rockcastle County Estimated	-16	+23.8%
87	Larue County Estimated	-17	+15%
87	Union County Estimated	-17	-21.4%
89	Edmonson County Estimated	-18	+48.6%
90	Owsley County Estimated	-20	-5.3%
91	Muhlenberg County Estimated	-23	+57.4%
92	McLean County Estimated	-25	+39%
93	Boyd County Estimated	-27	-200%
93	Wolfe County Estimated	-27	-58.8%
95	Knott County Estimated	-30	+6.3%
96	Owen County Estimated	-31	-6.9%
97	Martin County Estimated	-33	-3,400%
98	Crittenden County Estimated	-35	-52.2%
98	Monroe County Estimated	-35	-191.7%
100	Green County Estimated	-36	+2.7%
100	Trimble County Estimated	-36	-3,500%
102	Estill County Estimated	-38	+2.6%
103	Johnson County Estimated	-41	-310%
104	Livingston County Estimated	-43	-126.3%
105	Bell County Estimated	-44	+22.8%
105	Knox County Estimated	-44	-1,566.7%
105	Leslie County Estimated	-44	-175%
105	Letcher County Estimated	-44	-100%
109	Clay County Estimated	-52	-218.2%
110	Pulaski County Estimated	-53	+36.1%
111	Breathitt County Estimated	-54	-575%
112	Lewis County Estimated	-57	-159.1%
113	Russell County Estimated	-58	-480%
114	Lyon County Estimated	-72	+19.1%
115	Floyd County Estimated	-78	-62.5%
116	Hopkins County Estimated	-94	-64.9%
117	Greenup County Estimated	-106	-11.6%
118	Marshall County Estimated	-107	-35.4%
119	Harlan County Estimated	-116	-123.1%
120	Pike County Estimated	-170	-45.3%

Other periods

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Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June, 2016}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Jefferson County, with 1,938 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?

Pike County, with -170 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.