Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June
Jefferson County had the highest natural change, July to June of 120 counties in 2017, at 1,629. Pulaski County had the lowest, at -157. The median was -9 and the figure for Kentucky was 6,069. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Estimated | 1,629 | -15.9% |
| 2 | Fayette County Estimated | 1,464 | -18.3% |
| 3 | Boone County Estimated | 707 | -1.4% |
| 4 | Christian County Estimated | 695 | -27% |
| 5 | Kenton County Estimated | 633 | -11.2% |
| 6 | Warren County Estimated | 597 | -14.8% |
| 7 | Hardin County Estimated | 538 | +3.3% |
| 8 | Madison County Estimated | 265 | +1.9% |
| 9 | Scott County Estimated | 264 | -22.6% |
| 10 | Daviess County Estimated | 212 | -40.6% |
| 11 | Campbell County Estimated | 181 | -0.5% |
| 12 | Oldham County Estimated | 160 | -10.1% |
| 13 | Shelby County Estimated | 159 | -30.6% |
| 14 | Jessamine County Estimated | 154 | -30.3% |
| 15 | Laurel County Estimated | 137 | +6.2% |
| 16 | Grant County Estimated | 135 | +31.1% |
| 17 | Bullitt County Estimated | 126 | -38.5% |
| 18 | Nelson County Estimated | 107 | -22.5% |
| 19 | Lincoln County Estimated | 55 | +31% |
| 20 | Whitley County Estimated | 48 | -40.7% |
| 21 | Barren County Estimated | 41 | -49.4% |
| 22 | Bath County Estimated | 38 | +850% |
| 22 | Montgomery County Estimated | 38 | -26.9% |
| 22 | Rowan County Estimated | 38 | +192.3% |
| 25 | Spencer County Estimated | 37 | +94.7% |
| 26 | Hart County Estimated | 36 | -23.4% |
| 27 | Pendleton County Estimated | 29 | -12.1% |
| 28 | Hancock County Estimated | 28 | -46.2% |
| 29 | Taylor County Estimated | 26 | -48% |
| 30 | Graves County Estimated | 25 | -52.8% |
| 31 | Marion County Estimated | 24 | +50% |
| 32 | Jackson County Estimated | 23 | +360% |
| 33 | Calloway County Estimated | 21 | +250% |
| 34 | Woodford County Estimated | 20 | -80.2% |
| 35 | Carroll County Estimated | 18 | -10% |
| 35 | Casey County Estimated | 18 | +300% |
| 35 | Fleming County Estimated | 18 | -10% |
| 38 | Anderson County Estimated | 17 | -72.6% |
| 39 | Henry County Estimated | 16 | +633.3% |
| 40 | Clark County Estimated | 13 | -50% |
| 41 | Lawrence County Estimated | 12 | +250% |
| 42 | Wayne County Estimated | 9 | -59.1% |
| 43 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 7 | -75% |
| 43 | McCracken County Estimated | 7 | -74.1% |
| 43 | Todd County Estimated | 7 | -83.3% |
| 46 | Grayson County Estimated | 6 | +166.7% |
| 47 | Meade County Estimated | 5 | +600% |
| 47 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 5 | +131.3% |
| 49 | Gallatin County Estimated | 3 | -90.3% |
| 50 | Larue County Estimated | 1 | +105.9% |
| 51 | Carter County Estimated | -2 | -103% |
| 52 | Allen County Estimated | -3 | -118.8% |
| 52 | Bracken County Estimated | -3 | |
| 52 | Henderson County Estimated | -3 | -107.5% |
| 52 | Simpson County Estimated | -3 | -107% |
| 52 | Wolfe County Estimated | -3 | +88.9% |
| 57 | Nicholas County Estimated | -5 | +54.5% |
| 58 | Trimble County Estimated | -6 | +83.3% |
| 59 | Logan County Estimated | -7 | -110.3% |
| 60 | Powell County Estimated | -8 | -161.5% |
| 61 | Elliott County Estimated | -9 | -400% |
| 61 | Owen County Estimated | -9 | +71% |
| 63 | Adair County Estimated | -11 | -119.3% |
| 63 | Menifee County Estimated | -11 | -10% |
| 65 | Garrard County Estimated | -13 | -128.3% |
| 65 | Green County Estimated | -13 | +63.9% |
| 65 | Harrison County Estimated | -13 | -148.1% |
| 65 | Magoffin County Estimated | -13 | -285.7% |
| 65 | Mercer County Estimated | -13 | +13.3% |
| 65 | Owsley County Estimated | -13 | +35% |
| 65 | Webster County Estimated | -13 | -18.2% |
| 72 | Butler County Estimated | -14 | -7.7% |
| 73 | Carlisle County Estimated | -16 | -220% |
| 73 | Clay County Estimated | -16 | +69.2% |
| 73 | Robertson County Estimated | -16 | -700% |
| 76 | Clinton County Estimated | -17 | -466.7% |
| 77 | Caldwell County Estimated | -18 | -1,900% |
| 77 | Metcalfe County Estimated | -18 | -157.1% |
| 79 | Bourbon County Estimated | -19 | -416.7% |
| 80 | Martin County Estimated | -20 | +39.4% |
| 80 | Washington County Estimated | -20 | -1,100% |
| 82 | Trigg County Estimated | -21 | -600% |
| 83 | McLean County Estimated | -22 | +12% |
| 84 | Morgan County Estimated | -23 | -283.3% |
| 84 | Ohio County Estimated | -23 | -195.8% |
| 86 | Hickman County Estimated | -25 | -212.5% |
| 86 | Monroe County Estimated | -25 | +28.6% |
| 88 | Union County Estimated | -26 | -52.9% |
| 89 | Boyle County Estimated | -29 | -625% |
| 89 | Franklin County Estimated | -29 | -190.6% |
| 91 | Mason County Estimated | -33 | -232% |
| 92 | Cumberland County Estimated | -35 | -1,066.7% |
| 92 | Lee County Estimated | -35 | -288.9% |
| 94 | Breathitt County Estimated | -37 | +31.5% |
| 95 | Livingston County Estimated | -41 | +4.7% |
| 96 | Leslie County Estimated | -43 | +2.3% |
| 96 | McCreary County Estimated | -43 | -204.9% |
| 98 | Edmonson County Estimated | -45 | -150% |
| 98 | Lewis County Estimated | -45 | +21.1% |
| 100 | Crittenden County Estimated | -46 | -31.4% |
| 101 | Ballard County Estimated | -47 | -193.8% |
| 101 | Knox County Estimated | -47 | -6.8% |
| 101 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -47 | -104.3% |
| 104 | Johnson County Estimated | -52 | -26.8% |
| 105 | Russell County Estimated | -53 | +8.6% |
| 106 | Fulton County Estimated | -58 | -5,700% |
| 107 | Harlan County Estimated | -61 | +47.4% |
| 108 | Knott County Estimated | -65 | -116.7% |
| 109 | Lyon County Estimated | -75 | -4.2% |
| 110 | Perry County Estimated | -84 | -1,580% |
| 111 | Estill County Estimated | -89 | -134.2% |
| 112 | Bell County Estimated | -96 | -118.2% |
| 112 | Floyd County Estimated | -96 | -23.1% |
| 114 | Boyd County Estimated | -100 | -270.4% |
| 115 | Letcher County Estimated | -116 | -163.6% |
| 116 | Greenup County Estimated | -120 | -13.2% |
| 117 | Hopkins County Estimated | -145 | -54.3% |
| 118 | Marshall County Estimated | -147 | -37.4% |
| 119 | Pike County Estimated | -154 | +9.4% |
| 120 | Pulaski County Estimated | -157 | -196.2% |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.
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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
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, 2017}},
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=2017. 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 1,629 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Pulaski County, with -157 in 2017.
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.
Natural change, July to June: other rankings
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