Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June
Fayette County had the highest natural change, July to June of 120 counties in 2020, at 1,294. Pike County had the lowest, at -296. The median was -19 and the figure for Kentucky was 2,952. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayette County Estimated | 1,294 | -14.5% |
| 2 | Jefferson County Estimated | 1,152 | -25.5% |
| 3 | Christian County Estimated | 870 | -3.3% |
| 4 | Warren County Estimated | 642 | -8.5% |
| 5 | Boone County Estimated | 587 | -23.9% |
| 6 | Kenton County Estimated | 568 | -24.4% |
| 7 | Hardin County Estimated | 336 | -11.6% |
| 8 | Scott County Estimated | 265 | -5% |
| 9 | Shelby County Estimated | 181 | +11.7% |
| 10 | Daviess County Estimated | 165 | -32.1% |
| 11 | Madison County Estimated | 161 | -28.4% |
| 12 | Jessamine County Estimated | 127 | -17% |
| 13 | Campbell County Estimated | 126 | -49.6% |
| 14 | Oldham County Estimated | 117 | -17.6% |
| 15 | Grant County Estimated | 102 | 0% |
| 16 | Nelson County Estimated | 98 | -27.9% |
| 17 | Logan County Estimated | 59 | +78.8% |
| 18 | Bullitt County Estimated | 44 | -64.8% |
| 19 | Todd County Estimated | 39 | -17% |
| 20 | Hart County Estimated | 36 | -47.8% |
| 21 | Rowan County Estimated | 30 | -21.1% |
| 22 | Whitley County Estimated | 29 | +480% |
| 23 | Anderson County Estimated | 27 | -15.6% |
| 23 | Webster County Estimated | 27 | -22.9% |
| 25 | Montgomery County Estimated | 26 | +18.2% |
| 26 | Marion County Estimated | 22 | -24.1% |
| 27 | Gallatin County Estimated | 18 | +12.5% |
| 28 | Bath County Estimated | 16 | -66.7% |
| 28 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 16 | -36% |
| 28 | Fleming County Estimated | 16 | -38.5% |
| 31 | Spencer County Estimated | 15 | -71.7% |
| 32 | Simpson County Estimated | 13 | +160% |
| 33 | Washington County Estimated | 12 | 0% |
| 34 | Graves County Estimated | 9 | -72.7% |
| 35 | Carroll County Estimated | 6 | -45.5% |
| 36 | Pendleton County Estimated | 3 | -25% |
| 37 | Hancock County Estimated | 2 | +300% |
| 38 | Meade County Estimated | 1 | +109.1% |
| 39 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 39 | Woodford County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 41 | Clark County Estimated | -1 | +96.2% |
| 41 | Lewis County Estimated | -1 | -112.5% |
| 43 | Robertson County Estimated | -2 | -200% |
| 44 | Bracken County Estimated | -3 | -130% |
| 45 | Barren County Estimated | -5 | -108.5% |
| 45 | McCreary County Estimated | -5 | +80% |
| 47 | Butler County Estimated | -7 | -187.5% |
| 48 | Powell County Estimated | -8 | +76.5% |
| 49 | Lawrence County Estimated | -9 | -800% |
| 50 | Harrison County Estimated | -11 | -155% |
| 50 | Mason County Estimated | -11 | +45% |
| 52 | Grayson County Estimated | -12 | -209.1% |
| 53 | Carlisle County Estimated | -14 | -566.7% |
| 53 | Garrard County Estimated | -14 | -800% |
| 53 | Larue County Estimated | -14 | -200% |
| 56 | Jackson County Estimated | -15 | +50% |
| 56 | Ohio County Estimated | -15 | +6.3% |
| 58 | Owen County Estimated | -17 | -466.7% |
| 58 | Trimble County Estimated | -17 | -440% |
| 60 | Allen County Estimated | -18 | -205.9% |
| 61 | McLean County Estimated | -20 | -5.3% |
| 62 | Union County Estimated | -21 | -223.5% |
| 63 | Clinton County Estimated | -22 | -1,200% |
| 64 | Elliott County Estimated | -23 | -666.7% |
| 64 | Trigg County Estimated | -23 | -666.7% |
| 66 | Crittenden County Estimated | -24 | +36.8% |
| 66 | Laurel County Estimated | -24 | -132.4% |
| 68 | Monroe County Estimated | -26 | -23.8% |
| 69 | Owsley County Estimated | -27 | -575% |
| 70 | Nicholas County Estimated | -28 | -47.4% |
| 71 | Henry County Estimated | -29 | -45% |
| 72 | Casey County Estimated | -31 | -287.5% |
| 73 | Franklin County Estimated | -32 | |
| 73 | Menifee County Estimated | -32 | -540% |
| 75 | Ballard County Estimated | -33 | -135.7% |
| 75 | Hickman County Estimated | -33 | -37.5% |
| 77 | Russell County Estimated | -37 | -12.1% |
| 78 | Breathitt County Estimated | -40 | -73.9% |
| 78 | Caldwell County Estimated | -40 | -400% |
| 78 | Wayne County Estimated | -40 | -207.7% |
| 81 | Bourbon County Estimated | -41 | -115.8% |
| 81 | Clay County Estimated | -41 | -5.1% |
| 81 | Fulton County Estimated | -41 | -127.8% |
| 84 | Cumberland County Estimated | -43 | -22.9% |
| 84 | Green County Estimated | -43 | -43.3% |
| 86 | Lee County Estimated | -45 | -73.1% |
| 86 | Magoffin County Estimated | -45 | -32.4% |
| 86 | Taylor County Estimated | -45 | -1,225% |
| 89 | Wolfe County Estimated | -48 | -100% |
| 90 | Edmonson County Estimated | -49 | -133.3% |
| 90 | Estill County Estimated | -49 | -53.1% |
| 90 | Martin County Estimated | -49 | -58.1% |
| 90 | Morgan County Estimated | -49 | -36.1% |
| 94 | Metcalfe County Estimated | -50 | -163.2% |
| 95 | Adair County Estimated | -51 | -410% |
| 95 | Boyle County Estimated | -51 | +30.1% |
| 97 | Livingston County Estimated | -52 | -52.9% |
| 98 | Mercer County Estimated | -59 | -11.3% |
| 99 | Knott County Estimated | -70 | -45.8% |
| 100 | Knox County Estimated | -74 | -208.3% |
| 101 | Henderson County Estimated | -75 | -1,775% |
| 101 | Hopkins County Estimated | -75 | -837.5% |
| 103 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -80 | -166.7% |
| 104 | Leslie County Estimated | -82 | -51.9% |
| 105 | Bell County Estimated | -86 | +14% |
| 105 | Lyon County Estimated | -86 | -38.7% |
| 107 | Johnson County Estimated | -98 | +8.4% |
| 108 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -100 | -58.7% |
| 109 | Carter County Estimated | -102 | -92.5% |
| 110 | Pulaski County Estimated | -103 | -56.1% |
| 111 | Calloway County Estimated | -106 | -53.6% |
| 112 | Letcher County Estimated | -114 | +17.4% |
| 113 | McCracken County Estimated | -128 | -300% |
| 114 | Harlan County Estimated | -143 | +12.8% |
| 115 | Perry County Estimated | -157 | -10.6% |
| 116 | Greenup County Estimated | -168 | -41.2% |
| 117 | Boyd County Estimated | -171 | -23% |
| 118 | Floyd County Estimated | -174 | -58.2% |
| 119 | Marshall County Estimated | -182 | -5.8% |
| 120 | Pike County Estimated | -296 | -18.4% |
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
APA 7
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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2020,
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, 2020}},
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=2020. 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?
Fayette County, with 1,294 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Pike County, with -296 in 2020.
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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