Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June
Fayette County had the highest natural change, July to June of 120 counties in 2021, at 752. Jefferson County had the lowest, at -609. The median was -58 and the figure for Kentucky was -6,850. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayette County Estimated | 752 | -41.9% |
| 2 | Christian County Estimated | 602 | -30.8% |
| 3 | Boone County Estimated | 545 | -7.2% |
| 4 | Warren County Estimated | 481 | -25.1% |
| 5 | Kenton County Estimated | 427 | -24.8% |
| 6 | Scott County Estimated | 170 | -35.8% |
| 7 | Hardin County Estimated | 167 | -50.3% |
| 8 | Shelby County Estimated | 59 | -67.4% |
| 9 | Grant County Estimated | 45 | -55.9% |
| 10 | Oldham County Estimated | 43 | -63.2% |
| 11 | Carroll County Estimated | 32 | +433.3% |
| 12 | Jessamine County Estimated | 29 | -77.2% |
| 13 | Campbell County Estimated | 10 | -92.1% |
| 14 | Todd County Estimated | -3 | -107.7% |
| 15 | Madison County Estimated | -5 | -103.1% |
| 16 | Allen County Estimated | -10 | +44.4% |
| 17 | Bath County Estimated | -13 | -181.3% |
| 18 | Henry County Estimated | -14 | +51.7% |
| 18 | Logan County Estimated | -14 | -123.7% |
| 20 | Pendleton County Estimated | -15 | -600% |
| 21 | Anderson County Estimated | -16 | -159.3% |
| 21 | Caldwell County Estimated | -16 | +60% |
| 23 | Fleming County Estimated | -19 | -218.8% |
| 23 | Spencer County Estimated | -19 | -226.7% |
| 23 | Whitley County Estimated | -19 | -165.5% |
| 26 | Gallatin County Estimated | -23 | -227.8% |
| 26 | Robertson County Estimated | -23 | -1,050% |
| 28 | Bracken County Estimated | -27 | -800% |
| 28 | Nicholas County Estimated | -27 | +3.6% |
| 30 | Hart County Estimated | -32 | -188.9% |
| 30 | Simpson County Estimated | -32 | -346.2% |
| 32 | Trimble County Estimated | -34 | -100% |
| 33 | Cumberland County Estimated | -37 | +14% |
| 34 | Breckinridge County Estimated | -38 | -337.5% |
| 35 | Carlisle County Estimated | -39 | -178.6% |
| 36 | Hancock County Estimated | -40 | -2,100% |
| 36 | Metcalfe County Estimated | -40 | +20% |
| 38 | Larue County Estimated | -41 | -192.9% |
| 39 | Morgan County Estimated | -43 | +12.2% |
| 40 | Green County Estimated | -45 | -4.7% |
| 40 | Rowan County Estimated | -45 | -250% |
| 42 | Owsley County Estimated | -46 | -70.4% |
| 43 | Ballard County Estimated | -47 | -42.4% |
| 43 | Butler County Estimated | -47 | -571.4% |
| 45 | Crittenden County Estimated | -48 | -100% |
| 45 | Union County Estimated | -48 | -128.6% |
| 47 | Martin County Estimated | -50 | -2% |
| 47 | Wolfe County Estimated | -50 | -4.2% |
| 49 | Taylor County Estimated | -51 | -13.3% |
| 50 | Bullitt County Estimated | -52 | -218.2% |
| 50 | Nelson County Estimated | -52 | -153.1% |
| 52 | Mason County Estimated | -53 | -381.8% |
| 53 | Lincoln County Estimated | -55 | |
| 53 | Magoffin County Estimated | -55 | -22.2% |
| 53 | Menifee County Estimated | -55 | -71.9% |
| 53 | Monroe County Estimated | -55 | -111.5% |
| 57 | Hickman County Estimated | -56 | -69.7% |
| 57 | McCreary County Estimated | -56 | -1,020% |
| 57 | Woodford County Estimated | -56 | |
| 60 | Elliott County Estimated | -57 | -147.8% |
| 61 | McLean County Estimated | -59 | -195% |
| 62 | Harrison County Estimated | -60 | -445.5% |
| 63 | Ohio County Estimated | -61 | -306.7% |
| 63 | Trigg County Estimated | -61 | -165.2% |
| 65 | Clinton County Estimated | -63 | -186.4% |
| 65 | Washington County Estimated | -63 | -625% |
| 65 | Webster County Estimated | -63 | -333.3% |
| 68 | Marion County Estimated | -65 | -395.5% |
| 69 | Edmonson County Estimated | -67 | -36.7% |
| 69 | Powell County Estimated | -67 | -737.5% |
| 71 | Lawrence County Estimated | -68 | -655.6% |
| 71 | Montgomery County Estimated | -68 | -361.5% |
| 73 | Lewis County Estimated | -71 | -7,000% |
| 74 | Owen County Estimated | -73 | -329.4% |
| 75 | Jackson County Estimated | -74 | -393.3% |
| 75 | Lee County Estimated | -74 | -64.4% |
| 77 | Breathitt County Estimated | -77 | -92.5% |
| 78 | Fulton County Estimated | -79 | -92.7% |
| 78 | Grayson County Estimated | -79 | -558.3% |
| 80 | Casey County Estimated | -80 | -158.1% |
| 81 | Adair County Estimated | -84 | -64.7% |
| 81 | Leslie County Estimated | -84 | -2.4% |
| 83 | Meade County Estimated | -85 | -8,600% |
| 84 | Lyon County Estimated | -89 | -3.5% |
| 85 | Clark County Estimated | -91 | -9,000% |
| 86 | Graves County Estimated | -93 | -1,133.3% |
| 86 | Livingston County Estimated | -93 | -78.8% |
| 88 | Bourbon County Estimated | -94 | -129.3% |
| 89 | Garrard County Estimated | -96 | -585.7% |
| 90 | Knox County Estimated | -107 | -44.6% |
| 91 | Estill County Estimated | -112 | -128.6% |
| 91 | Mercer County Estimated | -112 | -89.8% |
| 93 | Daviess County Estimated | -116 | -170.3% |
| 93 | Knott County Estimated | -116 | -65.7% |
| 95 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -117 | -17% |
| 96 | Wayne County Estimated | -121 | -202.5% |
| 97 | Carter County Estimated | -123 | -20.6% |
| 98 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -131 | -63.7% |
| 99 | Clay County Estimated | -137 | -234.1% |
| 100 | Russell County Estimated | -141 | -281.1% |
| 101 | Franklin County Estimated | -146 | -356.3% |
| 101 | Henderson County Estimated | -146 | -94.7% |
| 103 | Barren County Estimated | -147 | -2,840% |
| 104 | Bell County Estimated | -152 | -76.7% |
| 105 | Hopkins County Estimated | -158 | -110.7% |
| 106 | Boyle County Estimated | -160 | -213.7% |
| 107 | Johnson County Estimated | -168 | -71.4% |
| 108 | Calloway County Estimated | -176 | -66% |
| 109 | Marshall County Estimated | -189 | -3.8% |
| 110 | Letcher County Estimated | -218 | -91.2% |
| 111 | Laurel County Estimated | -230 | -858.3% |
| 112 | Perry County Estimated | -232 | -47.8% |
| 113 | Boyd County Estimated | -268 | -56.7% |
| 114 | Greenup County Estimated | -285 | -69.6% |
| 115 | Floyd County Estimated | -293 | -68.4% |
| 116 | Pulaski County Estimated | -312 | -202.9% |
| 117 | Harlan County Estimated | -314 | -119.6% |
| 118 | McCracken County Estimated | -319 | -149.2% |
| 119 | Pike County Estimated | -458 | -54.7% |
| 120 | Jefferson County Estimated | -609 | -152.9% |
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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 2021. 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=2021.
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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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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, 2021}},
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howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?
Fayette County, with 752 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Jefferson County, with -609 in 2021.
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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