Counties in Kentucky by natural change, July to June
Fayette County had the highest natural change, July to June of 120 counties in 2022, at 755. Pike County had the lowest, at -592. The median was -74 and the figure for Kentucky was -8,916. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayette County Estimated | 755 | +0.4% |
| 2 | Christian County Estimated | 635 | +5.5% |
| 3 | Boone County Estimated | 535 | -1.8% |
| 4 | Warren County Estimated | 507 | +5.4% |
| 5 | Kenton County Estimated | 390 | -8.7% |
| 6 | Scott County Estimated | 156 | -8.2% |
| 7 | Jessamine County Estimated | 47 | +62.1% |
| 8 | Madison County Estimated | 37 | +840% |
| 9 | Grant County Estimated | 30 | -33.3% |
| 10 | Todd County Estimated | 26 | +966.7% |
| 11 | Daviess County Estimated | 23 | +119.8% |
| 12 | Oldham County Estimated | 16 | -62.8% |
| 13 | Shelby County Estimated | 10 | -83.1% |
| 14 | Spencer County Estimated | 5 | +126.3% |
| 15 | Campbell County Estimated | -3 | -130% |
| 15 | Gallatin County Estimated | -3 | +87% |
| 17 | Logan County Estimated | -10 | +28.6% |
| 18 | Nelson County Estimated | -11 | +78.8% |
| 19 | Hancock County Estimated | -15 | +62.5% |
| 20 | Robertson County Estimated | -17 | +26.1% |
| 21 | Woodford County Estimated | -19 | +66.1% |
| 22 | Carroll County Estimated | -21 | -165.6% |
| 23 | Fleming County Estimated | -24 | -26.3% |
| 24 | Fulton County Estimated | -28 | +64.6% |
| 25 | Nicholas County Estimated | -30 | -11.1% |
| 26 | Hart County Estimated | -32 | 0% |
| 27 | Owsley County Estimated | -36 | +21.7% |
| 28 | Elliott County Estimated | -39 | +31.6% |
| 29 | Hickman County Estimated | -41 | +26.8% |
| 30 | Clinton County Estimated | -42 | +33.3% |
| 31 | Rowan County Estimated | -43 | +4.4% |
| 32 | Carlisle County Estimated | -44 | -12.8% |
| 32 | Menifee County Estimated | -44 | +20% |
| 34 | Butler County Estimated | -45 | +4.3% |
| 34 | Washington County Estimated | -45 | +28.6% |
| 36 | McLean County Estimated | -47 | +20.3% |
| 37 | Powell County Estimated | -48 | +28.4% |
| 38 | Bracken County Estimated | -51 | -88.9% |
| 39 | Marion County Estimated | -52 | +20% |
| 40 | Anderson County Estimated | -53 | -231.3% |
| 40 | Pendleton County Estimated | -53 | -253.3% |
| 42 | Caldwell County Estimated | -56 | -250% |
| 42 | Cumberland County Estimated | -56 | -51.4% |
| 44 | Crittenden County Estimated | -57 | -18.8% |
| 44 | Jackson County Estimated | -57 | +23% |
| 46 | Morgan County Estimated | -58 | -34.9% |
| 47 | Larue County Estimated | -61 | -48.8% |
| 47 | Monroe County Estimated | -61 | -10.9% |
| 47 | Owen County Estimated | -61 | +16.4% |
| 50 | Allen County Estimated | -62 | -520% |
| 51 | Bath County Estimated | -63 | -384.6% |
| 51 | Webster County Estimated | -63 | 0% |
| 53 | Henry County Estimated | -65 | -364.3% |
| 54 | Meade County Estimated | -67 | +21.2% |
| 55 | Harrison County Estimated | -70 | -16.7% |
| 56 | Simpson County Estimated | -71 | -121.9% |
| 57 | Union County Estimated | -72 | -50% |
| 58 | Green County Estimated | -73 | -62.2% |
| 58 | Trimble County Estimated | -73 | -114.7% |
| 60 | Garrard County Estimated | -74 | +22.9% |
| 60 | Metcalfe County Estimated | -74 | -85% |
| 60 | Wolfe County Estimated | -74 | -48% |
| 63 | Mercer County Estimated | -78 | +30.4% |
| 64 | Adair County Estimated | -79 | +6% |
| 65 | Edmonson County Estimated | -80 | -19.4% |
| 65 | Lewis County Estimated | -80 | -12.7% |
| 67 | Bourbon County Estimated | -81 | +13.8% |
| 67 | Casey County Estimated | -81 | -1.3% |
| 69 | Lee County Estimated | -84 | -13.5% |
| 70 | Martin County Estimated | -85 | -70% |
| 71 | Ballard County Estimated | -86 | -83% |
| 72 | Lyon County Estimated | -91 | -2.2% |
| 73 | Livingston County Estimated | -93 | 0% |
| 74 | Grayson County Estimated | -94 | -19% |
| 74 | Montgomery County Estimated | -94 | -38.2% |
| 76 | Hardin County Estimated | -95 | -156.9% |
| 77 | Russell County Estimated | -96 | +31.9% |
| 78 | Mason County Estimated | -103 | -94.3% |
| 78 | Taylor County Estimated | -103 | -102% |
| 80 | Magoffin County Estimated | -106 | -92.7% |
| 80 | Wayne County Estimated | -106 | +12.4% |
| 82 | Trigg County Estimated | -107 | -75.4% |
| 83 | Graves County Estimated | -114 | -22.6% |
| 84 | McCreary County Estimated | -116 | -107.1% |
| 85 | Bullitt County Estimated | -120 | -130.8% |
| 85 | Leslie County Estimated | -120 | -42.9% |
| 87 | Clark County Estimated | -124 | -36.3% |
| 88 | Boyle County Estimated | -127 | +20.6% |
| 88 | Breckinridge County Estimated | -127 | -234.2% |
| 90 | Jefferson County Estimated | -128 | +79% |
| 91 | Barren County Estimated | -134 | +8.8% |
| 92 | Lawrence County Estimated | -137 | -101.5% |
| 93 | Breathitt County Estimated | -143 | -85.7% |
| 94 | Lincoln County Estimated | -146 | -165.5% |
| 95 | Whitley County Estimated | -148 | -678.9% |
| 96 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -151 | -29.1% |
| 97 | Clay County Estimated | -152 | -10.9% |
| 98 | Ohio County Estimated | -157 | -157.4% |
| 99 | Estill County Estimated | -168 | -50% |
| 100 | Calloway County Estimated | -176 | 0% |
| 101 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -177 | -35.1% |
| 102 | Knott County Estimated | -178 | -53.4% |
| 103 | Henderson County Estimated | -179 | -22.6% |
| 104 | Laurel County Estimated | -180 | +21.7% |
| 105 | Johnson County Estimated | -198 | -17.9% |
| 106 | Marshall County Estimated | -199 | -5.3% |
| 107 | Knox County Estimated | -200 | -86.9% |
| 108 | Carter County Estimated | -232 | -88.6% |
| 109 | Perry County Estimated | -259 | -11.6% |
| 110 | Franklin County Estimated | -264 | -80.8% |
| 111 | Hopkins County Estimated | -274 | -73.4% |
| 112 | Letcher County Estimated | -278 | -27.5% |
| 113 | Greenup County Estimated | -289 | -1.4% |
| 114 | Harlan County Estimated | -295 | +6.1% |
| 115 | Boyd County Estimated | -320 | -19.4% |
| 116 | Bell County Estimated | -322 | -111.8% |
| 117 | Pulaski County Estimated | -353 | -13.1% |
| 118 | McCracken County Estimated | -358 | -12.2% |
| 119 | Floyd County Estimated | -367 | -25.3% |
| 120 | Pike County Estimated | -592 | -29.3% |
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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (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, 2022}},
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=2022. 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 755 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?
Pike County, with -592 in 2022.
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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