Counties in Kentucky by net domestic migration, July to June, 2025
Madison County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 120 counties in 2025, at 1,810. Jefferson County had the lowest, at -7,878. The median was 81 and the figure for Kentucky was 7,269. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2025
- Under -130
- -130 to -50
- -50 to 0
- 0 to 70
- 70 to 200
- 200 and over
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison County Estimated | 1,810 | +14.2% |
| 2 | Warren County Estimated | 1,198 | +12.4% |
| 3 | Campbell County Estimated | 1,094 | +771.2% |
| 4 | Boone County Estimated | 774 | +15.4% |
| 5 | Bullitt County Estimated | 644 | -3% |
| 6 | Laurel County Estimated | 597 | +29,950% |
| 7 | Pulaski County Estimated | 593 | -23.6% |
| 8 | Calloway County Estimated | 519 | +68% |
| 9 | Hardin County Estimated | 460 | +486.6% |
| 10 | Shelby County Estimated | 405 | +91.9% |
| 11 | Allen County Estimated | 397 | +78% |
| 12 | Simpson County Estimated | 378 | +228.7% |
| 13 | Grant County Estimated | 377 | +1,008.8% |
| 14 | Boyle County Estimated | 358 | +59.8% |
| 15 | Franklin County Estimated | 349 | -39% |
| 16 | Jessamine County Estimated | 312 | +12.2% |
| 17 | Clark County Estimated | 307 | -21.7% |
| 17 | Garrard County Estimated | 307 | +143.7% |
| 19 | Mercer County Estimated | 306 | -14.3% |
| 20 | Spencer County Estimated | 288 | +50.8% |
| 21 | Lincoln County Estimated | 279 | +22.9% |
| 22 | Henry County Estimated | 258 | +28.4% |
| 23 | Graves County Estimated | 257 | +162.2% |
| 24 | Kenton County Estimated | 253 | -60.8% |
| 25 | Logan County Estimated | 252 | +26% |
| 26 | Scott County Estimated | 251 | -62.1% |
| 27 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 241 | +60.7% |
| 28 | McCreary County Estimated | 235 | +258.8% |
| 29 | Nelson County Estimated | 229 | -46.9% |
| 30 | Bath County Estimated | 216 | +1,450% |
| 31 | Marshall County Estimated | 203 | +36.2% |
| 32 | Harrison County Estimated | 202 | +83.6% |
| 33 | Hart County Estimated | 199 | +25.9% |
| 34 | Barren County Estimated | 196 | -30.5% |
| 35 | Anderson County Estimated | 194 | -11.4% |
| 36 | Grayson County Estimated | 184 | -27.6% |
| 37 | Oldham County Estimated | 181 | +485.1% |
| 38 | Daviess County Estimated | 180 | +204.7% |
| 39 | Nicholas County Estimated | 179 | +477.4% |
| 40 | Adair County Estimated | 176 | +320% |
| 41 | Meade County Estimated | 175 | -38.8% |
| 42 | Greenup County Estimated | 173 | +35.2% |
| 43 | Morgan County Estimated | 159 | +186.4% |
| 44 | Hopkins County Estimated | 158 | +10.5% |
| 45 | Casey County Estimated | 152 | +40.7% |
| 46 | Owen County Estimated | 151 | -2.6% |
| 47 | Wayne County Estimated | 144 | +380% |
| 48 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 141 | +65.9% |
| 49 | Todd County Estimated | 137 | +9.6% |
| 50 | Green County Estimated | 133 | +3.9% |
| 50 | Menifee County Estimated | 133 | +62.2% |
| 52 | Estill County Estimated | 124 | +2.5% |
| 53 | Lyon County Estimated | 112 | +402.7% |
| 54 | Carter County Estimated | 111 | +113.5% |
| 55 | Fleming County Estimated | 110 | -47.1% |
| 56 | Edmonson County Estimated | 106 | -48.8% |
| 57 | Martin County Estimated | 93 | +153.1% |
| 58 | Monroe County Estimated | 84 | +221.7% |
| 58 | Woodford County Estimated | 84 | +310% |
| 60 | Jackson County Estimated | 82 | -58.8% |
| 61 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 80 | +122.2% |
| 62 | Gallatin County Estimated | 72 | +318.2% |
| 62 | Ohio County Estimated | 72 | -55% |
| 64 | Bracken County Estimated | 70 | +2.9% |
| 64 | Mason County Estimated | 70 | -17.6% |
| 66 | Russell County Estimated | 67 | -53.1% |
| 67 | Lee County Estimated | 65 | +27.5% |
| 68 | Lawrence County Estimated | 64 | +223.1% |
| 69 | Trigg County Estimated | 62 | -71.8% |
| 70 | Marion County Estimated | 60 | +757.1% |
| 71 | Wolfe County Estimated | 57 | +242.5% |
| 72 | Boyd County Estimated | 55 | -80.1% |
| 72 | Caldwell County Estimated | 55 | +96.4% |
| 74 | Livingston County Estimated | 53 | +247.2% |
| 75 | Larue County Estimated | 52 | +132.7% |
| 76 | Washington County Estimated | 51 | +27.5% |
| 77 | Whitley County Estimated | 47 | -80.5% |
| 78 | Owsley County Estimated | 45 | +446.2% |
| 79 | Trimble County Estimated | 44 | +2,300% |
| 80 | Bell County Estimated | 43 | +216.2% |
| 81 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 42 | -75.4% |
| 82 | Butler County Estimated | 37 | +12.1% |
| 83 | Hickman County Estimated | 36 | +140% |
| 84 | Hancock County Estimated | 33 | -64.1% |
| 85 | Lewis County Estimated | 27 | +165.9% |
| 86 | McLean County Estimated | 25 | -65.3% |
| 87 | Ballard County Estimated | 24 | -44.2% |
| 88 | Pendleton County Estimated | 22 | -55.1% |
| 89 | Floyd County Estimated | 21 | +119.4% |
| 90 | Johnson County Estimated | 20 | -79.2% |
| 91 | Powell County Estimated | 18 | +134% |
| 92 | Elliott County Estimated | 17 | -32% |
| 93 | Fulton County Estimated | 9 | +116.7% |
| 94 | Webster County Estimated | 8 | -78.4% |
| 95 | Clay County Estimated | 7 | +216.7% |
| 96 | Montgomery County Estimated | 6 | -97.8% |
| 97 | Carroll County Estimated | 5 | -93.8% |
| 98 | Carlisle County Estimated | 3 | -91.9% |
| 99 | Clinton County Estimated | -6 | +53.8% |
| 99 | Robertson County Estimated | -6 | -111.5% |
| 101 | Cumberland County Estimated | -7 | -107.5% |
| 102 | Magoffin County Estimated | -14 | -75% |
| 103 | Knox County Estimated | -19 | -130.2% |
| 104 | Knott County Estimated | -27 | +64% |
| 104 | Rowan County Estimated | -27 | -134.6% |
| 106 | Bourbon County Estimated | -50 | -143.9% |
| 107 | Leslie County Estimated | -52 | +3.7% |
| 108 | Taylor County Estimated | -67 | -131.9% |
| 109 | McCracken County Estimated | -71 | -139.7% |
| 110 | Breathitt County Estimated | -94 | -16% |
| 111 | Letcher County Estimated | -114 | -16.3% |
| 112 | Harlan County Estimated | -118 | -103.4% |
| 113 | Perry County Estimated | -127 | +8% |
| 114 | Crittenden County Estimated | -148 | -14,700% |
| 115 | Henderson County Estimated | -149 | -613.8% |
| 116 | Union County Estimated | -235 | -361.1% |
| 117 | Pike County Estimated | -246 | +6.8% |
| 118 | Fayette County Estimated | -1,392 | +31.5% |
| 119 | Christian County Estimated | -1,828 | -236.6% |
| 120 | Jefferson County Estimated | -7,878 | -67.9% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
More on how it is measured
- United States: states and counties.
- Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
- United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
- A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.
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: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/kentucky-counties.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/kentucky-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June, 2025}},
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/net-domestic-migration-july-june/kentucky-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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 net domestic migration, July to June?
Madison County, with 1,810 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Jefferson County, with -7,878 in 2025.
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: net domestic migration, states and counties, 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.