Counties in Kentucky by net domestic migration rate, July to June
Henry County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 120 counties in 2016, at 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. Christian County had the lowest, at -33.99 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.76 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was -1.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -9.3
- -9.3 to -3.7
- -3.7 to 0
- 0 to 2.8
- 2.8 to 6.7
- 6.7 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry County Estimated | 17.45 | +17 pts |
| 2 | Scott County Estimated | 16.93 | +5.77 pts |
| 3 | Menifee County Estimated | 13.73 | +1.73 pts |
| 4 | Spencer County Estimated | 12.33 | +1.66 pts |
| 5 | Owsley County Estimated | 11.2 | +19.46 pts |
| 6 | Madison County Estimated | 10.7 | +2.01 pts |
| 7 | Oldham County Estimated | 10.67 | +4.06 pts |
| 8 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 10.24 | +17.87 pts |
| 9 | Marshall County Estimated | 9.98 | +5.27 pts |
| 10 | Shelby County Estimated | 9.46 | +2.18 pts |
| 11 | Gallatin County Estimated | 8.77 | +12.83 pts |
| 12 | Anderson County Estimated | 8.61 | +8.61 pts |
| 13 | Edmonson County Estimated | 8.55 | +6.3 pts |
| 14 | Bracken County Estimated | 8.52 | +16.69 pts |
| 15 | Warren County Estimated | 8.34 | -2.71 pts |
| 16 | Garrard County Estimated | 7.51 | -4.83 pts |
| 17 | Meade County Estimated | 7.5 | +59.12 pts |
| 18 | Russell County Estimated | 7.28 | +12.69 pts |
| 19 | Woodford County Estimated | 6.73 | -2.56 pts |
| 20 | Washington County Estimated | 6.72 | -0.81 pts |
| 21 | Trigg County Estimated | 6.1 | -1.17 pts |
| 22 | Mason County Estimated | 5.78 | +8.06 pts |
| 23 | Ohio County Estimated | 5.76 | +1.97 pts |
| 24 | Nelson County Estimated | 5.74 | +4.05 pts |
| 25 | Boyle County Estimated | 5.35 | +7 pts |
| 26 | Hancock County Estimated | 5.06 | +15.33 pts |
| 27 | Wayne County Estimated | 4.94 | +4.5 pts |
| 28 | Pendleton County Estimated | 4.81 | +4.95 pts |
| 29 | McCracken County Estimated | 4.8 | +9.74 pts |
| 30 | Bullitt County Estimated | 4.62 | -1.01 pts |
| 31 | Green County Estimated | 4.55 | +7.28 pts |
| 32 | Nicholas County Estimated | 4.52 | +1.69 pts |
| 33 | Clark County Estimated | 4.25 | +3.86 pts |
| 34 | Bath County Estimated | 3.35 | -0.59 pts |
| 35 | Hart County Estimated | 3.3 | +10.07 pts |
| 36 | Boone County Estimated | 3.01 | -0.24 pts |
| 37 | Grant County Estimated | 2.9 | +11.45 pts |
| 38 | Pulaski County Estimated | 2.81 | +2.08 pts |
| 39 | Barren County Estimated | 2.79 | -7.51 pts |
| 40 | Adair County Estimated | 2.65 | +8.69 pts |
| 41 | Franklin County Estimated | 2.59 | -2.04 pts |
| 42 | Webster County Estimated | 2.35 | +5.77 pts |
| 43 | Casey County Estimated | 2.16 | +4.12 pts |
| 44 | Hickman County Estimated | 1.95 | +10.32 pts |
| 45 | Montgomery County Estimated | 1.77 | -3.87 pts |
| 46 | Allen County Estimated | 1.74 | -6.52 pts |
| 47 | Jackson County Estimated | 1.72 | +1.2 pts |
| 48 | Clinton County Estimated | 1.67 | +1.67 pts |
| 49 | Cumberland County Estimated | 1.63 | -6.7 pts |
| 50 | Jessamine County Estimated | 1.59 | -10.83 pts |
| 51 | Mercer County Estimated | 1.36 | -1.31 pts |
| 52 | Simpson County Estimated | 1.34 | -3.43 pts |
| 53 | Powell County Estimated | 1.23 | +10.1 pts |
| 54 | Robertson County Estimated | 0.94 | +16.18 pts |
| 55 | Knox County Estimated | 0.89 | +4.25 pts |
| 56 | Laurel County Estimated | 0.38 | +2.52 pts |
| 57 | Hardin County Estimated | 0.07 | +29.42 pts |
| 58 | Daviess County Estimated | -0.3 | -5.71 pts |
| 59 | Crittenden County Estimated | -0.66 | -2.94 pts |
| 60 | Morgan County Estimated | -0.75 | +3.38 pts |
| 61 | Estill County Estimated | -0.77 | +1.31 pts |
| 62 | Lincoln County Estimated | -0.86 | +2.7 pts |
| 63 | Campbell County Estimated | -1.18 | +0.76 pts |
| 64 | Lawrence County Estimated | -1.26 | +0.44 pts |
| 65 | Grayson County Estimated | -1.38 | -2.18 pts |
| 66 | Breckinridge County Estimated | -1.45 | -7.07 pts |
| 67 | Greenup County Estimated | -1.98 | +3.47 pts |
| 68 | Bourbon County Estimated | -2.04 | -6.71 pts |
| 69 | Calloway County Estimated | -2.14 | -2.97 pts |
| 70 | Kenton County Estimated | -2.22 | -1.82 pts |
| 71 | Wolfe County Estimated | -2.35 | -4.01 pts |
| 72 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -2.42 | -10.01 pts |
| 73 | Jefferson County Estimated | -2.62 | -0.52 pts |
| 74 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -2.76 | -2.88 pts |
| 75 | Owen County Estimated | -2.99 | -12.99 pts |
| 76 | McLean County Estimated | -2.99 | -6.19 pts |
| 77 | Butler County Estimated | -3.3 | -1.89 pts |
| 78 | Graves County Estimated | -3.6 | +7.55 pts |
| 79 | Henderson County Estimated | -3.74 | -2.48 pts |
| 80 | Fayette County Estimated | -3.8 | -7 pts |
| 81 | Whitley County Estimated | -3.96 | -9.4 pts |
| 82 | Bell County Estimated | -4.07 | +10.68 pts |
| 83 | Monroe County Estimated | -4.35 | -0.03 pts |
| 84 | Harrison County Estimated | -4.4 | -5.64 pts |
| 85 | Logan County Estimated | -4.79 | -2.96 pts |
| 86 | Livingston County Estimated | -5.08 | -2.83 pts |
| 87 | Marion County Estimated | -5.32 | -8.66 pts |
| 88 | Larue County Estimated | -6.18 | -7.95 pts |
| 89 | Boyd County Estimated | -6.76 | +0.37 pts |
| 90 | Lewis County Estimated | -6.92 | +3.7 pts |
| 91 | Carroll County Estimated | -7.13 | -0.5 pts |
| 92 | Carter County Estimated | -7.31 | -2.94 pts |
| 93 | Fleming County Estimated | -7.43 | -13.9 pts |
| 94 | Perry County Estimated | -7.51 | +0.35 pts |
| 95 | Elliott County Estimated | -8.12 | -8.78 pts |
| 96 | Hopkins County Estimated | -8.57 | -6.99 pts |
| 97 | Caldwell County Estimated | -8.59 | -5.85 pts |
| 98 | Taylor County Estimated | -8.91 | -14.64 pts |
| 99 | Johnson County Estimated | -8.95 | -4.29 pts |
| 100 | Magoffin County Estimated | -9.9 | +3.37 pts |
| 101 | Knott County Estimated | -10.14 | +4.6 pts |
| 102 | Rowan County Estimated | -10.39 | -23.27 pts |
| 103 | Letcher County Estimated | -10.43 | +2.07 pts |
| 104 | Breathitt County Estimated | -10.78 | -11.31 pts |
| 105 | Todd County Estimated | -10.88 | -5.66 pts |
| 106 | Union County Estimated | -11.49 | -4.77 pts |
| 107 | Fulton County Estimated | -12.38 | -13.18 pts |
| 108 | Floyd County Estimated | -12.58 | -1.07 pts |
| 109 | Trimble County Estimated | -12.92 | -14.64 pts |
| 110 | Carlisle County Estimated | -13.08 | +9.76 pts |
| 111 | Clay County Estimated | -15.14 | -7.39 pts |
| 112 | Harlan County Estimated | -15.19 | +1.45 pts |
| 113 | Leslie County Estimated | -17.17 | -0.98 pts |
| 114 | Ballard County Estimated | -18.34 | -25.17 pts |
| 115 | Lee County Estimated | -18.98 | -15.86 pts |
| 116 | Pike County Estimated | -19.95 | -3.01 pts |
| 117 | Lyon County Estimated | -20.09 | -38.09 pts |
| 118 | McCreary County Estimated | -21.13 | -20.97 pts |
| 119 | Martin County Estimated | -25.06 | -8.21 pts |
| 120 | Christian County Estimated | -33.99 | -10.8 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net domestic migration into a US state or county from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.
Sums to zero for the United States 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016) [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: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016. 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-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016. 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-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016}},
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-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June?
Henry County, with 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Christian County, with -33.99 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.
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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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.