Counties in Kentucky by net domestic migration rate, July to June
Lee County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 120 counties in 2018, at 31.08 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hickman County had the lowest, at -18.31 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.32 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 0.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under -7
- -7 to -3.2
- -3.2 to 0
- 0 to 3.3
- 3.3 to 7.2
- 7.2 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County Estimated | 31.08 | +29.77 pts |
| 2 | Meade County Estimated | 21.87 | +18.87 pts |
| 3 | Simpson County Estimated | 18.72 | +16.11 pts |
| 4 | Trigg County Estimated | 17.19 | +7.72 pts |
| 5 | Spencer County Estimated | 16.83 | +4.09 pts |
| 6 | Scott County Estimated | 16.46 | -2.97 pts |
| 7 | Hardin County Estimated | 14.69 | +9.32 pts |
| 8 | Robertson County Estimated | 14.51 | +12.16 pts |
| 9 | Owsley County Estimated | 14.22 | +28.41 pts |
| 10 | Shelby County Estimated | 13.79 | +5.22 pts |
| 11 | Monroe County Estimated | 12.84 | +5.17 pts |
| 12 | Allen County Estimated | 11.14 | +2.06 pts |
| 13 | Washington County Estimated | 9.8 | +28.32 pts |
| 14 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 9.15 | +2.97 pts |
| 15 | Owen County Estimated | 9.05 | -3.06 pts |
| 16 | Morgan County Estimated | 8.94 | +10.07 pts |
| 17 | Madison County Estimated | 8.58 | -5.07 pts |
| 18 | Powell County Estimated | 8.28 | +5.18 pts |
| 19 | Larue County Estimated | 8.21 | -4.9 pts |
| 20 | Bullitt County Estimated | 7.45 | -3.83 pts |
| 21 | Casey County Estimated | 7.3 | +5.46 pts |
| 22 | Clark County Estimated | 7.21 | +5.79 pts |
| 23 | Todd County Estimated | 7.09 | +23.62 pts |
| 24 | Warren County Estimated | 6.92 | -3.14 pts |
| 25 | Russell County Estimated | 6.7 | +6.64 pts |
| 26 | Mercer County Estimated | 6.43 | +0.01 pts |
| 27 | Pulaski County Estimated | 6.17 | -0.69 pts |
| 28 | Barren County Estimated | 5.92 | +7.63 pts |
| 29 | Montgomery County Estimated | 5.81 | -1.81 pts |
| 30 | Jessamine County Estimated | 5.79 | -8.16 pts |
| 31 | Henry County Estimated | 5.06 | -2.67 pts |
| 32 | Nicholas County Estimated | 4.87 | -7.05 pts |
| 33 | Laurel County Estimated | 4.83 | +2.6 pts |
| 34 | Hart County Estimated | 4.68 | -4.34 pts |
| 35 | McLean County Estimated | 4.66 | +16.43 pts |
| 36 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 4.52 | +10.7 pts |
| 37 | Caldwell County Estimated | 4.1 | +0.47 pts |
| 38 | Cumberland County Estimated | 4.03 | +3.88 pts |
| 39 | Boyle County Estimated | 3.79 | +3.16 pts |
| 40 | Calloway County Estimated | 3.75 | +4.99 pts |
| 41 | Garrard County Estimated | 3.72 | -0.82 pts |
| 42 | Campbell County Estimated | 3.61 | +1.03 pts |
| 43 | Franklin County Estimated | 3.28 | +0.78 pts |
| 44 | Estill County Estimated | 3.25 | +7.24 pts |
| 45 | Woodford County Estimated | 2.76 | -4.59 pts |
| 46 | Anderson County Estimated | 2.66 | -11.87 pts |
| 47 | Edmonson County Estimated | 2.53 | -13.24 pts |
| 48 | Lincoln County Estimated | 2.4 | -0.87 pts |
| 49 | Bourbon County Estimated | 2.39 | +3.48 pts |
| 50 | Gallatin County Estimated | 2.29 | +4.13 pts |
| 51 | Grayson County Estimated | 2.21 | -4.21 pts |
| 52 | Nelson County Estimated | 2.14 | +2.54 pts |
| 53 | Bath County Estimated | 1.69 | -6.1 pts |
| 54 | Marion County Estimated | 1.5 | -5.06 pts |
| 55 | Marshall County Estimated | 1.12 | -5.08 pts |
| 56 | Daviess County Estimated | 1 | +0.5 pts |
| 57 | Webster County Estimated | 0.84 | +12.99 pts |
| 58 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.82 | -2.54 pts |
| 59 | McCracken County Estimated | 0.67 | -0.03 pts |
| 60 | Whitley County Estimated | 0.36 | +2.05 pts |
| 61 | Fleming County Estimated | 0.28 | +4.98 pts |
| 62 | Harrison County Estimated | 0.21 | -8.2 pts |
| 63 | Graves County Estimated | 0.11 | +3.71 pts |
| 64 | Boone County Estimated | 0.02 | -4.52 pts |
| 65 | Green County Estimated | -0.09 | -7.53 pts |
| 66 | Livingston County Estimated | -0.22 | -9.97 pts |
| 67 | Grant County Estimated | -0.36 | +1.48 pts |
| 68 | Kenton County Estimated | -0.44 | +0.06 pts |
| 69 | Menifee County Estimated | -0.93 | -5.11 pts |
| 70 | Elliott County Estimated | -1.07 | -2.94 pts |
| 71 | Greenup County Estimated | -1.1 | +4.17 pts |
| 72 | Ohio County Estimated | -1.24 | +0.41 pts |
| 73 | Logan County Estimated | -1.3 | -13.55 pts |
| 74 | Carroll County Estimated | -1.68 | -8.24 pts |
| 75 | Metcalfe County Estimated | -1.69 | -11.14 pts |
| 76 | Bracken County Estimated | -1.81 | +7.68 pts |
| 77 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -2.07 | +3.11 pts |
| 78 | Trimble County Estimated | -2.11 | +4.31 pts |
| 79 | Oldham County Estimated | -2.21 | -16.14 pts |
| 80 | Fayette County Estimated | -2.21 | -4.11 pts |
| 81 | Taylor County Estimated | -2.51 | -3.81 pts |
| 82 | Ballard County Estimated | -2.89 | -3.76 pts |
| 83 | Clinton County Estimated | -3.14 | -5.49 pts |
| 84 | Adair County Estimated | -3.17 | -4.36 pts |
| 85 | Pendleton County Estimated | -3.56 | -1.58 pts |
| 86 | Pike County Estimated | -3.62 | +19.57 pts |
| 87 | McCreary County Estimated | -3.68 | +4.54 pts |
| 88 | Johnson County Estimated | -3.82 | +5.89 pts |
| 89 | Rowan County Estimated | -3.87 | -6.2 pts |
| 90 | Butler County Estimated | -4.23 | -12.86 pts |
| 91 | Wolfe County Estimated | -4.7 | -13.54 pts |
| 92 | Knox County Estimated | -4.84 | -5.35 pts |
| 93 | Jefferson County Estimated | -5.32 | -3.56 pts |
| 94 | Lewis County Estimated | -5.48 | +2.03 pts |
| 95 | Union County Estimated | -5.62 | +2.39 pts |
| 96 | Carter County Estimated | -5.79 | -1.94 pts |
| 97 | Hopkins County Estimated | -6.03 | -1.82 pts |
| 98 | Knott County Estimated | -6.4 | +5.9 pts |
| 99 | Lyon County Estimated | -6.67 | -19 pts |
| 100 | Boyd County Estimated | -6.76 | -2.34 pts |
| 101 | Mason County Estimated | -6.88 | -7.28 pts |
| 102 | Clay County Estimated | -7.03 | +10.28 pts |
| 103 | Hancock County Estimated | -7.07 | -8.67 pts |
| 104 | Henderson County Estimated | -8.35 | -0.93 pts |
| 105 | Wayne County Estimated | -8.73 | -3.41 pts |
| 106 | Lawrence County Estimated | -8.74 | -1.72 pts |
| 107 | Floyd County Estimated | -8.81 | +7.8 pts |
| 108 | Crittenden County Estimated | -9.71 | -1.23 pts |
| 109 | Fulton County Estimated | -9.84 | -14.54 pts |
| 110 | Harlan County Estimated | -9.84 | -0.68 pts |
| 111 | Martin County Estimated | -9.98 | +27.44 pts |
| 112 | Bell County Estimated | -10.19 | -0.31 pts |
| 113 | Perry County Estimated | -11.01 | +10.28 pts |
| 114 | Leslie County Estimated | -11.34 | -4.69 pts |
| 115 | Breathitt County Estimated | -11.6 | +4.11 pts |
| 116 | Magoffin County Estimated | -11.99 | -1.19 pts |
| 117 | Christian County Estimated | -12.51 | +7.74 pts |
| 118 | Carlisle County Estimated | -15.16 | -19.14 pts |
| 119 | Letcher County Estimated | -16.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 120 | Hickman County Estimated | -18.31 | -3.89 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
APA 7
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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.
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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2018,
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, 2018}},
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=2018. 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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Questions
Which county has the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Lee County, with 31.08 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Hickman County, with -18.31 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.
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.