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 2019, at 52.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Leslie County had the lowest, at -20.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was -0.17 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2019
- Under -6.7
- -6.7 to -4.3
- -4.3 to 0
- 0 to 2.9
- 2.9 to 7.3
- 7.3 and over
Top 40 counties, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2019 | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County Estimated | 52.26 | +21.18 pts |
| 2 | Casey County Estimated | 16.3 | +9 pts |
| 3 | Shelby County Estimated | 15.55 | +1.76 pts |
| 4 | Spencer County Estimated | 15.26 | -1.57 pts |
| 5 | Lyon County Estimated | 15.19 | +21.86 pts |
| 6 | Adair County Estimated | 14.48 | +17.65 pts |
| 7 | Scott County Estimated | 14.43 | -2.03 pts |
| 8 | Mercer County Estimated | 13.81 | +7.38 pts |
| 9 | Menifee County Estimated | 11.47 | +12.41 pts |
| 10 | Russell County Estimated | 10.41 | +3.71 pts |
| 11 | Nicholas County Estimated | 9.69 | +4.82 pts |
| 12 | Gallatin County Estimated | 9.67 | +7.38 pts |
| 13 | Allen County Estimated | 9.48 | -1.67 pts |
| 14 | Butler County Estimated | 9.14 | +13.37 pts |
| 15 | Garrard County Estimated | 8.86 | +5.14 pts |
| 16 | Taylor County Estimated | 8.79 | +11.3 pts |
| 17 | Pulaski County Estimated | 8.59 | +2.42 pts |
| 18 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 7.95 | -1.21 pts |
| 19 | Bullitt County Estimated | 7.82 | +0.37 pts |
| 20 | Simpson County Estimated | 7.42 | -11.3 pts |
| 21 | Madison County Estimated | 7.17 | -1.41 pts |
| 22 | Woodford County Estimated | 6.7 | +3.94 pts |
| 23 | Nelson County Estimated | 6.61 | +4.46 pts |
| 24 | Boone County Estimated | 6.31 | +6.29 pts |
| 25 | Warren County Estimated | 6.23 | -0.69 pts |
| 26 | Washington County Estimated | 6.14 | -3.66 pts |
| 27 | Grayson County Estimated | 6.11 | +3.9 pts |
| 28 | Bracken County Estimated | 5.78 | +7.59 pts |
| 29 | Clinton County Estimated | 5.7 | +8.85 pts |
| 30 | Larue County Estimated | 5.65 | -2.56 pts |
| 31 | Harrison County Estimated | 4.74 | +4.52 pts |
| 32 | Caldwell County Estimated | 4.41 | +0.3 pts |
| 33 | Hart County Estimated | 4.01 | -0.67 pts |
| 34 | McCracken County Estimated | 3.98 | +3.31 pts |
| 35 | Fleming County Estimated | 3.92 | +3.65 pts |
| 36 | Whitley County Estimated | 3.89 | +3.53 pts |
| 37 | Daviess County Estimated | 3.51 | +2.5 pts |
| 38 | Bath County Estimated | 3.12 | +1.43 pts |
| 39 | Trimble County Estimated | 3.05 | +5.17 pts |
| 40 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 2.98 | +4.66 pts |
| 41 | Logan County Estimated | 2.88 | +4.18 pts |
| 42 | Elliott County Estimated | 2.81 | +3.88 pts |
| 43 | Calloway County Estimated | 2.61 | -1.14 pts |
| 44 | Clark County Estimated | 2.59 | -4.61 pts |
| 45 | Lewis County Estimated | 2.33 | +7.81 pts |
| 46 | Henry County Estimated | 1.99 | -3.07 pts |
| 47 | Laurel County Estimated | 1.98 | -2.85 pts |
| 48 | Carlisle County Estimated | 1.91 | +17.07 pts |
| 49 | Anderson County Estimated | 1.85 | -0.8 pts |
| 50 | Owen County Estimated | 1.84 | -7.21 pts |
| 51 | Marshall County Estimated | 1.44 | +0.32 pts |
| 52 | Hardin County Estimated | 1.44 | -13.26 pts |
| 53 | Jessamine County Estimated | 1.11 | -4.68 pts |
| 54 | Barren County Estimated | 1.07 | -4.85 pts |
| 55 | Oldham County Estimated | 0.88 | +3.09 pts |
| 56 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.87 | -2.41 pts |
| 57 | Estill County Estimated | 0.85 | -2.4 pts |
| 58 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.28 | -5.52 pts |
| 59 | Trigg County Estimated | 0.2 | -16.98 pts |
| 60 | Kenton County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.51 pts |
| 61 | Robertson County Estimated | -0.47 | -14.97 pts |
| 62 | Rowan County Estimated | -0.57 | +3.3 pts |
| 63 | Meade County Estimated | -0.73 | -22.6 pts |
| 64 | Pendleton County Estimated | -1.1 | +2.47 pts |
| 65 | Powell County Estimated | -1.38 | -9.66 pts |
| 66 | Boyle County Estimated | -1.46 | -5.26 pts |
| 67 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -1.85 | -6.37 pts |
| 68 | Mason County Estimated | -1.99 | +4.88 pts |
| 69 | Fayette County Estimated | -2.21 | -0 pts |
| 70 | Greenup County Estimated | -2.41 | -1.31 pts |
| 71 | Green County Estimated | -2.55 | -2.46 pts |
| 72 | Ohio County Estimated | -2.74 | -1.5 pts |
| 73 | Morgan County Estimated | -2.93 | -11.86 pts |
| 74 | Union County Estimated | -2.96 | +2.66 pts |
| 75 | McCreary County Estimated | -3.3 | +0.39 pts |
| 76 | Graves County Estimated | -3.41 | -3.52 pts |
| 77 | Grant County Estimated | -3.7 | -3.34 pts |
| 78 | Lincoln County Estimated | -3.74 | -6.15 pts |
| 79 | Hancock County Estimated | -3.78 | +3.29 pts |
| 80 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | -4.19 | -2.12 pts |
| 81 | Livingston County Estimated | -4.35 | -4.14 pts |
| 82 | Christian County Estimated | -4.53 | +7.98 pts |
| 83 | Jefferson County Estimated | -4.8 | +0.52 pts |
| 84 | Knox County Estimated | -4.93 | -0.09 pts |
| 85 | Campbell County Estimated | -4.93 | -8.54 pts |
| 86 | Todd County Estimated | -5.11 | -12.2 pts |
| 87 | Martin County Estimated | -5.13 | +4.85 pts |
| 88 | Jackson County Estimated | -5.16 | -5.98 pts |
| 89 | Wayne County Estimated | -5.26 | +3.47 pts |
| 90 | Marion County Estimated | -5.45 | -6.95 pts |
| 91 | Wolfe County Estimated | -5.71 | -1.01 pts |
| 92 | Carroll County Estimated | -5.9 | -4.22 pts |
| 93 | McLean County Estimated | -5.98 | -10.64 pts |
| 94 | Johnson County Estimated | -6.01 | -2.19 pts |
| 95 | Crittenden County Estimated | -6.1 | +3.62 pts |
| 96 | Cumberland County Estimated | -6.15 | -10.18 pts |
| 97 | Edmonson County Estimated | -6.23 | -8.76 pts |
| 98 | Henderson County Estimated | -6.27 | +2.08 pts |
| 99 | Monroe County Estimated | -6.36 | -19.19 pts |
| 100 | Floyd County Estimated | -6.53 | +2.28 pts |
| 101 | Pike County Estimated | -6.95 | -3.33 pts |
| 102 | Letcher County Estimated | -6.96 | +9.94 pts |
| 103 | Fulton County Estimated | -6.98 | +2.86 pts |
| 104 | Hopkins County Estimated | -7.32 | -1.29 pts |
| 105 | Hickman County Estimated | -7.96 | +10.35 pts |
| 106 | Clay County Estimated | -8.19 | -1.16 pts |
| 107 | Harlan County Estimated | -8.26 | +1.58 pts |
| 108 | Carter County Estimated | -8.44 | -2.65 pts |
| 109 | Owsley County Estimated | -8.57 | -22.8 pts |
| 110 | Boyd County Estimated | -8.93 | -2.17 pts |
| 111 | Magoffin County Estimated | -9.38 | +2.61 pts |
| 112 | Breathitt County Estimated | -10.01 | +1.59 pts |
| 113 | Webster County Estimated | -10.62 | -11.46 pts |
| 114 | Knott County Estimated | -11.75 | -5.36 pts |
| 115 | Perry County Estimated | -12.41 | -1.4 pts |
| 116 | Lawrence County Estimated | -12.78 | -4.04 pts |
| 117 | Ballard County Estimated | -13.71 | -10.82 pts |
| 118 | Bourbon County Estimated | -14.85 | -17.23 pts |
| 119 | Bell County Estimated | -15.45 | -5.26 pts |
| 120 | Leslie County Estimated | -20.28 | -8.94 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.
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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2019,
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, 2019}},
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=2019. 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 52.26 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Leslie County, with -20.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.
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.