Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2025
Jefferson County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 120 counties in 2025, at 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. Magoffin County had the lowest, at -0.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 3.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Estimated | 9.43 | -7.12 pts |
| 2 | Fayette County Estimated | 9.39 | -5.47 pts |
| 3 | Jessamine County Estimated | 7.19 | -2.71 pts |
| 4 | Warren County Estimated | 6.93 | -4.8 pts |
| 5 | Wolfe County Estimated | 5.25 | -0.47 pts |
| 6 | Woodford County Estimated | 4.72 | -3.33 pts |
| 7 | Morgan County Estimated | 4.26 | -1.47 pts |
| 8 | Shelby County Estimated | 3.81 | -4.51 pts |
| 9 | Nelson County Estimated | 3.17 | -1.61 pts |
| 10 | Daviess County Estimated | 2.95 | -2.9 pts |
| 11 | Adair County Estimated | 2.95 | -1.05 pts |
| 12 | Russell County Estimated | 2.91 | -3.49 pts |
| 13 | Marion County Estimated | 2.89 | -4.18 pts |
| 14 | Kenton County Estimated | 2.86 | -3.53 pts |
| 15 | Butler County Estimated | 2.72 | -1.78 pts |
| 16 | Webster County Estimated | 2.71 | -4 pts |
| 17 | Barren County Estimated | 2.64 | -1.34 pts |
| 18 | Clinton County Estimated | 2.62 | -0.75 pts |
| 19 | Todd County Estimated | 2.48 | -2.8 pts |
| 20 | Boone County Estimated | 2.41 | -3.21 pts |
| 21 | Calloway County Estimated | 2.27 | -1.55 pts |
| 22 | Anderson County Estimated | 1.91 | -1.27 pts |
| 23 | Hopkins County Estimated | 1.77 | -1.21 pts |
| 24 | Washington County Estimated | 1.7 | -0.17 pts |
| 25 | Boyle County Estimated | 1.62 | -0.88 pts |
| 26 | Graves County Estimated | 1.57 | -3.31 pts |
| 27 | Campbell County Estimated | 1.56 | -1.32 pts |
| 28 | Oldham County Estimated | 1.54 | -1.54 pts |
| 29 | Garrard County Estimated | 1.49 | -0.41 pts |
| 30 | Ballard County Estimated | 1.45 | 0 pts |
| 31 | Hardin County Estimated | 1.33 | -1.01 pts |
| 32 | Taylor County Estimated | 1.27 | -0.79 pts |
| 33 | Madison County Estimated | 1.17 | -1.69 pts |
| 34 | Bullitt County Estimated | 1.15 | -0.92 pts |
| 35 | Christian County Estimated | 1.14 | -1.46 pts |
| 36 | McCracken County Estimated | 1.06 | -1.97 pts |
| 37 | Casey County Estimated | 1.05 | -1.2 pts |
| 38 | Edmonson County Estimated | 1.02 | -0.81 pts |
| 39 | Gallatin County Estimated | 1.02 | -0.92 pts |
| 40 | Estill County Estimated | 1 | -0.22 pts |
| 41 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.95 | -1.78 pts |
| 42 | Ohio County Estimated | 0.92 | -1.14 pts |
| 43 | Scott County Estimated | 0.89 | -1.25 pts |
| 44 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 0.85 | -2.28 pts |
| 45 | Knott County Estimated | 0.82 | -0.06 pts |
| 46 | Letcher County Estimated | 0.75 | -0.04 pts |
| 47 | Bracken County Estimated | 0.71 | -0.12 pts |
| 48 | Whitley County Estimated | 0.67 | -1.03 pts |
| 49 | Pike County Estimated | 0.64 | -0.41 pts |
| 50 | Carlisle County Estimated | 0.63 | -0.63 pts |
| 51 | Larue County Estimated | 0.59 | -1.77 pts |
| 52 | Mason County Estimated | 0.59 | -0.12 pts |
| 53 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.59 | -1.62 pts |
| 54 | Johnson County Estimated | 0.59 | -0.22 pts |
| 55 | Breathitt County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.15 pts |
| 56 | Allen County Estimated | 0.54 | -0.37 pts |
| 57 | Henderson County Estimated | 0.47 | -2.15 pts |
| 58 | Hickman County Estimated | 0.46 | -0.45 pts |
| 59 | Crittenden County Estimated | 0.45 | -0.33 pts |
| 60 | Carter County Estimated | 0.42 | -0.07 pts |
| 61 | Knox County Estimated | 0.37 | -0.13 pts |
| 62 | Spencer County Estimated | 0.34 | -0.39 pts |
| 63 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.75 pts |
| 64 | Greenup County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.42 pts |
| 65 | Henry County Estimated | 0.25 | -1.62 pts |
| 66 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.07 pts |
| 67 | Simpson County Estimated | 0.24 | -2.66 pts |
| 68 | Mercer County Estimated | 0.17 | -1.37 pts |
| 69 | McLean County Estimated | 0.11 | -0.77 pts |
| 70 | Lyon County Estimated | 0.11 | 0 pts |
| 71 | Clark County Estimated | 0.11 | -1.25 pts |
| 72 | Bourbon County Estimated | 0.1 | -2.22 pts |
| 73 | Boyd County Estimated | 0.08 | -0.71 pts |
| 74 | Laurel County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.28 pts |
| 75 | Elliott County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Hancock County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Leslie County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Menifee County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Owen County Estimated | 0 | -0.61 pts |
| 75 | Robertson County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 75 | Trimble County Estimated | 0 | -0.23 pts |
| 75 | Wayne County Estimated | 0 | -0.77 pts |
| 84 | Rockcastle County Estimated | -0.06 | -0.06 pts |
| 85 | Pendleton County Estimated | -0.07 | -0.2 pts |
| 86 | Trigg County Estimated | -0.07 | -0.35 pts |
| 87 | Perry County Estimated | -0.07 | -0 pts |
| 88 | Powell County Estimated | -0.08 | -0 pts |
| 89 | Carroll County Estimated | -0.09 | -2.44 pts |
| 90 | Breckinridge County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.09 pts |
| 91 | Meade County Estimated | -0.1 | -0.46 pts |
| 92 | Clay County Estimated | -0.1 | -0.26 pts |
| 93 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.12 | -0.09 pts |
| 94 | McCreary County Estimated | -0.12 | -0.12 pts |
| 95 | Fleming County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.06 pts |
| 96 | Nicholas County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.13 pts |
| 97 | Logan County Estimated | -0.14 | -0.21 pts |
| 98 | Hart County Estimated | -0.15 | -0.15 pts |
| 99 | Jackson County Estimated | -0.15 | -0.15 pts |
| 100 | Bath County Estimated | -0.15 | -0.54 pts |
| 101 | Harrison County Estimated | -0.15 | -0.1 pts |
| 102 | Harlan County Estimated | -0.16 | -0.12 pts |
| 103 | Cumberland County Estimated | -0.17 | -0.17 pts |
| 104 | Grant County Estimated | -0.19 | -0.19 pts |
| 105 | Bell County Estimated | -0.22 | -0.09 pts |
| 106 | Grayson County Estimated | -0.22 | -0.55 pts |
| 107 | Lincoln County Estimated | -0.24 | -0.16 pts |
| 108 | Rowan County Estimated | -0.24 | -0.2 pts |
| 109 | Marshall County Estimated | -0.25 | -0.22 pts |
| 110 | Owsley County Estimated | -0.25 | -0.25 pts |
| 111 | Green County Estimated | -0.26 | -0.26 pts |
| 112 | Monroe County Estimated | -0.27 | -1.61 pts |
| 113 | Lee County Estimated | -0.27 | -0.27 pts |
| 114 | Livingston County Estimated | -0.34 | -0.23 pts |
| 115 | Union County Estimated | -0.39 | -0.31 pts |
| 116 | Lewis County Estimated | -0.39 | -0.23 pts |
| 117 | Lawrence County Estimated | -0.44 | -0.38 pts |
| 118 | Caldwell County Estimated | -0.79 | -0.4 pts |
| 119 | Fulton County Estimated | -0.8 | -0.48 pts |
| 120 | Magoffin County Estimated | -0.81 | -0.36 pts |
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About this ranking
Net international migration 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.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Jefferson County, with 9.43 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Magoffin County, with -0.81 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.