Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June
Fayette County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 120 counties in 2021, at 1.05 per 1,000 inhabitants. Todd County had the lowest, at -0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 0.39 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayette County Estimated | 1.05 | -0.24 pts |
| 2 | Jefferson County Estimated | 1.02 | -0.26 pts |
| 3 | Warren County Estimated | 0.94 | -0.96 pts |
| 4 | Boone County Estimated | 0.64 | -0.01 pts |
| 5 | Garrard County Estimated | 0.64 | +0.7 pts |
| 6 | Shelby County Estimated | 0.64 | -0.03 pts |
| 7 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.48 | -0.12 pts |
| 8 | Butler County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.17 pts |
| 9 | Russell County Estimated | 0.39 | +0.67 pts |
| 10 | Kenton County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.02 pts |
| 11 | Taylor County Estimated | 0.34 | -0.43 pts |
| 12 | Clinton County Estimated | 0.32 | +0.42 pts |
| 13 | Boyle County Estimated | 0.29 | -0.07 pts |
| 14 | Mason County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.35 pts |
| 15 | Calloway County Estimated | 0.29 | -0.91 pts |
| 16 | Daviess County Estimated | 0.27 | -0.39 pts |
| 17 | Lee County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.27 pts |
| 18 | Jessamine County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.09 pts |
| 19 | Logan County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.33 pts |
| 20 | Hardin County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.07 pts |
| 21 | Estill County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.21 pts |
| 22 | Adair County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.11 pts |
| 23 | Campbell County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 24 | Bourbon County Estimated | 0.2 | +0.55 pts |
| 25 | Whitley County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.19 pts |
| 26 | Clark County Estimated | 0.19 | +0.13 pts |
| 27 | Barren County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.07 pts |
| 28 | Perry County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.41 pts |
| 29 | Magoffin County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.17 pts |
| 30 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.17 pts |
| 31 | Bullitt County Estimated | 0.16 | +0.17 pts |
| 32 | Hopkins County Estimated | 0.15 | -0.18 pts |
| 33 | Webster County Estimated | 0.15 | -0 pts |
| 34 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.15 pts |
| 35 | Morgan County Estimated | 0.15 | -0.31 pts |
| 36 | Madison County Estimated | 0.14 | -0.14 pts |
| 37 | Oldham County Estimated | 0.13 | +0.15 pts |
| 38 | Crittenden County Estimated | 0.11 | +0.11 pts |
| 39 | Scott County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.04 pts |
| 40 | Marion County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.21 pts |
| 41 | Spencer County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.2 pts |
| 42 | Meade County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.17 pts |
| 43 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.11 pts |
| 44 | Henderson County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.02 pts |
| 45 | Owen County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.09 pts |
| 46 | Ohio County Estimated | 0.08 | +0.08 pts |
| 47 | Edmonson County Estimated | 0.08 | +0.16 pts |
| 48 | Lewis County Estimated | 0.08 | +0.08 pts |
| 49 | Powell County Estimated | 0.08 | +0.16 pts |
| 50 | Woodford County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.3 pts |
| 51 | Knott County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.28 pts |
| 52 | Trigg County Estimated | 0.07 | 0 pts |
| 53 | Pendleton County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.14 pts |
| 54 | Larue County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.14 pts |
| 55 | Knox County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.09 pts |
| 56 | Laurel County Estimated | 0.06 | +0.13 pts |
| 57 | Henry County Estimated | 0.06 | -0.06 pts |
| 58 | McCreary County Estimated | 0.06 | -0.52 pts |
| 59 | Hart County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.05 pts |
| 60 | Wayne County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.15 pts |
| 61 | Simpson County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.16 pts |
| 62 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.15 pts |
| 63 | Johnson County Estimated | 0.04 | +0.18 pts |
| 64 | Anderson County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.27 pts |
| 65 | Harlan County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.04 pts |
| 66 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.04 | -0 pts |
| 67 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 0.03 | +0.13 pts |
| 68 | McCracken County Estimated | 0.03 | +0.08 pts |
| 69 | Graves County Estimated | 0.03 | -0.27 pts |
| 70 | Ballard County Estimated | 0 | +0.13 pts |
| 70 | Bath County Estimated | 0 | -0.08 pts |
| 70 | Bell County Estimated | 0 | +0.04 pts |
| 70 | Bracken County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Breathitt County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Caldwell County Estimated | 0 | +0.08 pts |
| 70 | Carlisle County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Carroll County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Carter County Estimated | 0 | -0.08 pts |
| 70 | Casey County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 70 | Clay County Estimated | 0 | -0.1 pts |
| 70 | Elliott County Estimated | 0 | +0.27 pts |
| 70 | Fulton County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Gallatin County Estimated | 0 | -0.23 pts |
| 70 | Grant County Estimated | 0 | +0.12 pts |
| 70 | Green County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Greenup County Estimated | 0 | -0.09 pts |
| 70 | Hancock County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Harrison County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Hickman County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Jackson County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Lawrence County Estimated | 0 | -0.32 pts |
| 70 | Leslie County Estimated | 0 | -0.2 pts |
| 70 | Letcher County Estimated | 0 | -0.05 pts |
| 70 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0 | +0.08 pts |
| 70 | Livingston County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Marshall County Estimated | 0 | -0.03 pts |
| 70 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | +0.09 pts |
| 70 | McLean County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Menifee County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Monroe County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Nicholas County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Owsley County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Robertson County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 70 | Rowan County Estimated | 0 | -0.2 pts |
| 70 | Wolfe County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 108 | Christian County Estimated | -0.01 | -0.1 pts |
| 109 | Pike County Estimated | -0.02 | -0.16 pts |
| 110 | Boyd County Estimated | -0.02 | +0.09 pts |
| 111 | Montgomery County Estimated | -0.04 | +0.25 pts |
| 112 | Allen County Estimated | -0.05 | -0 pts |
| 113 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.06 | -0.03 pts |
| 114 | Fleming County Estimated | -0.07 | -0.07 pts |
| 115 | Union County Estimated | -0.07 | -0.21 pts |
| 116 | Washington County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 117 | Mercer County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.13 pts |
| 118 | Lyon County Estimated | -0.12 | +0.37 pts |
| 119 | Trimble County Estimated | -0.12 | +0.12 pts |
| 120 | Todd County Estimated | -0.16 | +0.16 pts |
Other periods
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.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2021) [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 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, Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2021. 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2021.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2021,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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: Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June, 2021}},
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-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
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Questions
Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Fayette County, with 1.05 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Todd County, with -0.16 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.
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.