Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June
Jefferson County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 120 counties in 2022, at 8.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. Caldwell County had the lowest, at -0.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.35 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 2.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Estimated | 8.09 | +7.07 pts |
| 2 | Fayette County Estimated | 5.97 | +4.92 pts |
| 3 | Warren County Estimated | 5.58 | +4.64 pts |
| 4 | Boone County Estimated | 4.42 | +3.77 pts |
| 5 | Ohio County Estimated | 4.1 | +4.02 pts |
| 6 | Shelby County Estimated | 3.53 | +2.89 pts |
| 7 | Butler County Estimated | 3.24 | +2.83 pts |
| 8 | Webster County Estimated | 3.13 | +2.97 pts |
| 9 | Franklin County Estimated | 2.66 | +2.18 pts |
| 10 | Woodford County Estimated | 2.51 | +2.43 pts |
| 11 | Kenton County Estimated | 2.33 | +1.97 pts |
| 12 | Jessamine County Estimated | 2.15 | +1.89 pts |
| 13 | Calloway County Estimated | 2 | +1.71 pts |
| 14 | Morgan County Estimated | 1.87 | +1.72 pts |
| 15 | Bullitt County Estimated | 1.86 | +1.7 pts |
| 16 | Daviess County Estimated | 1.82 | +1.55 pts |
| 17 | Washington County Estimated | 1.74 | +1.82 pts |
| 18 | Todd County Estimated | 1.7 | +1.86 pts |
| 19 | Lyon County Estimated | 1.6 | +1.71 pts |
| 20 | Hardin County Estimated | 1.57 | +1.35 pts |
| 21 | Hopkins County Estimated | 1.53 | +1.38 pts |
| 22 | Graves County Estimated | 1.47 | +1.45 pts |
| 23 | Rowan County Estimated | 1.47 | +1.47 pts |
| 24 | Russell County Estimated | 1.43 | +1.04 pts |
| 25 | Garrard County Estimated | 1.37 | +0.73 pts |
| 26 | Scott County Estimated | 1.36 | +1.25 pts |
| 27 | Oldham County Estimated | 1.31 | +1.17 pts |
| 28 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 1.25 | +1.25 pts |
| 29 | Boyle County Estimated | 1.11 | +0.81 pts |
| 30 | Clinton County Estimated | 1.09 | +0.76 pts |
| 31 | Nelson County Estimated | 1.08 | +0.93 pts |
| 32 | Adair County Estimated | 1.05 | +0.84 pts |
| 33 | Bourbon County Estimated | 1.04 | +0.84 pts |
| 34 | Henderson County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.93 pts |
| 35 | Marion County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.81 pts |
| 36 | Robertson County Estimated | 0.89 | +0.89 pts |
| 37 | Madison County Estimated | 0.88 | +0.74 pts |
| 38 | Campbell County Estimated | 0.84 | +0.63 pts |
| 39 | Wayne County Estimated | 0.82 | +0.76 pts |
| 40 | Meade County Estimated | 0.76 | +0.66 pts |
| 41 | Christian County Estimated | 0.76 | +0.77 pts |
| 42 | Logan County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.5 pts |
| 43 | Taylor County Estimated | 0.72 | +0.38 pts |
| 44 | Trimble County Estimated | 0.7 | +0.82 pts |
| 45 | Barren County Estimated | 0.69 | +0.51 pts |
| 46 | Estill County Estimated | 0.64 | +0.43 pts |
| 47 | Carroll County Estimated | 0.64 | +0.64 pts |
| 48 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.52 pts |
| 49 | Bracken County Estimated | 0.59 | +0.59 pts |
| 50 | Anderson County Estimated | 0.58 | +0.54 pts |
| 51 | Clark County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.38 pts |
| 52 | Spencer County Estimated | 0.55 | +0.45 pts |
| 53 | Mason County Estimated | 0.53 | +0.24 pts |
| 54 | Whitley County Estimated | 0.49 | +0.3 pts |
| 55 | Gallatin County Estimated | 0.46 | +0.46 pts |
| 56 | Crittenden County Estimated | 0.45 | +0.34 pts |
| 57 | Henry County Estimated | 0.38 | +0.32 pts |
| 58 | Lawrence County Estimated | 0.37 | +0.37 pts |
| 59 | Knox County Estimated | 0.37 | +0.3 pts |
| 60 | Knott County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.29 pts |
| 61 | McCracken County Estimated | 0.34 | +0.31 pts |
| 62 | Laurel County Estimated | 0.32 | +0.25 pts |
| 63 | McCreary County Estimated | 0.3 | +0.24 pts |
| 64 | Clay County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.25 pts |
| 65 | Pike County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.25 pts |
| 66 | Hickman County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.23 pts |
| 67 | Johnson County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.18 pts |
| 68 | Perry County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.04 pts |
| 69 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.25 pts |
| 70 | Carlisle County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.21 pts |
| 71 | Larue County Estimated | 0.2 | +0.13 pts |
| 72 | Grant County Estimated | 0.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 73 | Owen County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.09 pts |
| 74 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0.17 | -0 pts |
| 75 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 0.16 | +0.13 pts |
| 76 | Wolfe County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.15 pts |
| 77 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.11 pts |
| 78 | Floyd County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.2 pts |
| 79 | Pendleton County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.07 pts |
| 80 | Casey County Estimated | 0.13 | +0.13 pts |
| 81 | Boyd County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.13 pts |
| 82 | Simpson County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.05 pts |
| 83 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.05 pts |
| 84 | Mercer County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.18 pts |
| 85 | Union County Estimated | 0.08 | +0.15 pts |
| 86 | Breathitt County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 87 | Bath County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Carter County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Edmonson County Estimated | 0 | -0.08 pts |
| 87 | Elliott County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Green County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Hancock County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Harlan County Estimated | 0 | -0.04 pts |
| 87 | Harrison County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Hart County Estimated | 0 | -0.05 pts |
| 87 | Lee County Estimated | 0 | -0.27 pts |
| 87 | Leslie County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Letcher County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Lewis County Estimated | 0 | -0.08 pts |
| 87 | Livingston County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Nicholas County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Owsley County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Trigg County Estimated | 0 | -0.07 pts |
| 105 | Lincoln County Estimated | -0.04 | -0.04 pts |
| 106 | Greenup County Estimated | -0.06 | -0.06 pts |
| 107 | Marshall County Estimated | -0.06 | -0.06 pts |
| 108 | Powell County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.15 pts |
| 109 | Jackson County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 110 | Bell County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 111 | Magoffin County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.26 pts |
| 112 | Monroe County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.09 pts |
| 113 | Martin County Estimated | -0.09 | -0.09 pts |
| 114 | McLean County Estimated | -0.11 | -0.11 pts |
| 115 | Ballard County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.13 pts |
| 116 | Fleming County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.07 pts |
| 117 | Fulton County Estimated | -0.16 | -0.16 pts |
| 118 | Menifee County Estimated | -0.16 | -0.16 pts |
| 119 | Allen County Estimated | -0.24 | -0.19 pts |
| 120 | Caldwell County Estimated | -0.55 | -0.55 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.
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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2022,
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, 2022}},
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=2022. 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?
Jefferson County, with 8.09 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Caldwell County, with -0.55 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.
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.