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 2024, at 16.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. Magoffin County had the lowest, at -0.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 6.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County Estimated | 16.55 | +2.31 pts |
| 2 | Fayette County Estimated | 14.86 | +2.7 pts |
| 3 | Warren County Estimated | 11.73 | +1.94 pts |
| 4 | Jessamine County Estimated | 9.9 | +2.99 pts |
| 5 | Shelby County Estimated | 8.32 | +5 pts |
| 6 | Woodford County Estimated | 8.04 | +1.09 pts |
| 7 | Marion County Estimated | 7.08 | +5.46 pts |
| 8 | Webster County Estimated | 6.71 | +2.47 pts |
| 9 | Russell County Estimated | 6.4 | +1.63 pts |
| 10 | Kenton County Estimated | 6.39 | +0.67 pts |
| 11 | Daviess County Estimated | 5.85 | +1.59 pts |
| 12 | Morgan County Estimated | 5.73 | +0.97 pts |
| 13 | Wolfe County Estimated | 5.72 | -1.19 pts |
| 14 | Boone County Estimated | 5.62 | -1.25 pts |
| 15 | Todd County Estimated | 5.28 | +0.72 pts |
| 16 | Graves County Estimated | 4.88 | +1.62 pts |
| 17 | Nelson County Estimated | 4.79 | +1.33 pts |
| 18 | Butler County Estimated | 4.5 | +1.11 pts |
| 19 | Adair County Estimated | 4 | +1.6 pts |
| 20 | Barren County Estimated | 3.98 | +1.49 pts |
| 21 | Calloway County Estimated | 3.82 | +0.22 pts |
| 22 | Clinton County Estimated | 3.38 | +1.19 pts |
| 23 | Anderson County Estimated | 3.19 | +2.2 pts |
| 24 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 3.14 | -1.84 pts |
| 25 | Oldham County Estimated | 3.08 | +1.21 pts |
| 26 | McCracken County Estimated | 3.03 | +1.9 pts |
| 27 | Hopkins County Estimated | 2.98 | +0.15 pts |
| 28 | Simpson County Estimated | 2.9 | +1.61 pts |
| 29 | Campbell County Estimated | 2.88 | +1.42 pts |
| 30 | Madison County Estimated | 2.86 | +0.77 pts |
| 31 | Pulaski County Estimated | 2.73 | +1.38 pts |
| 32 | Henderson County Estimated | 2.62 | -0.37 pts |
| 33 | Christian County Estimated | 2.61 | +0.31 pts |
| 34 | Boyle County Estimated | 2.5 | +0.21 pts |
| 35 | Larue County Estimated | 2.36 | +2.03 pts |
| 36 | Carroll County Estimated | 2.35 | -0.75 pts |
| 37 | Hardin County Estimated | 2.34 | -0.68 pts |
| 38 | Bourbon County Estimated | 2.32 | -0.51 pts |
| 39 | Casey County Estimated | 2.25 | +1.87 pts |
| 40 | Franklin County Estimated | 2.21 | -1.32 pts |
| 41 | Scott County Estimated | 2.14 | -0.49 pts |
| 42 | Bullitt County Estimated | 2.07 | +0.31 pts |
| 43 | Taylor County Estimated | 2.06 | +0.51 pts |
| 44 | Ohio County Estimated | 2.06 | -2.47 pts |
| 45 | Gallatin County Estimated | 1.94 | +1.6 pts |
| 46 | Garrard County Estimated | 1.9 | -0.41 pts |
| 47 | Washington County Estimated | 1.87 | +1.05 pts |
| 48 | Henry County Estimated | 1.86 | +0.86 pts |
| 49 | Edmonson County Estimated | 1.83 | +1.83 pts |
| 50 | Whitley County Estimated | 1.7 | +0.56 pts |
| 51 | Mercer County Estimated | 1.54 | +0.33 pts |
| 52 | Ballard County Estimated | 1.45 | +0.13 pts |
| 53 | Clark County Estimated | 1.36 | +0.23 pts |
| 54 | Monroe County Estimated | 1.34 | +0.36 pts |
| 55 | Carlisle County Estimated | 1.26 | -1.7 pts |
| 56 | Estill County Estimated | 1.22 | +0.43 pts |
| 57 | Pike County Estimated | 1.04 | +0.13 pts |
| 58 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 1.01 | +0.75 pts |
| 59 | Allen County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.4 pts |
| 60 | Hickman County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.23 pts |
| 61 | Knott County Estimated | 0.88 | -0.13 pts |
| 62 | McLean County Estimated | 0.88 | +0.55 pts |
| 63 | Bracken County Estimated | 0.83 | -0.36 pts |
| 64 | Johnson County Estimated | 0.81 | +0.5 pts |
| 65 | Boyd County Estimated | 0.79 | +0.44 pts |
| 66 | Letcher County Estimated | 0.79 | +0.79 pts |
| 67 | Crittenden County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.22 pts |
| 68 | Wayne County Estimated | 0.77 | -0.86 pts |
| 69 | Spencer County Estimated | 0.73 | -0.16 pts |
| 70 | Mason County Estimated | 0.71 | -0.53 pts |
| 71 | Breathitt County Estimated | 0.7 | +0.09 pts |
| 72 | Greenup County Estimated | 0.68 | -0.17 pts |
| 73 | Owen County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.17 pts |
| 74 | Knox County Estimated | 0.51 | -0.2 pts |
| 75 | Carter County Estimated | 0.5 | +0.53 pts |
| 76 | Bath County Estimated | 0.39 | +0.39 pts |
| 77 | Meade County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.26 pts |
| 78 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.33 | +0.03 pts |
| 79 | Laurel County Estimated | 0.33 | -0.19 pts |
| 80 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.31 | +0.31 pts |
| 81 | Trigg County Estimated | 0.28 | +0.07 pts |
| 82 | Trimble County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.23 pts |
| 83 | Clay County Estimated | 0.15 | 0 pts |
| 84 | Pendleton County Estimated | 0.14 | -0.27 pts |
| 85 | Lyon County Estimated | 0.11 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Logan County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.93 pts |
| 87 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 0 | -0.19 pts |
| 87 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | -0.34 pts |
| 87 | Elliott County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Grant County Estimated | 0 | -0.27 pts |
| 87 | Green County Estimated | 0 | +0.09 pts |
| 87 | Hancock County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Hart County Estimated | 0 | +0.05 pts |
| 87 | Jackson County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Lee County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Leslie County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | McCreary County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Menifee County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Nicholas County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Owsley County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 87 | Robertson County Estimated | 0 | -2.63 pts |
| 87 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 104 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.03 | -0.26 pts |
| 105 | Marshall County Estimated | -0.03 | +0.06 pts |
| 106 | Harlan County Estimated | -0.04 | +0.08 pts |
| 107 | Rowan County Estimated | -0.04 | -1.19 pts |
| 108 | Harrison County Estimated | -0.05 | +0.05 pts |
| 109 | Lawrence County Estimated | -0.06 | -0 pts |
| 110 | Fleming County Estimated | -0.06 | 0 pts |
| 111 | Perry County Estimated | -0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 112 | Union County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 113 | Powell County Estimated | -0.08 | -0 pts |
| 114 | Lincoln County Estimated | -0.08 | +0.04 pts |
| 115 | Livingston County Estimated | -0.11 | -0.11 pts |
| 116 | Bell County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.04 pts |
| 117 | Lewis County Estimated | -0.15 | -0.08 pts |
| 118 | Fulton County Estimated | -0.32 | -0 pts |
| 119 | Caldwell County Estimated | -0.4 | -0.16 pts |
| 120 | Magoffin County Estimated | -0.45 | -0.09 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.Citation styles
APA 7
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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
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, 2024. 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=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 2024. 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=2024.
Harvard
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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_kentucky_by_2024,
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, 2024}},
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=2024. 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.},
}
RIS
TY - DATA
AU - U.S. Census Bureau
TI - 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, 2024
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/03/26
PB - U.S. Census Bureau
DB - Invokely
UR - https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
L2 - https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2024
Y2 - 2026/10/12
N1 - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/kentucky-counties?period=2024.
N1 - 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.
ER -
Use this data in your AI agent
Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
Rank Counties in Kentucky by net international migration rate, July to June using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"net_international_migration_rate_july_june","level":"province","within":"Kentucky","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=net_international_migration_rate_july_june&level=province&within=Kentucky&limit=10Questions
Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Jefferson County, with 16.55 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Magoffin County, with -0.45 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.
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.