Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2015

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2015, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Kentucky was 0.6. Lyon County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (17.88), followed by Warren County (16.53), and Jessamine County (14.84). On the other hand, Meade County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-50.07), followed by Hardin County (-26.33), and Carlisle County (-22.84).

Net migration rate for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.

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Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2015
Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2015
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County Net Migration Rate
Adair -5.67
Allen 8.46
Anderson 0.69
Ballard 7.32
Barren 10.9
Bath 4.27
Bell -14.45
Boone 5
Bourbon 5.12
Boyd -6.9
Boyle -0.4
Bracken -7.81
Breathitt 0.6
Breckinridge 5.92
Bullitt 5.73
Butler -1.33
Caldwell -2.81
Calloway 6.25
Campbell -0.32
Carlisle -22.84
Carroll -6.53
Carter -4.15
Casey -2.09
Christian -17.52
Clark 0.53
Clay -7.27
Clinton 1.37
Crittenden 2.18
Cumberland 8.33
Daviess 7.79
Edmonson 2.08
Elliott 0.66
Estill -2.08
Fayette 7.91
Fleming 6.47
Floyd -11.14
Franklin 6.09
Fulton 0.8
Gallatin -3.02
Garrard 12.34
Grant -8.75
Graves -9.89
Grayson 1.11
Green -2.72
Greenup -5.47
Hancock -10.27
Hardin -26.33
Harlan -16.57
Harrison 1.4
Hart -6.39
Henderson -1.19
Henry 0.45
Hickman -8.38
Hopkins -0.82
Jackson 0.53
Jefferson 1.41
Jessamine 14.84
Johnson -4.74
Kenton 0.5
Knott -14.55
Knox -2.35
Larue 1.77
Laurel -2.17
Lawrence -0.13
Lee -2.56
Leslie -16
Letcher -12.41
Lewis -10.62
Lincoln -3.61
Livingston -2.26
Logan -1.87
Lyon 17.88
McCracken -4.63
McCreary 0.11
McLean 3.3
Madison 10.43
Magoffin -13.03
Marion 3.5
Marshall 4.96
Martin -16.93
Mason -1.29
Meade -50.07
Menifee 11.99
Mercer 3.28
Metcalfe -7.54
Monroe -4.04
Montgomery 5.6
Morgan -3.38
Muhlenberg 0.13
Nelson 1.71
Nicholas 2.69
Ohio 3.58
Oldham 7.2
Owen 10
Owsley -8.26
Pendleton 0.55
Perry -6.77
Pike -16.55
Powell -8.46
Pulaski 1.5
Robertson -15.25
Rockcastle 7.58
Rowan 13.86
Russell -5.02
Scott 12.3
Shelby 9.96
Simpson 6.28
Spencer 11.11
Taylor 8.06
Todd -4.74
Trigg 7.34
Trimble 1.72
Union -6.85
Warren 16.53
Washington 9.46
Wayne 0.49
Webster -2.51
Whitley 5.86
Wolfe 1.52
Woodford 9.8