Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Kentucky was 1.1. Robertson County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (45.04), followed by Garrard County (30.06), and Nicholas County (29.33). On the other hand, Union County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-24.23), followed by Lyon County (-16.71), and Muhlenberg County (-13.82).

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 2021
Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2021
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County Net Migration Rate
Adair 8.51
Allen 13.47
Anderson 8.8
Ballard 1.95
Barren 4.96
Bath 7.21
Bell -0.17
Boone 4.66
Bourbon 1.14
Boyd -4.13
Boyle -0.06
Bracken 7.48
Breathitt -5.58
Breckinridge 13.32
Bullitt 8.89
Butler 2.28
Caldwell 4.35
Calloway 12.4
Campbell -3.87
Carlisle -2.09
Carroll 2.95
Carter -2.49
Casey 6.15
Christian -2.71
Clark -2.08
Clay -1.33
Clinton 12.42
Crittenden -1.78
Cumberland 13.1
Daviess -2.51
Edmonson 12.14
Elliott 11.3
Estill 1.84
Fayette -8.98
Fleming 11.99
Floyd -6.02
Franklin 4.63
Fulton 8
Gallatin 12.96
Garrard 30.06
Grant 9.1
Graves 6.23
Grayson 7.5
Green 22
Greenup 0.7
Hancock 0.66
Hardin 7.36
Harlan -10.85
Harrison 16.24
Hart 11.35
Henderson -2.99
Henry 0.76
Hickman -10.27
Hopkins -1.04
Jackson 6.71
Jefferson -6.64
Jessamine 10.32
Johnson 2.35
Kenton -0.86
Knott -1.21
Knox -2.46
Larue 12.78
Laurel 0.65
Lawrence 2.52
Lee 23.2
Leslie -10.22
Letcher -1.73
Lewis -2.38
Lincoln 3.3
Livingston 23.64
Logan 10.85
Lyon -16.71
McCracken -1.17
McCreary 0.54
McLean 4.38
Madison 4.77
Magoffin -5.46
Marion 10.37
Marshall 10.23
Martin -3.57
Mason -7.1
Meade 5.52
Menifee 15.57
Mercer 14.28
Metcalfe 13.93
Monroe -1.24
Montgomery 6.14
Morgan -0.66
Muhlenberg -13.82
Nelson 8.29
Nicholas 29.33
Ohio 1.81
Oldham 7.21
Owen 6.11
Owsley -3
Pendleton -0.48
Perry -7.74
Pike -9.46
Powell 3.9
Pulaski 11.68
Robertson 45.04
Rockcastle 11.87
Rowan -4.75
Russell 17.25
Scott 10.64
Shelby 5.27
Simpson 6.4
Spencer 20.36
Taylor 9.31
Todd 0.81
Trigg 14.7
Trimble 14.46
Union -24.23
Warren 12.42
Washington 7.71
Wayne 5.63
Webster -8.04
Whitley 2.04
Wolfe -0.76
Woodford 8.48