Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2022

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2022, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Kentucky was 3.07. Lyon County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (78.36), followed by Morgan County (34.56), and Allen County (21.79). On the other hand, Christian County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-22.63), followed by Lee County (-15.07), and Leslie County (-12).

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 2022
Kentucky Net Migration Rate By County in 2022
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County Net Migration Rate
Adair 11.25
Allen 21.79
Anderson 9.64
Ballard 4.18
Barren 9.39
Bath 7.1
Bell 1.6
Boone 6.21
Bourbon -0.35
Boyd 12.44
Boyle 12.11
Bracken 4.5
Breathitt -4.16
Breckinridge 17.96
Bullitt 10.3
Butler 8.27
Caldwell -1.82
Calloway 9.77
Campbell 4.72
Carlisle 1.48
Carroll 4.76
Carter 4.02
Casey 3.33
Christian -22.63
Clark 6.23
Clay -6.69
Clinton -11.94
Crittenden 11.37
Cumberland 17.52
Daviess 2.22
Edmonson 11.49
Elliott -2.32
Estill 5.83
Fayette -2.37
Fleming 2.1
Floyd 0.26
Franklin 2.71
Fulton -10.42
Gallatin 2.4
Garrard 15.69
Grant 5.95
Graves -1.48
Grayson 5.56
Green 10.48
Greenup 0.65
Hancock -1.99
Hardin 0.01
Harlan -8.3
Harrison 10.4
Hart 7.73
Henderson -4.43
Henry 6.17
Hickman 9.26
Hopkins 0.02
Jackson 5.47
Jefferson -4.22
Jessamine 11.81
Johnson -4.78
Kenton 1.17
Knott -0.57
Knox -2.64
Larue 12.33
Laurel 8.45
Lawrence -3.89
Lee -15.07
Leslie -12
Letcher -6.18
Lewis 0.85
Lincoln 10.31
Livingston 7.69
Logan 3.02
Lyon 78.36
McCracken 3.14
McCreary 5.6
McLean 4.5
Madison 17.48
Magoffin -4.38
Marion 3.55
Marshall 5.44
Martin 1.08
Mason 2.07
Meade -0.83
Menifee 13.53
Mercer 6.29
Metcalfe 6.54
Monroe 11.85
Montgomery 7.85
Morgan 34.56
Muhlenberg 16.49
Nelson 6.2
Nicholas 9.54
Ohio -4.49
Oldham 16.98
Owen 4.87
Owsley 4.54
Pendleton 7.02
Perry -10.09
Pike -9.37
Powell 2.22
Pulaski 8.82
Robertson 4
Rockcastle 14.53
Rowan -6.01
Russell 6.16
Scott 10.77
Shelby 4.89
Simpson 13.21
Spencer 16.46
Taylor 12.63
Todd 7.53
Trigg 15.26
Trimble 4.68
Union -5.16
Warren 16.68
Washington 1.82
Wayne 11.03
Webster -5.08
Whitley 6.98
Wolfe -2.32
Woodford 1.22