Kentucky Natural Population Increase Vs Net Migration

According to recent data from the US Census Bureau, in 2020, the natural population increase for Kentucky (2,952) was 55.2% higher than the net migration for Kentucky (1,902). You can see the natural population increase vs the net migration for other states here.

The chart and table below shows the natural population increase, the net migration, the net domestic migration, and the net international migration for Kentucky from 2011 to 2020.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minus the number of deaths in a year.

Net Migration for a state refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the state and those leaving the state in a year.