Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2016

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the natural population increase for Kentucky was 9,204, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Jefferson County: 1,938
  2. Fayette County: 1,792
  3. Christian County: 952

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase were:

  1. Pike County: -170
  2. Harlan County: -116
  3. Marshall County: -107

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Kentucky county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase for each county below.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minuse the number of deaths.

Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2016
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Adair 57
Allen 16
Anderson 62
Ballard -16
Barren 81
Bath 4
Bell -44
Boone 717
Bourbon 6
Boyd -27
Boyle -4
Bracken 0
Breathitt -54
Breckinridge 28
Bullitt 205
Butler -13
Caldwell 1
Calloway -14
Campbell 182
Carlisle -5
Carroll 20
Carter 66
Casey -9
Christian 952
Clark 26
Clay -52
Clinton -3
Crittenden -35
Cumberland -3
Daviess 357
Edmonson -18
Elliott 3
Estill -38
Fayette 1792
Fleming 20
Floyd -78
Franklin 32
Fulton -1
Gallatin 31
Garrard 46
Grant 103
Graves 53
Grayson -9
Green -36
Greenup -106
Hancock 52
Hardin 521
Harlan -116
Harrison 27
Hart 47
Henderson 40
Henry -3
Hickman -8
Hopkins -94
Jackson 5
Jefferson 1938
Jessamine 221
Johnson -41
Kenton 713
Knott -30
Knox -44
Larue -17
Laurel 129
Lawrence -8
Lee -9
Leslie -44
Letcher -44
Lewis -57
Lincoln 42
Livingston -43
Logan 68
Lyon -72
McCracken 27
McCreary 41
McLean -25
Madison 260
Magoffin 7
Marion 16
Marshall -107
Martin -33
Mason 25
Meade -1
Menifee -10
Mercer -15
Metcalfe -7
Monroe -35
Montgomery 52
Morgan -6
Muhlenberg -23
Nelson 138
Nicholas -11
Ohio 24
Oldham 178
Owen -31
Owsley -20
Pendleton 33
Perry -5
Pike -170
Powell 13
Pulaski -53
Robertson -2
Rockcastle -16
Rowan 13
Russell -58
Scott 341
Shelby 229
Simpson 43
Spencer 19
Taylor 50
Todd 42
Trigg -3
Trimble -36
Union -17
Warren 701
Washington 2
Wayne 22
Webster -11
Whitley 81
Wolfe -27
Woodford 101

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Kentucky

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase for each county in Kentucky.