Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2020

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase for Kentucky was 2,952, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Fayette County: 1,294
  2. Jefferson County: 1,152
  3. Christian County: 870

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

  1. Pike County: -296
  2. Marshall County: -182
  3. Floyd County: -174

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Kentucky county in 2020. 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 2020
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Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2020
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Adair -51
Allen -18
Anderson 27
Ballard -33
Barren -5
Bath 16
Bell -86
Boone 587
Bourbon -41
Boyd -171
Boyle -51
Bracken -3
Breathitt -40
Breckinridge 16
Bullitt 44
Butler -7
Caldwell -40
Calloway -106
Campbell 126
Carlisle -14
Carroll 6
Carter -102
Casey -31
Christian 870
Clark -1
Clay -41
Clinton -22
Crittenden -24
Cumberland -43
Daviess 165
Edmonson -49
Elliott -23
Estill -49
Fayette 1294
Fleming 16
Floyd -174
Franklin -32
Fulton -41
Gallatin 18
Garrard -14
Grant 102
Graves 9
Grayson -12
Green -43
Greenup -168
Hancock 2
Hardin 336
Harlan -143
Harrison -11
Hart 36
Henderson -75
Henry -29
Hickman -33
Hopkins -75
Jackson -15
Jefferson 1152
Jessamine 127
Johnson -98
Kenton 568
Knott -70
Knox -74
Larue -14
Laurel -24
Lawrence -9
Lee -45
Leslie -82
Letcher -114
Lewis -1
Lincoln 0
Livingston -52
Logan 59
Lyon -86
McCracken -128
McCreary -5
McLean -20
Madison 161
Magoffin -45
Marion 22
Marshall -182
Martin -49
Mason -11
Meade 1
Menifee -32
Mercer -59
Metcalfe -50
Monroe -26
Montgomery 26
Morgan -49
Muhlenberg -80
Nelson 98
Nicholas -28
Ohio -15
Oldham 117
Owen -17
Owsley -27
Pendleton 3
Perry -157
Pike -296
Powell -8
Pulaski -103
Robertson -2
Rockcastle -100
Rowan 30
Russell -37
Scott 265
Shelby 181
Simpson 13
Spencer 15
Taylor -45
Todd 39
Trigg -23
Trimble -17
Union -21
Warren 642
Washington 12
Wayne -40
Webster 27
Whitley 29
Wolfe -48
Woodford 0

Historical Natural Population Increase for Counties in Kentucky

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