Kentucky Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2018
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase rate for Kentucky was 1.4, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Christian County: 9.84
- Boone County: 6.01
- Grant County: 5.23
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- Leslie County: -7.04
- Fulton County: -6.88
- Menifee County: -6.83
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Kentucky county in 2018. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Adair | -2.44 |
| Allen | -0.9 |
| Anderson | 0 |
| Ballard | -4.64 |
| Barren | 0.39 |
| Bath | 2.58 |
| Bell | -2.4 |
| Boone | 6.01 |
| Bourbon | -1.49 |
| Boyd | -2.85 |
| Boyle | 0.23 |
| Bracken | 0.48 |
| Breathitt | -0.93 |
| Breckinridge | -1.88 |
| Bullitt | 1.61 |
| Butler | -1.02 |
| Caldwell | -2.05 |
| Calloway | -0.98 |
| Campbell | 2.64 |
| Carlisle | -0.63 |
| Carroll | 1.03 |
| Carter | -0.77 |
| Casey | 0 |
| Christian | 9.84 |
| Clark | 0.33 |
| Clay | -0.59 |
| Clinton | -3.83 |
| Crittenden | -2.57 |
| Cumberland | -4.18 |
| Daviess | 2.35 |
| Edmonson | -2.37 |
| Elliott | -1.2 |
| Estill | -4.94 |
| Fayette | 4.39 |
| Fleming | 3.32 |
| Floyd | -3.35 |
| Franklin | 0.69 |
| Fulton | -6.88 |
| Gallatin | 0.12 |
| Garrard | 0.69 |
| Grant | 5.23 |
| Graves | 1.53 |
| Grayson | -2.78 |
| Green | -4.53 |
| Greenup | -3.55 |
| Hancock | 3.08 |
| Hardin | 5.06 |
| Harlan | -3.36 |
| Harrison | -0.64 |
| Hart | 2.29 |
| Henderson | 0.7 |
| Henry | -0.56 |
| Hickman | -5.81 |
| Hopkins | -1.35 |
| Jackson | -0.97 |
| Jefferson | 2.25 |
| Jessamine | 2.86 |
| Johnson | -4.31 |
| Kenton | 4.27 |
| Knott | -3.43 |
| Knox | 0.67 |
| Larue | -1.33 |
| Laurel | 0.38 |
| Lawrence | -2.81 |
| Lee | -5.32 |
| Leslie | -7.04 |
| Letcher | -3.58 |
| Lewis | -2.03 |
| Lincoln | 2.4 |
| Livingston | -2.6 |
| Logan | 0.93 |
| Lyon | -6.18 |
| McCracken | -0.99 |
| McCreary | -1.96 |
| McLean | -0.87 |
| Madison | 1.12 |
| Magoffin | -3.7 |
| Marion | 0.21 |
| Marshall | -3.45 |
| Martin | -3.5 |
| Mason | -1.28 |
| Meade | -0.11 |
| Menifee | -6.83 |
| Mercer | -1.53 |
| Metcalfe | 0.69 |
| Monroe | 1.5 |
| Montgomery | 2.21 |
| Morgan | -1.58 |
| Muhlenberg | -1.13 |
| Nelson | 1.77 |
| Nicholas | -1.11 |
| Ohio | 0.83 |
| Oldham | 2.37 |
| Owen | -2.4 |
| Owsley | -2.93 |
| Pendleton | 0.96 |
| Perry | -2.91 |
| Pike | -2.99 |
| Powell | -2.27 |
| Pulaski | -0.73 |
| Robertson | -4.68 |
| Rockcastle | -1.37 |
| Rowan | 1.59 |
| Russell | -2.25 |
| Scott | 4.21 |
| Shelby | 3.84 |
| Simpson | -0.11 |
| Spencer | 2.93 |
| Taylor | 0.71 |
| Todd | 2.85 |
| Trigg | -0.69 |
| Trimble | -2.23 |
| Union | -3.63 |
| Warren | 5.16 |
| Washington | 1.68 |
| Wayne | -1.85 |
| Webster | 1.69 |
| Whitley | 1.27 |
| Wolfe | -1.93 |
| Woodford | 1.63 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Kentucky
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Kentucky.