Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 0.6. Among all Kentucky counties, Lyon County had the highest net migration rate (17.88), followed by Warren County (16.53), and Jessamine County (14.84).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2015
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Lyon County 17.88
2 Warren County 16.53
3 Jessamine County 14.84
4 Rowan County 13.86
5 Garrard County 12.34
6 Scott County 12.3
7 Menifee County 11.99
8 Spencer County 11.11
9 Barren County 10.9
10 Madison County 10.43
11 Owen County 10
12 Shelby County 9.96
13 Woodford County 9.8
14 Washington County 9.46
15 Allen County 8.46
16 Cumberland County 8.33
17 Taylor County 8.06
18 Fayette County 7.91
19 Daviess County 7.79
20 Rockcastle County 7.58
21 Trigg County 7.34
22 Ballard County 7.32
23 Oldham County 7.2
24 Fleming County 6.47
25 Simpson County 6.28
26 Calloway County 6.25
27 Franklin County 6.09
28 Breckinridge County 5.92
29 Whitley County 5.86
30 Bullitt County 5.73
31 Montgomery County 5.6
32 Bourbon County 5.12
33 Boone County 5
34 Marshall County 4.96
35 Bath County 4.27
36 Ohio County 3.58
37 Marion County 3.5
38 McLean County 3.3
39 Mercer County 3.28
40 Nicholas County 2.69
41 Crittenden County 2.18
42 Edmonson County 2.08
43 Larue County 1.77
44 Trimble County 1.72
45 Nelson County 1.71
46 Wolfe County 1.52
47 Pulaski County 1.5
48 Jefferson County 1.41
49 Harrison County 1.4
50 Clinton County 1.37
51 Grayson County 1.11
52 Fulton County 0.8
53 Anderson County 0.69
54 Elliott County 0.66
55 Breathitt County 0.6
56 Pendleton County 0.55
57 Clark County 0.53
57 Jackson County 0.53
58 Kenton County 0.5
59 Wayne County 0.49
60 Henry County 0.45
61 Muhlenberg County 0.13
62 McCreary County 0.11
63 Lawrence County -0.13
64 Campbell County -0.32
65 Boyle County -0.4
66 Hopkins County -0.82
67 Henderson County -1.19
68 Mason County -1.29
69 Butler County -1.33
70 Logan County -1.87
71 Estill County -2.08
72 Casey County -2.09
73 Laurel County -2.17
74 Livingston County -2.26
75 Knox County -2.35
76 Webster County -2.51
77 Lee County -2.56
78 Green County -2.72
79 Caldwell County -2.81
80 Gallatin County -3.02
81 Morgan County -3.38
82 Lincoln County -3.61
83 Monroe County -4.04
84 Carter County -4.15
85 McCracken County -4.63
86 Johnson County -4.74
86 Todd County -4.74
87 Russell County -5.02
88 Greenup County -5.47
89 Adair County -5.67
90 Hart County -6.39
91 Carroll County -6.53
92 Perry County -6.77
93 Union County -6.85
94 Boyd County -6.9
95 Clay County -7.27
96 Metcalfe County -7.54
97 Bracken County -7.81
98 Owsley County -8.26
99 Hickman County -8.38
100 Powell County -8.46
101 Grant County -8.75
102 Graves County -9.89
103 Hancock County -10.27
104 Lewis County -10.62
105 Floyd County -11.14
106 Letcher County -12.41
107 Magoffin County -13.03
108 Bell County -14.45
109 Knott County -14.55
110 Robertson County -15.25
111 Leslie County -16
112 Pike County -16.55
113 Harlan County -16.57
114 Martin County -16.93
115 Christian County -17.52
116 Carlisle County -22.84
117 Hardin County -26.33
118 Meade County -50.07