Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2018

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the natural population increase for Kentucky was 6,233, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase were:

  1. Jefferson: 1,733
  2. Fayette: 1,414
  3. Boone: 790

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

  1. Pike: -176
  2. Boyd: -136
  3. Greenup: -126

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase for each Kentucky county in 2018.

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

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Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
Kentucky Natural Population Increase By County in 2018
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County Natural Pop. Increase
Adair -47
Allen -19
Anderson 0
Ballard -37
Barren 17
Bath 32
Bell -64
Boone 790
Bourbon -30
Boyd -136
Boyle 7
Bracken 4
Breathitt -12
Breckinridge -38
Bullitt 130
Butler -13
Caldwell -26
Calloway -38
Campbell 247
Carlisle -3
Carroll 11
Carter -21
Casey 0
Christian 700
Clark 12
Clay -12
Clinton -39
Crittenden -23
Cumberland -28
Daviess 237
Edmonson -29
Elliott -9
Estill -70
Fayette 1414
Fleming 48
Floyd -121
Franklin 35
Fulton -42
Gallatin 1
Garrard 12
Grant 131
Graves 57
Grayson -73
Green -50
Greenup -126
Hancock 27
Hardin 553
Harlan -89
Harrison -12
Hart 43
Henderson 32
Henry -9
Hickman -26
Hopkins -61
Jackson -13
Jefferson 1733
Jessamine 153
Johnson -97
Kenton 710
Knott -52
Knox 21
Larue -19
Laurel 23
Lawrence -44
Lee -37
Leslie -72
Letcher -79
Lewis -27
Lincoln 59
Livingston -24
Logan 25
Lyon -51
McCracken -65
McCreary -34
McLean -8
Madison 103
Magoffin -46
Marion 4
Marshall -108
Martin -40
Mason -22
Meade -3
Menifee -44
Mercer -33
Metcalfe 7
Monroe 16
Montgomery 62
Morgan -21
Muhlenberg -35
Nelson 81
Nicholas -8
Ohio 20
Oldham 158
Owen -26
Owsley -13
Pendleton 14
Perry -77
Pike -176
Powell -28
Pulaski -47
Robertson -10
Rockcastle -23
Rowan 39
Russell -40
Scott 233
Shelby 183
Simpson -2
Spencer 55
Taylor 18
Todd 35
Trigg -10
Trimble -19
Union -53
Warren 671
Washington 20
Wayne -38
Webster 22
Whitley 46
Wolfe -14
Woodford 43