Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 0.99. Among all Kentucky counties, Robertson County had the highest net migration rate (45.47), followed by Garrard County (30.23), and Nicholas County (29.33).

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 2021
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Robertson County 45.47
2 Garrard County 30.23
3 Nicholas County 29.33
4 Livingston County 23.64
5 Lee County 23.21
6 Green County 22.09
7 Spencer County 20.26
8 Russell County 17.09
9 Harrison County 16.29
10 Menifee County 14.94
11 Trigg County 14.84
12 Trimble County 14.34
13 Mercer County 14.33
14 Metcalfe County 13.93
15 Cumberland County 13.43
16 Allen County 13.28
17 Breckinridge County 12.94
18 Larue County 12.84
19 Scott County 12.73
20 Calloway County 12.32
20 Clinton County 12.32
21 Warren County 12.11
22 Gallatin County 11.93
23 Rockcastle County 11.92
24 Edmonson County 11.82
25 Fleming County 11.79
26 Elliott County 11.29
27 Pulaski County 11.13
28 Hart County 10.88
29 Logan County 10.81
30 Jessamine County 10.06
31 Marion County 9.61
31 Marshall County 9.61
32 Taylor County 9.12
33 Grant County 9.06
34 Bullitt County 8.78
35 Anderson County 8.67
36 Woodford County 8.59
37 Nelson County 8.35
38 Fulton County 8.31
39 Washington County 7.8
40 Grayson County 7.58
41 Bracken County 7.48
42 Oldham County 7.25
43 Hardin County 7.15
44 Bath County 7.06
45 Adair County 6.51
46 Simpson County 6.5
47 Owen County 6.02
48 Jackson County 5.94
49 Montgomery County 5.93
50 Graves County 5.79
51 Wayne County 5.73
52 Meade County 5.55
53 Shelby County 5.18
54 Casey County 4.84
55 Caldwell County 4.58
56 Franklin County 4.53
57 Madison County 4.51
58 Barren County 4.42
59 Boone County 4.22
60 McLean County 4.16
61 Powell County 3.97
62 Whitley County 3.16
63 Johnson County 2.26
64 Carroll County 2.12
65 Ballard County 1.82
66 Lawrence County 1.78
67 Butler County 1.71
68 Estill County 1.7
69 Ohio County 1.22
70 Bourbon County 1.14
71 Lincoln County 1.03
72 Henry County 0.76
73 Todd County 0.73
74 Greenup County 0.67
75 Hancock County 0.55
76 Laurel County 0.53
77 Morgan County -0.44
78 Boyle County -0.55
78 Pendleton County -0.55
79 McCreary County -0.59
80 Wolfe County -0.76
81 Knott County -1.06
82 Monroe County -1.24
83 Clay County -1.28
84 Kenton County -1.29
85 McCracken County -1.37
86 Letcher County -1.73
87 Bell County -1.76
88 Carlisle County -1.88
89 Hopkins County -1.9
90 Crittenden County -2.01
91 Carter County -2.45
92 Knox County -2.46
93 Clark County -2.57
93 Daviess County -2.57
94 Christian County -3.13
95 Henderson County -3.19
96 Lewis County -3.3
97 Martin County -3.57
98 Owsley County -4
99 Campbell County -4.04
100 Boyd County -4.21
101 Rowan County -4.91
102 Breathitt County -5.5
103 Magoffin County -5.72
104 Floyd County -6.27
105 Jefferson County -6.3
106 Perry County -7.85
107 Mason County -7.98
108 Webster County -8.11
109 Fayette County -9.3
109 Pike County -9.3
110 Leslie County -10.02
111 Hickman County -10.27
112 Harlan County -11.3
113 Muhlenberg County -13.72
114 Lyon County -16.71
115 Union County -24.31