Who's moving to Kentucky
Where households are arriving from and leaving for, county by county — built on official federal tax-filer data, not marketing estimates.
+2,207 net households from other states
Arrived from other states
47,228
households, 2022-2023
Left for other states
45,021
households, 2022-2023
Moved within Kentucky
65,692
households changed county, stayed in state
+2,207 net households — Arrivals from other states and departures to them are close in volume — arrivals edge ahead by 2,207 households.
Five years ago the flow ran the other way — Kentucky was losing households to other states.
Another 326 households arrived from abroad.
Net household change, five years
Every move in or out of Kentucky, including from abroad — so the latest bar can differ slightly from the state-to-state figure above.
Lexington · Fayette County: +35 net from other states, 18,417 moved in or out Covington · Kenton County: +287 net from other states, 11,727 moved in or out Florence · Boone County: +205 net from other states, 9,432 moved in or out Bowling Green · Warren County: +179 net from other states, 7,370 moved in or out Elizabethtown · Hardin County: -18 net from other states, 7,170 moved in or out Hopkinsville · Christian County: -323 net from other states, 6,858 moved in or out Fort Thomas · Campbell County: +144 net from other states, 6,550 moved in or out Richmond · Madison County: +188 net from other states, 5,695 moved in or out Mount Washington · Bullitt County: +82 net from other states, 5,091 moved in or out Georgetown · Scott County: +115 net from other states, 3,930 moved in or out La Grange · Oldham County: -130 net from other states, 3,810 moved in or out Owensboro · Daviess County: -24 net from other states, 3,507 moved in or out Nicholasville · Jessamine County: +117 net from other states, 3,473 moved in or out Paducah · McCracken County: +81 net from other states, 3,321 moved in or out Frankfort · Franklin County: -25 net from other states, 2,875 moved in or out London · Laurel County: +49 net from other states, 2,840 moved in or out Shelbyville · Shelby County: -23 net from other states, 2,708 moved in or out Somerset · Pulaski County: +226 net from other states, 2,449 moved in or out Brandenburg · Meade County: +13 net from other states, 2,306 moved in or out Meads · Boyd County: +74 net from other states, 2,221 moved in or out Bardstown · Nelson County: +2 net from other states, 2,144 moved in or out Murray · Calloway County: +8 net from other states, 2,133 moved in or out Glasgow · Barren County: +74 net from other states, 2,070 moved in or out Winchester · Clark County: +19 net from other states, 1,990 moved in or out Henderson · Henderson County: +48 net from other states, 1,777 moved in or out Danville · Boyle County: +25 net from other states, 1,728 moved in or out Corbin · Whitley County: +33 net from other states, 1,728 moved in or out Madisonville · Hopkins County: -34 net from other states, 1,709 moved in or out Flatwoods · Greenup County: +37 net from other states, 1,639 moved in or out Pikeville · Pike County: +3 net from other states, 1,643 moved in or out Versailles · Woodford County: +53 net from other states, 1,602 moved in or out Williamstown · Grant County: -5 net from other states, 1,567 moved in or out Benton · Marshall County: +31 net from other states, 1,553 moved in or out Mount Sterling · Montgomery County: +36 net from other states, 1,525 moved in or out Mayfield · Graves County: +20 net from other states, 1,414 moved in or out Barbourville · Knox County: +21 net from other states, 1,352 moved in or out Morehead · Rowan County: -23 net from other states, 1,349 moved in or out Lawrenceburg · Anderson County: +42 net from other states, 1,319 moved in or out Russellville · Logan County: +118 net from other states, 1,304 moved in or out Harrodsburg · Mercer County: +77 net from other states, 1,317 moved in or out Franklin · Simpson County: +149 net from other states, 1,311 moved in or out Campbellsville · Taylor County: +13 net from other states, 1,284 moved in or out Elk Creek · Spencer County: +17 net from other states, 1,201 moved in or out Stanford · Lincoln County: +42 net from other states, 1,190 moved in or out Prestonsburg · Floyd County: +14 net from other states, 1,145 moved in or out Paris · Bourbon County: +46 net from other states, 1,115 moved in or out Lancaster · Garrard County: +16 net from other states, 1,102 moved in or out Scottsville · Allen County: +111 net from other states, 1,020 moved in or out Leitchfield · Grayson County: +36 net from other states, 1,009 moved in or out Grayson · Carter County: +53 net from other states, 978 moved in or out Cynthiana · Harrison County: +31 net from other states, 951 moved in or out Hardinsburg · Breckinridge County: -29 net from other states, 926 moved in or out Eminence · Henry County: -7 net from other states, 917 moved in or out Horse Cave · Hart County: +36 net from other states, 869 moved in or out Morehead · Muhlenberg County: +37 net from other states, 868 moved in or out Oak Grove · Ohio County: +41 net from other states, 891 moved in or out Middlesboro · Bell County: -31 net from other states, 877 moved in or out Columbia · Adair County: +45 net from other states, 844 moved in or out Hodgenville · Larue County: -13 net from other states, 842 moved in or out Maysville · Mason County: +11 net from other states, 836 moved in or out Falmouth · Pendleton County: -14 net from other states, 824 moved in or out Paintsville · Johnson County: -32 net from other states, 774 moved in or out Hazard · Perry County: -7 net from other states, 788 moved in or out Lebanon · Marion County: +2 net from other states, 756 moved in or out Cadiz · Trigg County: +46 net from other states, 755 moved in or out Flemingsburg · Fleming County: +14 net from other states, 695 moved in or out Russell Springs · Russell County: +49 net from other states, 709 moved in or out Mount Vernon · Rockcastle County: +0 net from other states, 670 moved in or out Springfield · Washington County: +33 net from other states, 643 moved in or out Monticello · Wayne County: +22 net from other states, 621 moved in or out Providence · Webster County: +7 net from other states, 633 moved in or out Liberty · Casey County: +45 net from other states, 593 moved in or out Brownsville · Edmonson County: +33 net from other states, 603 moved in or out Louisa · Lawrence County: -11 net from other states, 592 moved in or out Owingsville · Bath County: +22 net from other states, 584 moved in or out Carrollton · Carroll County: -17 net from other states, 571 moved in or out Elkton · Todd County: +26 net from other states, 569 moved in or out Princeton · Caldwell County: +10 net from other states, 542 moved in or out Hindman · Knott County: -21 net from other states, 550 moved in or out Morgantown · Butler County: +6 net from other states, 499 moved in or out Irvine · Estill County: +54 net from other states, 499 moved in or out Warsaw · Gallatin County: -8 net from other states, 513 moved in or out Cumberland · Harlan County: +3 net from other states, 500 moved in or out Owenton · Owen County: -26 net from other states, 508 moved in or out Stanton · Powell County: -1 net from other states, 505 moved in or out Providence · Trimble County: -28 net from other states, 522 moved in or out Morganfield · Union County: -4 net from other states, 504 moved in or out Manchester · Clay County: -16 net from other states, 498 moved in or out Greensburg · Green County: +63 net from other states, 473 moved in or out Jenkins · Letcher County: -24 net from other states, 497 moved in or out Ledbetter · Livingston County: +0 net from other states, 447 moved in or out Eddyville · Lyon County: +36 net from other states, 457 moved in or out Lewisport · Hancock County: -21 net from other states, 431 moved in or out Annville · Jackson County: +56 net from other states, 442 moved in or out Vanceburg · Lewis County: +27 net from other states, 421 moved in or out Livermore · McLean County: +21 net from other states, 430 moved in or out Edmonton · Metcalfe County: +38 net from other states, 420 moved in or out West Liberty · Morgan County: +10 net from other states, 433 moved in or out La Center · Ballard County: +46 net from other states, 410 moved in or out Augusta · Bracken County: +16 net from other states, 382 moved in or out Jackson · Breathitt County: -29 net from other states, 388 moved in or out Marion · Crittenden County: -13 net from other states, 383 moved in or out Pine Knot · McCreary County: +54 net from other states, 382 moved in or out Frenchburg · Menifee County: +30 net from other states, 319 moved in or out Carlisle · Nicholas County: -20 net from other states, 332 moved in or out Tompkinsville · Monroe County: +0 net from other states, 315 moved in or out Albany · Clinton County: +1 net from other states, 280 moved in or out Fulton · Fulton County: -3 net from other states, 291 moved in or out Burkesville · Cumberland County: +57 net from other states, 261 moved in or out Inez · Martin County: +12 net from other states, 268 moved in or out Hyden · Leslie County: +0 net from other states, 217 moved in or out Campton · Wolfe County: +0 net from other states, 221 moved in or out Clinton · Hickman County: +0 net from other states, 207 moved in or out Salyersville · Magoffin County: +0 net from other states, 203 moved in or out Bardwell · Carlisle County: +0 net from other states, 191 moved in or out Beattyville · Lee County: +0 net from other states, 187 moved in or out Sandy Hook · Elliott County: +0 net from other states, 171 moved in or out Booneville · Owsley County: +0 net from other states, 107 moved in or out Mount Olivet · Robertson County: +0 net from other states, 103 moved in or out Louisville · Jefferson County: -792 net from other states, 32,451 moved in or out
Every county at a glance.
Where Kentucky is gaining from other states
Largest net state-to-state changes by county — same basis as the figures above, top eight only. Each city page adds the in-state picture.
#303 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#343 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#522 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#159 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#241 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#546 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
#566 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
Russellville Logan County
+118
#590 of 3,087 U.S. counties for total household growth
Where Kentucky is losing to other states
Largest net state-to-state changes by county — same basis as the figures above, top eight only. Each city page adds the in-state picture.
Paintsville Johnson County
-32
Jackson Breathitt County
-29
Hardinsburg Breckinridge County
-29
Which states Kentucky trades households with
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows ranked by total volume. The IRS publishes only each county's largest partner states, so smaller streams are left out and these totals run below the headline figures.
Households arriving in Kentucky from another state report
$60,571 in average annual income;
those leaving for another state report
$66,386 .
Departures out-earn arrivals — Kentucky is losing its higher earners.
Arriving from another state $60,571
Leaving for another state $66,386
City-level breakdowns
Every city page has its own migration section — who's arriving, from how far, and what kind of mover that calls for.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax
returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The headline figures and county lists count moves that
crossed a state line; the five-year chart counts every move, including from abroad. The data publishes annually
with about a two-year lag, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% of moves
unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets.
120 of Kentucky's counties have published data.