RANKING · 2024 ACS · 120 SHOWN OF 120

Most rooted, Kentucky counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 120 counties in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 120 is 89.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wolfe County, KY, up 89 places to #6.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲5Leslie County, KYKY9,62796.1%+2.9 pts

02▲1Bracken County, KYKY8,51195.7%+2.1 pts

03▲10Todd County, KYKY12,97295.1%+3.1 pts

04▲44Estill County, KYKY13,96295.0%+6.2 pts

05▲79Bourbon County, KYKY20,24394.9%+8.5 pts

06▲89Wolfe County, KYKY6,29894.4%+9.1 pts

07▲83Elliott County, KYKY7,26594.0%+8.4 pts

08Livingston County, KYKY8,86393.8%+0.8 pts

09▲60McLean County, KYKY9,06493.6%+6.3 pts

10▲1Crittenden County, KYKY8,80793.6%+1.3 pts

11▲68Trimble County, KYKY8,70193.6%+7.0 pts

12▲24Bullitt County, KYKY86,45493.6%+4.1 pts

13▲85Fleming County, KYKY15,78793.5%+8.3 pts

14Caldwell County, KYKY12,60993.4%+1.6 pts

15▲16Morgan County, KYKY14,41593.4%+3.6 pts

16▲12Grant County, KYKY26,18193.0%+3.0 pts

17▲64Casey County, KYKY16,20592.9%+6.4 pts

18▲2Nicholas County, KYKY7,94992.6%+1.9 pts

19▲16Breckinridge County, KYKY21,50392.5%+3.0 pts

20▲32Floyd County, KYKY34,40192.4%+3.9 pts

21▼12Clinton County, KYKY9,13992.1%−0.4 pts

22▲18Breathitt County, KYKY12,55892.0%+2.9 pts

23▼21Knox County, KYKY29,53292.0%−1.8 pts

24▼17Ballard County, KYKY7,59491.9%−1.2 pts

25▼20Jackson County, KYKY13,32591.9%−1.3 pts

26▲46Marion County, KYKY20,11591.9%+4.7 pts

27▼15Ohio County, KYKY23,93491.8%−0.4 pts

28▲27Cumberland County, KYKY5,99291.7%+3.2 pts

29▼7Spencer County, KYKY20,99891.6%+1.1 pts

30▲15Johnson County, KYKY22,05191.6%+2.8 pts

31▲22Knott County, KYKY13,32191.6%+3.1 pts

32▲77Carroll County, KYKY11,14191.5%+9.1 pts

33▼23Hickman County, KYKY4,37291.5%−0.9 pts

34▼17Carter County, KYKY26,14991.3%−0.1 pts

35▲21Martin County, KYKY10,69791.2%+2.8 pts

36▼35Lawrence County, KYKY15,76591.0%−4.3 pts

37▼16Allen County, KYKY22,53690.9%+0.4 pts

38▲8Garrard County, KYKY18,20790.9%+2.1 pts

39▲41Pendleton County, KYKY14,80090.8%+4.3 pts

40▼24Grayson County, KYKY27,40690.8%−0.7 pts

41▲64Green County, KYKY11,64490.7%+7.4 pts

42▼8McCracken County, KYKY67,55390.7%+1.0 pts

43▲21Gallatin County, KYKY8,84090.6%+3.1 pts

44▼7Butler County, KYKY12,52090.5%+1.1 pts

45▲31Shelby County, KYKY51,24390.5%+3.7 pts

46▼21Graves County, KYKY37,05090.5%+0.4 pts

47▲55Anderson County, KYKY25,22590.4%+6.0 pts

48▲44Owen County, KYKY11,60190.4%+4.9 pts

49▼16Greenup County, KYKY35,21390.4%+0.6 pts

50▲9Washington County, KYKY12,36890.3%+2.3 pts

51▲3Lincoln County, KYKY25,35390.3%+1.8 pts

52▲6Nelson County, KYKY49,03690.3%+2.1 pts

53▲46Bell County, KYKY22,82990.1%+5.2 pts

54▼24Harlan County, KYKY24,72590.0%+0.1 pts

55▼36Hancock County, KYKY9,05090.0%−0.9 pts

56▲6McCreary County, KYKY17,12490.0%+2.2 pts

57▼34Russell County, KYKY18,60890.0%−0.5 pts

58▼7Pike County, KYKY54,72190.0%+1.3 pts

59▲6Barren County, KYKY45,64189.9%+2.4 pts

60▼31Hart County, KYKY20,11789.9%0.0 pts

61▲26Edmonson County, KYKY12,74989.9%+3.8 pts

62▼5Pulaski County, KYKY67,38489.8%+1.4 pts

63▲43Taylor County, KYKY26,76389.5%+6.4 pts

64▼3Henry County, KYKY16,44789.5%+1.6 pts

65▲17Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14889.5%+3.0 pts

66▼39Marshall County, KYKY31,65989.4%−0.6 pts

67▲1Henderson County, KYKY44,25589.4%+2.1 pts

68▲26Mercer County, KYKY23,73389.2%+3.8 pts

69▲8Whitley County, KYKY37,29789.1%+2.3 pts

70▲5Woodford County, KYKY27,88389.0%+2.2 pts

71▼67Wayne County, KYKY19,59789.0%−4.2 pts

72▼40Laurel County, KYKY63,74689.0%−0.7 pts

73▼6Perry County, KYKY26,55589.0%+1.6 pts

74▲40Trigg County, KYKY14,51289.0%+8.2 pts

75▼33Lewis County, KYKY12,90188.9%−0.1 pts

76▲37Clark County, KYKY37,88888.9%+6.9 pts

77▼38Letcher County, KYKY19,95288.9%−0.5 pts

78▼37Menifee County, KYKY6,43088.8%−0.3 pts

79▼32Lyon County, KYKY9,12388.7%−0.1 pts

80▲16Kenton County, KYKY175,77988.7%+3.5 pts

81▼15Muhlenberg County, KYKY30,63488.7%+1.3 pts

82▲4Mason County, KYKY16,93688.6%+2.5 pts

83▲14Daviess County, KYKY104,89888.6%+3.4 pts

84▲16Jessamine County, KYKY57,14788.5%+3.6 pts

85▼22Oldham County, KYKY70,98688.4%+0.8 pts

86▼8Montgomery County, KYKY28,82288.3%+1.6 pts

87▲23Powell County, KYKY12,81288.2%+5.8 pts

88▼3Harrison County, KYKY19,62788.2%+1.9 pts

89▼46Bath County, KYKY13,17688.0%−0.9 pts

90▼17Monroe County, KYKY11,19187.7%+0.7 pts

91▲13Meade County, KYKY30,69987.6%+4.1 pts

92▼3Boone County, KYKY145,31687.6%+1.6 pts

93▲23Boyle County, KYKY31,63287.4%+6.9 pts

94▼1Union County, KYKY12,83987.3%+1.9 pts

95▼71Owsley County, KYKY3,93287.1%−3.3 pts

96▼22Hopkins County, KYKY45,12787.0%+0.1 pts

97▼48Simpson County, KYKY20,78886.9%−1.9 pts

98▼27Logan County, KYKY28,66986.8%−0.4 pts

99▼73Magoffin County, KYKY11,11086.8%−3.2 pts

100▼50Clay County, KYKY19,46586.5%−2.2 pts

101Jefferson County, KYKY795,22286.4%+1.7 pts

102▲9Franklin County, KYKY52,64986.4%+4.2 pts

103▼33Webster County, KYKY12,92986.4%−1.0 pts

104▲4Rowan County, KYKY24,47686.3%+3.6 pts

105▼22Campbell County, KYKY95,44186.1%−0.3 pts

106▼68Larue County, KYKY15,18486.1%−3.3 pts

107▼16Fulton County, KYKY6,21886.0%+0.4 pts

108▼20Boyd County, KYKY47,75185.9%−0.2 pts

109▼65Adair County, KYKY19,42385.4%−3.5 pts

110▼92Metcalfe County, KYKY10,58384.8%−6.3 pts

111▼8Scott County, KYKY62,26284.6%+0.9 pts

112▼5Hardin County, KYKY113,48284.6%+1.9 pts

113▲2Madison County, KYKY101,69684.2%+3.5 pts

114▼54Lee County, KYKY7,29784.0%−4.0 pts

115▼100Carlisle County, KYKY4,74783.0%−8.6 pts

116▲2Christian County, KYKY70,11582.4%+4.5 pts

117▼5Calloway County, KYKY39,42182.3%+0.2 pts

118▲2Fayette County, KYKY329,75179.8%+2.7 pts

119Warren County, KYKY149,37579.6%+2.0 pts

120▼3Robertson County, KYKY2,32578.7%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES