Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 95,793 people living in Kentucky reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 8,277), and 82,563 people living in another state reported living in Kentucky a year earlier (± 6,320), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Kentucky interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/kentucky — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Kentucky recorded 13,230 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 10,414, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Ohio → Kentucky14,376 ± 3,608
- Tennessee → Kentucky14,181 ± 4,150
- Indiana → Kentucky7,756 ± 1,564
- Florida → Kentucky7,326 ± 1,925
- California → Kentucky6,856 ± 2,902
- Georgia → Kentucky5,106 ± 1,679
- North Carolina → Kentucky3,509 ± 2,868
- Illinois → Kentucky3,102 ± 1,145
- West Virginia → Kentucky2,915 ± 1,687
- Texas → Kentucky2,807 ± 1,153
Largest outbound destinations
- Kentucky → Ohio13,444 ± 3,027
- Kentucky → Indiana10,166 ± 2,125
- Kentucky → Florida9,372 ± 3,044
- Kentucky → Tennessee7,819 ± 1,873
- Kentucky → Virginia4,259 ± 1,694
- Kentucky → Texas3,912 ± 1,880
- Kentucky → North Carolina3,261 ± 1,229
- Kentucky → Georgia2,791 ± 1,535
- Kentucky → Michigan2,769 ± 1,297
- Kentucky → Alabama2,576 ± 890
Indexed corridors out of Kentucky (4)
- Kentucky → Ohio13,444 ± 3,027
- Kentucky → Indiana10,166 ± 2,125
- Kentucky → Florida9,372 ± 3,044
- Kentucky → Tennessee7,819 ± 1,873
Indexed corridors into Kentucky (6)
- Ohio → Kentucky14,376 ± 3,608
- Tennessee → Kentucky14,181 ± 4,150
- Indiana → Kentucky7,756 ± 1,564
- Florida → Kentucky7,326 ± 1,925
- California → Kentucky6,856 ± 2,902
- Georgia → Kentucky5,106 ± 1,679
Largest inbound origin: Ohio. Largest outbound destination: Ohio.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Kentucky rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 28th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 31st of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Kentucky gain or lose people to other states?
- Kentucky recorded 13,230 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 10,414, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Kentucky from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 95,793 ± 8,277 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Kentucky for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 82,563 ± 6,320 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.