Migration to and from Ballard County, Kentucky
Where Ballard County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
335
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
496
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-161
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| McCracken County | Kentucky | 116 |
| Madison County | Illinois | 100 |
| Mississippi County | Missouri | 47 |
| Carlisle County | Kentucky | 29 |
| Anderson County | Kentucky | 12 |
| Graves County | Kentucky | 10 |
| Bullitt County | Kentucky | 6 |
| Africa | 3 | |
| Barren County | Kentucky | 3 |
| Marshall County | Kentucky | 3 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| McCracken County | Kentucky | 128 |
| Barren County | Kentucky | 122 |
| Muhlenberg County | Kentucky | 113 |
| Marshall County | Kentucky | 54 |
| McCreary County | Kentucky | 40 |
| Harlan County | Kentucky | 14 |
| Graves County | Kentucky | 8 |
| Hopkins County | Kentucky | 7 |
| Oldham County | Kentucky | 6 |
| Webster County | Kentucky | 4 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 21007.