Fayette County, Kentucky
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,921 returns moved into Fayette County and 9,496 moved out, a net loss of 575 returns, or 4.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.
Within 150 miles
Farther away
ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns
On balance, Fayette loses the most returns to Madison County. The largest single source, Jessamine County, supplied 6% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 48% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.6% of Fayette’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.
The biggest two-way exchanges
Moves in both directions combined, largest first.
- Jessamine729544−185
- Madison661461−200
- Jefferson519461−58
- Scott542378−164
- Clark281201−80
- Woodford265188−77
- Franklin214194−20
- Bourbon153109−44
- Hamilton, OH147105−42
- Boyle89890
- Kenton9381−12
- Cook, IL8874−14
Beyond the main partners
In 2022–23, 80 counties sent 20 or more returns each (60% of arrivals from within the US) and 80 received 20 or more (67% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,895 miles away.
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 79 | 144 | 30 |
| Boone | 76 | 110 | 65 |
| Hardin | 71 | 90 | 85 |
| Pike | 71 | 116 | 118 |
| Mercer | 67 | 108 | 28 |
| Warren | 66 | 106 | 130 |
| Anderson | 65 | 91 | 29 |
| Garrard | 64 | 103 | 29 |
| Pulaski | 62 | 93 | 65 |
| Franklin, OH | 62 | 92 | 154 |
| Davidson, TN | 60 | 89 | 182 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 58 | 86 | 1,895 |
| Rowan | 52 | 77 | 57 |
| Laurel | 48 | 69 | 67 |
| Marion, IN | 47 | 67 | 150 |
| Daviess | 45 | 58 | 145 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 42 | 63 | 711 |
| Floyd | 40 | 69 | 100 |
| Oldham | 40 | 51 | 60 |
| Whitley | 38 | 58 | 90 |
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson, TN | 98 | 120 | 182 |
| Mercer | 85 | 141 | 28 |
| Boone | 79 | 126 | 65 |
| Garrard | 79 | 145 | 29 |
| Montgomery | 79 | 122 | 30 |
| Anderson | 78 | 122 | 29 |
| Franklin, OH | 66 | 102 | 154 |
| Warren | 60 | 89 | 130 |
| Pulaski | 59 | 99 | 65 |
| Maricopa, AZ | 58 | 100 | 1,600 |
| Harrison | 56 | 108 | 29 |
| Mecklenburg, NC | 55 | 73 | 279 |
| New York, NY | 54 | 66 | 591 |
| Fulton, GA | 53 | 77 | 294 |
| Marion, IN | 52 | 70 | 150 |
| Campbell | 48 | 53 | 63 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 47 | 72 | 1,895 |
| Harris, TX | 45 | 69 | 843 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 44 | 67 | 711 |
| Shelby | 44 | 79 | 44 |
Other states in the exchange
Arrivals from
Departures to
Four filing years
InOut
Fayette shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −10.0 in 2019–20, −9.6 in 2020–21, −9.0 in 2021–22.
Income reported by movers and stayers
- $58,700 Arriving
- $68,774 Leaving
- $99,076 Staying
Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.