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Fastest growing, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962+63.3%–

02Reidland, KYKY5,277+16.6%+125%

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+14.1%−133%

04Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+10.2%−88%

05Richmond, KYKY40,663+7.3%−74%

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+6.5%−73%

07Francisville, KYKY10,565+6.2%–

08Georgetown, KYKY40,883+5.5%−91%

09Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.0%−8%

10Walton, KYKY5,868+4.9%−76%

11Murray, KYKY18,964+4.5%+26%

12Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+4.3%−80%

13Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+4.1%−75%

14Burlington, KYKY18,008+4.0%−95%

15Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+3.8%−84%

16Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+3.6%−92%

17Hebron, KYKY6,407+3.4%–

18Union, KYKY7,937+3.0%−98%

19Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2.8%−93%

20Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+2.7%−70%

21Florence, KYKY34,018+2.7%−90%

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+2.5%−83%

23Independence, KYKY30,198+2.5%−94%

24Lebanon, KYKY6,699+2.5%+516%

25Somerset, KYKY12,695+2.4%−58%

26La Grange, KYKY10,669+2.4%−95%

27Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2.3%−97%

28Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.3%−14%

29Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+2.2%−96%

30Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+2.2%−97%

31Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.1%−96%

32Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.1%−152%

33Hillview, KYKY9,020+2.0%−86%

34Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+2.0%−94%

35Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.0%−154%

36Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1.8%−97%

37Franklin, KYKY10,759+1.8%−65%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1.7%−97%

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+1.7%−82%

40Berea, KYKY16,662+1.6%−80%

41Bellevue, KYKY5,847+1.6%−121%

42Versailles, KYKY10,734+1.4%−58%

43Dayton, KYKY5,974+1.4%−115%

44Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1.3%−69%

45Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1.2%−77%

46Wilmore, KYKY6,380+1.0%−98%

47Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+0.9%−96%

48Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.6%−105%

49Middletown, KYKY9,944+0.6%−96%

50Danville, KYKY17,736+0.5%−98%

51Elsmere, KYKY9,521+0.5%−97%

52Winchester, KYKY19,514+0.4%−93%

53Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+0.4%−100%

54Covington, KYKY41,847+0.4%+48%

55Lexington, KYKY329,751+0.4%–

56Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+0.3%−90%

57St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.2%−28%

58Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.2%−99%

59Owensboro, KYKY60,892+0.2%−80%

60Edgewood, KYKY8,503+0.1%−99%

61Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+0.1%−99%

62Shively, KYKY15,895+0.0%−101%

63Monticello, KYKY5,7210.0%−100%

64Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-0.1%−101%

65Paris, KYKY10,130-0.1%−102%

66Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.1%−101%

67London, KYKY7,637-0.1%−87%

68Frankfort, KYKY28,657-0.3%−105%

69Henderson, KYKY27,822-0.5%−108%

70Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.5%−92%

71Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-0.8%−69%

72Radcliff, KYKY22,576-0.8%−107%

73Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-0.9%−194%

74Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-1.1%−83%

75Paducah, KYKY26,730-1.1%−69%

76Newport, KYKY13,998-1.3%−87%

77Mayfield, KYKY9,851-1.5%−136%

78Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.5%−78%

79Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−106%

80Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.5%−149%

81Central City, KYKY5,793-1.9%−110%

82Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-3.0%−64%

83Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.3%−106%

84Pikeville, KYKY7,270-3.4%+642%

85Morehead, KYKY6,776-3.9%−87%

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-11.5%−52%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES