RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

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. The median across all 86 is +1.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Louisville, KY, up 85 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲85Louisville, KYKY641,962+63.3%–

02▲58Reidland, KYKY5,277+16.6%+9.2 pts

03▲82Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+14.1%+56.5 pts

04▲51Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+10.2%−77.7 pts

05▲22Richmond, KYKY40,663+7.3%−21.0 pts

06▲72Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+6.5%−17.2 pts

07▲4Francisville, KYKY10,565+6.2%–

08Georgetown, KYKY40,883+5.5%−52.9 pts

09▲27Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.0%−0.4 pts

10▼7Walton, KYKY5,868+4.9%−15.5 pts

11▲63Murray, KYKY18,964+4.5%+0.9 pts

12▲1Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+4.3%−17.0 pts

13▼9Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+4.1%−12.1 pts

14▲17Burlington, KYKY18,008+4.0%−73.6 pts

15▲13Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+3.8%−20.3 pts

16▲10Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+3.6%−41.1 pts

17▲33Hebron, KYKY6,407+3.4%–

18▼13Union, KYKY7,937+3.0%−186.0 pts

19▼13Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2.8%−36.5 pts

20▲12Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+2.7%−6.5 pts

21▲19Florence, KYKY34,018+2.7%−23.8 pts

22▲15Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+2.5%−12.1 pts

23▼3Independence, KYKY30,198+2.5%−41.0 pts

24▼2Lebanon, KYKY6,699+2.5%+2.1 pts

25▲16Somerset, KYKY12,695+2.4%−3.3 pts

26▼14La Grange, KYKY10,669+2.4%−44.9 pts

27▼18Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2.3%−71.1 pts

28▲45Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.3%−0.4 pts

29▼15Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+2.2%−59.4 pts

30▼29Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+2.2%−60.2 pts

31▼16Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.1%−50.4 pts

32▲22Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.1%+6.2 pts

33▲14Hillview, KYKY9,020+2.0%−13.0 pts

34▲14Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+2.0%−30.1 pts

35▲33Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.0%+5.7 pts

36▼11Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1.8%−50.7 pts

37▼21Franklin, KYKY10,759+1.8%−3.3 pts

38▼19Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1.7%−50.8 pts

39▼29Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+1.7%−7.9 pts

40▼19Berea, KYKY16,662+1.6%−6.4 pts

41▲40Bellevue, KYKY5,847+1.6%+9.0 pts

42▼25Versailles, KYKY10,734+1.4%−1.9 pts

43▲1Dayton, KYKY5,974+1.4%+10.6 pts

44▼11Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1.3%−3.0 pts

45▼7Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1.2%−4.2 pts

46▼44Wilmore, KYKY6,380+1.0%−39.1 pts

47▲6Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+0.9%−24.1 pts

48▲9Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.6%+14.2 pts

49▼42Middletown, KYKY9,944+0.6%−13.9 pts

50▼8Danville, KYKY17,736+0.5%−24.1 pts

51▼16Elsmere, KYKY9,521+0.5%−18.4 pts

52Winchester, KYKY19,514+0.4%−5.4 pts

53▼7Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+0.4%−146.3 pts

54▲5Covington, KYKY41,847+0.4%+0.1 pts

55▼25Lexington, KYKY329,751+0.4%–

56▲10Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+0.3%−2.8 pts

57▲4St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.2%−0.1 pts

58▲4Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.2%−16.1 pts

59▼10Owensboro, KYKY60,892+0.2%−0.8 pts

60▲12Edgewood, KYKY8,503+0.1%−15.3 pts

61▼16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+0.1%−8.6 pts

62▼6Shively, KYKY15,895+0.0%+2.5 pts

63▲19Monticello, KYKY5,7210.0%−11.6 pts

64▼35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-0.1%−9.7 pts

65▼47Paris, KYKY10,130-0.1%−5.3 pts

66▼2Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.1%−19.3 pts

67▲12London, KYKY7,637-0.1%+1.0 pts

68▼44Frankfort, KYKY28,657-0.3%−7.2 pts

69▲7Henderson, KYKY27,822-0.5%−6.0 pts

70▼3Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.5%+5.4 pts

71▼1Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-0.8%+1.7 pts

72▼29Radcliff, KYKY22,576-0.8%−11.8 pts

73▼4Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-0.9%−1.8 pts

74▼16Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-1.1%+5.3 pts

75▼41Paducah, KYKY26,730-1.1%+2.4 pts

76▲7Newport, KYKY13,998-1.3%+8.4 pts

77▼14Mayfield, KYKY9,851-1.5%−5.7 pts

78▼13Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.5%+5.4 pts

79▼8Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−27.0 pts

80▼41Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.5%−4.7 pts

81▼6Central City, KYKY5,793-1.9%−20.3 pts

82▲2Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-3.0%+5.3 pts

83▼6Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.3%−58.5 pts

84▼61Pikeville, KYKY7,270-3.4%−2.9 pts

85▼34Morehead, KYKY6,776-3.9%+25.3 pts

86▼6Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-11.5%+12.5 pts

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