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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%+9.2 pts

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

04Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+10.2%−77.7 pts

05Richmond, KYKY40,663+7.3%−21.0 pts

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

07Francisville, KYKY10,565+6.2%–

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

09Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.0%−0.4 pts

10Walton, KYKY5,868+4.9%−15.5 pts

11Murray, KYKY18,964+4.5%+0.9 pts

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

13Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+4.1%−12.1 pts

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

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

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

17Hebron, KYKY6,407+3.4%–

18Union, KYKY7,937+3.0%−186.0 pts

19Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2.8%−36.5 pts

20Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+2.7%−6.5 pts

21Florence, KYKY34,018+2.7%−23.8 pts

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

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

24Lebanon, KYKY6,699+2.5%+2.1 pts

25Somerset, KYKY12,695+2.4%−3.3 pts

26La Grange, KYKY10,669+2.4%−44.9 pts

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

28Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.3%−0.4 pts

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

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

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

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

33Hillview, KYKY9,020+2.0%−13.0 pts

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

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

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

37Franklin, KYKY10,759+1.8%−3.3 pts

38Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1.7%−50.8 pts

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

40Berea, KYKY16,662+1.6%−6.4 pts

41Bellevue, KYKY5,847+1.6%+9.0 pts

42Versailles, KYKY10,734+1.4%−1.9 pts

43Dayton, KYKY5,974+1.4%+10.6 pts

44Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1.3%−3.0 pts

45Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1.2%−4.2 pts

46Wilmore, KYKY6,380+1.0%−39.1 pts

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

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

49Middletown, KYKY9,944+0.6%−13.9 pts

50Danville, KYKY17,736+0.5%−24.1 pts

51Elsmere, KYKY9,521+0.5%−18.4 pts

52Winchester, KYKY19,514+0.4%−5.4 pts

53Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+0.4%−146.3 pts

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

55Lexington, KYKY329,751+0.4%–

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

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

58Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.2%−16.1 pts

59Owensboro, KYKY60,892+0.2%−0.8 pts

60Edgewood, KYKY8,503+0.1%−15.3 pts

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

62Shively, KYKY15,895+0.0%+2.5 pts

63Monticello, KYKY5,7210.0%−11.6 pts

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

65Paris, KYKY10,130-0.1%−5.3 pts

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

67London, KYKY7,637-0.1%+1.0 pts

68Frankfort, KYKY28,657-0.3%−7.2 pts

69Henderson, KYKY27,822-0.5%−6.0 pts

70Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.5%+5.4 pts

71Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-0.8%+1.7 pts

72Radcliff, KYKY22,576-0.8%−11.8 pts

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

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

75Paducah, KYKY26,730-1.1%+2.4 pts

76Newport, KYKY13,998-1.3%+8.4 pts

77Mayfield, KYKY9,851-1.5%−5.7 pts

78Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.5%+5.4 pts

79Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−27.0 pts

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

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

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

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

84Pikeville, KYKY7,270-3.4%−2.9 pts

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES