RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Fastest growing, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDLargest by population Fastest shrinking Most population gained Most population lost Most densely populated Most sparsely populated

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS –

01Union, KYKY7,937+189.0%–

02Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+146.6%–

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+87.8%–

04Burlington, KYKY18,008+77.6%–

05Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+73.4%–

06Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+62.4%–

07Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+61.7%–

08Georgetown, KYKY40,883+58.4%–

09Highland Heights, KYKY6,341+55.2%–

10Alexandria, KYKY10,994+52.5%–

11Bardstown, KYKY14,161+52.5%–

12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+52.5%–

13La Grange, KYKY10,669+47.3%–

14Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+44.7%–

15Independence, KYKY30,198+43.5%–

16Wilmore, KYKY6,380+40.1%–

17Crestwood, KYKY6,582+39.3%–

18Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+32.2%–

19Richmond, KYKY40,663+28.3%–

20Florence, KYKY34,018+26.5%–

21Maysville, KYKY8,688+25.4%–

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+25.0%–

23Danville, KYKY17,736+24.6%–

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+24.1%–

25Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+23.6%–

26Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+21.3%–

27Walton, KYKY5,868+20.5%–

28Madisonville, KYKY19,428+19.2%–

29Elsmere, KYKY9,521+18.9%–

30Central City, KYKY5,793+18.4%–

31Lyndon, KYKY11,301+16.3%–

32Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+16.3%–

33Edgewood, KYKY8,503+15.4%–

34Hillview, KYKY9,020+15.0%–

35Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+14.6%–

36Middletown, KYKY9,944+14.5%–

37Monticello, KYKY5,721+11.6%–

38Radcliff, KYKY22,576+11.1%–

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+9.6%–

40Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+9.6%–

41Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+9.3%–

42Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+8.8%–

43Berea, KYKY16,662+7.9%–

44Reidland, KYKY5,277+7.4%–

45Frankfort, KYKY28,657+6.8%–

46Winchester, KYKY19,514+5.9%–

47Somerset, KYKY12,695+5.8%–

48Henderson, KYKY27,822+5.5%–

49Glasgow, KYKY15,302+5.4%–

50Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.4%–

51Paris, KYKY10,130+5.2%–

52Franklin, KYKY10,759+5.1%–

53Erlanger, KYKY20,158+4.4%–

54Mayfield, KYKY9,851+4.2%–

55Murray, KYKY18,964+3.5%–

56Versailles, KYKY10,734+3.3%–

57Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+3.2%–

58Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+3.1%–

59Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.7%–

60Owensboro, KYKY60,892+1.0%–

61Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+0.9%–

62Lebanon, KYKY6,699+0.4%–

63St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.3%–

64Covington, KYKY41,847+0.2%–

65Pikeville, KYKY7,270-0.5%–

66London, KYKY7,637-1.1%–

67Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-2.5%–

68Shively, KYKY15,895-2.5%–

69Paducah, KYKY26,730-3.5%–

70Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-3.7%–

71Russellville, KYKY7,454-4.1%–

72Princeton, KYKY6,168-5.8%–

73Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-6.4%–

74Ashland, KYKY20,996-6.9%–

75Bellevue, KYKY5,847-7.4%–

76Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-8.3%–

77Dayton, KYKY5,974-9.3%–

78Newport, KYKY13,998-9.7%–

79Fort Wright, KYKY6,240-13.6%–

80Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-24.0%–

81Morehead, KYKY6,776-29.2%–

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-42.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS