RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Fastest growing, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 83 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Crestwood, KYKY6,582+126.7%+87.4 pts

02Union, KYKY7,937+85.9%−103.1 pts

03Independence, KYKY30,198+65.2%+21.8 pts

04Georgetown, KYKY40,883+60.9%+2.5 pts

05Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+55.3%+23.2 pts

06Walton, KYKY5,868+48.4%+27.9 pts

07Burlington, KYKY18,008+47.8%−29.8 pts

08La Grange, KYKY10,669+42.4%−4.9 pts

09Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+42.4%−2.3 pts

10London, KYKY7,637+40.4%+41.6 pts

11Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+39.3%−22.4 pts

12Berea, KYKY16,662+37.7%+29.7 pts

13Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+34.7%−38.8 pts

14Florence, KYKY34,018+27.2%+0.7 pts

15Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+26.6%+2.5 pts

16Middletown, KYKY9,944+25.7%+11.2 pts

17Murray, KYKY18,964+18.7%+15.1 pts

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+17.8%−3.5 pts

19Lyndon, KYKY11,301+17.4%+1.1 pts

20Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+17.3%+7.8 pts

21Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+17.0%−70.9 pts

22Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+16.5%−36.0 pts

23Hillview, KYKY9,020+16.1%+1.1 pts

24Morehead, KYKY6,776+15.7%+45.0 pts

25Richmond, KYKY40,663+15.5%−12.8 pts

26Versailles, KYKY10,734+14.1%+10.7 pts

27Lexington, KYKY329,751+13.5%–

28Bardstown, KYKY14,161+12.8%−39.8 pts

29St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+10.2%+9.9 pts

30Winchester, KYKY19,514+9.8%+4.0 pts

31Pikeville, KYKY7,270+9.7%+10.1 pts

32Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+9.1%−14.5 pts

33Erlanger, KYKY20,158+8.4%+4.1 pts

34Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+8.4%−7.8 pts

35Glasgow, KYKY15,302+7.8%+2.3 pts

36Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+7.4%−54.9 pts

37Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+6.0%−140.6 pts

38Owensboro, KYKY60,892+5.9%+4.9 pts

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,341+5.6%−49.6 pts

40Franklin, KYKY10,759+5.2%+0.0 pts

41Henderson, KYKY27,822+5.1%−0.4 pts

42Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+4.9%+4.0 pts

43Danville, KYKY17,736+4.8%−19.8 pts

44Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+4.1%−5.2 pts

45Elsmere, KYKY9,521+3.8%−15.0 pts

46Monticello, KYKY5,721+3.5%−8.2 pts

47Reidland, KYKY5,277+3.2%−4.2 pts

48Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.3%−50.2 pts

49Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.3%+6.0 pts

50Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+2.0%+8.4 pts

51Madisonville, KYKY19,428+1.5%−17.7 pts

52Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+1.5%−7.3 pts

53Central City, KYKY5,793+1.4%−16.9 pts

54Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.7%+14.3 pts

55Shively, KYKY15,895+0.7%+3.2 pts

56Maysville, KYKY8,688+0.2%−25.2 pts

57Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193-0.1%−14.8 pts

58Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-0.5%+7.9 pts

59Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.0%−4.2 pts

60Radcliff, KYKY22,576-1.2%−12.3 pts

61Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.4%+5.6 pts

62Somerset, KYKY12,695-1.4%−7.1 pts

63Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-2.4%+0.1 pts

64Russellville, KYKY7,454-2.6%+1.4 pts

65Lebanon, KYKY6,699-3.1%−3.5 pts

66Mayfield, KYKY9,851-3.1%−7.3 pts

67Princeton, KYKY6,168-3.2%+2.7 pts

68Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-4.1%−7.2 pts

69Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144-4.5%−29.5 pts

70Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-4.6%+19.4 pts

71Paducah, KYKY26,730-4.9%−1.4 pts

72Corbin, KYKY7,911-5.7%−11.0 pts

73Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-5.8%−8.5 pts

74Covington, KYKY41,847-6.3%−6.5 pts

75Paris, KYKY10,130-6.9%−12.0 pts

76Frankfort, KYKY28,657-8.0%−14.8 pts

77Bellevue, KYKY5,847-8.1%−0.7 pts

78Edgewood, KYKY8,503-8.8%−24.2 pts

79Newport, KYKY13,998-10.4%−0.7 pts

80Dayton, KYKY5,974-10.5%−1.3 pts

81Campbellsville, KYKY11,783-13.2%−22.9 pts

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-18.2%+24.2 pts

83Wilmore, KYKY6,380-37.6%−77.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS