RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Fastest growing, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 86 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 2000

01Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+98.4%+58%

02Wilmore, KYKY6,380+62.8%+57%

03Walton, KYKY5,868+50.2%+145%

04Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+45.1%+177%

05Union, KYKY7,937+37.9%−80%

06Crestwood, KYKY6,582+36.5%−7%

07Middletown, KYKY9,944+34.5%+138%

08Georgetown, KYKY40,883+27.5%−53%

09Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+26.5%−64%

10Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+25.5%+165%

11Francisville, KYKY10,565+25.3%–

12La Grange, KYKY10,669+24.6%−48%

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+24.5%+15%

14Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+23.0%−63%

15Alexandria, KYKY10,994+22.0%−58%

16Franklin, KYKY10,759+21.0%+311%

17Versailles, KYKY10,734+20.8%+524%

18Paris, KYKY10,130+18.9%+265%

19Bardstown, KYKY14,161+16.0%−70%

20Independence, KYKY30,198+15.8%−64%

21Berea, KYKY16,662+14.6%+84%

22Lebanon, KYKY6,699+13.3%+3186%

23Pikeville, KYKY7,270+12.3%−2788%

24Frankfort, KYKY28,657+12.0%+76%

25Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+11.6%−78%

26Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+11.0%−75%

27Richmond, KYKY40,663+10.3%−64%

28Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+10.0%−58%

29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+9.6%+0%

30Lexington, KYKY329,751+9.0%–

31Burlington, KYKY18,008+8.7%−89%

32Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+8.7%−6%

33Erlanger, KYKY20,158+8.5%+94%

34Paducah, KYKY26,730+8.4%−343%

35Elsmere, KYKY9,521+8.4%−56%

36Corbin, KYKY7,911+7.6%+41%

37Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+7.1%−52%

38Glasgow, KYKY15,302+7.0%+30%

39Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+6.8%+118%

40Florence, KYKY34,018+6.7%−75%

41Somerset, KYKY12,695+6.5%+13%

42Danville, KYKY17,736+6.3%−75%

43Radcliff, KYKY22,576+6.2%−44%

44Dayton, KYKY5,974+6.1%−166%

45Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+6.0%−31%

46Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+5.9%−96%

47Hillview, KYKY9,020+5.5%−63%

48Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+5.1%−84%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,892+5.1%+427%

50Hebron, KYKY6,407+4.5%–

51Morehead, KYKY6,776+4.5%−115%

52Winchester, KYKY19,514+4.2%−29%

53Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+4.1%−84%

54Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.9%−172%

55Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+2.6%−97%

56Shively, KYKY15,895+2.4%−198%

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+2.2%−116%

58Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+1.5%−124%

59Covington, KYKY41,847+0.8%+222%

60Reidland, KYKY5,277+0.8%−89%

61St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.4%+4%

62Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.1%−100%

63Mayfield, KYKY9,851-0.1%−102%

64Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.3%−101%

65Ashland, KYKY20,996-0.3%−96%

66Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-0.5%−116%

67Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.9%−84%

68Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-1.1%−71%

69Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-1.3%−234%

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-1.3%−47%

71Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−106%

72Edgewood, KYKY8,503-1.6%−111%

73Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-2.4%−189%

74Murray, KYKY18,964-2.4%−169%

75Central City, KYKY5,793-2.7%−114%

76Henderson, KYKY27,822-2.7%−149%

77Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.8%−107%

78Leitchfield, KYKY7,015-4.4%−119%

79London, KYKY7,637-5.3%+367%

80Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-6.3%−74%

81Bellevue, KYKY5,847-6.8%−8%

82Monticello, KYKY5,721-7.0%−160%

83Newport, KYKY13,998-7.4%−24%

84Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-9.0%+8%

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-23.5%−45%

86Louisville, KYKY641,962-35.2%–

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