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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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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+98.4%+36.1 pts

02Wilmore, KYKY6,380+62.8%+22.7 pts

03Walton, KYKY5,868+50.2%+29.8 pts

04Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+45.1%+28.9 pts

05Union, KYKY7,937+37.9%−151.1 pts

06Crestwood, KYKY6,582+36.5%−2.8 pts

07Middletown, KYKY9,944+34.5%+20.0 pts

08Georgetown, KYKY40,883+27.5%−30.9 pts

09Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+26.5%−46.9 pts

10Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+25.5%+15.8 pts

11Francisville, KYKY10,565+25.3%–

12La Grange, KYKY10,669+24.6%−22.8 pts

13Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+24.5%+3.2 pts

14Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+23.0%−38.6 pts

15Alexandria, KYKY10,994+22.0%−30.6 pts

16Franklin, KYKY10,759+21.0%+15.9 pts

17Versailles, KYKY10,734+20.8%+17.4 pts

18Paris, KYKY10,130+18.9%+13.7 pts

19Bardstown, KYKY14,161+16.0%−36.6 pts

20Independence, KYKY30,198+15.8%−27.6 pts

21Berea, KYKY16,662+14.6%+6.6 pts

22Lebanon, KYKY6,699+13.3%+12.9 pts

23Pikeville, KYKY7,270+12.3%+12.8 pts

24Frankfort, KYKY28,657+12.0%+5.2 pts

25Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+11.6%−40.9 pts

26Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+11.0%−33.7 pts

27Richmond, KYKY40,663+10.3%−18.1 pts

28Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+10.0%−14.0 pts

29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+9.6%+0.0 pts

30Lexington, KYKY329,751+9.0%–

31Burlington, KYKY18,008+8.7%−68.8 pts

32Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+8.7%−0.6 pts

33Erlanger, KYKY20,158+8.5%+4.1 pts

34Paducah, KYKY26,730+8.4%+11.9 pts

35Elsmere, KYKY9,521+8.4%−10.5 pts

36Corbin, KYKY7,911+7.6%+2.2 pts

37Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+7.1%−7.6 pts

38Glasgow, KYKY15,302+7.0%+1.6 pts

39Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+6.8%+3.7 pts

40Florence, KYKY34,018+6.7%−19.8 pts

41Somerset, KYKY12,695+6.5%+0.7 pts

42Danville, KYKY17,736+6.3%−18.3 pts

43Radcliff, KYKY22,576+6.2%−4.8 pts

44Dayton, KYKY5,974+6.1%+15.4 pts

45Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+6.0%−2.7 pts

46Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+5.9%−140.7 pts

47Hillview, KYKY9,020+5.5%−9.5 pts

48Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+5.1%−27.0 pts

49Owensboro, KYKY60,892+5.1%+4.1 pts

50Hebron, KYKY6,407+4.5%–

51Morehead, KYKY6,776+4.5%+33.7 pts

52Winchester, KYKY19,514+4.2%−1.7 pts

53Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+4.1%−20.9 pts

54Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.9%+7.0 pts

55Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+2.6%−85.3 pts

56Shively, KYKY15,895+2.4%+4.9 pts

57Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+2.2%+15.8 pts

58Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+1.5%+7.9 pts

59Covington, KYKY41,847+0.8%+0.5 pts

60Reidland, KYKY5,277+0.8%−6.6 pts

61St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.4%+0.0 pts

62Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.1%−16.2 pts

63Mayfield, KYKY9,851-0.1%−4.2 pts

64Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.3%−19.4 pts

65Ashland, KYKY20,996-0.3%+6.7 pts

66Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-0.5%−3.7 pts

67Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.9%+4.9 pts

68Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-1.1%+2.6 pts

69Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-1.3%−2.2 pts

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-1.3%+1.2 pts

71Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−27.0 pts

72Edgewood, KYKY8,503-1.6%−17.1 pts

73Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-2.4%−5.1 pts

74Murray, KYKY18,964-2.4%−6.0 pts

75Central City, KYKY5,793-2.7%−21.0 pts

76Henderson, KYKY27,822-2.7%−8.2 pts

77Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.8%−59.0 pts

78Leitchfield, KYKY7,015-4.4%−28.0 pts

79London, KYKY7,637-5.3%−4.1 pts

80Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-6.3%+17.7 pts

81Bellevue, KYKY5,847-6.8%+0.6 pts

82Monticello, KYKY5,721-7.0%−18.7 pts

83Newport, KYKY13,998-7.4%+2.4 pts

84Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-9.0%−0.7 pts

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-23.5%+18.9 pts

86Louisville, KYKY641,962-35.2%–

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