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Fastest shrinking, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the steepest population decline 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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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-11.5%−52%

02Morehead, KYKY6,776-3.9%−87%

03Pikeville, KYKY7,270-3.4%+642%

04Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.3%−106%

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-3.0%−64%

06Central City, KYKY5,793-1.9%−110%

07Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.5%−149%

08Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−106%

09Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.5%−78%

10Mayfield, KYKY9,851-1.5%−136%

11Newport, KYKY13,998-1.3%−87%

12Paducah, KYKY26,730-1.1%−69%

13Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-1.1%−83%

14Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-0.9%−194%

15Radcliff, KYKY22,576-0.8%−107%

16Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-0.8%−69%

17Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.5%−92%

18Henderson, KYKY27,822-0.5%−108%

19Frankfort, KYKY28,657-0.3%−105%

20London, KYKY7,637-0.1%−87%

21Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.1%−101%

22Paris, KYKY10,130-0.1%−102%

23Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-0.1%−101%

24Monticello, KYKY5,7210.0%−100%

25Shively, KYKY15,895+0.0%−101%

26Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+0.1%−99%

27Edgewood, KYKY8,503+0.1%−99%

28Owensboro, KYKY60,892+0.2%−80%

29Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.2%−99%

30St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.2%−28%

31Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+0.3%−90%

32Lexington, KYKY329,751+0.4%–

33Covington, KYKY41,847+0.4%+48%

34Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+0.4%−100%

35Winchester, KYKY19,514+0.4%−93%

36Elsmere, KYKY9,521+0.5%−97%

37Danville, KYKY17,736+0.5%−98%

38Middletown, KYKY9,944+0.6%−96%

39Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.6%−105%

40Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+0.9%−96%

41Wilmore, KYKY6,380+1.0%−98%

42Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1.2%−77%

43Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1.3%−69%

44Dayton, KYKY5,974+1.4%−115%

45Versailles, KYKY10,734+1.4%−58%

46Bellevue, KYKY5,847+1.6%−121%

47Berea, KYKY16,662+1.6%−80%

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+1.7%−82%

49Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1.7%−97%

50Franklin, KYKY10,759+1.8%−65%

51Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1.8%−97%

52Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.0%−154%

53Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+2.0%−94%

54Hillview, KYKY9,020+2.0%−86%

55Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.1%−152%

56Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.1%−96%

57Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+2.2%−97%

58Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+2.2%−96%

59Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.3%−14%

60Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2.3%−97%

61La Grange, KYKY10,669+2.4%−95%

62Somerset, KYKY12,695+2.4%−58%

63Lebanon, KYKY6,699+2.5%+516%

64Independence, KYKY30,198+2.5%−94%

65Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+2.5%−83%

66Florence, KYKY34,018+2.7%−90%

67Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+2.7%−70%

68Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2.8%−93%

69Union, KYKY7,937+3.0%−98%

70Hebron, KYKY6,407+3.4%–

71Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+3.6%−92%

72Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+3.8%−84%

73Burlington, KYKY18,008+4.0%−95%

74Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+4.1%−75%

75Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+4.3%−80%

76Murray, KYKY18,964+4.5%+26%

77Walton, KYKY5,868+4.9%−76%

78Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.0%−8%

79Georgetown, KYKY40,883+5.5%−91%

80Francisville, KYKY10,565+6.2%–

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+6.5%−73%

82Richmond, KYKY40,663+7.3%−74%

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+10.2%−88%

84Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+14.1%−133%

85Reidland, KYKY5,277+16.6%+125%

86Louisville, KYKY641,962+63.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES