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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%+12.5 pts

02Morehead, KYKY6,776-3.9%+25.3 pts

03Pikeville, KYKY7,270-3.4%−2.9 pts

04Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-3.3%−58.5 pts

05Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-3.0%+5.3 pts

06Central City, KYKY5,793-1.9%−20.3 pts

07Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.5%−4.7 pts

08Maysville, KYKY8,688-1.5%−27.0 pts

09Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.5%+5.4 pts

10Mayfield, KYKY9,851-1.5%−5.7 pts

11Newport, KYKY13,998-1.3%+8.4 pts

12Paducah, KYKY26,730-1.1%+2.4 pts

13Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-1.1%+5.3 pts

14Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-0.9%−1.8 pts

15Radcliff, KYKY22,576-0.8%−11.8 pts

16Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-0.8%+1.7 pts

17Princeton, KYKY6,168-0.5%+5.4 pts

18Henderson, KYKY27,822-0.5%−6.0 pts

19Frankfort, KYKY28,657-0.3%−7.2 pts

20London, KYKY7,637-0.1%+1.0 pts

21Madisonville, KYKY19,428-0.1%−19.3 pts

22Paris, KYKY10,130-0.1%−5.3 pts

23Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-0.1%−9.7 pts

24Monticello, KYKY5,7210.0%−11.6 pts

25Shively, KYKY15,895+0.0%+2.5 pts

26Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+0.1%−8.6 pts

27Edgewood, KYKY8,503+0.1%−15.3 pts

28Owensboro, KYKY60,892+0.2%−0.8 pts

29Lyndon, KYKY11,301+0.2%−16.1 pts

30St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.2%−0.1 pts

31Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+0.3%−2.8 pts

32Lexington, KYKY329,751+0.4%–

33Covington, KYKY41,847+0.4%+0.1 pts

34Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+0.4%−146.3 pts

35Winchester, KYKY19,514+0.4%−5.4 pts

36Elsmere, KYKY9,521+0.5%−18.4 pts

37Danville, KYKY17,736+0.5%−24.1 pts

38Middletown, KYKY9,944+0.6%−13.9 pts

39Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.6%+14.2 pts

40Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+0.9%−24.1 pts

41Wilmore, KYKY6,380+1.0%−39.1 pts

42Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1.2%−4.2 pts

43Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1.3%−3.0 pts

44Dayton, KYKY5,974+1.4%+10.6 pts

45Versailles, KYKY10,734+1.4%−1.9 pts

46Bellevue, KYKY5,847+1.6%+9.0 pts

47Berea, KYKY16,662+1.6%−6.4 pts

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+1.7%−7.9 pts

49Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1.7%−50.8 pts

50Franklin, KYKY10,759+1.8%−3.3 pts

51Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1.8%−50.7 pts

52Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.0%+5.7 pts

53Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+2.0%−30.1 pts

54Hillview, KYKY9,020+2.0%−13.0 pts

55Russellville, KYKY7,454+2.1%+6.2 pts

56Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.1%−50.4 pts

57Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+2.2%−60.2 pts

58Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+2.2%−59.4 pts

59Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.3%−0.4 pts

60Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2.3%−71.1 pts

61La Grange, KYKY10,669+2.4%−44.9 pts

62Somerset, KYKY12,695+2.4%−3.3 pts

63Lebanon, KYKY6,699+2.5%+2.1 pts

64Independence, KYKY30,198+2.5%−41.0 pts

65Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+2.5%−12.1 pts

66Florence, KYKY34,018+2.7%−23.8 pts

67Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+2.7%−6.5 pts

68Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2.8%−36.5 pts

69Union, KYKY7,937+3.0%−186.0 pts

70Hebron, KYKY6,407+3.4%–

71Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+3.6%−41.1 pts

72Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+3.8%−20.3 pts

73Burlington, KYKY18,008+4.0%−73.6 pts

74Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+4.1%−12.1 pts

75Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+4.3%−17.0 pts

76Murray, KYKY18,964+4.5%+0.9 pts

77Walton, KYKY5,868+4.9%−15.5 pts

78Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.0%−0.4 pts

79Georgetown, KYKY40,883+5.5%−52.9 pts

80Francisville, KYKY10,565+6.2%–

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+6.5%−17.2 pts

82Richmond, KYKY40,663+7.3%−21.0 pts

83Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+10.2%−77.7 pts

84Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+14.1%+56.5 pts

85Reidland, KYKY5,277+16.6%+9.2 pts

86Louisville, KYKY641,962+63.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES