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Fastest shrinking, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-42.4%+0%

02Morehead, KYKY6,776-29.2%+0%

03Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-24.0%+0%

04Fort Wright, KYKY6,240-13.6%+0%

05Newport, KYKY13,998-9.7%+0%

06Dayton, KYKY5,974-9.3%+0%

07Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-8.3%+0%

08Bellevue, KYKY5,847-7.4%+0%

09Ashland, KYKY20,996-6.9%+0%

10Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-6.4%+0%

11Princeton, KYKY6,168-5.8%+0%

12Russellville, KYKY7,454-4.1%+0%

13Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-3.7%+0%

14Paducah, KYKY26,730-3.5%+0%

15Shively, KYKY15,895-2.5%+0%

16Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-2.5%+0%

17London, KYKY7,637-1.1%+0%

18Pikeville, KYKY7,270-0.5%+0%

19Covington, KYKY41,847+0.2%+0%

20St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+0.3%+0%

21Lebanon, KYKY6,699+0.4%+0%

22Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+0.9%+0%

23Owensboro, KYKY60,892+1.0%+0%

24Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+2.7%+0%

25Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+3.1%+0%

26Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+3.2%+0%

27Versailles, KYKY10,734+3.3%+0%

28Murray, KYKY18,964+3.5%+0%

29Mayfield, KYKY9,851+4.2%+0%

30Erlanger, KYKY20,158+4.4%+0%

31Franklin, KYKY10,759+5.1%+0%

32Paris, KYKY10,130+5.2%+0%

33Corbin, KYKY7,911+5.4%+0%

34Glasgow, KYKY15,302+5.4%+0%

35Henderson, KYKY27,822+5.5%+0%

36Somerset, KYKY12,695+5.8%+0%

37Winchester, KYKY19,514+5.9%+0%

38Frankfort, KYKY28,657+6.8%+0%

39Reidland, KYKY5,277+7.4%+0%

40Berea, KYKY16,662+7.9%+0%

41Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+8.8%+0%

42Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+9.3%+0%

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+9.6%+0%

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+9.6%+0%

45Radcliff, KYKY22,576+11.1%+0%

46Monticello, KYKY5,721+11.6%+0%

47Middletown, KYKY9,944+14.5%+0%

48Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+14.6%+0%

49Hillview, KYKY9,020+15.0%+0%

50Edgewood, KYKY8,503+15.4%+0%

51Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+16.3%+0%

52Lyndon, KYKY11,301+16.3%+0%

53Central City, KYKY5,793+18.4%+0%

54Elsmere, KYKY9,521+18.9%+0%

55Madisonville, KYKY19,428+19.2%+0%

56Walton, KYKY5,868+20.5%+0%

57Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+21.3%+0%

58Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+23.6%+0%

59Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+24.1%+0%

60Danville, KYKY17,736+24.6%+0%

61Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+25.0%+0%

62Maysville, KYKY8,688+25.4%+0%

63Florence, KYKY34,018+26.5%+0%

64Richmond, KYKY40,663+28.3%+0%

65Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+32.2%+0%

66Crestwood, KYKY6,582+39.3%+0%

67Wilmore, KYKY6,380+40.1%+0%

68Independence, KYKY30,198+43.5%+0%

69Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+44.7%+0%

70La Grange, KYKY10,669+47.3%+0%

71Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+52.5%+0%

72Bardstown, KYKY14,161+52.5%+0%

73Alexandria, KYKY10,994+52.5%+0%

74Highland Heights, KYKY6,341+55.2%+0%

75Georgetown, KYKY40,883+58.4%+0%

76Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+61.7%+0%

77Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+62.4%+0%

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+73.4%+0%

79Burlington, KYKY18,008+77.6%+0%

80Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+87.8%+0%

81Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+146.6%+0%

82Union, KYKY7,937+189.0%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES