RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Fastest shrinking, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the steepest population decline from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 83 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Wilmore, KYKY6,380-37.6%−77.7 pts

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-18.2%+24.2 pts

03Campbellsville, KYKY11,783-13.2%−22.9 pts

04Dayton, KYKY5,974-10.5%−1.3 pts

05Newport, KYKY13,998-10.4%−0.7 pts

06Edgewood, KYKY8,503-8.8%−24.2 pts

07Bellevue, KYKY5,847-8.1%−0.7 pts

08Frankfort, KYKY28,657-8.0%−14.8 pts

09Paris, KYKY10,130-6.9%−12.0 pts

10Covington, KYKY41,847-6.3%−6.5 pts

11Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-5.8%−8.5 pts

12Corbin, KYKY7,911-5.7%−11.0 pts

13Paducah, KYKY26,730-4.9%−1.4 pts

14Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-4.6%+19.4 pts

15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144-4.5%−29.5 pts

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-4.1%−7.2 pts

17Princeton, KYKY6,168-3.2%+2.7 pts

18Mayfield, KYKY9,851-3.1%−7.3 pts

19Lebanon, KYKY6,699-3.1%−3.5 pts

20Russellville, KYKY7,454-2.6%+1.4 pts

21Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-2.4%+0.1 pts

22Somerset, KYKY12,695-1.4%−7.1 pts

23Ashland, KYKY20,996-1.4%+5.6 pts

24Radcliff, KYKY22,576-1.2%−12.3 pts

25Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-1.0%−4.2 pts

26Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-0.5%+7.9 pts

27Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193-0.1%−14.8 pts

28Maysville, KYKY8,688+0.2%−25.2 pts

29Shively, KYKY15,895+0.7%+3.2 pts

30Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+0.7%+14.3 pts

31Central City, KYKY5,793+1.4%−16.9 pts

32Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+1.5%−7.3 pts

33Madisonville, KYKY19,428+1.5%−17.7 pts

34Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+2.0%+8.4 pts

35Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+2.3%+6.0 pts

36Alexandria, KYKY10,994+2.3%−50.2 pts

37Reidland, KYKY5,277+3.2%−4.2 pts

38Monticello, KYKY5,721+3.5%−8.2 pts

39Elsmere, KYKY9,521+3.8%−15.0 pts

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+4.1%−5.2 pts

41Danville, KYKY17,736+4.8%−19.8 pts

42Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+4.9%+4.0 pts

43Henderson, KYKY27,822+5.1%−0.4 pts

44Franklin, KYKY10,759+5.2%+0.0 pts

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,341+5.6%−49.6 pts

46Owensboro, KYKY60,892+5.9%+4.9 pts

47Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+6.0%−140.6 pts

48Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+7.4%−54.9 pts

49Glasgow, KYKY15,302+7.8%+2.3 pts

50Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+8.4%−7.8 pts

51Erlanger, KYKY20,158+8.4%+4.1 pts

52Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+9.1%−14.5 pts

53Pikeville, KYKY7,270+9.7%+10.1 pts

54Winchester, KYKY19,514+9.8%+4.0 pts

55St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+10.2%+9.9 pts

56Bardstown, KYKY14,161+12.8%−39.8 pts

57Lexington, KYKY329,751+13.5%–

58Versailles, KYKY10,734+14.1%+10.7 pts

59Richmond, KYKY40,663+15.5%−12.8 pts

60Morehead, KYKY6,776+15.7%+45.0 pts

61Hillview, KYKY9,020+16.1%+1.1 pts

62Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+16.5%−36.0 pts

63Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+17.0%−70.9 pts

64Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+17.3%+7.8 pts

65Lyndon, KYKY11,301+17.4%+1.1 pts

66Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+17.8%−3.5 pts

67Murray, KYKY18,964+18.7%+15.1 pts

68Middletown, KYKY9,944+25.7%+11.2 pts

69Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+26.6%+2.5 pts

70Florence, KYKY34,018+27.2%+0.7 pts

71Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+34.7%−38.8 pts

72Berea, KYKY16,662+37.7%+29.7 pts

73Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+39.3%−22.4 pts

74London, KYKY7,637+40.4%+41.6 pts

75Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+42.4%−2.3 pts

76La Grange, KYKY10,669+42.4%−4.9 pts

77Burlington, KYKY18,008+47.8%−29.8 pts

78Walton, KYKY5,868+48.4%+27.9 pts

79Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+55.3%+23.2 pts

80Georgetown, KYKY40,883+60.9%+2.5 pts

81Independence, KYKY30,198+65.2%+21.8 pts

82Union, KYKY7,937+85.9%−103.1 pts

83Crestwood, KYKY6,582+126.7%+87.4 pts

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