RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest senior population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962101,891–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75147,626+82%

03Owensboro, KYKY60,89211,457+30%

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,5058,630+46%

05Florence, KYKY34,0186,440+132%

06Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936,398+122%

07Covington, KYKY41,8476,003+16%

08Henderson, KYKY27,8225,226+25%

09Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115,077+14%

10Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,848+54%

11Paducah, KYKY26,7304,744−11%

12Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,561+18%

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574,549+161%

14Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,268+159%

15Ashland, KYKY20,9964,099−6%

16Richmond, KYKY40,6633,984+55%

17Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,770+16%

18Shively, KYKY15,8953,615+15%

19Winchester, KYKY19,5143,498+49%

20Danville, KYKY17,7363,382+34%

21St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,245+20%

22Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,169+67%

23Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,132+60%

24Independence, KYKY30,1983,131+221%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,096+16%

26Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,938+13%

27Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,769+275%

28Somerset, KYKY12,6952,488+2%

29Newport, KYKY13,9982,436+27%

30Burlington, KYKY18,0082,382+290%

31Murray, KYKY18,9642,364−1%

32Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,339+115%

33Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,303+72%

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832,255+16%

35Middletown, KYKY9,9442,180+214%

36Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,169+304%

37Edgewood, KYKY8,5032,134+160%

38Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,125+99%

39Berea, KYKY16,6622,070+65%

40Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,924+9%

41Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,922+242%

42Versailles, KYKY10,7341,899+86%

43Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,872−16%

44Maysville, KYKY8,6881,843+7%

45Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,808+158%

46Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,784+124%

47Paris, KYKY10,1301,741+21%

48Franklin, KYKY10,7591,687+37%

49Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,648+22%

50Russellville, KYKY7,4541,635+27%

51Corbin, KYKY7,9111,612+2%

52Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751,599+106%

53London, KYKY7,6371,576+42%

54Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,517+125%

55La Grange, KYKY10,6691,461+127%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,451+28%

57Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391,431+16%

58Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,283+32%

59Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,270+31%

60Princeton, KYKY6,1681,254−11%

61Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,204−4%

62Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,198+36%

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,161+61%

64Union, KYKY7,9371,137+1623%

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,107+9%

66Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,098+67%

67Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,057−0%

68Francisville, KYKY10,5651,044–

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,021−15%

70Monticello, KYKY5,721993−4%

71Hillview, KYKY9,020985+154%

72Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751974−9%

73Reidland, KYKY5,277966+38%

74Vine Grove, KYKY7,018908+88%

75Wilmore, KYKY6,380841+28%

76Dayton, KYKY5,974824+30%

77Bellevue, KYKY5,847767−12%

78Central City, KYKY5,793763−21%

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,371705−9%

80Crestwood, KYKY6,582696+268%

81Morehead, KYKY6,776529−30%

82Hebron, KYKY6,407455–

83Walton, KYKY5,868430+55%

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,830363+426%

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,836156+875%

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560−100%

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