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. The median across all 86 is 1,872. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union, KY, up 13 places to #64.

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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%

06▲2Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1936,398+122%

07▼1Covington, KYKY41,8476,003+16%

08▲1Henderson, KYKY27,8225,226+25%

09▼2Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115,077+14%

10▲1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4484,848+54%

11▼1Paducah, KYKY26,7304,744−11%

12Frankfort, KYKY28,6574,561+18%

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574,549+161%

14▲1Georgetown, KYKY40,8834,268+159%

15▼1Ashland, KYKY20,9964,099−6%

16Richmond, KYKY40,6633,984+55%

17Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,770+16%

18▲10Shively, KYKY15,8953,615+15%

19▲5Winchester, KYKY19,5143,498+49%

20▼2Danville, KYKY17,7363,382+34%

21▼2St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,245+20%

22▼2Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,169+67%

23▼2Erlanger, KYKY20,1583,132+60%

24▼1Independence, KYKY30,1983,131+221%

25▼3Glasgow, KYKY15,3023,096+16%

26▼1Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,938+13%

27▲2Mount Washington, KYKY18,9892,769+275%

28▼1Somerset, KYKY12,6952,488+2%

29▲9Newport, KYKY13,9982,436+27%

30▲2Burlington, KYKY18,0082,382+290%

31▼5Murray, KYKY18,9642,364−1%

32▼1Shelbyville, KYKY18,4532,339+115%

33Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,303+72%

34▲1Campbellsville, KYKY11,7832,255+16%

35▼1Middletown, KYKY9,9442,180+214%

36▲11Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,169+304%

37▼1Edgewood, KYKY8,5032,134+160%

38▼1Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,125+99%

39▼9Berea, KYKY16,6622,070+65%

40▲4Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,924+9%

41▲4Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,922+242%

42▼1Versailles, KYKY10,7341,899+86%

43Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,872−16%

44▼5Maysville, KYKY8,6881,843+7%

45▲6Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,808+158%

46▼6Villa Hills, KYKY7,7971,784+124%

47▼1Paris, KYKY10,1301,741+21%

48▲1Franklin, KYKY10,7591,687+37%

49▲1Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,648+22%

50▲5Russellville, KYKY7,4541,635+27%

51▼3Corbin, KYKY7,9111,612+2%

52▲7Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751,599+106%

53London, KYKY7,6371,576+42%

54Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,517+125%

55▲1La Grange, KYKY10,6691,461+127%

56▼14Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,451+28%

57▼5Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391,431+16%

58▲8Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,283+32%

59▲2Leitchfield, KYKY7,0151,270+31%

60▼3Princeton, KYKY6,1681,254−11%

61▲1Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,204−4%

62▲1Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,198+36%

63▲2Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,161+61%

64▲13Union, KYKY7,9371,137+1623%

65▼7Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,107+9%

66▲4Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,098+67%

67▼3Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,0570%

68▲3Francisville, KYKY10,5651,044–

69▲3Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,021−15%

70▼2Monticello, KYKY5,721993−4%

71▼4Hillview, KYKY9,020985+154%

72▼12Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751974−9%

73▼4Reidland, KYKY5,277966+38%

74▲1Vine Grove, KYKY7,018908+88%

75▼2Wilmore, KYKY6,380841+28%

76▲3Dayton, KYKY5,974824+30%

77▼1Bellevue, KYKY5,847767−12%

78▼4Central City, KYKY5,793763−21%

79▲1Williamsburg, KYKY5,371705−9%

80▲1Crestwood, KYKY6,582696+268%

81▼3Morehead, KYKY6,776529−30%

82▲1Hebron, KYKY6,407455–

83▼1Walton, KYKY5,868430+55%

84Oak Grove, KYKY7,830363+426%

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,836156+875%

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES