RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Largest senior population, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Lexington, KYKY329,75126,174–

02Owensboro, KYKY60,8928,824+10%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,5055,895+10%

04Paducah, KYKY26,7305,333−12%

05Covington, KYKY41,8475,168−17%

06Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4114,464−1%

07Ashland, KYKY20,9964,365−8%

08Henderson, KYKY27,8224,178+5%

09Frankfort, KYKY28,6573,870+5%

10Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,240+11%

11Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,148+18%

12Shively, KYKY15,8953,135−1%

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,876+49%

14Florence, KYKY34,0182,778+36%

15St. Matthews, KYKY17,8682,709−13%

16Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,670+6%

17Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,604−7%

18Richmond, KYKY40,6632,573+8%

19Danville, KYKY17,7362,519+19%

20Somerset, KYKY12,6952,431+9%

21Murray, KYKY18,9642,396−0%

22Winchester, KYKY19,5142,346+2%

23Mayfield, KYKY9,8512,238−7%

24Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,959+43%

25Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,941+22%

26Newport, KYKY13,9981,916−20%

27Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,895+81%

28Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,768−1%

29Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,743+35%

30Maysville, KYKY8,6881,715+15%

31Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,645+8%

32Corbin, KYKY7,9111,573+1%

33Paris, KYKY10,1301,438−1%

34Princeton, KYKY6,1681,410−12%

35Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,347−6%

36Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,341+19%

37Russellville, KYKY7,4541,284−2%

38Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,259−13%

39Berea, KYKY16,6621,251+4%

40Flatwoods, KYKY7,4391,237+31%

41Franklin, KYKY10,7591,235−15%

42Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,208+86%

43Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,133+16%

44London, KYKY7,6371,109+1%

45Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,090+9%

46Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7511,072−3%

47Lyndon, KYKY11,3011,066+54%

48Lebanon, KYKY6,6991,059+1%

49Monticello, KYKY5,7211,039+2%

50Versailles, KYKY10,7341,021−2%

51Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,020−10%

52Independence, KYKY30,198974+48%

53Leitchfield, KYKY7,015972+13%

54Pikeville, KYKY7,270970+8%

55Central City, KYKY5,793961−5%

56Fort Wright, KYKY6,240883−12%

57Bellevue, KYKY5,847876−15%

58Edgewood, KYKY8,503821+40%

59Villa Hills, KYKY7,797798+40%

60Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575776+61%

61Williamsburg, KYKY5,371773−5%

62Morehead, KYKY6,776754−0%

63Mount Washington, KYKY18,989739+96%

64Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144720+4%

65Reidland, KYKY5,277701+25%

66Alexandria, KYKY10,994700+41%

67Middletown, KYKY9,944694+25%

68Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931674+29%

69Elsmere, KYKY9,521659+21%

70Wilmore, KYKY6,380659+119%

71La Grange, KYKY10,669643+29%

72Dayton, KYKY5,974635−13%

73Burlington, KYKY18,008610+146%

74Cold Spring, KYKY6,640562+71%

75Oakbrook, KYKY10,211537+249%

76Vine Grove, KYKY7,018482+32%

77Hillview, KYKY9,020388+85%

78Walton, KYKY5,868277+10%

79Crestwood, KYKY6,582189+18%

80Oak Grove, KYKY7,83069+21%

81Union, KYKY7,93766+61%

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,83616−38%

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3567−79%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS