RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Largest veteran population, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 527. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lawrenceburg, KY, up 33 places to #41.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Louisville, KYKY641,96229,672−16%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75112,848−14%

03▲2Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,152−2%

04▼1Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,131−13%

05▼1Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,030−12%

06Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052,773−8%

07Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,365−5%

08Florence, KYKY34,0182,169−5%

09▲1Richmond, KYKY40,6632,086+3%

10▲1Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,862−6%

11▲1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,860+6%

12▼3Covington, KYKY41,8471,787−17%

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,532−13%

14Ashland, KYKY20,9961,448+1%

15▲5Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,300+12%

16Paducah, KYKY26,7301,265−6%

17▲5Shively, KYKY15,8951,262+19%

18▼1Independence, KYKY30,1981,243−6%

19▼4Henderson, KYKY27,8221,153−19%

20▼2Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,136−7%

21▲3Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,089+5%

22▲1Winchester, KYKY19,5141,065+1%

23▼2Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,013−11%

24▲2Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,007+6%

25▲7Danville, KYKY17,736971+25%

26▼1Burlington, KYKY18,008886−9%

27▼8Erlanger, KYKY20,158843−28%

28St. Matthews, KYKY17,868765−17%

29▲1Bardstown, KYKY14,161635−24%

30▲1Berea, KYKY16,662623−21%

31▲20Mayfield, KYKY9,851615+31%

32▲14La Grange, KYKY10,669603+18%

33Oakbrook, KYKY10,211598−20%

34▲4Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142594−11%

35▼8Madisonville, KYKY19,428575−39%

36▲3Hillview, KYKY9,020572−14%

37▼3Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931567−24%

38▼9Fort Knox, KYKY8,836556−39%

39▼3Newport, KYKY13,998550−21%

40▼5Lyndon, KYKY11,301549−23%

41▲33Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329533+77%

42▲20Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576527+29%

43▲5Glasgow, KYKY15,302527+10%

44▼4Francisville, KYKY10,565518−16%

45▼2Campbellsville, KYKY11,783514−8%

46▲11Russellville, KYKY7,454510+17%

47▼10Murray, KYKY18,964505−26%

48▲7Franklin, KYKY10,759503+10%

49▼7Somerset, KYKY12,695497−15%

50Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394710%

51▲3Hebron, KYKY6,407458−1%

52▼5Maysville, KYKY8,688453−6%

53▼4Alexandria, KYKY10,994453−4%

54▼9Versailles, KYKY10,734452−13%

55▲6Lebanon, KYKY6,699441+7%

56▲23Princeton, KYKY6,168438+63%

57▼4Edgewood, KYKY8,503413−11%

58▼2Fort Wright, KYKY6,240407−10%

59▲17Leitchfield, KYKY7,015400+39%

60▼2Cold Spring, KYKY6,640395−9%

61▼1Middletown, KYKY9,944385−7%

62▼3Middlesborough, KYKY8,776353−16%

63▲2Paris, KYKY10,130340−14%

64▲16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575339+33%

65▼13Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586336−28%

66▼3Corbin, KYKY7,911336−17%

67▼23Villa Hills, KYKY7,797335−40%

68▼1Union, KYKY7,937333−9%

69London, KYKY7,637328−6%

70▼4Elsmere, KYKY9,521323−13%

71▲7Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144315+17%

72Cynthiana, KYKY6,5763110%

73▲4Dayton, KYKY5,974293+9%

74▼33Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356293−51%

75Bellevue, KYKY5,847264−9%

76▼3Monticello, KYKY5,721261−15%

77▲7Pikeville, KYKY7,270245+19%

78▼7Reidland, KYKY5,277244−24%

79▼15Wilmore, KYKY6,380234−41%

80▼10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751216−34%

81▼13Central City, KYKY5,793213−41%

82▼1Highland Heights, KYKY6,341201−20%

83Crestwood, KYKY6,582197−18%

84▼2Walton, KYKY5,868169−31%

85▲1Morehead, KYKY6,776101−25%

86▼1Williamsburg, KYKY5,37149−66%

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