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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Louisville, KYKY641,96229,672−16%

02Lexington, KYKY329,75112,848−14%

03Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4483,152−2%

04Radcliff, KYKY22,5763,131−13%

05Owensboro, KYKY60,8923,030−12%

06Bowling Green, KYKY78,5052,773−8%

07Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4112,365−5%

08Florence, KYKY34,0182,169−5%

09Richmond, KYKY40,6632,086+3%

10Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,862−6%

11Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1931,860+6%

12Covington, KYKY41,8471,787−17%

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,532−13%

14Ashland, KYKY20,9961,448+1%

15Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,300+12%

16Paducah, KYKY26,7301,265−6%

17Shively, KYKY15,8951,262+19%

18Independence, KYKY30,1981,243−6%

19Henderson, KYKY27,8221,153−19%

20Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,136−7%

21Oak Grove, KYKY7,8301,089+5%

22Winchester, KYKY19,5141,065+1%

23Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,013−11%

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

25Danville, KYKY17,736971+25%

26Burlington, KYKY18,008886−9%

27Erlanger, KYKY20,158843−28%

28St. Matthews, KYKY17,868765−17%

29Bardstown, KYKY14,161635−24%

30Berea, KYKY16,662623−21%

31Mayfield, KYKY9,851615+31%

32La Grange, KYKY10,669603+18%

33Oakbrook, KYKY10,211598−20%

34Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142594−11%

35Madisonville, KYKY19,428575−39%

36Hillview, KYKY9,020572−14%

37Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931567−24%

38Fort Knox, KYKY8,836556−39%

39Newport, KYKY13,998550−21%

40Lyndon, KYKY11,301549−23%

41Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329533+77%

42Glasgow, KYKY15,302527+10%

43Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576527+29%

44Francisville, KYKY10,565518−16%

45Campbellsville, KYKY11,783514−8%

46Russellville, KYKY7,454510+17%

47Murray, KYKY18,964505−26%

48Franklin, KYKY10,759503+10%

49Somerset, KYKY12,695497−15%

50Flatwoods, KYKY7,439471+0%

51Hebron, KYKY6,407458−1%

52Alexandria, KYKY10,994453−4%

53Maysville, KYKY8,688453−6%

54Versailles, KYKY10,734452−13%

55Lebanon, KYKY6,699441+7%

56Princeton, KYKY6,168438+63%

57Edgewood, KYKY8,503413−11%

58Fort Wright, KYKY6,240407−10%

59Leitchfield, KYKY7,015400+39%

60Cold Spring, KYKY6,640395−9%

61Middletown, KYKY9,944385−7%

62Middlesborough, KYKY8,776353−16%

63Paris, KYKY10,130340−14%

64Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575339+33%

65Corbin, KYKY7,911336−17%

66Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586336−28%

67Villa Hills, KYKY7,797335−40%

68Union, KYKY7,937333−9%

69London, KYKY7,637328−6%

70Elsmere, KYKY9,521323−13%

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144315+17%

72Cynthiana, KYKY6,576311+0%

73Dayton, KYKY5,974293+9%

74Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356293−51%

75Bellevue, KYKY5,847264−9%

76Monticello, KYKY5,721261−15%

77Pikeville, KYKY7,270245+19%

78Reidland, KYKY5,277244−24%

79Wilmore, KYKY6,380234−41%

80Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751216−34%

81Central City, KYKY5,793213−41%

82Highland Heights, KYKY6,341201−20%

83Crestwood, KYKY6,582197−18%

84Walton, KYKY5,868169−31%

85Morehead, KYKY6,776101−25%

86Williamsburg, KYKY5,37149−66%

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