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Most densely populated, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 79 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,461−10%

02Newport, KYKY13,9985,075−18%

03Dayton, KYKY5,9744,599+0%

04Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,204−3%

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,054+13%

06Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,623+17%

07Shively, KYKY15,8953,477+5%

08Covington, KYKY41,8473,179−4%

09Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,138+21%

10Florence, KYKY34,0183,044+44%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423,021+4%

12Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,919+13%

13Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,826+8%

14Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,744+10%

15Louisville, KYKY641,9622,440–

16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,420−3%

17Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,402+21%

18Georgetown, KYKY40,8832,329+126%

19Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,257+72%

20Union, KYKY7,9372,206+174%

21Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,165−2%

22Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,127−2%

23Winchester, KYKY19,5142,114+17%

24Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292,047+37%

25Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,997+83%

26Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,995−10%

27Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,984+124%

28Ashland, KYKY20,9961,956−4%

29Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,940+3%

30Middletown, KYKY9,9441,936+73%

31Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,892+59%

32Richmond, KYKY40,6631,866+50%

33Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,836+10%

34Independence, KYKY30,1981,702+102%

35Versailles, KYKY10,7341,693+43%

36Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,690+3%

37Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,688+29%

38Henderson, KYKY27,8221,646+2%

39Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,626+229%

40Murray, KYKY18,9641,626+27%

41Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,588+33%

42Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,558+12%

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,498+5%

44La Grange, KYKY10,6691,478+88%

45Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,399+74%

46Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,384+19%

47Hillview, KYKY9,0201,343+28%

48Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,340−5%

49Paducah, KYKY26,7301,314+2%

50Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,288+4%

51Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,282+8%

52Paris, KYKY10,1301,275+10%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,269+57%

54Walton, KYKY5,8681,238+140%

55Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,189−15%

56Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,170+37%

57Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,169+3%

58Lexington, KYKY329,7511,162+27%

59Central City, KYKY5,7931,106−2%

60Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,087+1%

61Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,022+68%

62Berea, KYKY16,6621,009+69%

63Corbin, KYKY7,911995+2%

64Lebanon, KYKY6,699980+17%

65Danville, KYKY17,736980+15%

66Glasgow, KYKY15,302950+18%

67Monticello, KYKY5,721939−4%

68Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411927+1%

69Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931918+79%

70Somerset, KYKY12,695863+12%

71Oak Grove, KYKY7,830731+11%

72Franklin, KYKY10,759722+35%

73Morehead, KYKY6,776700+15%

74Princeton, KYKY6,168686−6%

75Russellville, KYKY7,454678+4%

76Leitchfield, KYKY7,015652+14%

77London, KYKY7,637606+34%

78Maysville, KYKY8,688458−3%

79Pikeville, KYKY7,270350+15%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES