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Most densely populated, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bellevue, KYKY5,8477,731+8%

02Newport, KYKY13,9986,847+11%

03Dayton, KYKY5,9745,062+10%

04Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,180−3%

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,584−0%

06Shively, KYKY15,8953,400+3%

07Covington, KYKY41,8473,286−0%

08Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,819−3%

09Elsmere, KYKY9,5212,605−16%

10Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,567−1%

11Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,402−8%

12Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,237−14%

13Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,230+3%

14Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562,211+32%

15Ashland, KYKY20,9962,200+7%

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,184−13%

17Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,149−3%

18Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,934+16%

19Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,911−13%

20Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,904−4%

21Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,758−6%

22Winchester, KYKY19,5141,712−6%

23Florence, KYKY34,0181,666−21%

24Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,612−36%

25Henderson, KYKY27,8221,535−5%

26Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,534+9%

27Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,480−10%

28Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,480+4%

29Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,352−4%

30Paducah, KYKY26,7301,340+4%

31Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,318+7%

32Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,286−47%

33Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,266−9%

34Murray, KYKY18,9641,238−3%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,193−9%

36Versailles, KYKY10,7341,146−3%

37Paris, KYKY10,1301,099−5%

38Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,060−8%

39Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361,059+74%

40Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329982−34%

41Bowling Green, KYKY78,505979−18%

42Middletown, KYKY9,944977−13%

43Richmond, KYKY40,663971−22%

44Central City, KYKY5,793951−16%

45Corbin, KYKY7,911924−5%

46Hillview, KYKY9,020911−13%

47Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411909−1%

48Nicholasville, KYKY33,857907−31%

49Madisonville, KYKY19,428907−16%

50Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144905−20%

51Monticello, KYKY5,721880−10%

52Morehead, KYKY6,776864+41%

53Wilmore, KYKY6,380847−29%

54Reidland, KYKY5,277846−7%

55Lebanon, KYKY6,699833−0%

56Alexandria, KYKY10,994785−34%

57Princeton, KYKY6,168772+6%

58Glasgow, KYKY15,302766−5%

59Somerset, KYKY12,695730−5%

60Burlington, KYKY18,008689−44%

61Danville, KYKY17,736686−20%

62Russellville, KYKY7,454678+4%

63Shelbyville, KYKY18,453675−38%

64Georgetown, KYKY40,883650−37%

65Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448650−19%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,640607−24%

67Independence, KYKY30,198589−30%

68Bardstown, KYKY14,161562−34%

69Berea, KYKY16,662553−7%

70Mount Washington, KYKY18,989546−38%

71La Grange, KYKY10,669534−32%

72Vine Grove, KYKY7,018522−14%

73Franklin, KYKY10,759511−5%

74Leitchfield, KYKY7,015462−19%

75London, KYKY7,637457+1%

76Walton, KYKY5,868429−17%

77Maysville, KYKY8,688378−20%

78Crestwood, KYKY6,582355−28%

79Pikeville, KYKY7,270305+0%

80Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931295−42%

81Union, KYKY7,937278−65%

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,830267−59%

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