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Most densely populated, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,580−8%

02Newport, KYKY13,9985,538−10%

03Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,136−4%

04Dayton, KYKY5,9744,109−11%

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,964+10%

06Shively, KYKY15,8953,339+1%

07Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,216+4%

08Covington, KYKY41,8473,087−6%

09Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,055+17%

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,877−1%

11Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,826+17%

12Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,745+6%

13Florence, KYKY34,0182,680+27%

14Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,650+1%

15Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,642+6%

16Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,500−0%

17Louisville, KYKY641,9622,271–

18Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,155+8%

19Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,123−2%

20Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,080−6%

21Ashland, KYKY20,9962,020−1%

22Edgewood, KYKY8,5032,012−9%

23Winchester, KYKY19,5141,990+10%

24Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,868+42%

25Burlington, KYKY18,0081,807+48%

26Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,744+17%

27Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,728−8%

28Henderson, KYKY27,8221,701+5%

29Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,684+1%

30Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,658+61%

31Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,624−1%

32Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,604−5%

33Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,534+17%

34Murray, KYKY18,9641,521+19%

35Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,520+39%

36Union, KYKY7,9371,495+86%

37Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,458+2%

38Richmond, KYKY40,6631,440+16%

39Middletown, KYKY9,9441,405+26%

40Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,400−0%

41Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,399+18%

42Independence, KYKY30,1981,396+65%

43Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,364−3%

44Versailles, KYKY10,7341,351+14%

45Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,258+2%

46Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,245+55%

47Paducah, KYKY26,7301,230−5%

48Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,224+2%

49Hillview, KYKY9,0201,217+16%

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,205+4%

51Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,204−13%

52Central City, KYKY5,7931,141+1%

53La Grange, KYKY10,6691,120+42%

54Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,120+127%

55Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,096+1%

56Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,080−4%

57Paris, KYKY10,1301,076−7%

58Lexington, KYKY329,7511,042+14%

59Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,021+27%

60Monticello, KYKY5,7211,016+3%

61Bardstown, KYKY14,161966+13%

62Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411962+5%

63Mount Washington, KYKY18,989952+7%

64Reidland, KYKY5,277937+3%

65Francisville, KYKY10,565937–

66Hebron, KYKY6,407924–

67Corbin, KYKY7,911919−6%

68Danville, KYKY17,736896+5%

69Glasgow, KYKY15,302871+8%

70Berea, KYKY16,662821+38%

71Lebanon, KYKY6,699811−3%

72Walton, KYKY5,868767+48%

73Somerset, KYKY12,695761−1%

74Wilmore, KYKY6,380741−38%

75Morehead, KYKY6,776707+16%

76Princeton, KYKY6,168704−3%

77Oak Grove, KYKY7,830699+6%

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931690+35%

79Vine Grove, KYKY7,018658+8%

80London, KYKY7,637635+40%

81Russellville, KYKY7,454633−3%

82Leitchfield, KYKY7,015623+9%

83Franklin, KYKY10,759564+5%

84Fort Knox, KYKY8,836499−18%

85Maysville, KYKY8,688475+0%

86Pikeville, KYKY7,270332+10%

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