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Most densely populated, Kentucky cities · 2020

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, KYKY5,8476,130−14%

02Newport, KYKY13,9985,131−17%

03Dayton, KYKY5,9744,362−5%

04Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,115−5%

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,978+11%

06Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,485+13%

07Shively, KYKY15,8953,420+3%

08Covington, KYKY41,8473,111−6%

09Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423,073+6%

10Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,057+17%

11Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,898+20%

12Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,885+11%

13Florence, KYKY34,0182,858+36%

14Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,810+8%

15Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,677+7%

16Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,543+2%

17Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,337+18%

18Georgetown, KYKY40,8832,113+105%

19Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,095−4%

20Winchester, KYKY19,5142,073+14%

21Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,073+58%

22Union, KYKY7,9372,061+156%

23Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,030−8%

24Ashland, KYKY20,9962,014−2%

25Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,979−10%

26Burlington, KYKY18,0081,965+61%

27Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,948+30%

28Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,936+3%

29Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,890+113%

30Middletown, KYKY9,9441,890+69%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,870+71%

32Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,742+47%

33Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,725+5%

34Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,721+3%

35Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,681+29%

36Henderson, KYKY27,8221,655+2%

37Versailles, KYKY10,7341,632+38%

38Independence, KYKY30,1981,617+91%

39Richmond, KYKY40,6631,587+27%

40Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,528+209%

41Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,510+9%

42Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,503−11%

43Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,494+25%

44Murray, KYKY18,9641,484+16%

45Louisville, KYKY641,9621,471–

46Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,443+1%

47La Grange, KYKY10,6691,395+77%

48Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,363−3%

49Paducah, KYKY26,7301,334+3%

50Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,310+13%

51Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,309+63%

52Hillview, KYKY9,0201,284+23%

53Paris, KYKY10,1301,280+11%

54Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,278+4%

55Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,274−9%

56Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,205+2%

57Francisville, KYKY10,5651,173–

58Walton, KYKY5,8681,152+123%

59Lexington, KYKY329,7511,136+24%

60Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,124−1%

61Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,124+39%

62Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,121+31%

63Central City, KYKY5,7931,111−1%

64Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,094+1%

65Corbin, KYKY7,911989+1%

66Hebron, KYKY6,407965–

67Vine Grove, KYKY7,018955+57%

68Danville, KYKY17,736952+11%

69Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411950+4%

70Reidland, KYKY5,277945+4%

71Monticello, KYKY5,721945−4%

72Berea, KYKY16,662941+58%

73Glasgow, KYKY15,302932+15%

74Lebanon, KYKY6,699918+10%

75Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931873+70%

76Somerset, KYKY12,695810+5%

77Oak Grove, KYKY7,830741+12%

78Morehead, KYKY6,776739+21%

79Princeton, KYKY6,168698−4%

80Franklin, KYKY10,759683+27%

81Russellville, KYKY7,454652+0%

82London, KYKY7,637601+33%

83Leitchfield, KYKY7,015595+4%

84Maysville, KYKY8,688468−1%

85Fort Knox, KYKY8,836382−37%

86Pikeville, KYKY7,270373+23%

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