RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most population gained, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2024, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is +145. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Louisville, KY, up 85 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲85Louisville, KYKY641,962+244,934–

02Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+3,094−64%

03▲4Richmond, KYKY40,663+2,526−58%

04Georgetown, KYKY40,883+2,031−70%

05▲7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+1,182−73%

06▼5Lexington, KYKY329,751+1,155–

07▲1Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+1,104−82%

08▲77Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+1,094−112%

09▲47Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+943−74%

10▲10Florence, KYKY34,018+857−83%

11▲68Murray, KYKY18,964+773+51%

12▲49Reidland, KYKY5,277+751+151%

13▲10Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+725−79%

14▼9Independence, KYKY30,198+716−84%

15▲17Burlington, KYKY18,008+690−85%

16▲3Francisville, KYKY10,565+613–

17▲58Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+415−65%

18▼15Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+390−88%

19▲26Corbin, KYKY7,911+390−1%

20▼14Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+386−90%

21▼11Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+332−91%

22▲19Somerset, KYKY12,695+292−53%

23▼6Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+271−54%

24▲2Walton, KYKY5,868+270−35%

25▲6Erlanger, KYKY20,158+264−62%

26▲16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+249−63%

27▼5Berea, KYKY16,662+247−66%

28▼7La Grange, KYKY10,669+244−87%

29▼5Bardstown, KYKY14,161+237−93%

30▼12Union, KYKY7,937+226−88%

31▼6Alexandria, KYKY10,994+221−92%

32▲2Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+215−93%

33▲22Hebron, KYKY6,407+212–

34▼20Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+196−79%

35▼7Franklin, KYKY10,759+184−53%

36▲1Glasgow, KYKY15,302+183−73%

37▲10Hillview, KYKY9,020+175−81%

38▼9Crestwood, KYKY6,582+173−69%

39▲34Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+170−19%

40Lebanon, KYKY6,699+156+578%

41▲16Russellville, KYKY7,454+152−150%

42▲9Covington, KYKY41,847+149+41%

43▼16Versailles, KYKY10,734+145−40%

44▲9Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+125−87%

45▲23Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+125−152%

46▼35Owensboro, KYKY60,892+119−77%

47▼11Danville, KYKY17,736+93−97%

48▲29Bellevue, KYKY5,847+88−117%

49▼10Winchester, KYKY19,514+79−91%

50Dayton, KYKY5,974+77−113%

51▲3Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+64−95%

52▼37Wilmore, KYKY6,380+58−97%

53▼40Middletown, KYKY9,944+57−92%

54▼11Elsmere, KYKY9,521+46−96%

55▲5St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+43−20%

56▲2Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+36−104%

57▼9Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+31−99%

58▲4Lyndon, KYKY11,301+22−98%

59▲5Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+18−90%

60▲11Edgewood, KYKY8,503+12−99%

61▼15Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+11−98%

62▼13Shively, KYKY15,895+2−101%

63▲17Monticello, KYKY5,7210−100%

64▼20Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-7−101%

65▼35Paris, KYKY10,130-11−102%

66▲12London, KYKY7,637-11−83%

67▼2Madisonville, KYKY19,428-27−101%

68▼1Princeton, KYKY6,168-29−93%

69Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-56−71%

70▼11Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-56−84%

71▼62Frankfort, KYKY28,657-99−106%

72Central City, KYKY5,793-112−112%

73▲8Henderson, KYKY27,822-129−109%

74▼4Maysville, KYKY8,688-136−107%

75▼12Mayfield, KYKY9,851-149−136%

76▼43Radcliff, KYKY22,576-178−108%

77▲7Newport, KYKY13,998-183−90%

78▼4Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-218−109%

79▼41Pikeville, KYKY7,270-264+810%

80▼45Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-269−154%

81▼5Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-274−198%

82▼30Morehead, KYKY6,776-281−89%

83Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-282−70%

84▼68Paducah, KYKY26,730-292−69%

85▼19Ashland, KYKY20,996-330−80%

86▼4Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-1,469−68%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES