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.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962+244,934–

02Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+3,094−64%

03Richmond, KYKY40,663+2,526−58%

04Georgetown, KYKY40,883+2,031−70%

05Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+1,182−73%

06Lexington, KYKY329,751+1,155–

07Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+1,104−82%

08Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+1,094−112%

09Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+943−74%

10Florence, KYKY34,018+857−83%

11Murray, KYKY18,964+773+51%

12Reidland, KYKY5,277+751+151%

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+725−79%

14Independence, KYKY30,198+716−84%

15Burlington, KYKY18,008+690−85%

16Francisville, KYKY10,565+613–

17Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+415−65%

18Corbin, KYKY7,911+390−1%

19Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+390−88%

20Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+386−90%

21Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+332−91%

22Somerset, KYKY12,695+292−53%

23Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+271−54%

24Walton, KYKY5,868+270−35%

25Erlanger, KYKY20,158+264−62%

26Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+249−63%

27Berea, KYKY16,662+247−66%

28La Grange, KYKY10,669+244−87%

29Bardstown, KYKY14,161+237−93%

30Union, KYKY7,937+226−88%

31Alexandria, KYKY10,994+221−92%

32Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+215−93%

33Hebron, KYKY6,407+212–

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+196−79%

35Franklin, KYKY10,759+184−53%

36Glasgow, KYKY15,302+183−73%

37Hillview, KYKY9,020+175−81%

38Crestwood, KYKY6,582+173−69%

39Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+170−19%

40Lebanon, KYKY6,699+156+578%

41Russellville, KYKY7,454+152−150%

42Covington, KYKY41,847+149+41%

43Versailles, KYKY10,734+145−40%

44Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+125−87%

45Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+125−152%

46Owensboro, KYKY60,892+119−77%

47Danville, KYKY17,736+93−97%

48Bellevue, KYKY5,847+88−117%

49Winchester, KYKY19,514+79−91%

50Dayton, KYKY5,974+77−113%

51Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+64−95%

52Wilmore, KYKY6,380+58−97%

53Middletown, KYKY9,944+57−92%

54Elsmere, KYKY9,521+46−96%

55St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+43−20%

56Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+36−104%

57Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+31−99%

58Lyndon, KYKY11,301+22−98%

59Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+18−90%

60Edgewood, KYKY8,503+12−99%

61Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+11−98%

62Shively, KYKY15,895+2−101%

63Monticello, KYKY5,7210−100%

64Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-7−101%

65Paris, KYKY10,130-11−102%

66London, KYKY7,637-11−83%

67Madisonville, KYKY19,428-27−101%

68Princeton, KYKY6,168-29−93%

69Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-56−71%

70Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-56−84%

71Frankfort, KYKY28,657-99−106%

72Central City, KYKY5,793-112−112%

73Henderson, KYKY27,822-129−109%

74Maysville, KYKY8,688-136−107%

75Mayfield, KYKY9,851-149−136%

76Radcliff, KYKY22,576-178−108%

77Newport, KYKY13,998-183−90%

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

79Pikeville, KYKY7,270-264+810%

80Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-269−154%

81Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-274−198%

82Morehead, KYKY6,776-281−89%

83Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-282−70%

84Paducah, KYKY26,730-292−69%

85Ashland, KYKY20,996-330−80%

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES