RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most population gained, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 83 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

01Lexington, KYKY329,751+35,291–

02Georgetown, KYKY40,883+11,018+65%

03Independence, KYKY30,198+9,775+115%

04Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+8,771+1%

05Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+8,335+37%

06Florence, KYKY34,018+6,400+30%

07Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+5,989+37%

08Burlington, KYKY18,008+5,147+9%

09Richmond, KYKY40,663+4,212−30%

10Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+3,960+3%

11Berea, KYKY16,662+3,710+412%

12Owensboro, KYKY60,892+3,198+517%

13Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2,888−18%

14Murray, KYKY18,964+2,791+446%

15Crestwood, KYKY6,582+2,532+349%

16Union, KYKY7,937+2,486+31%

17La Grange, KYKY10,669+2,406+32%

18London, KYKY7,637+2,301−3640%

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+2,106+127%

20Winchester, KYKY19,514+1,644+78%

21Lyndon, KYKY11,301+1,633+24%

22St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+1,620+2900%

23Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1,491−52%

24Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+1,488+431%

25Middletown, KYKY9,944+1,474+103%

26Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1,406+102%

27Henderson, KYKY27,822+1,384−3%

28Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1,326−63%

29Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+1,310−64%

30Walton, KYKY5,868+1,185+185%

31Hillview, KYKY9,020+1,135+24%

32Versailles, KYKY10,734+1,057+337%

33Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+1,019+98%

34Glasgow, KYKY15,302+1,009+51%

35Morehead, KYKY6,776+931−138%

36Danville, KYKY17,736+741−76%

37Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+632−81%

38Pikeville, KYKY7,270+608−2197%

39Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+560−52%

40Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+425−90%

41Franklin, KYKY10,759+412+6%

42Highland Heights, KYKY6,341+369−84%

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+351−40%

44Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+326−52%

45Elsmere, KYKY9,521+312−76%

46Madisonville, KYKY19,428+284−91%

47Monticello, KYKY5,721+207−67%

48Alexandria, KYKY10,994+191−93%

49Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+144−160%

50Reidland, KYKY5,277+138−54%

51Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+118−82%

52Shively, KYKY15,895+107−128%

53Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+102−129%

54Central City, KYKY5,793+85−91%

55Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+42−105%

56Maysville, KYKY8,688+18−99%

57Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193-38−101%

58Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-50−95%

59Somerset, KYKY12,695-156−125%

60Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-170−134%

61Lebanon, KYKY6,699-179−878%

62Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-182−6%

63Russellville, KYKY7,454-189−38%

64Princeton, KYKY6,168-207−49%

65Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-234−234%

66Radcliff, KYKY22,576-273−112%

67Ashland, KYKY20,996-297−82%

68Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144-309−122%

69Mayfield, KYKY9,851-325−179%

70Corbin, KYKY7,911-438−211%

71Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-459−320%

72Bellevue, KYKY5,847-525+2%

73Dayton, KYKY5,974-628+3%

74Paris, KYKY10,130-630−239%

75Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-653−86%

76Edgewood, KYKY8,503-825−166%

77Paducah, KYKY26,730-1,283+35%

78Campbellsville, KYKY11,783-1,390−251%

79Newport, KYKY13,998-1,775−3%

80Frankfort, KYKY28,657-2,214−225%

81Wilmore, KYKY6,380-2,219−231%

82Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-2,253−75%

83Covington, KYKY41,847-2,730−2675%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS