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Most population lost, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities that lost 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

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-1,469−68%

02Ashland, KYKY20,996-330−80%

03Paducah, KYKY26,730-292−69%

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-282−70%

05Morehead, KYKY6,776-281−89%

06Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-274−198%

07Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142-269−154%

08Pikeville, KYKY7,270-264+810%

09Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-218−109%

10Newport, KYKY13,998-183−90%

11Radcliff, KYKY22,576-178−108%

12Mayfield, KYKY9,851-149−136%

13Maysville, KYKY8,688-136−107%

14Henderson, KYKY27,822-129−109%

15Central City, KYKY5,793-112−112%

16Frankfort, KYKY28,657-99−106%

17Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-56−71%

18Williamsburg, KYKY5,371-56−84%

19Princeton, KYKY6,168-29−93%

20Madisonville, KYKY19,428-27−101%

21Paris, KYKY10,130-11−102%

22London, KYKY7,637-11−83%

23Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586-7−101%

24Monticello, KYKY5,7210−100%

25Shively, KYKY15,895+2−101%

26Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+11−98%

27Edgewood, KYKY8,503+12−99%

28Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575+18−90%

29Lyndon, KYKY11,301+22−98%

30Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+31−99%

31Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+36−104%

32St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+43−20%

33Elsmere, KYKY9,521+46−96%

34Middletown, KYKY9,944+57−92%

35Wilmore, KYKY6,380+58−97%

36Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+64−95%

37Dayton, KYKY5,974+77−113%

38Winchester, KYKY19,514+79−91%

39Bellevue, KYKY5,847+88−117%

40Danville, KYKY17,736+93−97%

41Owensboro, KYKY60,892+119−77%

42Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+125−87%

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+125−152%

44Versailles, KYKY10,734+145−40%

45Covington, KYKY41,847+149+41%

46Russellville, KYKY7,454+152−150%

47Lebanon, KYKY6,699+156+578%

48Villa Hills, KYKY7,797+170−19%

49Crestwood, KYKY6,582+173−69%

50Hillview, KYKY9,020+175−81%

51Glasgow, KYKY15,302+183−73%

52Franklin, KYKY10,759+184−53%

53Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+196−79%

54Hebron, KYKY6,407+212–

55Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+215−93%

56Alexandria, KYKY10,994+221−92%

57Union, KYKY7,937+226−88%

58Bardstown, KYKY14,161+237−93%

59La Grange, KYKY10,669+244−87%

60Berea, KYKY16,662+247−66%

61Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+249−63%

62Erlanger, KYKY20,158+264−62%

63Walton, KYKY5,868+270−35%

64Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+271−54%

65Somerset, KYKY12,695+292−53%

66Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+332−91%

67Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+386−90%

68Corbin, KYKY7,911+390−1%

69Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+390−88%

70Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+415−65%

71Francisville, KYKY10,565+613–

72Burlington, KYKY18,008+690−85%

73Independence, KYKY30,198+716−84%

74Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+725−79%

75Reidland, KYKY5,277+751+151%

76Murray, KYKY18,964+773+51%

77Florence, KYKY34,018+857−83%

78Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+943−74%

79Fort Knox, KYKY8,836+1,094−112%

80Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+1,104−82%

81Lexington, KYKY329,751+1,155–

82Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+1,182−73%

83Georgetown, KYKY40,883+2,031−70%

84Richmond, KYKY40,663+2,526−58%

85Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+3,094−64%

86Louisville, KYKY641,962+244,934–

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