RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most population lost, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities that lost the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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, KYKY641,962-210,453–

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,836-2,382−74%

03Newport, KYKY13,998-1,123−39%

04Middlesborough, KYKY8,776-929−2%

05Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356-860−81%

06Henderson, KYKY27,822-776−154%

07Monticello, KYKY5,721-435−170%

08Murray, KYKY18,964-434−185%

09London, KYKY7,637-421+548%

10Bellevue, KYKY5,847-407−21%

11Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411-397−242%

12Leitchfield, KYKY7,015-295−125%

13Highland Heights, KYKY6,341-261−111%

14Villa Hills, KYKY7,797-179−186%

15Central City, KYKY5,793-159−117%

16Edgewood, KYKY8,503-140−111%

17Maysville, KYKY8,688-138−108%

18Flatwoods, KYKY7,439-98−49%

19Cynthiana, KYKY6,576-69−71%

20Ashland, KYKY20,996-59−96%

21Princeton, KYKY6,168-59−85%

22Madisonville, KYKY19,428-49−102%

23Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575-28−116%

24Mayfield, KYKY9,851-7−102%

25Lyndon, KYKY11,301+6−100%

26Reidland, KYKY5,277+35−88%

27St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+62+15%

28Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+81−123%

29Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+128−114%

30Russellville, KYKY7,454+204−167%

31Oakbrook, KYKY10,211+232−94%

32Hebron, KYKY6,407+266–

33Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+269−81%

34Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+304−67%

35Morehead, KYKY6,776+306−113%

36Covington, KYKY41,847+321+203%

37Dayton, KYKY5,974+328−154%

38Shively, KYKY15,895+372−196%

39Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+442−89%

40Hillview, KYKY9,020+450−51%

41Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+495−24%

42Corbin, KYKY7,911+552+40%

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+663+29%

44Elsmere, KYKY9,521+708−45%

45Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+724+7%

46Somerset, KYKY12,695+728+18%

47Lebanon, KYKY6,699+735+3096%

48Winchester, KYKY19,514+766−17%

49Pikeville, KYKY7,270+851−3034%

50Glasgow, KYKY15,302+986+48%

51Danville, KYKY17,736+1,016−67%

52Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+1,113+123%

53Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+1,223−61%

54Radcliff, KYKY22,576+1,354−38%

55Burlington, KYKY18,008+1,392−70%

56Erlanger, KYKY20,158+1,529+119%

57Paris, KYKY10,130+1,618+257%

58Crestwood, KYKY6,582+1,652+193%

59Franklin, KYKY10,759+1,768+354%

60Versailles, KYKY10,734+1,779+635%

61Walton, KYKY5,868+1,825+339%

62Alexandria, KYKY10,994+1,864−35%

63Bardstown, KYKY14,161+1,867−48%

64Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+1,879−45%

65Berea, KYKY16,662+1,978+173%

66La Grange, KYKY10,669+1,985+9%

67Florence, KYKY34,018+1,995−60%

68Francisville, KYKY10,565+2,008–

69Union, KYKY7,937+2,037+8%

70Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+2,039+250%

71Paducah, KYKY26,730+2,113−323%

72Wilmore, KYKY6,380+2,313+37%

73Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+2,318+152%

74Middletown, KYKY9,944+2,488+242%

75Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+2,863−35%

76Owensboro, KYKY60,892+2,918+463%

77Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+2,979−16%

78Frankfort, KYKY28,657+3,075+73%

79Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+3,078−49%

80Richmond, KYKY40,663+3,221−46%

81Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+3,237−16%

82Independence, KYKY30,198+3,919−14%

83Georgetown, KYKY40,883+7,988+20%

84Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+8,973+175%

85Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+14,227+64%

86Lexington, KYKY329,751+26,767–

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