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Most sparsely populated, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 79 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,270350+15%

02Maysville, KYKY8,688458−3%

03London, KYKY7,637606+34%

04Leitchfield, KYKY7,015652+14%

05Russellville, KYKY7,454678+4%

06Princeton, KYKY6,168686−6%

07Morehead, KYKY6,776700+15%

08Franklin, KYKY10,759722+35%

09Oak Grove, KYKY7,830731+11%

10Somerset, KYKY12,695863+12%

11Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931918+79%

12Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411927+1%

13Monticello, KYKY5,721939−4%

14Glasgow, KYKY15,302950+18%

15Danville, KYKY17,736980+15%

16Lebanon, KYKY6,699980+17%

17Corbin, KYKY7,911995+2%

18Berea, KYKY16,6621,009+69%

19Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,022+68%

20Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,087+1%

21Central City, KYKY5,7931,106−2%

22Lexington, KYKY329,7511,162+27%

23Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,169+3%

24Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,170+37%

25Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,189−15%

26Walton, KYKY5,8681,238+140%

27Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,269+57%

28Paris, KYKY10,1301,275+10%

29Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,282+8%

30Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,288+4%

31Paducah, KYKY26,7301,314+2%

32Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,340−5%

33Hillview, KYKY9,0201,343+28%

34Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,384+19%

35Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,399+74%

36La Grange, KYKY10,6691,478+88%

37Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,498+5%

38Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,558+12%

39Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,588+33%

40Murray, KYKY18,9641,626+27%

41Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,626+229%

42Henderson, KYKY27,8221,646+2%

43Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,688+29%

44Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,690+3%

45Versailles, KYKY10,7341,693+43%

46Independence, KYKY30,1981,702+102%

47Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,836+10%

48Richmond, KYKY40,6631,866+50%

49Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,892+59%

50Middletown, KYKY9,9441,936+73%

51Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,940+3%

52Ashland, KYKY20,9961,956−4%

53Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,984+124%

54Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,995−10%

55Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,997+83%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292,047+37%

57Winchester, KYKY19,5142,114+17%

58Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,127−2%

59Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,165−2%

60Union, KYKY7,9372,206+174%

61Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,257+72%

62Georgetown, KYKY40,8832,329+126%

63Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,402+21%

64Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,420−3%

65Louisville, KYKY641,9622,440–

66Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,744+10%

67Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,826+8%

68Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,919+13%

69Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423,021+4%

70Florence, KYKY34,0183,044+44%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,138+21%

72Covington, KYKY41,8473,179−4%

73Shively, KYKY15,8953,477+5%

74Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,623+17%

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,8684,054+13%

76Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,204−3%

77Dayton, KYKY5,9744,599+0%

78Newport, KYKY13,9985,075−18%

79Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,461−10%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES