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Most sparsely populated, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,830267−59%

02Union, KYKY7,937278−65%

03Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931295−42%

04Pikeville, KYKY7,270305+0%

05Crestwood, KYKY6,582355−28%

06Maysville, KYKY8,688378−20%

07Walton, KYKY5,868429−17%

08London, KYKY7,637457+1%

09Leitchfield, KYKY7,015462−19%

10Franklin, KYKY10,759511−5%

11Vine Grove, KYKY7,018522−14%

12La Grange, KYKY10,669534−32%

13Mount Washington, KYKY18,989546−38%

14Berea, KYKY16,662553−7%

15Bardstown, KYKY14,161562−34%

16Independence, KYKY30,198589−30%

17Cold Spring, KYKY6,640607−24%

18Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448650−19%

19Georgetown, KYKY40,883650−37%

20Shelbyville, KYKY18,453675−38%

21Russellville, KYKY7,454678+4%

22Danville, KYKY17,736686−20%

23Burlington, KYKY18,008689−44%

24Somerset, KYKY12,695730−5%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,302766−5%

26Princeton, KYKY6,168772+6%

27Alexandria, KYKY10,994785−34%

28Lebanon, KYKY6,699833−0%

29Reidland, KYKY5,277846−7%

30Wilmore, KYKY6,380847−29%

31Morehead, KYKY6,776864+41%

32Monticello, KYKY5,721880−10%

33Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144905−20%

34Madisonville, KYKY19,428907−16%

35Nicholasville, KYKY33,857907−31%

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411909−1%

37Hillview, KYKY9,020911−13%

38Corbin, KYKY7,911924−5%

39Central City, KYKY5,793951−16%

40Richmond, KYKY40,663971−22%

41Middletown, KYKY9,944977−13%

42Bowling Green, KYKY78,505979−18%

43Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329982−34%

44Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361,059+74%

45Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,060−8%

46Paris, KYKY10,1301,099−5%

47Versailles, KYKY10,7341,146−3%

48Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,193−9%

49Murray, KYKY18,9641,238−3%

50Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,266−9%

51Oakbrook, KYKY10,2111,286−47%

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,318+7%

53Paducah, KYKY26,7301,340+4%

54Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,352−4%

55Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,480+4%

56Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,480−10%

57Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,534+9%

58Henderson, KYKY27,8221,535−5%

59Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,612−36%

60Florence, KYKY34,0181,666−21%

61Winchester, KYKY19,5141,712−6%

62Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,758−6%

63Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,904−4%

64Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,911−13%

65Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,934+16%

66Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,149−3%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,184−13%

68Ashland, KYKY20,9962,200+7%

69Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562,211+32%

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,230+3%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,237−14%

72Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,402−8%

73Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,567−1%

74Elsmere, KYKY9,5212,605−16%

75Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,819−3%

76Covington, KYKY41,8473,286−0%

77Shively, KYKY15,8953,400+3%

78St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,584−0%

79Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,180−3%

80Dayton, KYKY5,9745,062+10%

81Newport, KYKY13,9986,847+11%

82Bellevue, KYKY5,8477,731+8%

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