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Most sparsely populated, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 83 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,270303+0%

02London, KYKY7,637452+0%

03Maysville, KYKY8,688474+0%

04Crestwood, KYKY6,582494+0%

05Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931512+0%

06Walton, KYKY5,868517+0%

07Franklin, KYKY10,759537+0%

08Leitchfield, KYKY7,015571+0%

09Berea, KYKY16,662597+0%

10Vine Grove, KYKY7,018607+0%

11Fort Knox, KYKY8,836610+0%

12Morehead, KYKY6,776611+0%

13Russellville, KYKY7,454650+0%

14Oak Grove, KYKY7,830660+0%

15Princeton, KYKY6,168727+0%

16Somerset, KYKY12,695772+0%

17La Grange, KYKY10,669786+0%

18Cold Spring, KYKY6,640802+0%

19Union, KYKY7,937804+0%

20Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448807+0%

21Glasgow, KYKY15,302808+0%

22Lebanon, KYKY6,699837+0%

23Independence, KYKY30,198845+0%

24Danville, KYKY17,736855+0%

25Bardstown, KYKY14,161857+0%

26Mount Washington, KYKY18,989886+0%

27Reidland, KYKY5,277909+0%

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411917+0%

29Lexington, KYKY329,751918+0%

30Corbin, KYKY7,911974+0%

31Monticello, KYKY5,721982+0%

32Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,030+0%

33Hillview, KYKY9,0201,048+0%

34Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,081+0%

35Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,091+0%

36Middletown, KYKY9,9441,118+0%

37Central City, KYKY5,7931,125+0%

38Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,131+0%

39Paris, KYKY10,1301,156+0%

40Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,158+0%

41Versailles, KYKY10,7341,185+0%

42Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,186+0%

43Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,188+0%

44Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,197+0%

45Burlington, KYKY18,0081,223+0%

46Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,234+0%

47Richmond, KYKY40,6631,246+0%

48Murray, KYKY18,9641,282+0%

49Paducah, KYKY26,7301,293+0%

50Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,307+0%

51Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,312+0%

52Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,388+0%

53Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,406+0%

54Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,408+0%

55Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,426+0%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,497+0%

57Henderson, KYKY27,8221,620+0%

58Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,644+0%

59Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,671+0%

60Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,680+0%

61Winchester, KYKY19,5141,812+0%

62Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,878+0%

63Erlanger, KYKY20,1581,987+0%

64Ashland, KYKY20,9962,048+0%

65Florence, KYKY34,0182,107+0%

66Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,175+0%

67Edgewood, KYKY8,5032,206+0%

68Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,207+0%

69Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,416+0%

70Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,502+0%

71Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,504+0%

72Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,592+0%

73Lyndon, KYKY11,3012,602+0%

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,612+0%

75Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,907+0%

76Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,097+0%

77Covington, KYKY41,8473,294+0%

78Shively, KYKY15,8953,315+0%

79St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,596+0%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,312+0%

81Dayton, KYKY5,9744,593+0%

82Newport, KYKY13,9986,181+0%

83Bellevue, KYKY5,8477,160+0%

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