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Most sparsely populated, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Pikeville, KYKY7,270332+10%

02Maysville, KYKY8,688475+0%

03Fort Knox, KYKY8,836499−18%

04Franklin, KYKY10,759564+5%

05Leitchfield, KYKY7,015623+9%

06Russellville, KYKY7,454633−3%

07London, KYKY7,637635+40%

08Vine Grove, KYKY7,018658+8%

09Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931690+35%

10Oak Grove, KYKY7,830699+6%

11Princeton, KYKY6,168704−3%

12Morehead, KYKY6,776707+16%

13Wilmore, KYKY6,380741−38%

14Somerset, KYKY12,695761−1%

15Walton, KYKY5,868767+48%

16Lebanon, KYKY6,699811−3%

17Berea, KYKY16,662821+38%

18Glasgow, KYKY15,302871+8%

19Danville, KYKY17,736896+5%

20Corbin, KYKY7,911919−6%

21Hebron, KYKY6,407924–

22Francisville, KYKY10,565937–

23Reidland, KYKY5,277937+3%

24Mount Washington, KYKY18,989952+7%

25Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411962+5%

26Bardstown, KYKY14,161966+13%

27Monticello, KYKY5,7211,016+3%

28Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,021+27%

29Lexington, KYKY329,7511,042+14%

30Paris, KYKY10,1301,076−7%

31Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,080−4%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,096+1%

33Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,120+127%

34La Grange, KYKY10,6691,120+42%

35Central City, KYKY5,7931,141+1%

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,204−13%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,205+4%

38Hillview, KYKY9,0201,217+16%

39Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,224+2%

40Paducah, KYKY26,7301,230−5%

41Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,245+55%

42Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,258+2%

43Versailles, KYKY10,7341,351+14%

44Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,364−3%

45Independence, KYKY30,1981,396+65%

46Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,399+18%

47Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,400−0%

48Middletown, KYKY9,9441,405+26%

49Richmond, KYKY40,6631,440+16%

50Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,458+2%

51Union, KYKY7,9371,495+86%

52Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,520+39%

53Murray, KYKY18,9641,521+19%

54Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,534+17%

55Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,604−5%

56Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,624−1%

57Georgetown, KYKY40,8831,658+61%

58Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,684+1%

59Henderson, KYKY27,8221,701+5%

60Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,728−8%

61Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,744+17%

62Burlington, KYKY18,0081,807+48%

63Nicholasville, KYKY33,8571,868+42%

64Winchester, KYKY19,5141,990+10%

65Edgewood, KYKY8,5032,012−9%

66Ashland, KYKY20,9962,020−1%

67Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,080−6%

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,123−2%

69Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,155+8%

70Louisville, KYKY641,9622,271–

71Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,500−0%

72Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,642+6%

73Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,650+1%

74Florence, KYKY34,0182,680+27%

75Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,745+6%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,826+17%

77Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1422,877−1%

78Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,055+17%

79Covington, KYKY41,8473,087−6%

80Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,216+4%

81Shively, KYKY15,8953,339+1%

82St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,964+10%

83Dayton, KYKY5,9744,109−11%

84Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,136−4%

85Newport, KYKY13,9985,538−10%

86Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,580−8%

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