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Most sparsely populated, Kentucky cities · 2020

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, KYKY7,270373+23%

02Fort Knox, KYKY8,836382−37%

03Maysville, KYKY8,688468−1%

04Leitchfield, KYKY7,015595+4%

05London, KYKY7,637601+33%

06Russellville, KYKY7,454652+0%

07Franklin, KYKY10,759683+27%

08Princeton, KYKY6,168698−4%

09Morehead, KYKY6,776739+21%

10Oak Grove, KYKY7,830741+12%

11Somerset, KYKY12,695810+5%

12Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931873+70%

13Lebanon, KYKY6,699918+10%

14Glasgow, KYKY15,302932+15%

15Berea, KYKY16,662941+58%

16Monticello, KYKY5,721945−4%

17Reidland, KYKY5,277945+4%

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411950+4%

19Danville, KYKY17,736952+11%

20Vine Grove, KYKY7,018955+57%

21Hebron, KYKY6,407965–

22Corbin, KYKY7,911989+1%

23Madisonville, KYKY19,4281,094+1%

24Central City, KYKY5,7931,111−1%

25Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,121+31%

26Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4481,124+39%

27Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,124−1%

28Lexington, KYKY329,7511,136+24%

29Walton, KYKY5,8681,152+123%

30Francisville, KYKY10,5651,173–

31Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,205+2%

32Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,274−9%

33Williamsburg, KYKY5,3711,278+4%

34Paris, KYKY10,1301,280+11%

35Hillview, KYKY9,0201,284+23%

36Cold Spring, KYKY6,6401,309+63%

37Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,310+13%

38Paducah, KYKY26,7301,334+3%

39Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,363−3%

40La Grange, KYKY10,6691,395+77%

41Cynthiana, KYKY6,5761,443+1%

42Louisville, KYKY641,9621,471–

43Murray, KYKY18,9641,484+16%

44Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,494+25%

45Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561,503−11%

46Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,510+9%

47Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,528+209%

48Richmond, KYKY40,6631,587+27%

49Independence, KYKY30,1981,617+91%

50Versailles, KYKY10,7341,632+38%

51Henderson, KYKY27,8221,655+2%

52Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,681+29%

53Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,721+3%

54Radcliff, KYKY22,5761,725+5%

55Bowling Green, KYKY78,5051,742+47%

56Shelbyville, KYKY18,4531,870+71%

57Middletown, KYKY9,9441,890+69%

58Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,890+113%

59Frankfort, KYKY28,6571,936+3%

60Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,948+30%

61Burlington, KYKY18,0081,965+61%

62Edgewood, KYKY8,5031,979−10%

63Ashland, KYKY20,9962,014−2%

64Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,030−8%

65Union, KYKY7,9372,061+156%

66Nicholasville, KYKY33,8572,073+58%

67Winchester, KYKY19,5142,073+14%

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392,095−4%

69Georgetown, KYKY40,8832,113+105%

70Erlanger, KYKY20,1582,337+18%

71Highland Heights, KYKY6,3412,543+2%

72Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1932,677+7%

73Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,810+8%

74Florence, KYKY34,0182,858+36%

75Owensboro, KYKY60,8922,885+11%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,898+20%

77Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,057+17%

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1423,073+6%

79Covington, KYKY41,8473,111−6%

80Shively, KYKY15,8953,420+3%

81Elsmere, KYKY9,5213,485+13%

82St. Matthews, KYKY17,8683,978+11%

83Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5754,115−5%

84Dayton, KYKY5,9744,362−5%

85Newport, KYKY13,9985,131−17%

86Bellevue, KYKY5,8476,130−14%

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