RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most transient, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 84.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monticello, KY, up 52 places to #11.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Fort Knox, KYKY8,83665.7%+17.4 pts

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35669.7%+6.3 pts

03▲6Murray, KYKY18,96471.7%−2.4 pts

04▲4Williamsburg, KYKY5,37172.6%−0.1 pts

05▲1Bowling Green, KYKY78,50572.7%+2.6 pts

06▲35Newport, KYKY13,99873.7%−8.6 pts

07▼3Morehead, KYKY6,77675.0%+8.0 pts

08▲3Central City, KYKY5,79375.9%−0.1 pts

09▲16Elsmere, KYKY9,52176.6%−2.5 pts

10▼5Richmond, KYKY40,66377.0%+8.6 pts

11▲52Monticello, KYKY5,72177.2%−8.8 pts

12▲5St. Matthews, KYKY17,86877.7%−0.4 pts

13▲5Wilmore, KYKY6,38079.4%+1.2 pts

14▲16Cynthiana, KYKY6,57679.6%−0.4 pts

15▲13Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41179.6%−0.2 pts

16▼4Lexington, KYKY329,75179.8%+2.7 pts

17▼2La Grange, KYKY10,66980.5%+2.8 pts

18▲46Dayton, KYKY5,97480.7%−5.6 pts

19▲10Highland Heights, KYKY6,34180.7%+0.9 pts

20▲36Middletown, KYKY9,94480.9%−4.1 pts

21▲12Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44880.9%+0.5 pts

22▲5Madisonville, KYKY19,42881.0%+1.3 pts

23▲3Georgetown, KYKY40,88381.4%+2.0 pts

24▲7Lyndon, KYKY11,30181.5%+1.3 pts

25▼11Frankfort, KYKY28,65781.7%+4.3 pts

26▲42Leitchfield, KYKY7,01582.0%−5.0 pts

27▲7Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57682.6%+2.0 pts

28▲45Russellville, KYKY7,45482.8%−5.9 pts

29▼8Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58683.0%+4.2 pts

30▼17Vine Grove, KYKY7,01883.1%+5.8 pts

31▼15Radcliff, KYKY22,57683.2%+5.2 pts

32▲14Lebanon, KYKY6,69983.2%0.0 pts

33▲14Franklin, KYKY10,75983.3%0.0 pts

34▲27Mayfield, KYKY9,85183.4%−2.3 pts

35▲2London, KYKY7,63783.4%+2.1 pts

36▲13Ashland, KYKY20,99683.6%−0.2 pts

37▼15Covington, KYKY41,84783.6%+4.7 pts

38▼15Berea, KYKY16,66283.7%+4.7 pts

39▼7Somerset, KYKY12,69583.9%+3.6 pts

40▼37Oak Grove, KYKY7,83084.2%+18.8 pts

41▲13Walton, KYKY5,86884.3%−0.3 pts

42▲3Bellevue, KYKY5,84784.4%+1.3 pts

43▼7Florence, KYKY34,01884.7%+3.6 pts

44▼34Danville, KYKY17,73684.7%+8.7 pts

45▼25Pikeville, KYKY7,27085.1%+6.4 pts

46▼7Owensboro, KYKY60,89285.3%+3.3 pts

47▼28Winchester, KYKY19,51485.3%+7.0 pts

48▲7Versailles, KYKY10,73485.4%+0.7 pts

49▲2Louisville, KYKY641,96286.3%+2.0 pts

50▼6Bardstown, KYKY14,16186.3%+3.5 pts

51▼9Nicholasville, KYKY33,85786.8%+4.5 pts

52▲7Burlington, KYKY18,00887.0%+1.6 pts

53▲27Union, KYKY7,93787.3%−3.7 pts

54▼11Maysville, KYKY8,68887.5%+5.1 pts

55▲2Erlanger, KYKY20,15887.6%+2.3 pts

56▼6Henderson, KYKY27,82287.8%+3.8 pts

57▲15Paducah, KYKY26,73087.9%−0.2 pts

58▼23Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32988.2%+7.4 pts

59▼52Campbellsville, KYKY11,78388.3%+16.9 pts

60▲9Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75188.4%+1.3 pts

61▼13Glasgow, KYKY15,30288.5%+4.9 pts

62Alexandria, KYKY10,99488.6%+2.8 pts

63▼3Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57588.9%+3.5 pts

64▲1Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14289.0%+2.7 pts

65▲11Oakbrook, KYKY10,21189.4%−0.2 pts

66▼14Shelbyville, KYKY18,45389.5%+4.9 pts

67▼1Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19389.7%+2.8 pts

68▼15Middlesborough, KYKY8,77689.9%+5.2 pts

69▲5Crestwood, KYKY6,58290.0%+0.8 pts

70▲1Flatwoods, KYKY7,43990.0%+2.5 pts

71▲15Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14490.3%−5.0 pts

72▼48Corbin, KYKY7,91190.4%+11.4 pts

73▲12Villa Hills, KYKY7,79790.7%−3.5 pts

74▲10Cold Spring, KYKY6,64091.0%−1.1 pts

75▼5Mount Washington, KYKY18,98991.2%+3.8 pts

76▲7Francisville, KYKY10,56591.4%−0.5 pts

77▼39Paris, KYKY10,13092.3%+10.7 pts

78▲3Fort Wright, KYKY6,24092.3%+1.1 pts

79▼39Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93192.5%+10.2 pts

80▼1Shively, KYKY15,89592.8%+2.0 pts

81▼14Independence, KYKY30,19892.9%+5.9 pts

82▼7Princeton, KYKY6,16893.0%+3.5 pts

83▼1Reidland, KYKY5,27793.5%+1.7 pts

84▼7Hillview, KYKY9,02093.7%+4.0 pts

85▼27Hebron, KYKY6,40794.3%+9.0 pts

86▼8Edgewood, KYKY8,50395.1%+5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES