Fastest growing cities in Kentucky with population over 1,000.
City | Rank | Change | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Creek | 1 | 7.72% | 2,678 | 1,848 |
| Rineyville | 2 | 7.71% | 3,507 | 2,407 |
| Thruston | 3 | 7.69% | 2,786 | 2,104 |
| Sorgho | 4 | 7.67% | 3,145 | 2,208 |
| West Van Lear | 5 | 7.64% | 1,521 | 1,231 |
| Masonville | 6 | 4.23% | 2,368 | 1,822 |
| Elkton | 7 | 2.47% | 2,285 | 2,065 |
| Claryville | 8 | 2.44% | 3,532 | 2,896 |
| Richmond | 9 | 2.21% | 38,030 | 34,733 |
| West Liberty | 10 | 2.12% | 3,523 | 3,231 |
| Cadiz | 11 | 2.03% | 2,768 | 2,547 |
| Scottsville | 12 | 1.74% | 4,612 | 4,294 |
| Francisville | 13 | 1.71% | 10,394 | 9,520 |
| Bowling Green | 14 | 1.64% | 77,459 | 72,470 |
| Elizabethtown | 15 | 1.59% | 33,501 | 31,408 |
| Crescent Springs | 16 | 1.58% | 4,622 | 4,334 |
| Vine Grove | 17 | 1.45% | 7,007 | 6,605 |
| Georgetown | 18 | 1.41% | 40,020 | 37,786 |
| Taylorsville | 19 | 1.37% | 1,328 | 1,256 |
| Nicholasville | 20 | 1.32% | 32,854 | 31,137 |
| Plano | 21 | 1.28% | 1,347 | 1,244 |
| Lancaster | 22 | 1.23% | 4,100 | 3,900 |
| Crestwood | 23 | 1.17% | 6,499 | 6,199 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1.17% | 6,593 | 6,289 |
| Silver Grove | 25 | 1.16% | 1,218 | 1,162 |
| La Grange | 26 | 1.12% | 10,534 | 10,066 |
| Fort Wright | 27 | 1.1% | 6,128 | 5,858 |
| Burlington | 28 | 1.06% | 18,654 | 18,203 |
| Lawrenceburg | 29 | 1.04% | 12,238 | 11,732 |
| Villa Hills | 30 | 1.02% | 7,614 | 7,305 |
| Shepherdsville | 31 | 1.01% | 14,839 | 14,245 |
| Orchard Grass Hills | 32 | 1% | 1,608 | 1,542 |
| Cold Spring | 33 | 0.98% | 6,477 | 6,225 |
| Cynthiana | 34 | 0.98% | 6,598 | 6,340 |
| Union | 35 | 0.98% | 7,746 | 7,445 |
| Alexandria | 36 | 0.96% | 10,775 | 10,365 |
| Russellville | 37 | 0.95% | 7,468 | 7,187 |
| Pewee Valley | 38 | 0.92% | 1,649 | 1,588 |
| Springfield | 39 | 0.92% | 2,968 | 2,859 |
| Mount Washington | 40 | 0.91% | 18,807 | 18,125 |
| Eddyville | 41 | 0.9% | 2,466 | 2,378 |
| Walton | 42 | 0.89% | 5,679 | 5,479 |
| Simpsonville | 43 | 0.88% | 3,095 | 2,985 |
| Southgate | 44 | 0.88% | 3,785 | 3,652 |
| Florence | 45 | 0.87% | 33,202 | 32,060 |
| Hebron Estates | 46 | 0.86% | 1,049 | 1,013 |
| Hardinsburg | 47 | 0.86% | 2,469 | 2,385 |
| Shelbyville | 48 | 0.85% | 17,956 | 17,346 |
| Hebron | 49 | 0.84% | 6,720 | 6,845 |
| Hillview | 50 | 0.83% | 8,948 | 8,650 |
| Oakbrook | 51 | 0.83% | 10,213 | 9,539 |
| Franklin | 52 | 0.82% | 10,554 | 10,208 |
| Berea | 53 | 0.82% | 16,129 | 15,605 |
| Independence | 54 | 0.81% | 29,743 | 28,783 |
| Pioneer Village | 55 | 0.8% | 2,760 | 2,672 |
| Somerset | 56 | 0.8% | 12,365 | 11,973 |
| Auburn | 57 | 0.79% | 1,650 | 1,597 |
| Russell Springs | 58 | 0.79% | 2,816 | 2,726 |
| Lebanon Junction | 59 | 0.78% | 1,809 | 1,751 |
| Greensburg | 60 | 0.76% | 2,250 | 2,181 |
| North Corbin | 61 | 0.76% | 1,985 | 1,842 |
| Jeffersonville | 62 | 0.74% | 1,757 | 1,704 |
| Dayton | 63 | 0.73% | 5,832 | 5,664 |
| Hodgenville | 64 | 0.73% | 3,333 | 3,235 |
| Bellevue | 65 | 0.72% | 5,712 | 5,548 |
| Hendron | 66 | 0.7% | 5,183 | 4,872 |
| Irvington | 67 | 0.65% | 1,391 | 1,353 |
| Glasgow | 68 | 0.65% | 15,412 | 15,016 |
| Cloverport | 69 | 0.61% | 1,147 | 1,119 |
| Brandenburg | 70 | 0.61% | 2,962 | 2,890 |
| Crittenden | 71 | 0.61% | 4,131 | 4,030 |
| Bardstown | 72 | 0.61% | 13,916 | 13,579 |
| Ledbetter | 73 | 0.6% | 1,837 | 1,720 |
| Campbellsville | 74 | 0.6% | 11,723 | 11,442 |
| Horse Cave | 75 | 0.58% | 2,271 | 2,218 |
| Murray | 76 | 0.57% | 18,189 | 17,775 |
| Harrodsburg | 77 | 0.54% | 9,269 | 9,069 |
| Wilmore | 78 | 0.52% | 6,136 | 6,006 |
| Camargo | 79 | 0.48% | 1,041 | 1,021 |
| Williamstown | 80 | 0.48% | 3,983 | 3,907 |
| Edmonton | 81 | 0.47% | 1,714 | 1,682 |
| Munfordville | 82 | 0.47% | 1,719 | 1,685 |
| Dry Ridge | 83 | 0.46% | 2,209 | 2,169 |
| Versailles | 84 | 0.41% | 10,534 | 10,362 |
| Stanford | 85 | 0.41% | 3,713 | 3,652 |
| Massac | 86 | 0.38% | 4,758 | 5,154 |
| Eminence | 87 | 0.36% | 2,754 | 2,712 |
| Burkesville | 88 | 0.36% | 1,393 | 1,371 |
| Midway | 89 | 0.34% | 1,761 | 1,735 |
| Flemingsburg | 90 | 0.34% | 2,998 | 2,956 |
| Columbia | 91 | 0.29% | 4,894 | 4,836 |
| Carlisle | 92 | 0.28% | 2,118 | 2,094 |
| Reidland | 93 | 0.28% | 4,673 | 4,334 |
| Taylor Mill | 94 | 0.27% | 6,956 | 6,879 |
| Jamestown | 95 | 0.27% | 1,881 | 1,859 |
| Leitchfield | 96 | 0.26% | 6,480 | 6,411 |
| Erlanger | 97 | 0.25% | 19,826 | 19,629 |
| Junction City | 98 | 0.22% | 2,294 | 2,274 |
| Carrollton | 99 | 0.2% | 3,922 | 3,890 |
| Winchester | 100 | 0.15% | 19,283 | 19,167 |
| Oak Grove | 101 | 0.14% | 7,984 | 7,938 |
| Owingsville | 102 | 0.13% | 1,597 | 1,587 |
| Danville | 103 | 0.12% | 17,404 | 17,318 |
| Brodhead | 104 | 0.09% | 1,125 | 1,119 |
| London | 105 | 0.07% | 7,601 | 7,579 |
| Warsaw | 106 | 0.06% | 1,760 | 1,755 |
| Mount Sterling | 107 | 0.05% | 7,575 | 7,558 |
| Mount Vernon | 108 | 0.04% | 2,457 | 2,453 |
| Covington | 109 | 0.03% | 40,984 | 40,936 |
| Corbin | 110 | 0.03% | 7,843 | 7,834 |
| Benton | 111 | 0% | 4,765 | 4,765 |
| Calvert City | 112 | 0% | 2,517 | 2,517 |
| Cave City | 113 | 0% | 2,360 | 2,359 |
| Falmouth | 114 | -0.04% | 2,210 | 2,214 |
| Owensboro | 115 | -0.07% | 60,096 | 60,272 |
| Guthrie | 116 | -0.07% | 1,334 | 1,337 |
| Elsmere | 117 | -0.09% | 9,139 | 9,169 |
| Central City | 118 | -0.1% | 5,794 | 5,816 |
| Monticello | 119 | -0.16% | 5,706 | 5,741 |
| Heritage Creek | 120 | -0.17% | 1,201 | 1,209 |
| Tompkinsville | 121 | -0.18% | 2,282 | 2,298 |
| Whitley City | 122 | -0.18% | 1,144 | 1,633 |
| Crestview Hills | 123 | -0.19% | 3,221 | 3,243 |
| Edgewood | 124 | -0.19% | 8,382 | 8,445 |
| Park Hills | 125 | -0.22% | 3,142 | 3,170 |
| Highland Heights | 126 | -0.23% | 6,597 | 6,655 |
| Prospect | 127 | -0.24% | 4,553 | 4,596 |
| Marion | 128 | -0.24% | 2,887 | 2,915 |
| Hurstbourne Acres | 129 | -0.26% | 1,938 | 1,958 |
| Lexington | 130 | -0.26% | 319,329 | 322,627 |
| Worthington Hills | 131 | -0.26% | 1,549 | 1,564 |
| Grayson | 132 | -0.26% | 3,797 | 3,837 |
| Farley | 133 | -0.26% | 4,535 | 4,458 |
| Hartford | 134 | -0.26% | 2,640 | 2,666 |
| Fort Mitchell | 135 | -0.27% | 8,616 | 8,706 |
| Doe Valley | 136 | -0.27% | 1,861 | 1,969 |
| Augusta | 137 | -0.27% | 1,087 | 1,097 |
| Morgantown | 138 | -0.28% | 2,467 | 2,494 |
| Westwood | 139 | -0.29% | 4,554 | 4,654 |
| Hurstbourne | 140 | -0.3% | 4,631 | 4,687 |
| Middletown | 141 | -0.3% | 9,601 | 9,715 |
| Lyndon | 142 | -0.3% | 10,876 | 11,006 |
| Coldstream | 143 | -0.31% | 1,279 | 1,294 |
| Madisonville | 144 | -0.32% | 19,294 | 19,538 |
| Earlington | 145 | -0.32% | 1,245 | 1,259 |
| Paris | 146 | -0.33% | 10,056 | 10,187 |
| Beaver Dam | 147 | -0.34% | 3,486 | 3,533 |
| Douglass Hills | 148 | -0.35% | 5,384 | 5,459 |
| Lakeside Park | 149 | -0.36% | 2,805 | 2,843 |
| Princeton | 150 | -0.36% | 6,172 | 6,258 |
| Owenton | 151 | -0.36% | 1,663 | 1,686 |
| Anchorage | 152 | -0.36% | 2,466 | 2,502 |
| West Buechel | 153 | -0.37% | 1,352 | 1,372 |
| Beattyville | 154 | -0.37% | 2,140 | 2,170 |
| Windy Hills | 155 | -0.38% | 2,394 | 2,429 |
| Frankfort | 156 | -0.39% | 28,176 | 28,611 |
| Indian Hills | 157 | -0.39% | 2,843 | 2,887 |
| Flatwoods | 158 | -0.39% | 7,199 | 7,310 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 159 | -0.39% | 2,805 | 2,847 |
| St. Matthews | 160 | -0.39% | 17,288 | 17,558 |
| Hopkinsville | 161 | -0.39% | 30,692 | 31,174 |
| Liberty | 162 | -0.4% | 1,995 | 2,025 |
| Shively | 163 | -0.4% | 15,393 | 15,641 |
| Albany | 164 | -0.4% | 1,728 | 1,754 |
| Radcliff | 165 | -0.4% | 22,657 | 23,025 |
| Barbourmeade | 166 | -0.41% | 1,199 | 1,219 |
| St. Regis Park | 167 | -0.42% | 1,414 | 1,438 |
| Clay City | 168 | -0.42% | 1,173 | 1,191 |
| Ludlow | 169 | -0.46% | 4,312 | 4,391 |
| Paducah | 170 | -0.47% | 26,623 | 27,127 |
| Beechwood Village | 171 | -0.48% | 1,253 | 1,277 |
| Louisville | 172 | -0.48% | 620,004 | 631,912 |
| Henderson | 173 | -0.49% | 27,598 | 28,141 |
| Jeffersontown | 174 | -0.54% | 28,561 | 29,180 |
| Raceland | 175 | -0.56% | 2,288 | 2,338 |
| Clinton | 176 | -0.58% | 1,195 | 1,221 |
| Stanton | 177 | -0.6% | 3,164 | 3,239 |
| Audubon Park | 178 | -0.64% | 1,401 | 1,437 |
| Barbourville | 179 | -0.67% | 3,124 | 3,208 |
| Ashland | 180 | -0.69% | 21,009 | 21,589 |
| Catlettsburg | 181 | -0.69% | 1,726 | 1,773 |
| Vanceburg | 182 | -0.71% | 1,388 | 1,428 |
| Maysville | 183 | -0.74% | 8,623 | 8,877 |
| Livermore | 184 | -0.75% | 1,189 | 1,224 |
| Olive Hill | 185 | -0.78% | 1,534 | 1,581 |
| Muldraugh | 186 | -0.79% | 1,006 | 1,038 |
| Wilder | 187 | -0.81% | 3,075 | 3,174 |
| Lewisport | 188 | -0.81% | 1,718 | 1,772 |
| Newport | 189 | -0.81% | 13,700 | 14,147 |
| Pine Knot | 190 | -0.81% | 1,460 | 1,431 |
| Greenville | 191 | -0.82% | 4,338 | 4,480 |
| Hickman | 192 | -0.83% | 2,284 | 2,359 |
| South Shore | 193 | -0.85% | 1,055 | 1,089 |
| Providence | 194 | -0.85% | 2,798 | 2,892 |
| Russell | 195 | -0.85% | 3,613 | 3,736 |
| Greenup | 196 | -0.85% | 1,047 | 1,083 |
| Fort Thomas | 197 | -0.88% | 16,823 | 17,423 |
| Sebree | 198 | -0.92% | 1,515 | 1,571 |
| Mayfield | 199 | -0.93% | 9,623 | 9,982 |
| Worthington | 200 | -0.96% | 1,442 | 1,498 |
| Fulton | 201 | -1% | 2,266 | 2,358 |
| Williamsburg | 202 | -1.03% | 5,116 | 5,328 |
| Irvine | 203 | -1.05% | 2,260 | 2,354 |
| Louisa | 204 | -1.12% | 2,562 | 2,676 |
| Fort Campbell North | 205 | -1.17% | 11,736 | 14,363 |
| Morganfield | 206 | -1.18% | 3,106 | 3,253 |
| Paintsville | 207 | -1.23% | 4,109 | 4,312 |
| Sturgis | 208 | -1.25% | 1,653 | 1,737 |
| Middlesborough | 209 | -1.26% | 8,898 | 9,353 |
| Pikeville | 210 | -1.3% | 7,340 | 7,728 |
| Salyersville | 211 | -1.31% | 1,505 | 1,584 |
| Coal Run Village | 212 | -1.31% | 1,579 | 1,661 |
| Brooks | 213 | -1.32% | 2,014 | 2,223 |
| Stearns | 214 | -1.32% | 1,192 | 1,065 |
| Pineville | 215 | -1.43% | 1,581 | 1,672 |
| Fort Knox | 216 | -1.44% | 8,410 | 8,865 |
| Breckinridge Center | 217 | -1.49% | 1,718 | 1,961 |
| Prestonsburg | 218 | -1.64% | 3,660 | 3,902 |
| Jackson | 219 | -1.69% | 2,092 | 2,235 |
| Hazard | 220 | -1.81% | 4,874 | 5,232 |
| Jenkins | 221 | -1.95% | 1,756 | 1,895 |
| Morehead | 222 | -2.06% | 6,601 | 7,156 |
| Manchester | 223 | -2.1% | 1,398 | 1,516 |
| Whitesburg | 224 | -2.17% | 1,622 | 1,765 |
| Cumberland | 225 | -2.25% | 1,780 | 1,942 |
| Harlan | 226 | -2.27% | 1,812 | 1,980 |
| Verona | 227 | -2.32% | 1,094 | 1,222 |
| Dawson Springs | 228 | -3.66% | 2,130 | 2,452 |
| Buckner | 229 | -5.21% | 3,295 | 5,640 |