202 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkton | 1 | 2.83% | 2,396 | 2,064 |
| Richmond | 2 | 2.71% | 40,652 | 35,295 |
| Elizabethtown | 3 | 2.28% | 35,353 | 31,412 |
| Bowling Green | 4 | 2.09% | 80,727 | 72,472 |
| Crescent Springs | 5 | 2% | 4,801 | 4,331 |
| Cadiz | 6 | 1.75% | 2,789 | 2,548 |
| Nicholasville | 7 | 1.74% | 34,039 | 31,131 |
| Georgetown | 8 | 1.68% | 41,200 | 37,789 |
| Scottsville | 9 | 1.53% | 4,644 | 4,291 |
| Villa Hills | 10 | 1.46% | 7,876 | 7,310 |
| Union | 11 | 1.33% | 7,979 | 7,451 |
| Walton | 12 | 1.28% | 5,877 | 5,504 |
| Berea | 13 | 1.27% | 16,645 | 15,598 |
| Florence | 14 | 1.24% | 34,180 | 32,092 |
| Taylorsville | 15 | 1.21% | 1,333 | 1,253 |
| Fort Wright | 16 | 1.21% | 6,170 | 5,799 |
| Auburn | 17 | 1.19% | 1,694 | 1,591 |
| Independence | 18 | 1.17% | 30,548 | 28,786 |
| Vine Grove | 19 | 1.15% | 7,013 | 6,611 |
| Crestwood | 20 | 1.12% | 6,566 | 6,198 |
| La Grange | 21 | 1.12% | 10,659 | 10,068 |
| Orchard Grass Hills | 22 | 1.12% | 1,628 | 1,538 |
| Lancaster | 23 | 1.08% | 4,127 | 3,905 |
| Murray | 24 | 1.06% | 18,763 | 17,780 |
| Cold Spring | 25 | 1.05% | 6,567 | 6,225 |
| Wilmore | 26 | 1.04% | 6,333 | 6,006 |
| Alexandria | 27 | 1.03% | 10,930 | 10,373 |
| Pewee Valley | 28 | 1.02% | 1,676 | 1,590 |
| Shepherdsville | 29 | 1.01% | 14,987 | 14,236 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1.01% | 6,624 | 6,291 |
| Simpsonville | 31 | 0.99% | 3,150 | 2,993 |
| Silver Grove | 32 | 0.99% | 1,223 | 1,162 |
| Mount Washington | 33 | 0.98% | 19,047 | 18,124 |
| Southgate | 34 | 0.97% | 3,839 | 3,652 |
| Shelbyville | 35 | 0.96% | 18,222 | 17,350 |
| Jeffersonville | 36 | 0.96% | 1,789 | 1,703 |
| Springfield | 37 | 0.94% | 2,998 | 2,857 |
| Lawrenceburg | 38 | 0.93% | 12,302 | 11,734 |
| Hardinsburg | 39 | 0.92% | 2,510 | 2,393 |
| Bardstown | 40 | 0.92% | 14,234 | 13,582 |
| Lebanon Junction | 41 | 0.88% | 1,834 | 1,752 |
| Hillview | 42 | 0.87% | 9,040 | 8,649 |
| Hebron Estates | 43 | 0.86% | 1,060 | 1,012 |
| Harrodsburg | 44 | 0.83% | 9,570 | 9,172 |
| Pioneer Village | 45 | 0.83% | 2,787 | 2,672 |
| Dayton | 46 | 0.82% | 5,902 | 5,662 |
| Bellevue | 47 | 0.82% | 5,785 | 5,549 |
| Somerset | 48 | 0.82% | 12,490 | 11,983 |
| Taylor Mill | 49 | 0.82% | 7,174 | 6,881 |
| Campbellsville | 50 | 0.81% | 11,916 | 11,433 |
| Cynthiana | 51 | 0.81% | 6,610 | 6,342 |
| Russellville | 52 | 0.79% | 7,490 | 7,192 |
| Franklin | 53 | 0.75% | 10,603 | 10,207 |
| Crestview Hills | 54 | 0.72% | 3,362 | 3,242 |
| Greensburg | 55 | 0.71% | 2,261 | 2,181 |
| Russell Springs | 56 | 0.71% | 2,827 | 2,726 |
| Versailles | 57 | 0.69% | 10,730 | 10,360 |
| Eminence | 58 | 0.68% | 2,806 | 2,711 |
| Camargo | 59 | 0.67% | 1,055 | 1,020 |
| Carlisle | 60 | 0.65% | 2,165 | 2,095 |
| Midway | 61 | 0.62% | 1,791 | 1,735 |
| Glasgow | 62 | 0.6% | 15,480 | 15,017 |
| Erlanger | 63 | 0.59% | 20,292 | 19,689 |
| Watterson Park | 64 | 0.58% | 1,033 | 1,003 |
| Brandenburg | 65 | 0.57% | 2,991 | 2,905 |
| Heritage Creek | 66 | 0.56% | 1,248 | 1,210 |
| Junction City | 67 | 0.56% | 2,342 | 2,277 |
| Crittenden | 68 | 0.56% | 4,148 | 4,032 |
| Hurstbourne Acres | 69 | 0.55% | 2,016 | 1,959 |
| Prospect | 70 | 0.53% | 4,721 | 4,594 |
| Coldstream | 71 | 0.53% | 1,329 | 1,294 |
| Horse Cave | 72 | 0.53% | 2,282 | 2,220 |
| Cloverport | 73 | 0.52% | 1,150 | 1,120 |
| Lexington | 74 | 0.52% | 331,139 | 322,628 |
| Irvington | 75 | 0.51% | 1,390 | 1,354 |
| Worthington Hills | 76 | 0.5% | 1,606 | 1,564 |
| Middletown | 77 | 0.47% | 9,955 | 9,717 |
| Lyndon | 78 | 0.47% | 11,274 | 11,006 |
| Munfordville | 79 | 0.46% | 1,729 | 1,687 |
| Hurstbourne | 80 | 0.46% | 4,799 | 4,689 |
| Dry Ridge | 81 | 0.45% | 2,217 | 2,167 |
| Elsmere | 82 | 0.45% | 9,379 | 9,169 |
| Guthrie | 83 | 0.44% | 1,368 | 1,335 |
| Douglass Hills | 84 | 0.43% | 5,582 | 5,459 |
| Leitchfield | 85 | 0.42% | 6,924 | 6,777 |
| Edmonton | 86 | 0.41% | 1,712 | 1,677 |
| Windy Hills | 87 | 0.4% | 2,481 | 2,430 |
| Covington | 88 | 0.4% | 41,778 | 40,942 |
| Flemingsburg | 89 | 0.4% | 3,015 | 2,955 |
| Anchorage | 90 | 0.39% | 2,548 | 2,498 |
| Carrollton | 91 | 0.38% | 3,970 | 3,892 |
| Williamstown | 92 | 0.38% | 3,986 | 3,909 |
| Indian Hills | 93 | 0.37% | 2,945 | 2,889 |
| Jamestown | 94 | 0.37% | 1,891 | 1,856 |
| Burkesville | 95 | 0.36% | 1,391 | 1,364 |
| West Buechel | 96 | 0.36% | 1,398 | 1,370 |
| Stanford | 97 | 0.35% | 3,715 | 3,649 |
| Louisville | 98 | 0.35% | 643,033 | 631,847 |
| St. Regis Park | 99 | 0.34% | 1,464 | 1,437 |
| St. Matthews | 100 | 0.34% | 17,867 | 17,561 |
| Danville | 101 | 0.34% | 17,622 | 17,322 |
| Cave City | 102 | 0.33% | 2,402 | 2,360 |
| Shively | 103 | 0.33% | 15,902 | 15,639 |
| Barbourmeade | 104 | 0.32% | 1,241 | 1,219 |
| Beechwood Village | 105 | 0.31% | 1,297 | 1,277 |
| Winchester | 106 | 0.3% | 19,471 | 19,178 |
| Edgewood | 107 | 0.23% | 8,546 | 8,443 |
| Corbin | 108 | 0.22% | 7,908 | 7,823 |
| Hodgenville | 109 | 0.21% | 3,386 | 3,348 |
| West Liberty | 110 | 0.18% | 3,263 | 3,231 |
| Mount Sterling | 111 | 0.17% | 7,601 | 7,535 |
| Owensboro | 112 | 0.16% | 60,772 | 60,284 |
| Fort Mitchell | 113 | 0.16% | 8,780 | 8,707 |
| Morgantown | 114 | 0.16% | 2,514 | 2,493 |
| Park Hills | 115 | 0.16% | 3,196 | 3,170 |
| Audubon Park | 116 | 0.14% | 1,451 | 1,439 |
| Oak Grove | 117 | 0.11% | 7,982 | 7,935 |
| Lakeside Park | 118 | 0.11% | 2,855 | 2,840 |
| Jeffersontown | 119 | 0.1% | 29,417 | 29,271 |
| Williamsburg | 120 | 0.02% | 5,333 | 5,328 |
| Augusta | 121 | 0% | 1,101 | 1,098 |
| Beaver Dam | 122 | 0% | 3,535 | 3,534 |
| Calvert City | 123 | 0% | 2,517 | 2,517 |
| Ludlow | 124 | 0% | 4,390 | 4,390 |
| Mount Vernon | 125 | 0% | 2,458 | 2,457 |
| Owingsville | 126 | 0% | 1,589 | 1,588 |
| Warsaw | 127 | 0% | 1,758 | 1,756 |
| Frankfort | 128 | 0% | 28,609 | 28,612 |
| London | 129 | -0.01% | 7,572 | 7,575 |
| Paris | 130 | -0.03% | 10,182 | 10,194 |
| Earlington | 131 | -0.08% | 1,256 | 1,260 |
| Hartford | 132 | -0.11% | 2,649 | 2,664 |
| Owenton | 133 | -0.12% | 1,680 | 1,689 |
| Falmouth | 134 | -0.14% | 2,203 | 2,215 |
| Monticello | 135 | -0.14% | 5,718 | 5,756 |
| Princeton | 136 | -0.16% | 6,213 | 6,261 |
| Madisonville | 137 | -0.17% | 19,469 | 19,634 |
| Albany | 138 | -0.17% | 1,741 | 1,755 |
| Flatwoods | 139 | -0.19% | 7,236 | 7,303 |
| Benton | 140 | -0.21% | 4,716 | 4,764 |
| Brodhead | 141 | -0.27% | 1,109 | 1,121 |
| Hopkinsville | 142 | -0.3% | 30,707 | 31,169 |
| Providence | 143 | -0.32% | 2,847 | 2,891 |
| Central City | 144 | -0.33% | 5,725 | 5,819 |
| Clay City | 145 | -0.34% | 1,172 | 1,190 |
| Henderson | 146 | -0.35% | 27,653 | 28,136 |
| Liberty | 147 | -0.35% | 1,993 | 2,028 |
| Radcliff | 148 | -0.35% | 22,626 | 23,023 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 149 | -0.36% | 2,800 | 2,847 |
| Marion | 150 | -0.38% | 2,865 | 2,917 |
| Hawesville | 151 | -0.4% | 1,008 | 1,026 |
| Paducah | 152 | -0.4% | 26,606 | 27,134 |
| Maysville | 153 | -0.41% | 8,675 | 8,855 |
| Raceland | 154 | -0.43% | 2,291 | 2,338 |
| Mayfield | 155 | -0.45% | 9,761 | 9,978 |
| Lewisport | 156 | -0.46% | 1,735 | 1,772 |
| Livermore | 157 | -0.5% | 1,198 | 1,225 |
| Beattyville | 158 | -0.52% | 2,114 | 2,169 |
| Eddyville | 159 | -0.56% | 2,319 | 2,382 |
| Catlettsburg | 160 | -0.58% | 1,715 | 1,764 |
| Muldraugh | 161 | -0.59% | 1,010 | 1,040 |
| Stanton | 162 | -0.6% | 3,152 | 3,245 |
| Ashland | 163 | -0.62% | 20,935 | 21,589 |
| Newport | 164 | -0.65% | 13,703 | 14,147 |
| Tompkinsville | 165 | -0.67% | 2,224 | 2,298 |
| South Shore | 166 | -0.67% | 1,035 | 1,068 |
| Wilder | 167 | -0.68% | 3,070 | 3,173 |
| Russell | 168 | -0.69% | 3,613 | 3,737 |
| Sebree | 169 | -0.72% | 1,519 | 1,571 |
| Greenville | 170 | -0.74% | 4,321 | 4,479 |
| Greenup | 171 | -0.74% | 1,071 | 1,110 |
| Fort Thomas | 172 | -0.74% | 16,788 | 17,418 |
| Clinton | 173 | -0.76% | 1,171 | 1,216 |
| Olive Hill | 174 | -0.78% | 1,521 | 1,581 |
| Irvine | 175 | -0.79% | 2,269 | 2,359 |
| Columbia | 176 | -0.79% | 4,648 | 4,830 |
| Worthington | 177 | -0.83% | 1,440 | 1,498 |
| Vanceburg | 178 | -0.87% | 1,373 | 1,430 |
| Hickman | 179 | -0.88% | 2,262 | 2,359 |
| Grayson | 180 | -0.89% | 3,669 | 3,832 |
| Morganfield | 181 | -0.99% | 3,100 | 3,253 |
| Fulton | 182 | -1.01% | 2,245 | 2,358 |
| Coal Run Village | 183 | -1.07% | 1,579 | 1,662 |
| Barbourville | 184 | -1.1% | 3,047 | 3,215 |
| Paintsville | 185 | -1.11% | 4,083 | 4,311 |
| Pikeville | 186 | -1.22% | 7,276 | 7,726 |
| Middlesborough | 187 | -1.26% | 8,787 | 9,346 |
| Sturgis | 188 | -1.33% | 1,633 | 1,740 |
| Morehead | 189 | -1.36% | 6,697 | 7,155 |
| Highland Heights | 190 | -1.46% | 6,200 | 6,657 |
| Salyersville | 191 | -1.47% | 1,477 | 1,585 |
| Pineville | 192 | -1.47% | 1,543 | 1,658 |
| Manchester | 193 | -1.54% | 1,411 | 1,521 |
| Louisa | 194 | -1.55% | 2,470 | 2,663 |
| Jackson | 195 | -1.62% | 2,067 | 2,235 |
| Prestonsburg | 196 | -1.84% | 3,571 | 3,903 |
| Jenkins | 197 | -1.99% | 1,722 | 1,894 |
| Harlan | 198 | -2.08% | 1,793 | 1,980 |
| Whitesburg | 199 | -2.15% | 1,590 | 1,765 |
| Cumberland | 200 | -2.18% | 1,749 | 1,942 |
| Dawson Springs | 201 | -2.22% | 2,204 | 2,454 |
| Hazard | 202 | -2.25% | 4,700 | 5,237 |
Kentucky's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Elkton leads with 2.83% annualized growth, followed by Richmond (2.71%) and Elizabethtown (2.28%). The largest population centers are Louisville (643,033), Lexington (331,139), and Bowling Green (80,727). Of the 202 cities over 1,000 population, 127 are growing while 75 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.16% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 2.5% annually.