228 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Van Lear | 1 | 7.17% | 1,630 | 1,231 |
| Rineyville | 2 | 7.16% | 3,758 | 2,407 |
| Sorgho | 3 | 7.15% | 3,370 | 2,208 |
| Thruston | 4 | 7.14% | 2,985 | 2,104 |
| Elk Creek | 5 | 7.13% | 2,869 | 1,848 |
| Masonville | 6 | 4.1% | 2,465 | 1,822 |
| Elkton | 7 | 2.41% | 2,340 | 2,065 |
| Claryville | 8 | 2.38% | 3,616 | 2,896 |
| Richmond | 9 | 2.17% | 38,854 | 34,733 |
| West Liberty | 10 | 2.07% | 3,596 | 3,231 |
| Cadiz | 11 | 1.99% | 2,823 | 2,547 |
| Scottsville | 12 | 1.74% | 4,692 | 4,294 |
| Francisville | 13 | 1.68% | 10,569 | 9,520 |
| Bowling Green | 14 | 1.61% | 78,706 | 72,470 |
| Elizabethtown | 15 | 1.56% | 34,024 | 31,408 |
| Crescent Springs | 16 | 1.56% | 4,694 | 4,334 |
| Vine Grove | 17 | 1.44% | 7,108 | 6,605 |
| Georgetown | 18 | 1.4% | 40,579 | 37,786 |
| Taylorsville | 19 | 1.35% | 1,346 | 1,256 |
| Nicholasville | 20 | 1.31% | 33,283 | 31,137 |
| Lancaster | 21 | 1.22% | 4,150 | 3,900 |
| Plano | 22 | 1.19% | 1,363 | 1,244 |
| Crestwood | 23 | 1.15% | 6,574 | 6,199 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1.15% | 6,669 | 6,289 |
| Silver Grove | 25 | 1.15% | 1,232 | 1,162 |
| La Grange | 26 | 1.11% | 10,651 | 10,066 |
| Fort Wright | 27 | 1.11% | 6,196 | 5,858 |
| Orchard Grass Hills | 28 | 1.06% | 1,625 | 1,542 |
| Burlington | 29 | 1.04% | 18,848 | 18,203 |
| Lawrenceburg | 30 | 1.04% | 12,365 | 11,732 |
| Villa Hills | 31 | 1.01% | 7,691 | 7,305 |
| Shepherdsville | 32 | 1% | 14,988 | 14,245 |
| Cynthiana | 33 | 0.98% | 6,663 | 6,340 |
| Cold Spring | 34 | 0.97% | 6,540 | 6,225 |
| Union | 35 | 0.97% | 7,821 | 7,445 |
| Alexandria | 36 | 0.96% | 10,878 | 10,365 |
| Russellville | 37 | 0.94% | 7,538 | 7,187 |
| Pewee Valley | 38 | 0.91% | 1,664 | 1,588 |
| Springfield | 39 | 0.91% | 2,995 | 2,859 |
| Mount Washington | 40 | 0.91% | 18,978 | 18,125 |
| Simpsonville | 41 | 0.91% | 3,123 | 2,985 |
| Eddyville | 42 | 0.89% | 2,488 | 2,378 |
| Walton | 43 | 0.88% | 5,729 | 5,479 |
| Southgate | 44 | 0.87% | 3,818 | 3,652 |
| Florence | 45 | 0.86% | 33,488 | 32,060 |
| Hebron Estates | 46 | 0.86% | 1,058 | 1,013 |
| Shelbyville | 47 | 0.85% | 18,109 | 17,346 |
| Hardinsburg | 48 | 0.85% | 2,490 | 2,385 |
| Hillview | 49 | 0.84% | 9,023 | 8,650 |
| Hebron | 50 | 0.83% | 6,776 | 6,845 |
| Lebanon Junction | 51 | 0.83% | 1,824 | 1,751 |
| Franklin | 52 | 0.82% | 10,641 | 10,208 |
| Oakbrook | 53 | 0.82% | 10,297 | 9,539 |
| Russell Springs | 54 | 0.82% | 2,839 | 2,726 |
| Berea | 55 | 0.81% | 16,260 | 15,605 |
| Independence | 56 | 0.81% | 29,983 | 28,783 |
| North Corbin | 57 | 0.81% | 2,001 | 1,842 |
| Pioneer Village | 58 | 0.8% | 2,782 | 2,672 |
| Somerset | 59 | 0.79% | 12,463 | 11,973 |
| Auburn | 60 | 0.79% | 1,663 | 1,597 |
| Greensburg | 61 | 0.76% | 2,267 | 2,181 |
| Hodgenville | 62 | 0.75% | 3,358 | 3,235 |
| Jeffersonville | 63 | 0.74% | 1,770 | 1,704 |
| Dayton | 64 | 0.72% | 5,874 | 5,664 |
| Irvington | 65 | 0.72% | 1,401 | 1,353 |
| Bellevue | 66 | 0.72% | 5,753 | 5,548 |
| Hendron | 67 | 0.68% | 5,218 | 4,872 |
| Glasgow | 68 | 0.64% | 15,511 | 15,016 |
| Cloverport | 69 | 0.61% | 1,154 | 1,119 |
| Brandenburg | 70 | 0.61% | 2,980 | 2,890 |
| Crittenden | 71 | 0.6% | 4,156 | 4,030 |
| Bardstown | 72 | 0.6% | 14,000 | 13,579 |
| Ledbetter | 73 | 0.6% | 1,848 | 1,720 |
| Campbellsville | 74 | 0.6% | 11,793 | 11,442 |
| Horse Cave | 75 | 0.57% | 2,284 | 2,218 |
| Murray | 76 | 0.57% | 18,293 | 17,775 |
| Harrodsburg | 77 | 0.54% | 9,319 | 9,069 |
| Wilmore | 78 | 0.54% | 6,169 | 6,006 |
| Munfordville | 79 | 0.52% | 1,728 | 1,685 |
| Camargo | 80 | 0.48% | 1,046 | 1,021 |
| Williamstown | 81 | 0.48% | 4,002 | 3,907 |
| Edmonton | 82 | 0.47% | 1,722 | 1,682 |
| Dry Ridge | 83 | 0.45% | 2,219 | 2,169 |
| Burkesville | 84 | 0.43% | 1,399 | 1,371 |
| Versailles | 85 | 0.41% | 10,577 | 10,362 |
| Stanford | 86 | 0.4% | 3,728 | 3,652 |
| Eminence | 87 | 0.4% | 2,765 | 2,712 |
| Midway | 88 | 0.4% | 1,768 | 1,735 |
| Massac | 89 | 0.38% | 4,776 | 5,154 |
| Flemingsburg | 90 | 0.37% | 3,009 | 2,956 |
| Jamestown | 91 | 0.32% | 1,887 | 1,859 |
| Columbia | 92 | 0.31% | 4,909 | 4,836 |
| Carlisle | 93 | 0.28% | 2,124 | 2,094 |
| Reidland | 94 | 0.28% | 4,686 | 4,334 |
| Taylor Mill | 95 | 0.27% | 6,975 | 6,879 |
| Leitchfield | 96 | 0.26% | 6,497 | 6,411 |
| Erlanger | 97 | 0.25% | 19,875 | 19,629 |
| Junction City | 98 | 0.22% | 2,299 | 2,274 |
| Carrollton | 99 | 0.2% | 3,930 | 3,890 |
| Owingsville | 100 | 0.19% | 1,600 | 1,587 |
| Brodhead | 101 | 0.18% | 1,127 | 1,119 |
| Oak Grove | 102 | 0.15% | 7,996 | 7,938 |
| Winchester | 103 | 0.15% | 19,312 | 19,167 |
| Danville | 104 | 0.13% | 17,426 | 17,318 |
| London | 105 | 0.08% | 7,607 | 7,579 |
| Warsaw | 106 | 0.06% | 1,761 | 1,755 |
| Mount Sterling | 107 | 0.05% | 7,579 | 7,558 |
| Mount Vernon | 108 | 0.04% | 2,458 | 2,453 |
| Covington | 109 | 0.03% | 40,996 | 40,936 |
| Corbin | 110 | 0.03% | 7,845 | 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% | 2,209 | 2,214 |
| Owensboro | 115 | -0.07% | 60,052 | 60,272 |
| Guthrie | 116 | -0.07% | 1,333 | 1,337 |
| Elsmere | 117 | -0.08% | 9,132 | 9,169 |
| Central City | 118 | -0.09% | 5,789 | 5,816 |
| Whitley City | 119 | -0.09% | 1,143 | 1,633 |
| Crestview Hills | 120 | -0.15% | 3,216 | 3,243 |
| Monticello | 121 | -0.16% | 5,697 | 5,741 |
| Heritage Creek | 122 | -0.17% | 1,199 | 1,209 |
| Tompkinsville | 123 | -0.18% | 2,278 | 2,298 |
| Augusta | 124 | -0.18% | 1,085 | 1,097 |
| Edgewood | 125 | -0.19% | 8,366 | 8,445 |
| Highland Heights | 126 | -0.21% | 6,583 | 6,655 |
| Park Hills | 127 | -0.22% | 3,135 | 3,170 |
| Hartford | 128 | -0.23% | 2,634 | 2,666 |
| Earlington | 129 | -0.24% | 1,242 | 1,259 |
| Marion | 130 | -0.24% | 2,880 | 2,915 |
| Prospect | 131 | -0.24% | 4,542 | 4,596 |
| Farley | 132 | -0.24% | 4,524 | 4,458 |
| Fort Mitchell | 133 | -0.26% | 8,594 | 8,706 |
| Hurstbourne Acres | 134 | -0.26% | 1,933 | 1,958 |
| Lexington | 135 | -0.26% | 318,505 | 322,627 |
| Worthington Hills | 136 | -0.26% | 1,545 | 1,564 |
| Grayson | 137 | -0.26% | 3,787 | 3,837 |
| Doe Valley | 138 | -0.27% | 1,856 | 1,969 |
| Morgantown | 139 | -0.28% | 2,460 | 2,494 |
| Middletown | 140 | -0.29% | 9,573 | 9,715 |
| Lyndon | 141 | -0.29% | 10,844 | 11,006 |
| Hurstbourne | 142 | -0.3% | 4,617 | 4,687 |
| Westwood | 143 | -0.31% | 4,540 | 4,654 |
| Coldstream | 144 | -0.31% | 1,275 | 1,294 |
| Madisonville | 145 | -0.32% | 19,233 | 19,538 |
| Lakeside Park | 146 | -0.32% | 2,796 | 2,843 |
| Beattyville | 147 | -0.33% | 2,133 | 2,170 |
| Paris | 148 | -0.33% | 10,023 | 10,187 |
| Princeton | 149 | -0.34% | 6,151 | 6,258 |
| Clay City | 150 | -0.34% | 1,169 | 1,191 |
| Beaver Dam | 151 | -0.34% | 3,474 | 3,533 |
| Albany | 152 | -0.35% | 1,722 | 1,754 |
| Liberty | 153 | -0.35% | 1,988 | 2,025 |
| Douglass Hills | 154 | -0.35% | 5,365 | 5,459 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 155 | -0.36% | 2,795 | 2,847 |
| Owenton | 156 | -0.36% | 1,657 | 1,686 |
| Anchorage | 157 | -0.36% | 2,457 | 2,502 |
| West Buechel | 158 | -0.37% | 1,347 | 1,372 |
| Windy Hills | 159 | -0.38% | 2,385 | 2,429 |
| Frankfort | 160 | -0.39% | 28,067 | 28,611 |
| Indian Hills | 161 | -0.39% | 2,832 | 2,887 |
| St. Matthews | 162 | -0.39% | 17,221 | 17,558 |
| Flatwoods | 163 | -0.39% | 7,171 | 7,310 |
| Hopkinsville | 164 | -0.39% | 30,572 | 31,174 |
| Shively | 165 | -0.4% | 15,331 | 15,641 |
| Radcliff | 166 | -0.41% | 22,565 | 23,025 |
| Barbourmeade | 167 | -0.42% | 1,194 | 1,219 |
| St. Regis Park | 168 | -0.42% | 1,408 | 1,438 |
| Ludlow | 169 | -0.46% | 4,292 | 4,391 |
| Paducah | 170 | -0.47% | 26,497 | 27,127 |
| Beechwood Village | 171 | -0.48% | 1,247 | 1,277 |
| Louisville | 172 | -0.48% | 617,027 | 631,912 |
| Henderson | 173 | -0.49% | 27,462 | 28,141 |
| Clinton | 174 | -0.5% | 1,189 | 1,221 |
| Raceland | 175 | -0.52% | 2,276 | 2,338 |
| Jeffersontown | 176 | -0.54% | 28,406 | 29,180 |
| Stanton | 177 | -0.6% | 3,145 | 3,239 |
| Audubon Park | 178 | -0.64% | 1,392 | 1,437 |
| Barbourville | 179 | -0.67% | 3,103 | 3,208 |
| Ashland | 180 | -0.69% | 20,864 | 21,589 |
| Catlettsburg | 181 | -0.69% | 1,714 | 1,773 |
| Vanceburg | 182 | -0.72% | 1,378 | 1,428 |
| Maysville | 183 | -0.73% | 8,560 | 8,877 |
| Lewisport | 184 | -0.76% | 1,705 | 1,772 |
| Livermore | 185 | -0.76% | 1,180 | 1,224 |
| South Shore | 186 | -0.76% | 1,047 | 1,089 |
| Olive Hill | 187 | -0.78% | 1,522 | 1,581 |
| Greenville | 188 | -0.81% | 4,303 | 4,480 |
| Wilder | 189 | -0.81% | 3,050 | 3,174 |
| Newport | 190 | -0.82% | 13,588 | 14,147 |
| Pine Knot | 191 | -0.82% | 1,448 | 1,431 |
| Providence | 192 | -0.82% | 2,775 | 2,892 |
| Hickman | 193 | -0.83% | 2,265 | 2,359 |
| Russell | 194 | -0.86% | 3,582 | 3,736 |
| Greenup | 195 | -0.86% | 1,038 | 1,083 |
| Fort Thomas | 196 | -0.89% | 16,673 | 17,423 |
| Sebree | 197 | -0.92% | 1,501 | 1,571 |
| Mayfield | 198 | -0.94% | 9,533 | 9,982 |
| Worthington | 199 | -0.97% | 1,428 | 1,498 |
| Fulton | 200 | -1.01% | 2,243 | 2,358 |
| Irvine | 201 | -1.02% | 2,237 | 2,354 |
| Williamsburg | 202 | -1.04% | 5,063 | 5,328 |
| Louisa | 203 | -1.09% | 2,534 | 2,676 |
| Morganfield | 204 | -1.19% | 3,069 | 3,253 |
| Fort Campbell North | 205 | -1.19% | 11,596 | 14,363 |
| Paintsville | 206 | -1.24% | 4,058 | 4,312 |
| Coal Run Village | 207 | -1.27% | 1,559 | 1,661 |
| Sturgis | 208 | -1.27% | 1,632 | 1,737 |
| Middlesborough | 209 | -1.28% | 8,784 | 9,353 |
| Pikeville | 210 | -1.32% | 7,243 | 7,728 |
| Salyersville | 211 | -1.33% | 1,485 | 1,584 |
| Stearns | 212 | -1.34% | 1,176 | 1,065 |
| Brooks | 213 | -1.39% | 1,986 | 2,223 |
| Fort Knox | 214 | -1.45% | 8,288 | 8,865 |
| Breckinridge Center | 215 | -1.46% | 1,693 | 1,961 |
| Pineville | 216 | -1.46% | 1,558 | 1,672 |
| Prestonsburg | 217 | -1.64% | 3,600 | 3,902 |
| Jackson | 218 | -1.72% | 2,056 | 2,235 |
| Hazard | 219 | -1.83% | 4,785 | 5,232 |
| Jenkins | 220 | -1.99% | 1,721 | 1,895 |
| Manchester | 221 | -2.07% | 1,369 | 1,516 |
| Morehead | 222 | -2.11% | 6,462 | 7,156 |
| Whitesburg | 223 | -2.22% | 1,586 | 1,765 |
| Cumberland | 224 | -2.25% | 1,740 | 1,942 |
| Verona | 225 | -2.28% | 1,069 | 1,222 |
| Harlan | 226 | -2.32% | 1,770 | 1,980 |
| Dawson Springs | 227 | -3.76% | 2,050 | 2,452 |
| Buckner | 228 | -5.52% | 3,113 | 5,640 |
Kentucky's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. West Van Lear leads with 7.17% annualized growth, followed by Rineyville (7.16%) and Sorgho (7.15%). The largest population centers are Louisville (617,027), Lexington (318,505), and Bowling Green (78,706). Of the 228 cities over 1,000 population, 113 are growing while 115 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.15% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 0.19% annually.