Fastest Growing Cities in Kentucky

Cities ranked by population growth percentage over the past decade. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Fastest Growing Cities 50

1 Georgetown
+23.6%
2 Bowling Green
+22.1%
3 Florence
+15.4%
4 Burlington
+15.4%
5 Shelbyville
+14.4%
6 Richmond
+14.0%
7 Berea
+14.0%
8 Lawrenceburg
+12.9%
9 Mount Washington
+11.7%
10 Shepherdsville
+11.7%
11 Nicholasville
+11.2%
12 Bardstown
+8.4%
13 Danville
+7.8%
14 Lexington
+7.6%
15 Lexington-Fayette
+7.6%
16 Campbellsville
+7.4%
17 Owensboro
+6.6%
18 Covington
+6.5%
19 Independence
+6.5%
20 Erlanger
+6.5%
21 Glasgow
+5.7%
22 Elizabethtown
+5.4%
23 Radcliff
+5.4%
24 Fort Knox
+5.4%
25 Frankfort
+5.0%
26 Louisville
+4.9%
27 Jeffersontown
+4.9%
28 Pleasure Ridge Park
+4.9%
29 Valley Station
+4.9%
30 Newburg
+4.9%
31 Fern Creek
+4.9%
32 Saint Matthews
+4.9%
33 Okolona
+4.9%
34 Shively
+4.9%
35 Highview
+4.9%
36 Lyndon
+4.9%
37 Winchester
+4.4%
38 Somerset
+4.0%
39 Fort Thomas
+3.1%
40 Newport
+3.1%
41 Paducah
+3.0%
42 Murray
+2.2%
43 Mayfield
-1.9%
44 Hopkinsville
-2.8%
45 Fort Campbell North
-2.8%
46 Meads
-2.8%
47 Ashland
-2.8%
48 Madisonville
-3.6%
49 Henderson
-4.4%
50 Middlesboro
-17.2%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).