231 cities
| City | Rank | Annual 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 | 2.83% | 2,396 | 2,064 |
| Richmond | 8 | 2.71% | 40,652 | 35,295 |
| Claryville | 9 | 2.38% | 3,616 | 2,896 |
| Elizabethtown | 10 | 2.28% | 35,353 | 31,412 |
| Bowling Green | 11 | 2.09% | 80,727 | 72,472 |
| Crescent Springs | 12 | 2% | 4,801 | 4,331 |
| Cadiz | 13 | 1.75% | 2,789 | 2,548 |
| Nicholasville | 14 | 1.74% | 34,039 | 31,131 |
| Francisville | 15 | 1.68% | 10,569 | 9,520 |
| Georgetown | 16 | 1.68% | 41,200 | 37,789 |
| Scottsville | 17 | 1.53% | 4,644 | 4,291 |
| Villa Hills | 18 | 1.46% | 7,876 | 7,310 |
| Union | 19 | 1.33% | 7,979 | 7,451 |
| Walton | 20 | 1.28% | 5,877 | 5,504 |
| Berea | 21 | 1.27% | 16,645 | 15,598 |
| Florence | 22 | 1.24% | 34,180 | 32,092 |
| Taylorsville | 23 | 1.21% | 1,333 | 1,253 |
| Fort Wright | 24 | 1.21% | 6,170 | 5,799 |
| Auburn | 25 | 1.19% | 1,694 | 1,591 |
| Plano | 26 | 1.19% | 1,363 | 1,244 |
| Independence | 27 | 1.17% | 30,548 | 28,786 |
| Vine Grove | 28 | 1.15% | 7,013 | 6,611 |
| Crestwood | 29 | 1.12% | 6,566 | 6,198 |
| La Grange | 30 | 1.12% | 10,659 | 10,068 |
| Orchard Grass Hills | 31 | 1.12% | 1,628 | 1,538 |
| Lancaster | 32 | 1.08% | 4,127 | 3,905 |
| Murray | 33 | 1.06% | 18,763 | 17,780 |
| Cold Spring | 34 | 1.05% | 6,567 | 6,225 |
| Burlington | 35 | 1.04% | 18,848 | 18,203 |
| Wilmore | 36 | 1.04% | 6,333 | 6,006 |
| Alexandria | 37 | 1.03% | 10,930 | 10,373 |
| Pewee Valley | 38 | 1.02% | 1,676 | 1,590 |
| Shepherdsville | 39 | 1.01% | 14,987 | 14,236 |
| Lebanon | 40 | 1.01% | 6,624 | 6,291 |
| Simpsonville | 41 | 0.99% | 3,150 | 2,993 |
| Silver Grove | 42 | 0.99% | 1,223 | 1,162 |
| Mount Washington | 43 | 0.98% | 19,047 | 18,124 |
| Southgate | 44 | 0.97% | 3,839 | 3,652 |
| Shelbyville | 45 | 0.96% | 18,222 | 17,350 |
| Jeffersonville | 46 | 0.96% | 1,789 | 1,703 |
| Springfield | 47 | 0.94% | 2,998 | 2,857 |
| Lawrenceburg | 48 | 0.93% | 12,302 | 11,734 |
| Hardinsburg | 49 | 0.92% | 2,510 | 2,393 |
| Bardstown | 50 | 0.92% | 14,234 | 13,582 |
| Lebanon Junction | 51 | 0.88% | 1,834 | 1,752 |
| Hillview | 52 | 0.87% | 9,040 | 8,649 |
| Hebron Estates | 53 | 0.86% | 1,060 | 1,012 |
| Hebron | 54 | 0.83% | 6,776 | 6,845 |
| Harrodsburg | 55 | 0.83% | 9,570 | 9,172 |
| Pioneer Village | 56 | 0.83% | 2,787 | 2,672 |
| Oakbrook | 57 | 0.82% | 10,297 | 9,539 |
| Dayton | 58 | 0.82% | 5,902 | 5,662 |
| Bellevue | 59 | 0.82% | 5,785 | 5,549 |
| Somerset | 60 | 0.82% | 12,490 | 11,983 |
| Taylor Mill | 61 | 0.82% | 7,174 | 6,881 |
| Campbellsville | 62 | 0.81% | 11,916 | 11,433 |
| Cynthiana | 63 | 0.81% | 6,610 | 6,342 |
| North Corbin | 64 | 0.81% | 2,001 | 1,842 |
| Russellville | 65 | 0.79% | 7,490 | 7,192 |
| Franklin | 66 | 0.75% | 10,603 | 10,207 |
| Crestview Hills | 67 | 0.72% | 3,362 | 3,242 |
| Greensburg | 68 | 0.71% | 2,261 | 2,181 |
| Russell Springs | 69 | 0.71% | 2,827 | 2,726 |
| Versailles | 70 | 0.69% | 10,730 | 10,360 |
| Eminence | 71 | 0.68% | 2,806 | 2,711 |
| Hendron | 72 | 0.68% | 5,218 | 4,872 |
| Camargo | 73 | 0.67% | 1,055 | 1,020 |
| Carlisle | 74 | 0.65% | 2,165 | 2,095 |
| Midway | 75 | 0.62% | 1,791 | 1,735 |
| Ledbetter | 76 | 0.6% | 1,848 | 1,720 |
| Glasgow | 77 | 0.6% | 15,480 | 15,017 |
| Erlanger | 78 | 0.59% | 20,292 | 19,689 |
| Watterson Park | 79 | 0.58% | 1,033 | 1,003 |
| Brandenburg | 80 | 0.57% | 2,991 | 2,905 |
| Heritage Creek | 81 | 0.56% | 1,248 | 1,210 |
| Junction City | 82 | 0.56% | 2,342 | 2,277 |
| Crittenden | 83 | 0.56% | 4,148 | 4,032 |
| Hurstbourne Acres | 84 | 0.55% | 2,016 | 1,959 |
| Prospect | 85 | 0.53% | 4,721 | 4,594 |
| Coldstream | 86 | 0.53% | 1,329 | 1,294 |
| Horse Cave | 87 | 0.53% | 2,282 | 2,220 |
| Cloverport | 88 | 0.52% | 1,150 | 1,120 |
| Lexington | 89 | 0.52% | 331,139 | 322,628 |
| Irvington | 90 | 0.51% | 1,390 | 1,354 |
| Worthington Hills | 91 | 0.5% | 1,606 | 1,564 |
| Middletown | 92 | 0.47% | 9,955 | 9,717 |
| Lyndon | 93 | 0.47% | 11,274 | 11,006 |
| Munfordville | 94 | 0.46% | 1,729 | 1,687 |
| Hurstbourne | 95 | 0.46% | 4,799 | 4,689 |
| Dry Ridge | 96 | 0.45% | 2,217 | 2,167 |
| Elsmere | 97 | 0.45% | 9,379 | 9,169 |
| Guthrie | 98 | 0.44% | 1,368 | 1,335 |
| Douglass Hills | 99 | 0.43% | 5,582 | 5,459 |
| Leitchfield | 100 | 0.42% | 6,924 | 6,777 |
| Edmonton | 101 | 0.41% | 1,712 | 1,677 |
| Windy Hills | 102 | 0.4% | 2,481 | 2,430 |
| Covington | 103 | 0.4% | 41,778 | 40,942 |
| Flemingsburg | 104 | 0.4% | 3,015 | 2,955 |
| Anchorage | 105 | 0.39% | 2,548 | 2,498 |
| Carrollton | 106 | 0.38% | 3,970 | 3,892 |
| Massac | 107 | 0.38% | 4,776 | 5,154 |
| Williamstown | 108 | 0.38% | 3,986 | 3,909 |
| Indian Hills | 109 | 0.37% | 2,945 | 2,889 |
| Jamestown | 110 | 0.37% | 1,891 | 1,856 |
| Burkesville | 111 | 0.36% | 1,391 | 1,364 |
| West Buechel | 112 | 0.36% | 1,398 | 1,370 |
| Stanford | 113 | 0.35% | 3,715 | 3,649 |
| Louisville | 114 | 0.35% | 643,033 | 631,847 |
| St. Regis Park | 115 | 0.34% | 1,464 | 1,437 |
| St. Matthews | 116 | 0.34% | 17,867 | 17,561 |
| Danville | 117 | 0.34% | 17,622 | 17,322 |
| Cave City | 118 | 0.33% | 2,402 | 2,360 |
| Shively | 119 | 0.33% | 15,902 | 15,639 |
| Barbourmeade | 120 | 0.32% | 1,241 | 1,219 |
| Beechwood Village | 121 | 0.31% | 1,297 | 1,277 |
| Winchester | 122 | 0.3% | 19,471 | 19,178 |
| Reidland | 123 | 0.28% | 4,686 | 4,334 |
| Edgewood | 124 | 0.23% | 8,546 | 8,443 |
| Corbin | 125 | 0.22% | 7,908 | 7,823 |
| Hodgenville | 126 | 0.21% | 3,386 | 3,348 |
| West Liberty | 127 | 0.18% | 3,263 | 3,231 |
| Mount Sterling | 128 | 0.17% | 7,601 | 7,535 |
| Owensboro | 129 | 0.16% | 60,772 | 60,284 |
| Fort Mitchell | 130 | 0.16% | 8,780 | 8,707 |
| Morgantown | 131 | 0.16% | 2,514 | 2,493 |
| Park Hills | 132 | 0.16% | 3,196 | 3,170 |
| Audubon Park | 133 | 0.14% | 1,451 | 1,439 |
| Oak Grove | 134 | 0.11% | 7,982 | 7,935 |
| Lakeside Park | 135 | 0.11% | 2,855 | 2,840 |
| Jeffersontown | 136 | 0.1% | 29,417 | 29,271 |
| Williamsburg | 137 | 0.02% | 5,333 | 5,328 |
| Augusta | 138 | 0% | 1,101 | 1,098 |
| Beaver Dam | 139 | 0% | 3,535 | 3,534 |
| Calvert City | 140 | 0% | 2,517 | 2,517 |
| Ludlow | 141 | 0% | 4,390 | 4,390 |
| Mount Vernon | 142 | 0% | 2,458 | 2,457 |
| Owingsville | 143 | 0% | 1,589 | 1,588 |
| Warsaw | 144 | 0% | 1,758 | 1,756 |
| Frankfort | 145 | 0% | 28,609 | 28,612 |
| London | 146 | -0.01% | 7,572 | 7,575 |
| Paris | 147 | -0.03% | 10,182 | 10,194 |
| Earlington | 148 | -0.08% | 1,256 | 1,260 |
| Whitley City | 149 | -0.09% | 1,143 | 1,633 |
| Hartford | 150 | -0.11% | 2,649 | 2,664 |
| Owenton | 151 | -0.12% | 1,680 | 1,689 |
| Falmouth | 152 | -0.14% | 2,203 | 2,215 |
| Monticello | 153 | -0.14% | 5,718 | 5,756 |
| Princeton | 154 | -0.16% | 6,213 | 6,261 |
| Madisonville | 155 | -0.17% | 19,469 | 19,634 |
| Albany | 156 | -0.17% | 1,741 | 1,755 |
| Flatwoods | 157 | -0.19% | 7,236 | 7,303 |
| Benton | 158 | -0.21% | 4,716 | 4,764 |
| Farley | 159 | -0.24% | 4,524 | 4,458 |
| Doe Valley | 160 | -0.27% | 1,856 | 1,969 |
| Brodhead | 161 | -0.27% | 1,109 | 1,121 |
| Hopkinsville | 162 | -0.3% | 30,707 | 31,169 |
| Westwood | 163 | -0.31% | 4,540 | 4,654 |
| Providence | 164 | -0.32% | 2,847 | 2,891 |
| Central City | 165 | -0.33% | 5,725 | 5,819 |
| Clay City | 166 | -0.34% | 1,172 | 1,190 |
| Henderson | 167 | -0.35% | 27,653 | 28,136 |
| Liberty | 168 | -0.35% | 1,993 | 2,028 |
| Radcliff | 169 | -0.35% | 22,626 | 23,023 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 170 | -0.36% | 2,800 | 2,847 |
| Marion | 171 | -0.38% | 2,865 | 2,917 |
| Hawesville | 172 | -0.4% | 1,008 | 1,026 |
| Paducah | 173 | -0.4% | 26,606 | 27,134 |
| Maysville | 174 | -0.41% | 8,675 | 8,855 |
| Raceland | 175 | -0.43% | 2,291 | 2,338 |
| Mayfield | 176 | -0.45% | 9,761 | 9,978 |
| Lewisport | 177 | -0.46% | 1,735 | 1,772 |
| Livermore | 178 | -0.5% | 1,198 | 1,225 |
| Beattyville | 179 | -0.52% | 2,114 | 2,169 |
| Eddyville | 180 | -0.56% | 2,319 | 2,382 |
| Catlettsburg | 181 | -0.58% | 1,715 | 1,764 |
| Muldraugh | 182 | -0.59% | 1,010 | 1,040 |
| Stanton | 183 | -0.6% | 3,152 | 3,245 |
| Ashland | 184 | -0.62% | 20,935 | 21,589 |
| Newport | 185 | -0.65% | 13,703 | 14,147 |
| Tompkinsville | 186 | -0.67% | 2,224 | 2,298 |
| South Shore | 187 | -0.67% | 1,035 | 1,068 |
| Wilder | 188 | -0.68% | 3,070 | 3,173 |
| Russell | 189 | -0.69% | 3,613 | 3,737 |
| Sebree | 190 | -0.72% | 1,519 | 1,571 |
| Greenville | 191 | -0.74% | 4,321 | 4,479 |
| Greenup | 192 | -0.74% | 1,071 | 1,110 |
| Fort Thomas | 193 | -0.74% | 16,788 | 17,418 |
| Clinton | 194 | -0.76% | 1,171 | 1,216 |
| Olive Hill | 195 | -0.78% | 1,521 | 1,581 |
| Irvine | 196 | -0.79% | 2,269 | 2,359 |
| Columbia | 197 | -0.79% | 4,648 | 4,830 |
| Pine Knot | 198 | -0.82% | 1,448 | 1,431 |
| Worthington | 199 | -0.83% | 1,440 | 1,498 |
| Vanceburg | 200 | -0.87% | 1,373 | 1,430 |
| Hickman | 201 | -0.88% | 2,262 | 2,359 |
| Grayson | 202 | -0.89% | 3,669 | 3,832 |
| Morganfield | 203 | -0.99% | 3,100 | 3,253 |
| Fulton | 204 | -1.01% | 2,245 | 2,358 |
| Coal Run Village | 205 | -1.07% | 1,579 | 1,662 |
| Barbourville | 206 | -1.1% | 3,047 | 3,215 |
| Paintsville | 207 | -1.11% | 4,083 | 4,311 |
| Fort Campbell North | 208 | -1.19% | 11,596 | 14,363 |
| Pikeville | 209 | -1.22% | 7,276 | 7,726 |
| Middlesborough | 210 | -1.26% | 8,787 | 9,346 |
| Sturgis | 211 | -1.33% | 1,633 | 1,740 |
| Stearns | 212 | -1.34% | 1,176 | 1,065 |
| Morehead | 213 | -1.36% | 6,697 | 7,155 |
| Brooks | 214 | -1.39% | 1,986 | 2,223 |
| Fort Knox | 215 | -1.45% | 8,288 | 8,865 |
| Breckinridge Center | 216 | -1.46% | 1,693 | 1,961 |
| Highland Heights | 217 | -1.46% | 6,200 | 6,657 |
| Salyersville | 218 | -1.47% | 1,477 | 1,585 |
| Pineville | 219 | -1.47% | 1,543 | 1,658 |
| Manchester | 220 | -1.54% | 1,411 | 1,521 |
| Louisa | 221 | -1.55% | 2,470 | 2,663 |
| Jackson | 222 | -1.62% | 2,067 | 2,235 |
| Prestonsburg | 223 | -1.84% | 3,571 | 3,903 |
| Jenkins | 224 | -1.99% | 1,722 | 1,894 |
| Harlan | 225 | -2.08% | 1,793 | 1,980 |
| Whitesburg | 226 | -2.15% | 1,590 | 1,765 |
| Cumberland | 227 | -2.18% | 1,749 | 1,942 |
| Dawson Springs | 228 | -2.22% | 2,204 | 2,454 |
| Hazard | 229 | -2.25% | 4,700 | 5,237 |
| Verona | 230 | -2.29% | 1,069 | 1,222 |
| Buckner | 231 | -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 (643,033), Lexington (331,139), and Bowling Green (80,727). Of the 231 cities over 1,000 population, 144 are growing while 87 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 0.29% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 2.46% annually.