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Towns losing population in Kentucky

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 44 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Fort Knox 1 Fort Knox −23.5% 2010 census 10,124 Map of Irvine 2 Irvine −13.1% 2010 census 2,715 3 Providence −9.4% 2010 census 3,193
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Map of Fort Knox Fort Knox8,836 people −23.5% 10,124 7,742
2 Map of Irvine Irvine2,723 people −13.1% 2,715 2,360
3 Providence2,857 people −9.4% 3,193 2,892
4 Map of Grayson Grayson3,778 people −9.1% 4,217 3,834
5 Map of Middlesborough Middlesborough9,123 people −9.0% 10,334 9,405
6 Westwood4,473 people −7.6% 4,746 4,387
7 Map of Newport Newport13,967 people −7.4% 15,273 14,150
8 Monticello Monticello5,753 people −7.0% 6,188 5,753
9 Farley4,458 people −7.0% 4,701 4,374
10 Eddyville2,897 people −7.0% 2,554 2,375
11 Map of Bellevue Bellevue5,636 people −6.8% 5,955 5,548
12 West Liberty3,295 people −6.4% 3,435 3,215
13 Fort Campbell North11,356 people −6.3% 13,685 12,825
14 London7,561 people −5.3% 7,993 7,572
15 Map of Leitchfield Leitchfield6,819 people −4.4% 6,699 6,404
16 Map of Southgate Southgate3,717 people −4.1% 3,803 3,648
17 Marion2,886 people −4.0% 3,039 2,916
18 Tompkinsville2,613 people −3.9% 2,402 2,309
19 Highland Heights Highland Heights6,444 people −3.8% 6,923 6,662
20 Henderson27,852 people −2.7% 28,757 27,981
21 Central City5,707 people −2.7% 5,978 5,819
22 Map of Murray Murray18,080 people −2.4% 17,741 17,307
23 Villa Hills7,480 people −2.4% 7,489 7,310
24 Prospect4,542 people −2.3% 4,698 4,592
25 Calvert City2,526 people −2.0% 2,566 2,514
26 Edgewood8,447 people −1.6% 8,575 8,435
27 Maysville Maysville8,737 people −1.5% 9,011 8,873
28 Hopkinsville Hopkinsville30,906 people −1.3% 31,577 31,180
29 Flatwoods7,269 people −1.3% 7,423 7,325
30 Carrollton3,915 people −1.2% 3,938 3,890
31 Map of Cynthiana Cynthiana6,458 people −1.1% 6,402 6,333
32 Princeton6,241 people −0.9% 6,329 6,270
33 Map of Buckner Buckner4,119 people −0.9% 5,837 5,785
34 Map of Morganfield Morganfield3,185 people −0.9% 3,285 3,256
35 Map of Williamstown Williamstown3,945 people −0.8% 3,925 3,894
36 Cadiz Cadiz2,677 people −0.7% 2,558 2,540
37 Map of Graymoor-Devondale Graymoor-Devondale2,802 people −0.6% 2,870 2,853
38 Douglass Hills5,474 people −0.5% 5,484 5,456
39 Ludlow4,378 people −0.5% 4,407 4,385
40 Ashland Ashland21,295 people −0.3% 21,684 21,625
41 Madisonville19,515 people −0.3% 19,591 19,542
42 Map of Indian Hills Indian Hills2,897 people −0.3% 2,868 2,860
43 Mayfield9,868 people −0.1% 10,024 10,017
44 Hartford Hartford2,649 people −0.1% 2,672 2,668

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Kentucky as a whole is +3.8%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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