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Most Densely Populated Cities in Kentucky

The top 25 of 40 Kentucky cities on GIS Map, ranked by residents per square mile of land.

#CityPeople per sq mi
1Covington
3,123
2Fort Thomas
3,026
3Florence
2,935
4Owensboro
2,831
5Louisville
2,402
6Erlanger
2,369
7Georgetown
2,211
8Nicholasville
2,117
9Winchester
2,082
10Ashland
1,984
11Frankfort
1,930
12Bowling Green
1,795
13Shelbyville
1,770
14Radcliff
1,709
15Richmond
1,690
16Mount Sterling
1,680
17Independence
1,657
18Henderson
1,648
19Versailles
1,617
20Murray
1,546
21Campbellsville
1,536
22Harrodsburg
1,346
23Paducah
1,319
24Williamsburg
1,264
25Middlesboro
1,236

Top Kentucky Counties

Counties ranked by residents per square mile of land.

1. Jefferson County2,0562. Fayette County1,1403. Kenton County1,0684. Campbell County6175. Boone County5686. Oldham County3707. Jessamine County3178. Boyd County3009. Bullitt County28310. McCracken County272

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Densely Populated Cities in Kentucky”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/most-densely-populated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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