| Population | 3,438 |
| Nationwide Rank | 5792 |
Prestonsburg, Kentucky is the 5,792nd largest city in the United States as of 2017.
Prestonsburg, Kentucky is a city.
Prestonsburg, Kentucky is currently 11.0% smaller than it was in 2000, the year of its peak recorded population.
Prestonsburg, Kentucky's growth is extremely below average. 91% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5782 | Johnston City, Illinois | 3,454 | -2.5% |
| 5783 | Woodstown, New Jersey | 3,454 | 9.9% |
| 5784 | Freeland, Pennsylvania | 3,452 | -4.9% |
| 5785 | Gooding, Idaho | 3,452 | 1.9% |
| 5786 | Tolono, Illinois | 3,449 | 27.0% |
| 5787 | Mabank, Texas | 3,446 | 50.0% |
| 5788 | Hicksville, Ohio | 3,445 | -5.4% |
| 5789 | Red Oak, North Carolina | 3,442 | 26.0% |
| 5790 | Malvern, Pennsylvania | 3,441 | 12.3% |
| 5791 | Duncan, South Carolina | 3,439 | 15.6% |
| 5792 | Prestonsburg, Kentucky | 3,438 | -10.9% |
| 5793 | Mariemont, Ohio | 3,433 | 1.1% |
| 5794 | Gallipolis, Ohio | 3,432 | -18.2% |
| 5795 | Haughton, Louisiana | 3,432 | 16.2% |
| 5796 | Riverton, Illinois | 3,431 | 10.6% |
| 5797 | Canton, South Dakota | 3,430 | 9.2% |
| 5798 | Hominy, Oklahoma | 3,430 | -9.6% |
| 5799 | Blythewood, South Carolina | 3,429 | 299.6% |
| 5800 | Eagle Grove, Iowa | 3,428 | -7.5% |
| 5801 | Carthage, New York | 3,425 | -7.6% |
| 5802 | Heflin, Alabama | 3,425 | 4.6% |
| US Rank | Name | Population | Growth 2000-2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3980 | Taylor Mill | 6,765 | -7.6% |
| 4013 | Pikeville | 6,685 | 3.0% |
| 4124 | Cold Spring | 6,370 | 61.6% |
| 4125 | Cynthiana | 6,370 | 0.4% |
| 4143 | Wilmore | 6,343 | 7.5% |
| 4209 | Monticello | 6,112 | 2.1% |
| 4211 | Princeton | 6,108 | -6.3% |
| 4220 | Vine Grove | 6,093 | 46.3% |
| 4314 | Union | 5,895 | 101.6% |
| 4357 | Central City | 5,775 | -1.8% |
| 4361 | Bellevue | 5,772 | -10.7% |
| 4373 | Fort Wright | 5,729 | 0.8% |
| 4374 | Douglass Hills | 5,728 | 3.1% |
| 4409 | Lebanon | 5,651 | -4.2% |
| 4489 | Dayton | 5,449 | -8.5% |
| 4576 | Williamsburg | 5,280 | 6.7% |
| 4675 | Hazard | 5,090 | 4.7% |
| 4730 | Crestwood | 4,982 | 90.2% |
| 4766 | Prospect | 4,923 | 6.4% |
| 4798 | Columbia | 4,881 | 10.6% |
| 5006 | Ludlow | 4,507 | 2.3% |
| 5011 | Benton | 4,499 | 3.5% |
| 5043 | Scottsville | 4,447 | 2.8% |
| 5083 | Hurstbourne | 4,403 | 13.5% |
| 5176 | Greenville | 4,269 | -2.6% |
| 5306 | Paintsville | 4,082 | -0.9% |
| 5335 | Crescent Springs | 4,039 | 2.3% |
| 5364 | Grayson | 3,999 | 2.9% |
| 5390 | Walton | 3,974 | 59.2% |
| 5419 | Williamstown | 3,931 | 20.8% |
| 5452 | Southgate | 3,892 | 12.0% |
| 5459 | Crittenden | 3,876 | 50.9% |
| 5472 | Lancaster | 3,860 | 0.7% |
| 5490 | Carrollton | 3,834 | -0.1% |
| 5638 | Stanford | 3,628 | 5.8% |
| 5683 | Beaver Dam | 3,577 | 16.2% |
| 5771 | Morganfield | 3,466 | -0.3% |
| 5792 | Prestonsburg | 3,438 | -10.9% |
| 5876 | Crestview Hills | 3,338 | 14.1% |
| 5881 | West Liberty | 3,336 | 2.6% |
| 5997 | Russell | 3,226 | -11.2% |
| 5999 | Hodgenville | 3,225 | 11.5% |
| 6105 | Springfield | 3,119 | 14.0% |
| 6121 | Barbourville | 3,104 | -13.4% |
| 6169 | Wilder | 3,064 | 17.0% |
| 6210 | Providence | 3,017 | -16.3% |
| 6239 | Indian Hills | 2,987 | 3.0% |
| 6246 | Park Hills | 2,983 | 0.3% |
| 6260 | Graymoor-Devondale | 2,967 | 3.7% |
| 6289 | Marion | 2,930 | -8.5% |
| 6338 | Pioneer Village | 2,888 | 13.9% |
| 6389 | Brandenburg | 2,832 | 37.0% |
| 6395 | Flemingsburg | 2,827 | 8.8% |
| 6400 | Simpsonville | 2,822 | 116.7% |
| 6492 | Lakeside Park | 2,745 | -4.2% |
| 6511 | Hartford | 2,733 | 6.4% |
| 6586 | Dawson Springs | 2,677 | -9.9% |
| 6621 | Stanton | 2,654 | -12.6% |
| 6633 | Cadiz | 2,633 | 10.9% |
| 6708 | Eminence | 2,569 | 14.6% |
| 6709 | Russell Springs | 2,569 | 18.4% |
| 6712 | Eddyville | 2,567 | 9.0% |
| 6770 | Calvert City | 2,521 | -6.8% |
| 6828 | Windy Hills | 2,477 | 0.7% |
| 6870 | Mount Vernon | 2,446 | -5.8% |
| 6883 | Anchorage | 2,435 | 4.3% |
| 6890 | Morgantown | 2,428 | -4.5% |
| 6912 | Louisa | 2,412 | 19.8% |
| 6914 | Cave City | 2,411 | 27.2% |
| 6985 | Horse Cave | 2,359 | 4.4% |
| 6993 | Raceland | 2,354 | -7.6% |
| 7002 | Irvine | 2,348 | -17.2% |
| 7041 | Hardinsburg | 2,322 | -0.9% |
| 7092 | Junction City | 2,294 | 4.1% |
| 7125 | Tompkinsville | 2,277 | -14.2% |
| 7204 | Dry Ridge | 2,219 | 6.8% |
| 7219 | Fulton | 2,207 | -19.9% |
| 7263 | Hickman | 2,180 | -14.2% |
| 7365 | Falmouth | 2,114 | 2.2% |
| 7370 | Liberty | 2,113 | 14.2% |
| 7376 | Elkton | 2,111 | 6.7% |
| 7380 | Greensburg | 2,108 | -12.2% |
| 7497 | Jackson | 2,052 | -19.4% |
| 7558 | Albany | 2,020 | -9.0% |
| 7578 | Jenkins | 2,011 | -15.9% |
| 7604 | Cumberland | 1,998 | -22.8% |
| 7668 | Carlisle | 1,963 | -7.7% |
| 7718 | Lebanon Junction | 1,939 | 7.3% |
| 7772 | Whitesburg | 1,914 | 19.4% |
| 7796 | Hurstbourne Acres | 1,897 | 24.6% |
| 7935 | Sturgis | 1,833 | -10.4% |
| 7976 | Midway | 1,811 | 11.3% |
| 8023 | Jamestown | 1,791 | 9.4% |
| 8048 | Catlettsburg | 1,778 | -7.9% |
| 8097 | Salyersville | 1,761 | 10.0% |
| 8117 | Orchard Grass Hills | 1,748 | 31.5% |
| 8131 | Jeffersonville | 1,742 | 14.8% |
| 8161 | Pineville | 1,734 | -16.9% |
| Year | Population | Rank in US |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,438 | 5,792 |
| 2016 | 3,541 | 5,720 |
| 2015 | 3,347 | 5,848 |
| 2014 | 3,277 | 5,908 |
| 2013 | 3,310 | 5,861 |
| 2012 | 3,222 | 5,943 |
| 2011 | 3,243 | 5,926 |
| 2010 | 3,255 | 5,895 |
| 2009 | 3,831 | 5,322 |
| 2008 | 3,830 | 5,317 |
| 2007 | 3,826 | 5,298 |
| 2006 | 3,831 | 5,266 |
| 2005 | 3,841 | 5,235 |
| 2004 | 3,856 | 5,205 |
| 2003 | 3,810 | 5,226 |
| 2002 | 3,820 | 5,206 |
| 2001 | 3,834 | 5,172 |
| 2000 | 3,862 | 5,134 |
| 1990 | 3,836 | 4,813 |