Covington, Kentucky Population History

Latest Data (2018)

Population	40,366
Nationwide Rank	958

Quick Facts

Covington, Kentucky is the 958th largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Covington, Kentucky is a city.

Covington, Kentucky is currently 7.5% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Covington, Kentucky's growth is extremely below average. 98% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
948	Buffalo Grove, Illinois	40,853	-5.5%
949	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	40,806	-5.0%
950	Danville, Virginia	40,693	-15.6%
951	Hutchinson, Kansas	40,623	-2.8%
952	Gallatin, Tennessee	40,457	71.7%
953	Florence, Alabama	40,428	11.2%
954	Bullhead City, Arizona	40,421	19.0%
955	Lancaster, Ohio	40,414	13.8%
956	Woburn, Massachusetts	40,397	7.9%
957	Westerville, Ohio	40,387	13.8%
958	Covington, Kentucky	40,366	-6.0%
959	Holyoke, Massachusetts	40,358	1.1%
960	San Gabriel, California	40,335	1.1%
961	Farmers Branch, Texas	40,209	46.2%
962	Hagerstown, Maryland	40,205	9.3%
963	Friendswood, Texas	40,181	37.5%
964	Chelsea, Massachusetts	40,160	14.3%
965	Calexico, California	40,139	46.8%
966	Los Banos, California	40,074	52.2%
967	Quincy, Illinois	40,042	-1.5%
968	Crystal Lake, Illinois	40,036	4.4%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
529	Bowling Green	68,401	38.1%
631	Owensboro	59,809	10.2%
958	Covington	40,366	-6.0%
1082	Richmond	35,894	29.5%
1120	Georgetown	34,395	85.6%
1184	Florence	32,479	36.8%
1233	Hopkinsville	31,026	2.8%
1241	Nicholasville	30,829	47.9%
1269	Elizabethtown	30,157	33.3%
1332	Henderson	28,432	3.5%
1343	Independence	28,109	85.1%
1349	Jeffersontown	27,997	5.5%
1363	Frankfort	27,679	-0.3%
1520	Paducah	24,850	-5.4%
1640	Radcliff	22,952	3.9%
1802	Ashland	20,382	-6.9%