Covington, Kentucky Population History

Latest Data (2016)

Population	40,797
Nationwide Rank	924

Quick Facts

Covington, Kentucky is the 924th largest city in the United States as of 2016.

Covington, Kentucky is a city.

Covington, Kentucky is currently 6.5% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Covington, Kentucky's growth is extremely below average. 94% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
914	Cedar Falls, Iowa	41,390	14.3%
915	Beverly, Massachusetts	41,365	3.8%
916	Coppell, Texas	41,360	13.0%
917	Buffalo Grove, Illinois	41,346	-4.4%
918	Shelton, Connecticut	41,334	8.2%
919	Hutchinson, Kansas	41,310	-1.2%
920	Huntsville, Texas	41,208	17.2%
921	Bartlett, Illinois	41,178	11.8%
922	La Quinta, California	40,956	66.5%
923	Campbell, California	40,939	5.1%
924	Covington, Kentucky	40,797	-5.0%
925	Sumter, South Carolina	40,723	0.1%
926	Bremerton, Washington	40,675	9.2%
927	Puyallup, Washington	40,640	17.7%
928	Oakley, California	40,622	57.1%
929	Shakopee, Minnesota	40,610	92.6%
930	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	40,569	-5.6%
931	Hickory, North Carolina	40,567	7.6%
932	Quincy, Illinois	40,531	-0.3%
933	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina	40,500	19.2%
934	Hagerstown, Maryland	40,452	9.9%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2016
553	Bowling Green	65,234	31.7%
625	Owensboro	59,273	9.2%
924	Covington	40,797	-5.0%
1102	Richmond	34,652	25.0%
1137	Georgetown	33,440	80.4%
1171	Florence	32,460	36.8%
1190	Hopkinsville	31,811	5.4%
1259	Nicholasville	30,006	43.9%
1262	Elizabethtown	29,906	32.2%
1295	Henderson	28,841	5.0%
1343	Frankfort	27,885	0.3%
1364	Jeffersontown	27,352	3.1%
1382	Independence	27,024	78.0%
1482	Paducah	25,145	-4.2%
1646	Radcliff	22,490	1.8%
1728	Ashland	21,038	-3.9%