Covington, Kentucky Population History

Latest Data (2017)

Population	40,455
Nationwide Rank	943

Quick Facts

Covington, Kentucky is the 943rd largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Covington, Kentucky is a city.

Covington, Kentucky is currently 7.3% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Covington, Kentucky's growth is extremely below average. 97% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
933	Shakopee, Minnesota	40,893	93.9%
934	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	40,806	-5.0%
935	Fitchburg, Massachusetts	40,793	4.5%
936	Oviedo, Florida	40,785	54.2%
937	Hutchinson, Kansas	40,772	-2.5%
938	Greenacres, Florida	40,719	42.6%
939	Hickory, North Carolina	40,611	7.7%
940	Brighton, Colorado	40,562	90.4%
941	Apache Junction, Arizona	40,538	26.3%
942	San Gabriel, California	40,514	1.5%
943	Covington, Kentucky	40,455	-5.8%
944	Crystal Lake, Illinois	40,421	5.4%
945	Gainesville, Georgia	40,359	53.2%
946	Weslaco, Texas	40,358	40.2%
947	Calexico, California	40,351	47.5%
948	Holyoke, Massachusetts	40,341	1.1%
949	La Puente, California	40,322	-1.9%
950	Hagerstown, Maryland	40,306	9.5%
951	Quincy, Illinois	40,303	-0.9%
952	Lancaster, Ohio	40,280	13.4%
953	Bullhead City, Arizona	40,252	18.5%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
541	Bowling Green	67,067	35.4%
633	Owensboro	59,404	9.5%
943	Covington	40,455	-5.8%
1087	Richmond	35,397	27.7%
1138	Georgetown	33,660	81.6%
1185	Florence	32,305	36.1%
1234	Hopkinsville	30,789	2.0%
1247	Nicholasville	30,553	46.5%
1265	Elizabethtown	30,023	32.7%
1317	Henderson	28,657	4.3%
1358	Independence	27,634	82.0%
1359	Frankfort	27,621	-0.5%
1372	Jeffersontown	27,395	3.3%
1510	Paducah	24,941	-5.0%
1653	Radcliff	22,576	2.2%
1772	Ashland	20,669	-5.6%