Top 100 Biggest Kentucky Cities By Population

What is the largest city in Kentucky?

The largest city in Kentucky is Louisville/Jefferson County, with a population of 628,594. Louisville/Jefferson County is the 28th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lexington-Fayette, with a population of 321,793, and is the 59th largest city in the US.

What are the major cities in Kentucky?

The major cities in Kentucky are Louisville/Jefferson County and Lexington-Fayette. There are 2 major cities in Kentucky, which are cities with a population greater than 100,000.

What is the capital of Kentucky?

The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort, whose most recent population was 28,595. Frankfort is the 14th largest city in the state of Kentucky.

What is the fastest growing city in Kentucky?

Among the 100 largest cities in Kentucky, the fastest growing city is Union, whose population has grown 157.5% since the year 2000.

What is the fastest shrinking city in Kentucky?

Among the 100 largest cities in Kentucky, the fastest shrinking city is Newport, whose population has declined 17.1% since the year 2000. Newport's peak populuation was 20,433 in the year 1880, and it's current population of 14,113 represents a 30.9% decline from it's peak. Newport was once the 98th largest city in the US, but it's now the 2,446th largest.

Rank City 2021 Population
28 Louisville/Jefferson County 628,594
59 Lexington-Fayette 321,793
501 Bowling Green 73,529
644 Owensboro 60,011
967 Covington 40,837
1054 Georgetown 37,730
1112 Richmond 35,756
1225 Florence 32,132
1237 Elizabethtown 31,931
1258 Nicholasville 31,490
1287 Hopkinsville 30,683
1351 Independence 28,920
1362 Jeffersontown 28,671
1367 Frankfort 28,595
1405 Henderson 27,716
1480 Paducah 26,278
1680 Radcliff 22,942
1769 Ashland 21,476
1892 Erlanger 19,710
1913 Madisonville 19,420
1947 Winchester 19,071
2018 Mount Washington 18,317
2097 St. Matthews 17,437
2102 Shelbyville 17,379
2111 Murray 17,311
2112 Danville 17,303
2120 Fort Thomas 17,264
2263 Berea 15,924
2298 Shively 15,528
2337 Glasgow 15,087
2422 Shepherdsville 14,328
2446 Newport 14,113
2513 Bardstown 13,621
2772 Somerset 11,954
2790 Lawrenceburg 11,795
2845 Campbellsville 11,459
2939 Lyndon 10,928
3052 Versailles 10,431
3066 Alexandria 10,369
3105 Paris 10,209
3110 La Grange 10,183
3128 Franklin 10,133
3162 Mayfield 9,971
3223 Middletown 9,647
3303 Middlesborough 9,273
3329 Elsmere 9,165
3338 Harrodsburg 9,112
3423 Maysville 8,761
3447 Hillview 8,669
3449 Fort Mitchell 8,662
3523 Edgewood 8,387
3711 Oak Grove 7,793
3720 Corbin 7,768
3789 Mount Sterling 7,545
3793 Union 7,531
3832 London 7,413
3862 Villa Hills 7,331
3865 Pikeville 7,327
3884 Flatwoods 7,261
3910 Russellville 7,190
3967 Morehead 7,013
4035 Taylor Mill 6,832
4043 Highland Heights 6,812
4075 Vine Grove 6,700
4172 Leitchfield 6,409
4192 Cynthiana 6,361
4194 Lebanon 6,355
4231 Crestwood 6,264
4237 Cold Spring 6,243
4249 Princeton 6,204
4320 Wilmore 6,027
4365 Central City 5,912
4403 Fort Wright 5,837
4465 Monticello 5,694
4474 Dayton 5,673
4537 Walton 5,530
4540 Bellevue 5,524
4585 Douglass Hills 5,421
4629 Williamsburg 5,322
4742 Hazard 5,111
4815 Columbia 4,996
4949 Benton 4,763
5006 Hurstbourne 4,654
5058 Prospect 4,569
5121 Greenville 4,469
5192 Ludlow 4,358
5198 Paintsville 4,347
5204 Crescent Springs 4,340
5214 Scottsville 4,329
5383 Prestonsburg 4,092
5401 Crittenden 4,052
5460 Williamstown 3,962
5487 Lancaster 3,914
5501 Carrollton 3,895
5632 Grayson 3,710
5653 Russell 3,686
5690 Southgate 3,646
5719 Stanford 3,612
5771 Beaver Dam 3,536
5868 Crestview Hills 3,414

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