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.
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.
The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort, whose most recent population was 28,595. Frankfort is the 14th largest city in the state of Kentucky.
Among the 100 largest cities in Kentucky, the fastest growing city is Union, whose population has grown 157.5% since the year 2000.
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.
US Population Rank US Pop 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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1900s | 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 |
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2010s | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 |
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