Top 100 Biggest Cities in Kentucky

Rank	City	2024 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	622,981	-0.5%
2	Lexington	320,154	-0.2%
3	Bowling Green	76,212	1.6%
4	Owensboro	60,140	-0.0%
5	Covington	40,972	-0.0%
6	Georgetown	39,462	1.9%
7	Richmond	37,206	2.2%
8	Elizabethtown	32,978	1.6%
9	Florence	32,917	1.0%
10	Nicholasville	32,425	1.4%
11	Hopkinsville	30,813	-0.0%
12	Independence	29,503	1.0%
13	Jeffersontown	28,716	-0.1%
14	Frankfort	28,285	-0.4%
15	Henderson	27,734	-0.2%
16	Paducah	26,749	0.3%
17	Radcliff	22,749	-0.3%
18	Ashland	21,154	-0.8%
19	Erlanger	19,777	0.2%
20	Madisonville	19,355	-0.3%
21	Winchester	19,254	0.2%
22	Mount Washington	18,637	0.8%
23	Murray	18,086	1.9%
24	Shelbyville	17,804	1.0%
25	Danville	17,383	0.2%
26	St. Matthews	17,356	-0.3%
27	Fort Thomas	16,973	-0.8%
28	Berea	15,998	0.8%
29	Shively	15,455	-0.4%
30	Glasgow	15,313	0.7%
31	Shepherdsville	14,691	1.1%
32	Bardstown	13,832	0.7%
33	Newport	13,812	-0.9%
34	Somerset	12,267	1.5%
35	Lawrenceburg	12,112	1.1%
36	Campbellsville	11,653	0.8%
37	Lyndon	10,909	-0.2%
38	Alexandria	10,673	1.1%
39	Versailles	10,491	0.4%
40	Franklin	10,468	1.2%
41	La Grange	10,417	1.3%
42	Paris	10,089	-0.5%
43	Mayfield	9,713	-0.9%
44	Middletown	9,630	-0.2%
45	Harrodsburg	9,219	0.7%
46	Elsmere	9,147	-0.1%
47	Middlesborough	9,012	-1.2%
48	Hillview	8,874	1.0%
49	Maysville	8,687	-0.6%
50	Fort Mitchell	8,639	-0.2%
51	Edgewood	8,398	-0.0%
52	Oak Grove	7,973	0.8%
53	Corbin	7,841	0.3%
54	Union	7,671	0.9%
55	London	7,596	0.8%
56	Mount Sterling	7,571	0.1%
57	Villa Hills	7,537	1.0%
58	Pikeville	7,437	-0.1%
59	Russellville	7,398	1.3%
60	Flatwoods	7,227	-0.3%
61	Taylor Mill	6,937	0.5%
62	Vine Grove	6,907	1.7%
63	Morehead	6,740	-1.2%
64	Highland Heights	6,612	-1.1%
65	Cynthiana	6,534	1.3%
66	Lebanon	6,517	1.5%
67	Leitchfield	6,463	0.4%
68	Crestwood	6,424	1.4%
69	Cold Spring	6,414	1.1%
70	Princeton	6,194	-0.1%
71	Wilmore	6,104	0.7%
72	Fort Wright	6,061	1.2%
73	Central City	5,800	-0.8%
74	Dayton	5,790	0.8%
75	Monticello	5,715	0.1%
76	Bellevue	5,671	0.9%
77	Walton	5,629	0.8%
78	Douglass Hills	5,403	-0.3%
79	Williamsburg	5,169	-0.8%
80	Hazard	4,964	-1.6%
81	Columbia	4,880	-0.8%
82	Benton	4,765	0.1%
83	Hurstbourne	4,645	-0.2%
84	Prospect	4,564	-0.2%
85	Crescent Springs	4,550	1.8%
86	Scottsville	4,533	1.9%
87	Greenville	4,374	-1.0%
88	Ludlow	4,332	-0.3%
89	Paintsville	4,160	-1.7%
90	Crittenden	4,106	0.7%
91	Lancaster	4,050	1.8%
92	Williamstown	3,964	0.2%
93	Carrollton	3,914	0.2%
94	Grayson	3,807	0.6%
95	Southgate	3,752	1.1%
96	Prestonsburg	3,721	-3.6%
97	Stanford	3,698	0.7%
98	Russell	3,644	-0.7%
99	Beaver Dam	3,498	-0.3%
100	West Liberty	3,450	2.1%

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What is the largest city in Kentucky?

The largest city in Kentucky is Louisville/Jefferson County, with a population of 622,981. Louisville/Jefferson County is the 28th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lexington-Fayette, with a population of 320,154, 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 28,285. 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 162.3% 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 18.8% since the year 2000. Newport's peak populuation was 20,433 in the year 1880, and it's current population of 13,812 represents a 32.4% decline from it's peak. Newport was once the 98th largest city in the US, but it's now the 2,518th largest.