The largest city in Kentucky is Louisville/Jefferson County, with a population of 617,638. Louisville/Jefferson County is the 29th largest city in the US. The second largest city is Lexington-Fayette, with a population of 323,152, and is the 60th 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 27,755. 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 106.3% since the year 2000.
Among the 100 largest cities in Kentucky, the fastest shrinking city is Middlesborough, whose population has declined 12.4% since the year 2000. Middlesborough's peak populuation was 11,373 in the year 1990, and it's current population of 9,084 represents a 20.1% decline from it's peak. Middlesborough was once the 2,221st largest city in the US, but it's now the 3,277th largest.
US Population Rank US Pop Rank |
City | 2019 Population |
---|---|---|
29 | Louisville/Jefferson County | 617,638 |
60 | Lexington-Fayette | 323,152 |
515 | Bowling Green | 70,543 |
626 | Owensboro | 60,131 |
965 | Covington | 40,341 |
1080 | Richmond | 36,157 |
1108 | Georgetown | 34,992 |
1179 | Florence | 33,004 |
1248 | Nicholasville | 30,865 |
1256 | Hopkinsville | 30,680 |
1269 | Elizabethtown | 30,289 |
1335 | Independence | 28,521 |
1348 | Henderson | 28,207 |
1370 | Frankfort | 27,755 |
1372 | Jeffersontown | 27,715 |
1530 | Paducah | 24,865 |
1647 | Radcliff | 22,914 |
1830 | Ashland | 20,146 |
1894 | Murray | 19,327 |
1900 | Erlanger | 19,246 |
1948 | Madisonville | 18,621 |
1954 | Winchester | 18,548 |
1985 | St. Matthews | 18,105 |
2114 | Danville | 16,769 |
2134 | Shelbyville | 16,585 |
2167 | Fort Thomas | 16,263 |
2195 | Berea | 16,026 |
2236 | Shively | 15,689 |
2302 | Newport | 14,932 |
2315 | Mount Washington | 14,817 |
2346 | Glasgow | 14,485 |
2509 | Bardstown | 13,253 |
2635 | Shepherdsville | 12,442 |
2786 | Somerset | 11,585 |
2793 | Lawrenceburg | 11,509 |
2802 | Campbellsville | 11,482 |
2812 | Lyndon | 11,423 |
3128 | Mayfield | 9,817 |
3149 | Alexandria | 9,715 |
3159 | Paris | 9,671 |
3221 | Versailles | 9,318 |
3240 | Hillview | 9,225 |
3277 | Middlesborough | 9,084 |
3290 | La Grange | 9,031 |
3297 | Franklin | 9,010 |
3352 | Edgewood | 8,759 |
3366 | Maysville | 8,728 |
3404 | Elsmere | 8,595 |
3426 | Harrodsburg | 8,533 |
3525 | Fort Mitchell | 8,241 |
3589 | London | 8,068 |
3652 | Middletown | 7,877 |
3748 | Morehead | 7,562 |
3773 | Villa Hills | 7,461 |
3825 | Oak Grove | 7,320 |
3858 | Mount Sterling | 7,231 |
3867 | Corbin | 7,202 |
3898 | Russellville | 7,109 |
3908 | Flatwoods | 7,079 |
3912 | Highland Heights | 7,065 |
3973 | Leitchfield | 6,858 |
3991 | Taylor Mill | 6,802 |
4072 | Cold Spring | 6,571 |
4080 | Pikeville | 6,551 |
4128 | Vine Grove | 6,439 |
4130 | Wilmore | 6,435 |
4169 | Cynthiana | 6,337 |
4245 | Princeton | 6,115 |
4268 | Union | 6,034 |
4286 | Monticello | 5,988 |
4393 | Fort Wright | 5,745 |
4399 | Central City | 5,730 |
4402 | Bellevue | 5,721 |
4407 | Lebanon | 5,708 |
4410 | Douglass Hills | 5,707 |
4444 | Dayton | 5,609 |
4605 | Williamsburg | 5,274 |
4702 | Crestwood | 5,081 |
4801 | Prospect | 4,905 |
4831 | Hazard | 4,860 |
4971 | Columbia | 4,604 |
5011 | Scottsville | 4,541 |
5043 | Ludlow | 4,504 |
5068 | Benton | 4,463 |
5116 | Hurstbourne | 4,388 |
5254 | Greenville | 4,204 |
5353 | Crescent Springs | 4,058 |
5355 | Walton | 4,058 |
5386 | Southgate | 4,013 |
5405 | Paintsville | 3,990 |
5464 | Williamstown | 3,909 |
5472 | Grayson | 3,894 |
5482 | Crittenden | 3,876 |
5485 | Lancaster | 3,867 |
5555 | Carrollton | 3,780 |
5635 | Stanford | 3,662 |
5704 | Beaver Dam | 3,571 |
5742 | Prestonsburg | 3,532 |
5752 | West Liberty | 3,520 |
5872 | Morganfield | 3,366 |
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2010s | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 |
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