Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	553,960	–
2	Lexington	261,189	1.5%
3	Owensboro	54,238	0.1%
4	Bowling Green	49,528	1.6%
5	Covington	42,986	-0.1%
6	Hopkinsville	30,176	0.0%
7	Frankfort	27,775	0.3%
8	Richmond	27,714	2.6%
9	Henderson	27,451	0.5%
10	Jeffersontown	26,518	1.4%
11	Paducah	26,269	-0.4%
12	Florence	23,727	2.1%
13	Elizabethtown	22,614	2.0%
14	Radcliff	22,083	1.0%
15	Ashland	21,907	-0.8%
16	Nicholasville	20,842	4.0%
17	Madisonville	19,319	-0.0%
18	Georgetown	18,528	4.7%
19	St. Matthews	17,310	1.0%
20	Newport	17,029	-1.0%
21	Winchester	16,736	0.6%
22	Erlanger	16,693	0.4%
23	Fort Thomas	16,479	0.2%
24	Danville	15,478	0.7%
25	Murray	15,251	0.4%
26	Independence	15,180	3.7%
27	Shively	14,899	-0.4%
28	Glasgow	13,114	0.2%
29	Somerset	11,413	0.3%
30	Berea	11,328	2.0%
31	Bardstown	10,803	3.0%
32	Campbellsville	10,466	0.5%
33	Middlesborough	10,371	-0.9%
34	Mayfield	10,357	0.0%
35	Shelbyville	10,201	4.7%
36	Lyndon	10,099	2.5%
37	Edgewood	9,389	1.5%
38	Paris	9,190	0.3%
39	Lawrenceburg	9,163	3.7%
40	Maysville	8,974	-0.2%
41	Mount Washington	8,711	4.8%
42	Alexandria	8,542	3.6%
43	Shepherdsville	8,512	5.8%
44	Harrodsburg	8,158	1.0%
45	Elsmere	8,157	1.8%
46	Franklin	8,143	0.6%
47	Fort Mitchell	8,074	0.6%
48	Villa Hills	7,933	0.6%
49	Versailles	7,908	0.9%
50	Corbin	7,884	0.1%
51	Morehead	7,603	-1.1%
52	Flatwoods	7,505	-0.7%
53	London	7,449	2.3%
54	Taylor Mill	7,329	3.0%
55	Russellville	7,152	-0.5%
56	Oak Grove	7,095	9.6%
57	Hillview	7,039	1.3%
58	Highland Heights	6,821	4.0%
59	Princeton	6,525	-0.8%
60	Pikeville	6,485	0.1%
61	Bellevue	6,467	-0.8%
62	Cynthiana	6,342	-0.7%
63	Leitchfield	6,233	1.4%
64	Mount Sterling	6,130	1.1%
65	Monticello	5,986	0.6%
66	Dayton	5,956	-0.8%
67	Wilmore	5,899	3.4%
68	Lebanon	5,899	0.3%
69	Central City	5,883	1.5%
70	Middletown	5,835	1.4%
71	La Grange	5,713	3.6%
72	Fort Wright	5,681	-1.0%
73	Douglass Hills	5,551	0.2%
74	Williamsburg	4,948	-1.1%
75	Hazard	4,861	-0.8%
76	Prospect	4,626	5.0%
77	Columbia	4,411	1.2%
78	Ludlow	4,403	-0.7%
79	Greenville	4,386	-1.2%
80	Benton	4,346	0.8%
81	Scottsville	4,325	0.2%
82	Vine Grove	4,164	1.3%
83	Paintsville	4,123	-0.6%
84	Crescent Springs	3,948	3.6%
85	Cold Spring	3,941	1.7%
86	Grayson	3,883	0.3%
87	Hurstbourne	3,879	-1.3%
88	Prestonsburg	3,862	0.1%
89	Carrollton	3,841	0.1%
90	Lancaster	3,831	1.0%
91	Russell	3,634	-1.0%
92	Providence	3,605	-1.7%
93	Barbourville	3,586	-0.4%
94	Morganfield	3,479	-1.1%
95	Southgate	3,472	1.1%
96	Stanford	3,427	0.2%
97	Williamstown	3,254	0.1%
98	West Liberty	3,249	5.3%
99	Marion	3,203	-1.1%
100	Beaver Dam	3,077	0.2%

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