Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	554,881	0.2%
2	Lexington	264,544	1.3%
3	Owensboro	54,287	0.1%
4	Bowling Green	49,989	0.9%
5	Covington	42,999	0.0%
6	Hopkinsville	30,661	1.6%
7	Richmond	28,191	1.7%
8	Frankfort	27,737	-0.1%
9	Henderson	27,385	-0.2%
10	Jeffersontown	26,393	-0.5%
11	Paducah	25,884	-1.5%
12	Florence	24,109	1.6%
13	Elizabethtown	22,703	0.4%
14	Radcliff	22,074	-0.0%
15	Ashland	21,783	-0.6%
16	Nicholasville	21,343	2.4%
17	Madisonville	19,087	-1.2%
18	Georgetown	18,936	2.2%
19	St. Matthews	17,317	0.0%
20	Newport	16,872	-0.9%
21	Erlanger	16,698	0.0%
22	Winchester	16,554	-1.1%
23	Fort Thomas	16,376	-0.6%
24	Independence	15,627	2.9%
25	Danville	15,350	-0.8%
26	Murray	15,316	0.4%
27	Shively	14,926	0.2%
28	Glasgow	13,259	1.1%
29	Berea	11,702	3.3%
30	Somerset	11,444	0.3%
31	Bardstown	10,773	-0.3%
32	Campbellsville	10,484	0.2%
33	Mayfield	10,260	-0.9%
34	Shelbyville	10,205	0.0%
35	Middlesborough	10,197	-1.7%
36	Lyndon	10,121	0.2%
37	Edgewood	9,307	-0.9%
38	Lawrenceburg	9,256	1.0%
39	Paris	9,181	-0.1%
40	Mount Washington	9,152	5.1%
41	Maysville	8,946	-0.3%
42	Shepherdsville	8,585	0.9%
43	Alexandria	8,520	-0.3%
44	Elsmere	8,198	0.5%
45	Franklin	8,139	-0.0%
46	Harrodsburg	8,109	-0.6%
47	Fort Mitchell	7,999	-0.9%
48	Villa Hills	7,912	-0.3%
49	Corbin	7,898	0.2%
50	Versailles	7,863	-0.6%
51	Oak Grove	7,862	10.8%
52	Morehead	7,628	0.3%
53	Flatwoods	7,488	-0.2%
54	London	7,473	0.3%
55	Taylor Mill	7,313	-0.2%
56	Russellville	7,135	-0.2%
57	Hillview	7,057	0.3%
58	Highland Heights	6,885	0.9%
59	Pikeville	6,497	0.2%
60	Princeton	6,423	-1.6%
61	Bellevue	6,398	-1.1%
62	Cynthiana	6,283	-0.9%
63	Leitchfield	6,225	-0.1%
64	Mount Sterling	6,123	-0.1%
65	Monticello	5,955	-0.5%
66	Lebanon	5,912	0.2%
67	Dayton	5,899	-1.0%
68	Wilmore	5,883	-0.3%
69	Middletown	5,881	0.8%
70	Central City	5,835	-0.8%
71	La Grange	5,744	0.5%
72	Fort Wright	5,645	-0.6%
73	Douglass Hills	5,562	0.2%
74	Williamsburg	4,960	0.2%
75	Hazard	4,821	-0.8%
76	Prospect	4,671	1.0%
77	Columbia	4,490	1.8%
78	Greenville	4,396	0.2%
79	Ludlow	4,361	-1.0%
80	Scottsville	4,315	-0.2%
81	Benton	4,310	-0.8%
82	Cold Spring	4,157	5.5%
83	Vine Grove	4,141	-0.6%
84	Paintsville	4,104	-0.5%
85	Crescent Springs	3,935	-0.3%
86	Hurstbourne	3,894	0.4%
87	Lancaster	3,888	1.5%
88	Grayson	3,879	-0.1%
89	Prestonsburg	3,834	-0.7%
90	Carrollton	3,809	-0.8%
91	Russell	3,618	-0.4%
92	Providence	3,549	-1.6%
93	Barbourville	3,526	-1.7%
94	Southgate	3,465	-0.2%
95	Morganfield	3,427	-1.5%
96	Stanford	3,407	-0.6%
97	Williamstown	3,293	1.2%
98	West Liberty	3,248	-0.0%
99	Marion	3,157	-1.4%
100	Beaver Dam	3,064	-0.4%

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