Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2002 Census)

Rank	City	2003 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	555,533	0.1%
2	Lexington	266,953	1.1%
3	Owensboro	54,294	0.1%
4	Bowling Green	50,487	1.0%
5	Covington	42,800	-0.2%
6	Hopkinsville	30,715	0.9%
7	Richmond	28,607	1.6%
8	Frankfort	27,626	-0.3%
9	Henderson	27,435	-0.0%
10	Jeffersontown	26,352	-0.3%
11	Paducah	25,682	-1.1%
12	Florence	24,424	1.5%
13	Elizabethtown	22,950	0.7%
14	Nicholasville	22,139	3.1%
15	Radcliff	21,908	-0.4%
16	Ashland	21,642	-0.6%
17	Georgetown	19,318	2.1%
18	Madisonville	19,126	-0.5%
19	St. Matthews	17,328	0.1%
20	Erlanger	16,661	-0.1%
21	Newport	16,638	-1.2%
22	Winchester	16,390	-1.0%
23	Independence	16,234	3.4%
24	Fort Thomas	16,177	-0.9%
25	Danville	15,342	-0.4%
26	Murray	15,306	0.2%
27	Shively	14,952	0.2%
28	Glasgow	13,432	1.2%
29	Berea	12,039	3.1%
30	Somerset	11,547	0.6%
31	Bardstown	10,787	-0.1%
32	Campbellsville	10,705	1.1%
33	Shelbyville	10,313	0.5%
34	Middlesborough	10,240	-0.6%
35	Mayfield	10,202	-0.8%
36	Lyndon	10,144	0.2%
37	Mount Washington	9,604	5.0%
38	Edgewood	9,193	-1.0%
39	Lawrenceburg	9,182	0.1%
40	Paris	9,143	-0.3%
41	Maysville	8,936	-0.2%
42	Shepherdsville	8,666	0.9%
43	Alexandria	8,442	-0.6%
44	Oak Grove	8,365	8.6%
45	Harrodsburg	8,130	-0.2%
46	Elsmere	8,106	-0.3%
47	Franklin	8,076	-0.4%
48	Corbin	7,902	0.1%
49	Fort Mitchell	7,884	-1.2%
50	Villa Hills	7,862	-0.4%
51	Versailles	7,829	-0.5%
52	Morehead	7,614	0.1%
53	London	7,572	0.8%
54	Flatwoods	7,464	-0.3%
55	Taylor Mill	7,260	-0.5%
56	Russellville	7,141	-0.1%
57	Hillview	7,103	0.5%
58	Highland Heights	6,708	-0.8%
59	Pikeville	6,528	0.3%
60	Princeton	6,399	-1.0%
61	Bellevue	6,305	-1.3%
62	Cynthiana	6,237	-0.8%
63	Leitchfield	6,225	-0.1%
64	Mount Sterling	6,207	0.6%
65	Monticello	5,975	-0.1%
66	Middletown	5,928	0.8%
67	Lebanon	5,926	0.2%
68	Wilmore	5,857	-0.4%
69	Dayton	5,814	-1.2%
70	La Grange	5,790	0.7%
71	Central City	5,788	-0.8%
72	Fort Wright	5,583	-0.9%
73	Douglass Hills	5,574	0.2%
74	Williamsburg	4,967	0.2%
75	Hazard	4,821	-0.4%
76	Prospect	4,717	1.0%
77	Columbia	4,511	1.1%
78	Cold Spring	4,487	6.7%
79	Greenville	4,364	-0.3%
80	Scottsville	4,348	0.3%
81	Benton	4,294	-0.6%
82	Ludlow	4,290	-1.3%
83	Paintsville	4,116	-0.1%
84	Vine Grove	4,092	-0.9%
85	Lancaster	3,996	2.1%
86	Grayson	3,976	1.2%
87	Crescent Springs	3,936	-0.2%
88	Hurstbourne	3,909	0.4%
89	Carrollton	3,829	-0.2%
90	Prestonsburg	3,820	-0.5%
91	Russell	3,590	-0.6%
92	Providence	3,543	-0.9%
93	Barbourville	3,496	-1.3%
94	Southgate	3,444	-0.4%
95	Morganfield	3,423	-0.8%
96	Stanford	3,368	-0.9%
97	Williamstown	3,325	1.1%
98	West Liberty	3,257	0.1%
99	Crestview Hills	3,127	3.4%
100	Marion	3,115	-1.4%

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