Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2004 Census)

Rank	City	2005 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	558,389	0.2%
2	Lexington	274,581	1.3%
3	Owensboro	54,786	0.3%
4	Bowling Green	51,832	1.1%
5	Covington	42,613	-0.2%
6	Hopkinsville	31,111	0.8%
7	Richmond	30,403	2.3%
8	Henderson	27,392	-0.1%
9	Frankfort	27,382	-0.4%
10	Jeffersontown	26,281	-0.2%
11	Florence	25,425	1.7%
12	Paducah	25,350	-0.9%
13	Nicholasville	23,408	2.9%
14	Elizabethtown	23,076	0.5%
15	Radcliff	21,603	-0.5%
16	Ashland	21,404	-0.6%
17	Georgetown	19,813	1.7%
18	Madisonville	19,147	-0.2%
19	Independence	17,928	4.2%
20	St. Matthews	17,332	0.0%
21	Erlanger	16,743	0.1%
22	Winchester	16,374	-0.5%
23	Newport	16,067	-1.4%
24	Fort Thomas	15,698	-1.2%
25	Murray	15,657	0.7%
26	Danville	15,398	-0.1%
27	Shively	14,985	0.1%
28	Glasgow	13,816	1.3%
29	Berea	12,768	3.0%
30	Somerset	11,798	0.8%
31	Bardstown	10,860	0.1%
32	Campbellsville	10,811	0.8%
33	Mount Washington	10,639	5.1%
34	Shelbyville	10,587	0.9%
35	Lyndon	10,180	0.2%
36	Mayfield	10,159	-0.5%
37	Middlesborough	10,065	-0.7%
38	Lawrenceburg	9,361	0.5%
39	Paris	9,257	0.2%
40	Edgewood	9,007	-1.0%
41	Shepherdsville	8,908	1.1%
42	Maysville	8,899	-0.2%
43	Oak Grove	8,666	5.1%
44	Alexandria	8,237	-0.9%
45	Harrodsburg	8,149	-0.0%
46	Elsmere	8,072	-0.3%
47	Franklin	8,028	-0.4%
48	Corbin	7,977	0.3%
49	Versailles	7,819	-0.3%
50	Villa Hills	7,786	-0.5%
51	Fort Mitchell	7,691	-1.2%
52	London	7,669	0.7%
53	Morehead	7,553	-0.2%
54	Flatwoods	7,490	-0.1%
55	Hillview	7,264	0.8%
56	Taylor Mill	7,173	-0.5%
57	Russellville	7,140	-0.0%
58	Highland Heights	6,872	0.2%
59	Leitchfield	6,377	0.6%
60	Princeton	6,339	-0.7%
61	Pikeville	6,328	-0.6%
62	Mount Sterling	6,322	0.8%
63	Cynthiana	6,223	-0.5%
64	Lebanon	6,219	1.3%
65	Bellevue	6,080	-1.5%
66	Monticello	6,064	0.3%
67	La Grange	6,044	1.4%
68	Middletown	6,018	0.8%
69	Central City	5,754	-0.6%
70	Wilmore	5,719	-0.8%
71	Dayton	5,609	-1.5%
72	Douglass Hills	5,589	0.2%
73	Fort Wright	5,494	-0.8%
74	Williamsburg	5,047	0.5%
75	Cold Spring	5,002	6.1%
76	Prospect	4,803	0.9%
77	Hazard	4,764	-0.5%
78	Columbia	4,507	0.5%
79	Ludlow	4,421	0.1%
80	Scottsville	4,404	0.5%
81	Greenville	4,354	-0.2%
82	Benton	4,300	-0.3%
83	Paintsville	4,161	0.2%
84	Lancaster	4,120	1.8%
85	Crescent Springs	3,981	0.2%
86	Grayson	3,966	0.5%
87	Vine Grove	3,964	-1.2%
88	Hurstbourne	3,935	0.4%
89	Prestonsburg	3,856	-0.0%
90	Carrollton	3,805	-0.2%
91	Russell	3,573	-0.4%
92	Providence	3,513	-0.6%
93	Barbourville	3,492	-0.7%
94	Morganfield	3,394	-0.6%
95	West Liberty	3,393	1.1%
96	Stanford	3,389	-0.3%
97	Williamstown	3,387	1.0%
98	Southgate	3,381	-0.7%
99	Crestview Hills	3,280	2.9%
100	Union	3,240	2.6%

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