Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2005 Census)

Rank	City	2006 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	559,855	0.2%
2	Lexington	278,313	1.3%
3	Owensboro	55,146	0.3%
4	Bowling Green	53,043	1.4%
5	Covington	42,364	-0.3%
6	Richmond	31,612	2.7%
7	Hopkinsville	31,329	0.8%
8	Henderson	27,428	-0.0%
9	Frankfort	27,294	-0.3%
10	Florence	26,168	2.0%
11	Jeffersontown	26,138	-0.3%
12	Paducah	25,441	-0.6%
13	Nicholasville	24,367	3.2%
14	Elizabethtown	23,402	0.7%
15	Radcliff	21,549	-0.5%
16	Ashland	21,241	-0.6%
17	Georgetown	20,143	1.7%
18	Madisonville	19,032	-0.3%
19	Independence	19,013	4.6%
20	St. Matthews	17,303	-0.0%
21	Erlanger	16,823	0.2%
22	Winchester	16,406	-0.4%
23	Murray	15,888	0.8%
24	Newport	15,878	-1.4%
25	Fort Thomas	15,541	-1.2%
26	Danville	15,418	-0.1%
27	Shively	14,974	0.1%
28	Glasgow	14,055	1.4%
29	Berea	13,303	3.3%
30	Somerset	11,927	0.9%
31	Mount Washington	11,604	5.9%
32	Campbellsville	10,983	1.0%
33	Bardstown	10,921	0.2%
34	Shelbyville	10,737	1.0%
35	Mayfield	10,186	-0.3%
36	Lyndon	10,179	0.2%
37	Middlesborough	9,983	-0.8%
38	Lawrenceburg	9,379	0.5%
39	Paris	9,263	0.2%
40	Shepherdsville	8,971	1.1%
41	Maysville	8,969	-0.0%
42	Edgewood	8,894	-1.1%
43	Oak Grove	8,745	4.3%
44	Alexandria	8,184	-0.9%
45	Harrodsburg	8,170	0.0%
46	Corbin	8,066	0.5%
47	Franklin	8,046	-0.2%
48	Elsmere	7,959	-0.5%
49	Versailles	7,827	-0.2%
50	Villa Hills	7,719	-0.5%
51	London	7,712	0.7%
52	Fort Mitchell	7,592	-1.2%
53	Morehead	7,572	-0.1%
54	Flatwoods	7,474	-0.1%
55	Hillview	7,296	0.7%
56	Russellville	7,171	0.1%
57	Taylor Mill	7,102	-0.6%
58	Highland Heights	6,826	0.0%
59	Mount Sterling	6,488	1.1%
60	Leitchfield	6,418	0.6%
61	Princeton	6,341	-0.6%
62	Pikeville	6,299	-0.6%
63	Lebanon	6,256	1.2%
64	Cynthiana	6,206	-0.4%
65	La Grange	6,179	1.6%
66	Monticello	6,063	0.3%
67	Middletown	6,050	0.7%
68	Bellevue	6,006	-1.5%
69	Central City	5,735	-0.5%
70	Wilmore	5,700	-0.7%
71	Douglass Hills	5,587	0.1%
72	Dayton	5,540	-1.4%
73	Fort Wright	5,429	-0.9%
74	Cold Spring	5,261	5.9%
75	Williamsburg	5,075	0.5%
76	Prospect	4,838	0.9%
77	Hazard	4,753	-0.4%
78	Ludlow	4,641	1.1%
79	Columbia	4,544	0.6%
80	Scottsville	4,444	0.5%
81	Greenville	4,316	-0.3%
82	Benton	4,312	-0.2%
83	Lancaster	4,226	2.0%
84	Paintsville	4,195	0.3%
85	Crescent Springs	3,983	0.2%
86	Vine Grove	3,973	-0.9%
87	Grayson	3,969	0.4%
88	Hurstbourne	3,941	0.3%
89	Prestonsburg	3,841	-0.1%
90	Carrollton	3,836	-0.0%
91	Russell	3,564	-0.4%
92	Providence	3,506	-0.6%
93	Barbourville	3,506	-0.5%
94	Stanford	3,414	-0.1%
95	Williamstown	3,397	0.9%
96	Morganfield	3,367	-0.7%
97	West Liberty	3,364	0.7%
98	Union	3,359	2.8%
99	Crestview Hills	3,351	2.8%
100	Southgate	3,342	-0.8%

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