Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2016 Census)

Rank	City	2017 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	616,261	0.5%
2	Lexington	318,449	1.2%
3	Bowling Green	65,234	2.0%
4	Owensboro	59,273	0.6%
5	Covington	40,797	0.1%
6	Richmond	34,652	1.7%
7	Georgetown	33,440	2.3%
8	Florence	32,460	1.3%
9	Hopkinsville	31,811	0.1%
10	Nicholasville	30,006	1.2%
11	Elizabethtown	29,906	0.8%
12	Henderson	28,841	0.0%
13	Frankfort	27,885	1.5%
14	Jeffersontown	27,352	0.5%
15	Independence	27,024	1.5%
16	Paducah	25,145	0.1%
17	Radcliff	22,490	0.6%
18	Ashland	21,038	-0.5%
19	Madisonville	19,399	-0.2%
20	Murray	19,006	1.2%
21	Erlanger	18,813	0.7%
22	Winchester	18,461	0.1%
23	St. Matthews	18,071	0.6%
24	Danville	16,802	0.6%
25	Fort Thomas	16,445	0.1%
26	Shively	15,751	0.5%
27	Shelbyville	15,514	1.7%
28	Newport	15,241	-0.0%
29	Berea	15,147	1.9%
30	Glasgow	14,594	0.7%
31	Mount Washington	14,360	7.9%
32	Bardstown	13,227	2.1%
33	Shepherdsville	12,082	1.2%
34	Somerset	11,487	0.4%
35	Lyndon	11,407	0.6%
36	Campbellsville	11,387	3.8%
37	Lawrenceburg	11,169	1.0%
38	Mayfield	9,999	-0.0%
39	Paris	9,840	2.4%
40	Middlesborough	9,626	-1.2%
41	Alexandria	9,340	1.6%
42	Versailles	9,270	1.3%
43	Maysville	8,866	-0.3%
44	Hillview	8,851	1.3%
45	Franklin	8,823	0.8%
46	Edgewood	8,748	0.3%
47	La Grange	8,722	1.3%
48	Elsmere	8,520	0.1%
49	Harrodsburg	8,419	0.2%
50	Fort Mitchell	8,286	0.2%
51	London	8,157	0.3%
52	Middletown	7,845	1.4%
53	Morehead	7,758	2.1%
54	Villa Hills	7,468	-0.0%
55	Corbin	7,398	0.2%
56	Oak Grove	7,370	-0.3%
57	Flatwoods	7,311	-0.3%
58	Mount Sterling	7,242	0.8%
59	Highland Heights	7,155	0.6%
60	Pikeville	7,106	0.5%
61	Russellville	7,001	0.1%
62	Leitchfield	6,874	0.4%
63	Taylor Mill	6,756	0.4%
64	Cynthiana	6,383	-0.0%
65	Wilmore	6,312	9.4%
66	Cold Spring	6,227	0.9%
67	Princeton	6,119	-0.6%
68	Monticello	6,087	-0.3%
69	Vine Grove	5,921	4.6%
70	Central City	5,857	-0.3%
71	Bellevue	5,845	-0.3%
72	Union	5,807	1.3%
73	Fort Wright	5,766	0.1%
74	Douglass Hills	5,696	0.6%
75	Lebanon	5,638	0.3%
76	Dayton	5,413	0.2%
77	Williamsburg	5,313	0.2%
78	Hazard	5,300	2.9%
79	Crestwood	4,910	1.3%
80	Columbia	4,885	1.6%
81	Prospect	4,875	0.6%
82	Benton	4,531	0.7%
83	Ludlow	4,524	0.4%
84	Scottsville	4,416	0.7%
85	Hurstbourne	4,378	0.6%
86	Greenville	4,366	0.2%
87	Paintsville	4,203	3.3%
88	Grayson	4,043	-0.7%
89	Crescent Springs	4,009	0.9%
90	Williamstown	3,965	0.2%
91	Walton	3,927	1.3%
92	Crittenden	3,876	0.3%
93	Carrollton	3,874	-0.3%
94	Lancaster	3,866	2.0%
95	Southgate	3,845	0.2%
96	Stanford	3,662	0.8%
97	Beaver Dam	3,648	1.1%
98	Morganfield	3,543	1.3%
99	Prestonsburg	3,541	1.4%
100	West Liberty	3,375	-0.3%

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