Top 100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky (2017 Census)

Rank	City	2018 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Louisville	621,349	0.6%
2	Lexington	321,959	1.2%
3	Bowling Green	67,067	2.1%
4	Owensboro	59,404	0.5%
5	Covington	40,455	-0.1%
6	Richmond	35,397	1.7%
7	Georgetown	33,660	2.1%
8	Florence	32,305	1.1%
9	Hopkinsville	30,789	-0.4%
10	Nicholasville	30,553	1.2%
11	Elizabethtown	30,023	0.7%
12	Henderson	28,657	-0.0%
13	Independence	27,634	1.6%
14	Frankfort	27,621	1.1%
15	Jeffersontown	27,395	0.4%
16	Paducah	24,941	-0.0%
17	Radcliff	22,576	0.6%
18	Ashland	20,669	-0.7%
19	Murray	19,200	1.1%
20	Madisonville	19,067	-0.4%
21	Erlanger	18,840	0.6%
22	Winchester	18,486	0.1%
23	St. Matthews	18,139	0.5%
24	Danville	16,735	0.4%
25	Fort Thomas	16,263	-0.1%
26	Shelbyville	15,872	1.8%
27	Shively	15,800	0.5%
28	Berea	15,597	2.0%
29	Newport	15,033	-0.2%
30	Mount Washington	14,554	6.9%
31	Glasgow	14,362	0.3%
32	Bardstown	13,165	1.7%
33	Shepherdsville	12,260	1.3%
34	Lyndon	11,485	0.6%
35	Somerset	11,423	0.3%
36	Campbellsville	11,415	3.3%
37	Lawrenceburg	11,318	1.1%
38	Mayfield	9,847	-0.3%
39	Paris	9,808	2.0%
40	Middlesborough	9,460	-1.3%
41	Alexandria	9,438	1.5%
42	Versailles	9,292	1.2%
43	Hillview	9,076	1.5%
44	La Grange	8,877	1.3%
45	Maysville	8,800	-0.3%
46	Franklin	8,781	0.6%
47	Edgewood	8,720	0.2%
48	Elsmere	8,644	0.3%
49	Harrodsburg	8,394	0.1%
50	Fort Mitchell	8,248	0.1%
51	London	8,006	0.0%
52	Middletown	7,914	1.3%
53	Morehead	7,736	1.8%
54	Villa Hills	7,437	-0.1%
55	Corbin	7,272	-0.1%
56	Oak Grove	7,266	-0.4%
57	Mount Sterling	7,209	0.6%
58	Flatwoods	7,177	-0.5%
59	Highland Heights	7,100	0.4%
60	Russellville	7,073	0.2%
61	Leitchfield	6,889	0.4%
62	Taylor Mill	6,765	0.3%
63	Pikeville	6,685	-0.5%
64	Cold Spring	6,370	1.1%
65	Cynthiana	6,370	-0.1%
66	Wilmore	6,343	8.1%
67	Monticello	6,112	-0.2%
68	Princeton	6,108	-0.5%
69	Vine Grove	6,093	4.4%
70	Union	5,895	1.3%
71	Central City	5,775	-0.5%
72	Bellevue	5,772	-0.4%
73	Fort Wright	5,729	0.0%
74	Douglass Hills	5,728	0.6%
75	Lebanon	5,651	0.3%
76	Dayton	5,449	0.3%
77	Williamsburg	5,280	0.1%
78	Hazard	5,090	1.9%
79	Crestwood	4,982	1.4%
80	Prospect	4,923	0.7%
81	Columbia	4,881	1.3%
82	Ludlow	4,507	0.3%
83	Benton	4,499	0.5%
84	Scottsville	4,447	0.7%
85	Hurstbourne	4,403	0.6%
86	Greenville	4,269	-0.1%
87	Paintsville	4,082	2.4%
88	Crescent Springs	4,039	0.9%
89	Grayson	3,999	-0.8%
90	Walton	3,974	1.3%
91	Williamstown	3,931	0.0%
92	Southgate	3,892	0.3%
93	Crittenden	3,876	0.2%
94	Lancaster	3,860	1.7%
95	Carrollton	3,834	-0.4%
96	Stanford	3,628	0.6%
97	Beaver Dam	3,577	0.7%
98	Morganfield	3,466	0.8%
99	Prestonsburg	3,438	0.8%
100	Crestview Hills	3,338	0.8%

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