Kentucky Cities by Population

Below are the 549 Kentucky cities sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!

Rank City Population
1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 630,260
2 Lexington-Fayette 321,354
3 Bowling Green 71,422
4 Owensboro 59,839
5 Covington 40,930
6 Georgetown 36,281
7 Richmond 34,662
8 Florence 31,699
9 TIE Nicholasville 31,066
9 TIE Elizabethtown 31,066
11 Hopkinsville 30,771
12 Jeffersontown 28,800
13 Frankfort 28,479
14 Independence 28,256
15 Henderson 28,201
16 Paducah 26,248
17 Radcliff 22,839
18 Ashland 21,695
19 Madisonville 19,533
20 Erlanger 19,506
21 Winchester 18,993
22 Burlington 18,394
23 Mount Washington 17,723
24 St. Matthews 17,588
25 TIE Murray 17,241
25 TIE Fort Thomas 17,241
27 Danville 17,164
28 Shelbyville 16,932
29 Shively 15,638
30 Berea 15,465
31 Glasgow 14,922
32 Newport 14,378
33 Shepherdsville 13,918
34 Bardstown 13,425
35 Fort Campbell North 13,323
36 Somerset 11,696
37 Lawrenceburg 11,675
38 Campbellsville 11,345
39 Lyndon 11,033
40 Paris 10,202
41 Versailles 10,196
42 Alexandria 10,125
43 Francisville 10,088
44 Mayfield 10,041
45 La Grange 9,901
46 Franklin 9,885
47 Oakbrook 9,883
48 Middlesborough 9,493
49 Middletown 9,473
50 Elsmere 9,080
51 Harrodsburg 8,952
52 Fort Knox 8,888
53 Maysville 8,851
54 Hillview 8,638
55 Fort Mitchell 8,618
56 Edgewood 8,427
57 Corbin 8,397
58 Oak Grove 7,699
59 Mount Sterling 7,517
60 London 7,492
61 Pikeville 7,376
62 Villa Hills 7,331
63 Flatwoods 7,314
64 Union 7,227
65 Russellville 7,068
66 Morehead 6,994
67 Highland Heights 6,896
68 Taylor Mill 6,834
69 Hebron 6,478
70 Leitchfield 6,427
71 Vine Grove 6,397
72 Cynthiana 6,291
73 Cold Spring 6,208
74 Princeton 6,206
75 Lebanon 6,165
76 Crestwood 6,046
77 Wilmore 6,025
78 Central City 5,958
79 Fort Wright 5,845
80 Monticello 5,782
81 Dayton 5,641
82 Bellevue 5,578
83 Douglass Hills 5,480
84 Buckner 5,435
85 Walton 5,333
86 Williamsburg 5,272
87 Hazard 5,236
88 Hendron 5,143
89 Columbia 4,936
90 Benton 4,734
91 Westwood CDP 4,662
92 Prospect 4,653
93 Hurstbourne 4,644
94 Massac 4,523
95 Greenville 4,507
96 Reidland 4,502
97 Farley 4,459
98 Ludlow 4,386
99 Paintsville 4,370
100 Scottsville 4,300
101 Crescent Springs 4,277
102 Prestonsburg 4,099
103 Crittenden 3,976
104 Williamstown 3,926
105 Carrollton 3,881
106 Lancaster 3,845
107 Grayson 3,795
108 Russell 3,681
109 Southgate 3,660
110 Stanford 3,643
111 Beaver Dam 3,546
112 Crestview Hills 3,383
113 Hodgenville 3,296
114 Morganfield 3,286
115 West Liberty 3,263
116 Claryville 3,162
117 Park Hills 3,155
118 Wilder 3,147
119 Stanton 3,115
120 Barbourville 3,048
121 Simpsonville 2,932
122 Providence 2,913
123 Flemingsburg 2,898
124 Graymoor-Devondale 2,886
125 Indian Hills 2,878
126 Marion 2,876
127 Brandenburg 2,857
128 Lakeside Park 2,820
129 Springfield 2,818
130 Cave City 2,782
131 Hardinsburg 2,769
132 Morgantown 2,761
133 Irvine 2,725
134 Tompkinsville 2,723
135 Eminence 2,691
136 Pioneer Village 2,681
137 Hartford 2,674
138 Falmouth 2,671
139 Russell Springs 2,657
140 Carlisle 2,648
141 Louisa 2,637
142 Eddyville 2,618
143 Anchorage 2,607
144 Cadiz 2,583
145 Calvert City 2,525
146 Fulton 2,494
147 Manchester 2,439
148 Horse Cave 2,409
149 Windy Hills 2,381
150 Sorgho 2,350
151 Thruston 2,344
152 Whitesburg 2,321
153 Jackson 2,312
154 Greensburg 2,308
155 Rineyville 2,307
156 Cumberland 2,276
157 Brooks 2,265
158 Albany 2,243
159 Dawson Springs 2,220
160 Lebanon Junction 2,214
161 Masonville 2,196
162 Mount Vernon 2,178
163 Jamestown 2,171
164 Warsaw 2,154
165 Junction City 2,143
166 Lewisport 2,137
167 Owingsville 2,095
168 Doe Valley 2,078
169 Liberty 2,018
170 Jeffersonville 1,998
171 Dry Ridge 1,988
172 TIE Orchard Grass Hills 1,986
172 TIE Edmonton 1,986
174 Hickman 1,976
175 West Buechel 1,974
176 Raceland 1,961
177 Elk Creek 1,960
178 Breckinridge Center 1,958
179 Salyersville 1,957
180 Elkton 1,897
181 Owenton 1,829
182 North Corbin 1,807
183 Beattyville 1,794
184 Midway 1,786
185 Hurstbourne Acres 1,762
186 Munfordville 1,743
187 Catlettsburg 1,742
188 Worthington Hills 1,741
189 Jenkins 1,732
190 Sturgis 1,700
191 Pineville 1,690
192 Worthington 1,673
193 Taylorsville 1,665
194 Sebree 1,656
195 Auburn 1,619
196 Irvington 1,590
197 Ledbetter 1,572
198 Coal Run Village 1,549
199 Harlan 1,529
200 St. Regis Park 1,524
201 Pine Knot 1,519
202 Burkesville 1,470
203 Silver Grove 1,451
204 Pewee Valley 1,442
205 South Shore 1,436
206 Vanceburg 1,430
207 Brodhead 1,429
208 Olive Hill 1,424
209 Audubon Park 1,398
210 Beechwood Village 1,372
211 Pleasureville 1,328
212 Whitley City 1,323
213 Wurtland 1,311
214 Clarkson 1,306
215 Coldstream 1,299
216 Greenup 1,291
217 Guthrie 1,260
218 Barbourmeade 1,252
219 Augusta 1,238
220 Verona 1,236
221 Plano 1,205
222 Clinton 1,198
223 Northfield 1,181
224 Elkhorn City 1,173
225 Stearns 1,164
226 Muldraugh 1,131
227 West Van Lear 1,129
228 Cloverport 1,128
229 Bromley 1,109
230 Clay City 1,097
231 Clay 1,088
232 Dixon 1,085
233 Earlington 1,073
234 West Point 1,071
235 Hebron Estates 1,069
236 Lewisburg 1,052
237 Burgin 1,044
238 Meadow Vale 1,041
239 Campbellsburg 1,030
240 South Wallins 1,020
241 Brownsville 1,016
242 Goshen 1,000
243 TIE Ironville 995
243 TIE Livermore 995
245 TIE Auxier 993
245 TIE Camargo 993
247 Stamping Ground 977
248 TIE Heritage Creek 975
248 TIE Mortons Gap 975
250 Flat Lick 971
251 Hawesville 969
252 Burnside 968
253 Langdon Place 966
254 Bloomfield 962
255 Bellefonte 960
256 Annville 952
257 Bellemeade 938
258 Ryland Heights 934
259 Hanson 929
260 Philpot 923
261 White Plains 918
262 Ferguson 914
263 Nortonville 910
264 Sonora 904
265 TIE Plantation 880
265 TIE Millersburg 880
267 Perryville 870
268 Rolling Hills 869
269 Houston Acres 841
270 Spring Valley 837
271 McKee 836
272 Woodlawn Park 832
273 Frenchburg 821
274 New Castle 819
275 Watterson Park 818
276 East Bernstadt 814
277 Powderly 807
278 Adairville 803
279 Science Hill 800
280 Evarts 798
281 Pembroke 791
282 La Center 789
283 New Haven 785
284 TIE Wheelwright 777
284 TIE Inez 777
286 Wickliffe 753
287 North Middletown 752
288 Garrison 749
289 Corydon 742
290 Hollow Creek 740
291 Payne Gap 738
292 Blue Ridge Manor 731
293 Bardwell 722
294 Calhoun 720
295 Betsy Layne 718
296 Loretto 716
297 Park City 714
298 Sandy Hook 708
299 Milton 707
300 Uniontown 703
301 Lynch 699
302 Lynnview 689
303 Cannonsburg 686
304 Brooksville 684
305 TIE Emlyn 681
305 TIE Salem 681
305 TIE McRoberts 681
308 Woodland Hills 680
309 Loyall 677
310 TIE Seneca Gardens 675
310 TIE Benham 675
312 TIE Butler 672
312 TIE Caneyville 672
314 Crab Orchard 668
315 Pleasant Ridge 663
316 Wayland 657
317 Parkway Village 656
318 Fox Chase 654
319 Smiths Grove 651
320 Hindman 648
321 TIE Millstone 644
321 TIE Ravenna 644
323 Kevil 639
324 Island 638
325 Green Spring 637
326 Magnolia 634
327 Artemus 627
328 Fleming-Neon 621
329 Pippa Passes 618
330 Whitesville 616
331 Hustonville 614
332 Hardin 613
333 Wingo 607
334 Murray Hill 599
335 Summersville 596
336 McDowell 591
337 Fordsville 584
338 Chaplin 582
339 Kuttawa 579
340 Buffalo 574
341 Brownsboro Farm 572
342 Fincastle 564
343 Kenvir 556
344 Robards 547
345 Glenview 546
346 Cawood 539
347 Poplar Hills 534
348 Mayking 531
349 Westwood city 530
350 Strathmoor Village 526
351 Phelps 522
352 Upton 521
353 Van Lear 520
354 TIE Moorland 516
354 TIE Bancroft 516
356 Beechmont 510
357 TIE Riverwood 509
357 TIE Crestview 509
359 Rolling Fields 503
360 Melbourne 499
361 Plum Springs 498
362 TIE Norbourne Estates 496
362 TIE Eubank 496
364 Symsonia 495
365 Diablock 493
366 Crofton 479
367 Centertown 474
368 Virgie 470
369 Cerulean 467
370 Moseleyville 465
371 River Bluff 464
372 Strathmoor Manor 462
373 TIE Cecilia 452
373 TIE Wellington 452
375 Wallins Creek 450
376 Grand Rivers 443
377 Barlow 440
378 TIE Manitou 436
378 TIE Hyden 436
380 Drakesboro 434
381 Hazel 431
382 Sacramento 424
383 South Williamson 421
384 Petersburg 418
385 Sharpsburg 412
386 Kingsley 408
387 TIE Coldiron 398
387 TIE Fredonia 398
389 Briarwood 397
390 Norwood 395
391 Willisburg 394
392 Salt Lick 391
393 Richlawn 382
394 Forest Hills 379
395 Sedalia 378
396 Old Brownsboro Place 377
397 Hollyvilla 376
398 Maceo 375
399 Lakeview Heights 372
400 Ages 364
401 Stanley 358
402 Campton 357
403 Cunningham 356
404 Gilbertsville 354
405 Vicco 346
406 Creekside 345
407 TIE Bradfordsville 342
407 TIE Bedford 342
407 TIE Hunters Hollow 342
410 Woodburn 339
411 Waverly 335
412 McHenry 334
413 Ghent 332
414 TIE Spring Mill 330
414 TIE Bremen 330
416 TIE Utica 327
416 TIE Rockholds 327
418 Glenview Hills 326
419 Glencoe 321
420 Fountain Run 320
421 Sanders 319
422 Mackville 315
423 TIE Martin 312
423 TIE Oneida 312
425 Sparta 305
426 Sadieville 304
427 Druid Hills 301
428 Trenton 300
429 Ezel 299
430 Yelvington 297
431 Pleasant View 296
432 Brownsboro Village 294
433 TIE Gamaliel 290
433 TIE Pathfork 290
435 Smithland 287
436 Fancy Farm 283
437 Dover 282
438 Salvisa 281
439 Rabbit Hash 280
440 Manor Creek 276
441 St. Charles 271
442 Broeck Pointe 269
443 Corinth 268
444 TIE St. Joseph 265
444 TIE St. Mary 265
446 Ekron 262
447 Cayce 260
448 Oakland 259
449 Spottsville 258
450 TIE Wildwood 256
450 TIE Jeff 256
452 TIE Bonnieville 255
452 TIE Hardyville 255
454 Arlington 249
455 TIE Rockport 245
455 TIE Maryhill Estates 245
457 TIE Keene 243
457 TIE Big Clifty 243
459 Goose Creek 241
460 TIE Ewing 237
460 TIE Rochester 237
462 Westport 235
463 Bellewood 233
464 TIE Woodlawn 231
464 TIE Warfield 231
466 McCarr 227
467 Anthoston 224
468 Belfry 221
469 Combs 217
470 TIE Fairview CDP 215
470 TIE Smithfield 215
472 TIE Knottsville 213
472 TIE Allen 213
472 TIE Summer Shade 213
475 Slaughters 212
476 Hiseville 211
477 TIE Beech Grove 210
477 TIE Arjay 210
479 Freeburn 208
480 LaFayette 205
481 South Carrollton 204
482 TIE Hickory 199
482 TIE Mentor 199
482 TIE Fairfield 199
485 Glenview Manor 198
486 Thornhill 197
487 Crossgate 195
488 TIE Worthville 194
488 TIE Mount Olivet 194
490 Mays Lick 191
491 Pryorsburg 190
492 Allensville 187
493 Crayne 185
494 Columbus 179
495 Nebo 178
496 Livingston 176
497 TIE Dunmor 175
497 TIE Berry 175
499 Dwale 170
500 TIE Wheatcroft 168
500 TIE Coxton 168
500 TIE Meadowview Estates 168
503 Cambridge 156
504 Mockingbird Valley 154
505 Booneville 153
506 Fairview city 152
507 Belleview 144
508 Raywick 140
509 TIE Hills and Dales 138
509 TIE Sycamore 138
511 Kenton Vale 137
512 Cleaton 134
513 TIE Boston 128
513 TIE Blackey 128
515 Meadowbrook Farm 124
516 TIE Elizaville 122
516 TIE Farmington 122
518 Curdsville 119
519 Poole 117
520 Prestonville 116
521 Lincolnshire 113
522 McKinney 110
523 Dexter 108
524 Hickory Hill 104
525 Monterey 103
526 TIE Burna 102
526 TIE Rosine 102
528 Water Valley 101
529 Gracey 99
530 Blandville 95
531 Buckhorn 93
532 California 91
533 Bandana 89
534 High Bridge 87
535 Germantown 84
536 Hazel Green 83
537 Ten Broeck 82
538 Sardis 76
539 Blaine 73
540 Lowes 70
541 Marrowbone 67
542 Gratz 63
543 Woodbury 50
544 New Hope 46
545 Carrsville 45
546 Maytown 40
547 TIE Concord 16
547 TIE Tolu 16
549 Onton 10
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.

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