Kentucky Cities by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous cities in Kentucky are Louisville/Jefferson County metro government with 640,796, Lexington-Fayette at 329,437, Bowling Green with 79,076, Owensboro at 60,675, and Covington with 41,611. You can get the most current Census population data for all 552 Kentucky cities, sorted from the most populous cities in Kentucky to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program and 2023 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government 640,796
2 Lexington-Fayette 329,437
3 Bowling Green 79,076
4 Owensboro 60,675
5 Covington 41,611
6 Georgetown 40,518
7 Richmond 39,581
8 Elizabethtown 34,565
9 Florence 33,763
10 Nicholasville 33,458
11 Hopkinsville 30,800
12 Independence 30,196
13 Jeffersontown 29,388
14 Frankfort 28,610
15 Henderson 27,750
16 Paducah 26,712
17 Radcliff 22,706
18 Ashland 21,066
19 Erlanger 20,172
20 Madisonville 19,502
21 Winchester 19,413
22 Mount Washington 18,863
23 Murray 18,567
24 Burlington 18,090
25 Shelbyville 18,048
26 St. Matthews 17,806
27 Danville 17,562
28 Fort Thomas 16,914
29 Berea 16,436
30 Shively 15,850
31 Glasgow 15,388
32 Shepherdsville 14,837
33 Bardstown 14,104
34 Newport 13,792
35 Somerset 12,389
36 Lawrenceburg 12,189
37 Campbellsville 11,820
38 Fort Campbell North 11,483
39 Lyndon 11,221
40 Alexandria 10,819
41 Versailles 10,656
42 La Grange 10,541
43 Franklin 10,524
44 Francisville 10,313
45 Paris 10,185
46 Middletown 9,908
47 Mayfield 9,805
48 Harrodsburg 9,491
49 Oakbrook 9,459
50 Elsmere 9,337
51 Hillview 8,962
52 Middlesborough 8,899
53 Fort Mitchell 8,766
54 Fort Knox 8,715
55 Maysville 8,711
56 Edgewood 8,526
57 Oak Grove 7,973
58 Corbin 7,891
59 Union 7,874
60 Villa Hills 7,763
61 Mount Sterling 7,588
62 London 7,573
63 Russellville 7,431
64 Pikeville 7,366
65 Flatwoods 7,250
66 Taylor Mill 7,116
67 Vine Grove 6,933
68 Leitchfield 6,895
69 Morehead 6,789
70 Hebron 6,637
71 Lebanon 6,558
72 Cynthiana 6,557
73 Cold Spring 6,499
74 Crestwood 6,493
75 Highland Heights 6,292
76 Wilmore 6,268
77 Princeton 6,223
78 Fort Wright 6,096
79 Dayton 5,854
80 Walton 5,803
81 Central City 5,744
82 Bellevue 5,738
83 Monticello 5,726
84 Douglass Hills 5,558
85 Williamsburg 5,332
86 Massac 4,937
87 Reidland 4,887
88 Hendron 4,840
89 Hazard 4,808
90 Hurstbourne 4,777
91 Benton 4,726
92 Crescent Springs 4,707
93 Prospect 4,696
94 Columbia 4,685
95 Scottsville 4,574
96 Westwood CDP 4,480
97 Farley 4,402
98 Ludlow 4,390
99 Greenville 4,353
100 Paintsville 4,129
101 Crittenden 4,125
102 Lancaster 4,083
103 Williamstown 3,971
104 Carrollton 3,955
105 Southgate 3,802
106 Buckner 3,786
107 TIE Grayson 3,702
107 TIE Stanford 3,702
109 TIE Russell 3,638
109 TIE Prestonsburg 3,638
111 Beaver Dam 3,535
112 Hodgenville 3,379
113 Crestview Hills 3,338
114 Claryville 3,306
115 West Liberty 3,257
116 Park Hills 3,191
117 Stanton 3,171
118 Morganfield 3,131
119 Simpsonville 3,119
120 Wilder 3,091
121 Barbourville 3,081
122 Flemingsburg 3,003
123 Brandenburg 2,974
124 Springfield 2,970
125 Indian Hills 2,934
126 Sorgho 2,928
127 Marion 2,876
128 Rineyville 2,869
129 Providence 2,856
130 Lakeside Park 2,852
131 Graymoor-Devondale 2,810
132 Russell Springs 2,807
133 Eminence 2,787
134 Pioneer Village 2,764
135 Cadiz 2,741
136 Thruston 2,675
137 Hartford 2,652
138 Masonville 2,634
139 Anchorage 2,538
140 Calvert City 2,517
141 Morgantown 2,510
142 Louisa 2,509
143 Hardinsburg 2,487
144 Windy Hills 2,471
145 Mount Vernon 2,458
146 Cave City 2,394
147 Elk Creek 2,344
148 Eddyville 2,332
149 Elkton 2,330
150 Junction City 2,329
151 Raceland 2,301
152 Irvine 2,287
153 Hickman 2,282
154 Horse Cave 2,270
155 Fulton 2,268
156 Dawson Springs 2,254
157 Brooks 2,246
158 Greensburg 2,245
159 Tompkinsville 2,239
160 Dry Ridge 2,207
161 Falmouth 2,206
162 Carlisle 2,151
163 Beattyville 2,125
164 Jackson 2,101
165 North Corbin 2,092
166 Hurstbourne Acres 2,005
167 Liberty 2,000
168 Jamestown 1,884
169 Harlan 1,831
170 Lebanon Junction 1,818
171 Cumberland 1,788
172 Midway 1,780
173 Jeffersonville 1,772
174 Warsaw 1,758
175 Jenkins 1,757
176 Albany 1,744
177 Lewisport 1,743
178 Catlettsburg 1,725
179 Munfordville 1,721
180 Doe Valley 1,719
181 Edmonton 1,705
182 Owenton 1,682
183 Auburn 1,674
184 Pewee Valley 1,659
185 Sturgis 1,655
186 Ledbetter 1,630
187 Whitesburg 1,625
188 Orchard Grass Hills 1,610
189 Worthington Hills 1,598
190 Coal Run Village 1,596
191 Breckinridge Center 1,592
192 Owingsville 1,589
193 Pineville 1,566
194 Olive Hill 1,533
195 Sebree 1,530
196 Stearns 1,509
197 Salyersville 1,499
198 St. Regis Park 1,459
199 Worthington 1,452
200 Audubon Park 1,449
201 Manchester 1,433
202 Cannonsburg 1,426
203 West Buechel 1,393
204 Burkesville 1,386
205 Vanceburg 1,385
206 Irvington 1,383
207 Guthrie 1,362
208 Pine Knot 1,358
209 Coldstream 1,322
210 Taylorsville 1,317
211 TIE Plano 1,293
211 TIE Beechwood Village 1,293
213 Earlington 1,257
214 Heritage Creek 1,241
215 Barbourmeade 1,237
216 West Van Lear 1,224
217 Silver Grove 1,211
218 Livermore 1,204
219 Verona 1,196
220 Clinton 1,180
221 Clay City 1,176
222 Annville 1,175
223 Cloverport 1,144
224 Brodhead 1,112
225 Augusta 1,101
226 Philpot 1,098
227 Greenup 1,079
228 TIE Hebron Estates 1,051
228 TIE Wheelwright 1,051
230 Camargo 1,048
231 South Shore 1,042
232 Watterson Park 1,027
233 Burgin 1,017
234 Muldraugh 1,016
235 Northfield 1,014
236 Hawesville 1,012
237 Clay 1,005
238 Bloomfield 994
239 Nortonville 986
240 Elkhorn City 978
241 Wurtland 971
242 Clarkson 967
243 Lynnview 959
244 Woodlawn Park 958
245 Ryland Heights 950
246 South Wallins 948
247 Rolling Hills 947
248 Beechmont 940
249 Goshen 933
250 Bellemeade 923
251 Dixon 919
252 West Point 909
253 New Castle 907
254 Brownsville 894
255 Uniontown 893
256 Langdon Place 889
257 Pembroke 887
258 Bellefonte 883
259 Adairville 881
260 Campbellsburg 865
261 Ferguson 864
262 Fincastle 862
263 La Center 861
264 White Plains 847
265 Plantation 837
266 Stamping Ground 835
267 McKee 831
268 TIE Smiths Grove 829
268 TIE New Haven 829
270 Hollow Creek 812
271 Blue Ridge Manor 808
272 Perryville 803
273 Pleasureville 799
274 Auxier 795
275 Powderly 787
276 Whitley City 782
277 Lewisburg 776
278 Crab Orchard 757
279 Garrison 748
280 Millersburg 746
281 Woodland Hills 740
282 Meadow Vale 736
283 Rolling Fields 731
284 Pleasant Ridge 729
285 Bromley 727
286 Green Spring 726
287 Mortons Gap 724
288 Hanson 723
289 Corydon 722
290 Calhoun 719
291 Burnside 718
292 Flat Lick 711
293 TIE Loretto 710
293 TIE Bardwell 710
295 Salem 706
296 Upton 703
297 Strathmoor Village 690
298 Spring Valley 687
299 Seneca Gardens 678
300 Kuttawa 674
301 East Bernstadt 673
302 Brooksville 663
303 Science Hill 660
304 Wickliffe 652
305 Brownsboro Farm 651
306 Hindman 646
307 Mayking 645
308 Crofton 640
309 Butler 639
310 Magnolia 637
311 Barlow 636
312 Sandy Hook 628
313 Parkway Village 624
314 Park City 621
315 TIE Frenchburg 617
315 TIE Millstone 617
317 North Middletown 608
318 Pathfork 606
319 Glenview 604
320 TIE Evarts 601
320 TIE Lynch 601
322 Loyall 593
323 Milton 592
324 Artemus 587
325 TIE Westwood city 584
325 TIE Whitesville 584
325 TIE Hardin 584
328 TIE Chaplin 583
328 TIE Wingo 583
328 TIE Pippa Passes 583
331 Murray Hill 579
332 TIE Wellington 573
332 TIE Kevil 573
332 TIE Betsy Layne 573
335 Sonora 566
336 Ravenna 555
337 Kenvir 550
338 TIE Plum Springs 549
338 TIE McDowell 549
340 Fleming-Neon 545
341 Caneyville 536
342 TIE Maceo 533
342 TIE Buffalo 533
342 TIE Bedford 533
345 Petersburg 532
346 Emlyn 527
347 Hollyvilla 526
348 Van Lear 520
349 Bancroft 514
350 TIE Yelvington 511
350 TIE Inez 511
352 Houston Acres 503
353 TIE Cawood 499
353 TIE Cecilia 499
353 TIE Riverwood 499
356 Martin 478
357 Drakesboro 473
358 Melbourne 472
359 Gamaliel 467
360 Benham 466
361 Crestview 465
362 River Bluff 458
363 TIE Briarwood 454
363 TIE Ironville 454
365 Fox Chase 453
366 Diablock 452
367 Fordsville 450
368 Island 446
369 Robards 445
370 Forest Hills 444
371 Norbourne Estates 442
372 TIE Moorland 441
372 TIE Stanley 441
374 Meadowview Estates 437
375 Sacramento 424
376 Richlawn 421
377 Centertown 418
378 Virgie 412
379 Cerulean 409
380 Gilbertsville 405
381 Hazel 402
382 Kingsley 400
383 Hustonville 396
384 TIE Phelps 387
384 TIE Poplar Hills 387
386 Symsonia 386
387 Norwood 384
388 McHenry 382
389 Glenview Hills 381
390 Old Brownsboro Place 380
391 Fredonia 373
392 Mount Olivet 371
393 Ghent 369
394 Sharpsburg 366
395 Summersville 360
396 Wayland 359
397 Strathmoor Manor 353
398 Glencoe 352
399 Bellewood 346
400 Grand Rivers 345
401 Sadieville 343
402 TIE Trenton 334
402 TIE Hunters Hollow 334
404 TIE Eubank 331
404 TIE Woodburn 331
406 Ezel 327
407 Fancy Farm 323
408 Brownsboro Village 313
409 Creekside 310
410 Vicco 306
411 Goose Creek 304
412 TIE Campton 303
412 TIE McRoberts 303
412 TIE Moseleyville 303
415 TIE Ages 302
415 TIE Big Clifty 302
415 TIE Druid Hills 302
415 TIE Waverly 302
419 South Williamson 301
420 Willisburg 299
421 Spring Mill 298
422 Summer Shade 295
423 Wildwood 284
424 St. Charles 282
425 Pleasant View 281
426 Hyden 279
427 TIE Bonnieville 276
427 TIE Cunningham 276
429 Lakeview Heights 274
430 Bradfordsville 273
431 Rockport 265
432 Berry 261
433 McCarr 260
434 Arlington 258
435 Broeck Pointe 250
436 Salt Lick 248
437 Coldiron 247
438 Manor Creek 244
439 Westport 243
440 Anthoston 242
441 Warfield 240
442 Jeff 239
443 Smithland 237
444 Belleview 234
445 Ewing 232
446 TIE Sparta 231
446 TIE Corinth 231
448 Dunmor 230
449 Mentor 227
450 Woodlawn 226
451 Crossgate 225
452 Dover 222
453 Wallins Creek 221
454 Fountain Run 219
455 Payne Gap 217
456 Bandana 215
457 Coxton 212
458 Nebo 211
459 Glenview Manor 209
460 Mackville 208
461 TIE Sanders 206
461 TIE Knottsville 206
463 TIE Fairview CDP 205
463 TIE Farmington 205
465 TIE Allensville 199
465 TIE Pryorsburg 199
467 Oakland 196
468 TIE St. Joseph 192
468 TIE Rockholds 192
470 TIE Slaughters 187
470 TIE Thornhill 187
472 Mockingbird Valley 184
473 TIE Maryhill Estates 181
473 TIE Prestonville 181
475 Beech Grove 180
476 Worthville 178
477 LaFayette 173
478 TIE Sycamore 171
478 TIE Bremen 171
480 Ekron 169
481 Allen 167
482 Livingston 165
483 Cambridge 164
484 TIE Manitou 163
484 TIE Poole 163
486 TIE Booneville 158
486 TIE Oneida 158
488 TIE Boston 154
488 TIE Raywick 154
490 Dwale 153
491 Salvisa 151
492 Belfry 150
493 TIE Freeburn 146
493 TIE Columbus 146
495 Hills and Dales 145
496 Fairview city 144
497 Germantown 143
498 TIE St. Mary 140
498 TIE Lincolnshire 140
500 South Carrollton 138
501 Farmers 137
502 Sedalia 136
503 Fairfield 135
504 Dexter 133
505 Spottsville 130
506 Rabbit Hash 127
507 TIE Smithfield 126
507 TIE Lowes 126
509 Hickory Hill 119
510 Meadowbrook Farm 117
511 TIE Rochester 113
511 TIE Onton 113
513 Water Valley 112
514 Monterey 110
515 Blackey 108
516 TIE Keene 106
516 TIE Crayne 106
518 TIE Hardyville 104
518 TIE Kenton Vale 104
520 Wheatcroft 103
521 Elizaville 102
522 Curdsville 100
523 Burna 98
524 Mays Lick 97
525 Ten Broeck 96
526 Rosine 95
527 Hiseville 86
528 California 85
529 Buckhorn 81
530 Woodbury 77
531 Cayce 74
532 Blandville 70
533 TIE Gratz 66
533 TIE Blaine 66
535 High Bridge 65
536 Sardis 62
537 Cleaton 59
538 Marrowbone 56
539 Utica 55
540 TIE Hickory 53
540 TIE Gracey 53
542 Carrsville 44
543 TIE Hazel Green 39
543 TIE New Hope 39
543 TIE West Louisville 39
546 Combs 37
547 Tolu 35
548 McKinney 33
549 Arjay 19
550 Concord 18
551 Maytown 14
552 Lovelaceville 12

The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:

  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.
  • United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 12 December 2024. http://www.census.gov/.

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