Kentucky / Cities by Population
Below are the 551 Kentucky cities sorted by population from 1 to 498 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 2021 Population Estimates Program and 2020 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!
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| Rank | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 628,594 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette | 321,793 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 73,529 |
| 4 | Owensboro | 60,011 |
| 5 | Covington | 40,837 |
| 6 | Georgetown | 37,730 |
| 7 | Richmond | 35,756 |
| 8 | Florence | 32,132 |
| 9 | Elizabethtown | 31,931 |
| 10 | Nicholasville | 31,490 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville | 30,683 |
| 12 | Independence | 28,920 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown | 28,671 |
| 14 | Frankfort | 28,595 |
| 15 | Henderson | 27,716 |
| 16 | Paducah | 26,278 |
| 17 | Radcliff | 22,942 |
| 18 | Ashland | 21,476 |
| 19 | Erlanger | 19,710 |
| 20 | Madisonville | 19,420 |
| 21 | Winchester | 19,071 |
| 22 | Mount Washington | 18,317 |
| 23 | Burlington | 18,203 |
| 24 | St. Matthews | 17,437 |
| 25 | Shelbyville | 17,379 |
| 26 | Murray | 17,311 |
| 27 | Danville | 17,303 |
| 28 | Fort Thomas | 17,264 |
| 29 | Berea | 15,924 |
| 30 | Shively | 15,528 |
| 31 | Glasgow | 15,087 |
| 32 | Fort Campbell North | 14,363 |
| 33 | Shepherdsville | 14,328 |
| 34 | Newport | 14,113 |
| 35 | Bardstown | 13,621 |
| 36 | Somerset | 11,954 |
| 37 | Lawrenceburg | 11,795 |
| 38 | Campbellsville | 11,459 |
| 39 | Lyndon | 10,928 |
| 40 | Versailles | 10,431 |
| 41 | Alexandria | 10,369 |
| 42 | Paris | 10,209 |
| 43 | La Grange | 10,183 |
| 44 | Franklin | 10,133 |
| 45 | Mayfield | 9,971 |
| 46 | Middletown | 9,647 |
| 47 | Oakbrook | 9,539 |
| 48 | Francisville | 9,520 |
| 49 | Middlesborough | 9,273 |
| 50 | Elsmere | 9,165 |
| 51 | Harrodsburg | 9,112 |
| 52 | Fort Knox | 8,865 |
| 53 | Maysville | 8,761 |
| 54 | Hillview | 8,669 |
| 55 | Fort Mitchell | 8,662 |
| 56 | Edgewood | 8,387 |
| 57 | Oak Grove | 7,793 |
| 58 | Corbin | 7,768 |
| 59 | Mount Sterling | 7,545 |
| 60 | Union | 7,531 |
| 61 | London | 7,413 |
| 62 | Villa Hills | 7,331 |
| 63 | Pikeville | 7,327 |
| 64 | Flatwoods | 7,261 |
| 65 | Russellville | 7,190 |
| 66 | Morehead | 7,013 |
| 67 | Hebron | 6,845 |
| 68 | Taylor Mill | 6,832 |
| 69 | Highland Heights | 6,812 |
| 70 | Vine Grove | 6,700 |
| 71 | Leitchfield | 6,409 |
| 72 | Cynthiana | 6,361 |
| 73 | Lebanon | 6,355 |
| 74 | Crestwood | 6,264 |
| 75 | Cold Spring | 6,243 |
| 76 | Princeton | 6,204 |
| 77 | Wilmore | 6,027 |
| 78 | Central City | 5,912 |
| 79 | Fort Wright | 5,837 |
| 80 | Monticello | 5,694 |
| 81 | Dayton | 5,673 |
| 82 | Buckner | 5,640 |
| 83 | Walton | 5,530 |
| 84 | Bellevue | 5,524 |
| 85 | Douglass Hills | 5,421 |
| 86 | Williamsburg | 5,322 |
| 87 | Massac | 5,154 |
| 88 | Hazard | 5,111 |
| 89 | Columbia | 4,996 |
| 90 | Hendron | 4,872 |
| 91 | Benton | 4,763 |
| 92 TIE | Hurstbourne and Westwood CDP | 4,654 |
| 93 | Prospect | 4,569 |
| 94 | Greenville | 4,469 |
| 95 | Farley | 4,458 |
| 96 | Ludlow | 4,358 |
| 97 | Paintsville | 4,347 |
| 98 | Crescent Springs | 4,340 |
| 99 | Reidland | 4,334 |
| 100 | Scottsville | 4,329 |
| 101 | Prestonsburg | 4,092 |
| 102 | Crittenden | 4,052 |
| 103 | Williamstown | 3,962 |
| 104 | Lancaster | 3,914 |
| 105 | Carrollton | 3,895 |
| 106 | Grayson | 3,710 |
| 107 | Russell | 3,686 |
| 108 | Southgate | 3,646 |
| 109 | Stanford | 3,612 |
| 110 | Beaver Dam | 3,536 |
| 111 | Crestview Hills | 3,414 |
| 112 | Hodgenville | 3,338 |
| 113 | West Liberty | 3,247 |
| 114 | Morganfield | 3,232 |
| 115 | Park Hills | 3,165 |
| 116 | Stanton | 3,154 |
| 117 | Wilder | 3,140 |
| 118 | Simpsonville | 2,997 |
| 119 | Barbourville | 2,990 |
| 120 | Flemingsburg | 2,928 |
| 121 | Brandenburg | 2,913 |
| 122 | Claryville | 2,896 |
| 123 | Providence | 2,856 |
| 124 | Marion | 2,848 |
| 125 | Graymoor-Devondale | 2,845 |
| 126 | Indian Hills | 2,836 |
| 127 | Springfield | 2,834 |
| 128 | Lakeside Park | 2,820 |
| 129 | Russell Springs | 2,742 |
| 130 | Eminence | 2,708 |
| 131 | Cadiz | 2,691 |
| 132 | Pioneer Village | 2,681 |
| 133 | Hartford | 2,662 |
| 134 | Louisa | 2,652 |
| 135 | Calvert City | 2,517 |
| 136 | Anchorage | 2,484 |
| 137 | Morgantown | 2,469 |
| 138 | Dawson Springs | 2,444 |
| 139 | Windy Hills | 2,412 |
| 140 TIE | Mount Vernon and Rineyville | 2,407 |
| 141 | Hardinsburg | 2,397 |
| 142 | Fulton | 2,385 |
| 143 | Cave City | 2,352 |
| 144 | Irvine | 2,333 |
| 145 | Raceland | 2,332 |
| 146 | Tompkinsville | 2,307 |
| 147 | Hickman | 2,301 |
| 148 | Eddyville | 2,283 |
| 149 | Junction City | 2,255 |
| 150 | Brooks | 2,223 |
| 151 | Horse Cave | 2,221 |
| 152 TIE | Jackson and Sorgho | 2,208 |
| 153 | Falmouth | 2,198 |
| 154 | Greensburg | 2,195 |
| 155 | Carlisle | 2,121 |
| 156 | Dry Ridge | 2,116 |
| 157 | Thruston | 2,104 |
| 158 | Elkton | 2,068 |
| 159 | Beattyville | 2,054 |
| 160 | Liberty | 1,981 |
| 161 | Doe Valley | 1,969 |
| 162 | Breckinridge Center | 1,961 |
| 163 | Hurstbourne Acres | 1,945 |
| 164 | Cumberland | 1,898 |
| 165 | Jenkins | 1,877 |
| 166 | Elk Creek | 1,848 |
| 167 | North Corbin | 1,842 |
| 168 | Jamestown | 1,828 |
| 169 | Masonville | 1,822 |
| 170 | Lewisport | 1,758 |
| 171 | Lebanon Junction | 1,755 |
| 172 | Albany | 1,742 |
| 173 | Catlettsburg | 1,737 |
| 174 | Warsaw | 1,727 |
| 175 | Ledbetter | 1,720 |
| 176 | Harlan | 1,718 |
| 177 | Jeffersonville | 1,716 |
| 178 | Midway | 1,690 |
| 179 | Edmonton | 1,686 |
| 180 | Whitesburg | 1,679 |
| 181 | Munfordville | 1,673 |
| 182 | Pineville | 1,662 |
| 183 | Coal Run Village | 1,650 |
| 184 | Whitley City | 1,633 |
| 185 | Pewee Valley | 1,612 |
| 186 | Auburn | 1,605 |
| 187 | Sturgis | 1,597 |
| 188 | Owenton | 1,593 |
| 189 | Owingsville | 1,586 |
| 190 | Olive Hill | 1,573 |
| 191 TIE | Worthington Hills and Orchard Grass Hills | 1,554 |
| 192 | Sebree | 1,539 |
| 193 | Salyersville | 1,536 |
| 194 | Manchester | 1,497 |
| 195 | Worthington | 1,489 |
| 196 | Pine Knot | 1,431 |
| 197 | St. Regis Park | 1,426 |
| 198 | Audubon Park | 1,422 |
| 199 | Vanceburg | 1,360 |
| 200 | West Buechel | 1,359 |
| 201 | Burkesville | 1,345 |
| 202 | Guthrie | 1,334 |
| 203 | Coldstream | 1,285 |
| 204 TIE | Taylorsville and Beechwood Village | 1,268 |
| 205 | Clinton | 1,260 |
| 206 | Earlington | 1,246 |
| 207 | Plano | 1,244 |
| 208 | Irvington | 1,241 |
| 209 | West Van Lear | 1,231 |
| 210 | Verona | 1,222 |
| 211 | Livermore | 1,221 |
| 212 | Barbourmeade | 1,209 |
| 213 | Heritage Creek | 1,203 |
| 214 | Clay City | 1,202 |
| 215 | Silver Grove | 1,162 |
| 216 | Cloverport | 1,128 |
| 217 TIE | Brodhead and Augusta | 1,100 |
| 218 | Stearns | 1,065 |
| 219 | Greenup | 1,053 |
| 220 | South Shore | 1,044 |
| 221 | Muldraugh | 1,032 |
| 222 | Ironville | 1,028 |
| 223 | Camargo | 1,024 |
| 224 | Hebron Estates | 1,017 |
| 225 | Hawesville | 1,016 |
| 226 | Clay | 1,015 |
| 227 | Elkhorn City | 999 |
| 228 | Watterson Park | 998 |
| 229 TIE | Burgin and Northfield | 995 |
| 230 | Bloomfield | 971 |
| 231 TIE | Philpot and Nortonville | 968 |
| 232 | Wurtland | 962 |
| 233 | West Point | 943 |
| 234 TIE | Lynnview and Clarkson | 939 |
| 235 | Woodlawn Park | 937 |
| 236 | Brownsville | 934 |
| 237 | Ryland Heights | 928 |
| 238 | Rolling Hills | 925 |
| 239 | Flat Lick | 920 |
| 240 | Auxier | 917 |
| 241 | South Wallins | 911 |
| 242 | Bellefonte | 910 |
| 243 | Goshen | 899 |
| 244 | Bellemeade | 898 |
| 245 | Dixon | 890 |
| 246 | Ferguson | 886 |
| 247 | Evarts | 865 |
| 248 | Langdon Place | 864 |
| 249 | La Center | 860 |
| 250 | Adairville | 859 |
| 251 | East Bernstadt | 858 |
| 252 | Uniontown | 854 |
| 253 | Pembroke | 852 |
| 254 | New Castle | 844 |
| 255 | Fincastle | 839 |
| 256 | Campbellsburg | 836 |
| 257 | Annville | 831 |
| 258 | White Plains | 828 |
| 259 | Plantation | 820 |
| 260 | McKee | 805 |
| 261 | New Haven | 804 |
| 262 | Stamping Ground | 796 |
| 263 | Hollow Creek | 793 |
| 264 | McRoberts | 790 |
| 265 | Blue Ridge Manor | 784 |
| 266 | Perryville | 782 |
| 267 TIE | Summersville, Powderly, and Pleasureville | 780 |
| 268 TIE | Lewisburg and Smiths Grove | 764 |
| 269 | Hanson | 755 |
| 270 | Garrison | 750 |
| 271 | Millersburg | 744 |
| 272 | Crab Orchard | 742 |
| 273 | Loretto | 728 |
| 274 | Corydon | 727 |
| 275 | Woodland Hills | 726 |
| 276 | Artemus | 724 |
| 277 | Meadow Vale | 721 |
| 278 TIE | Mortons Gap and Bromley | 718 |
| 279 | Rolling Fields | 715 |
| 280 | Bardwell | 710 |
| 281 TIE | Green Spring and Upton | 707 |
| 282 | Salem | 705 |
| 283 | Calhoun | 700 |
| 284 | Burnside | 699 |
| 285 | Magnolia | 695 |
| 286 | Hindman | 688 |
| 287 | Strathmoor Village | 677 |
| 288 | Cannonsburg | 676 |
| 289 | Spring Valley | 669 |
| 290 | Seneca Gardens | 666 |
| 291 TIE | Science Hill and Brooksville | 658 |
| 292 TIE | Barlow and Kuttawa | 653 |
| 293 | Wickliffe | 652 |
| 294 | Sandy Hook | 644 |
| 295 | Crofton | 638 |
| 296 TIE | Lynch and Brownsboro Farm | 635 |
| 297 | Pleasant Ridge | 634 |
| 298 | Betsy Layne | 633 |
| 299 | Butler | 632 |
| 300 | Loyall | 620 |
| 301 | McDowell | 618 |
| 302 | Parkway Village | 614 |
| 303 | Park City | 611 |
| 304 | North Middletown | 603 |
| 305 TIE | Beechmont and Milton | 592 |
| 306 | Kevil | 591 |
| 307 | Emlyn | 590 |
| 308 TIE | Frenchburg and Glenview | 589 |
| 309 | Payne Gap | 588 |
| 310 | Hardin | 583 |
| 311 | Pippa Passes | 582 |
| 312 | Chaplin | 577 |
| 313 TIE | Wingo and Whitesville | 576 |
| 314 | Westwood | 571 |
| 315 | Sonora | 566 |
| 316 | Ravenna | 564 |
| 317 TIE | Wellington and Murray Hill | 560 |
| 318 TIE | Diablock and Cecilia | 552 |
| 319 | Inez | 535 |
| 320 | Fleming-Neon | 534 |
| 321 | Manitou | 530 |
| 322 | Symsonia | 529 |
| 323 TIE | Bedford and Caneyville | 526 |
| 324 | South Williamson | 516 |
| 325 | Fancy Farm | 515 |
| 326 | Hollyvilla | 514 |
| 327 | Mayking | 513 |
| 328 | Plum Springs | 509 |
| 329 | Bancroft | 501 |
| 330 | Benham | 497 |
| 331 | Martin | 496 |
| 332 | Houston Acres | 493 |
| 333 | Wheelwright | 491 |
| 334 | Cerulean | 490 |
| 335 | Cawood | 489 |
| 336 | Riverwood | 487 |
| 337 | Buffalo | 486 |
| 338 | Van Lear | 477 |
| 339 | Millstone | 473 |
| 340 | Drakesboro | 470 |
| 341 | Kenvir | 467 |
| 342 | Melbourne | 466 |
| 343 | Phelps | 448 |
| 344 | Crestview | 447 |
| 345 | Utica | 446 |
| 346 | Robards | 444 |
| 347 | Briarwood | 443 |
| 348 | River Bluff | 441 |
| 349 | Fox Chase | 440 |
| 350 | Fordsville | 439 |
| 351 | Forest Hills | 438 |
| 352 | Island | 435 |
| 353 | Norbourne Estates | 433 |
| 354 | Moorland | 431 |
| 355 | Sacramento | 425 |
| 356 | Pleasant View | 424 |
| 357 | Centertown | 416 |
| 358 | Coldiron | 415 |
| 359 | Maceo | 414 |
| 360 | Richlawn | 412 |
| 361 | Wallins Creek | 408 |
| 362 | Wayland | 403 |
| 363 | Hazel | 398 |
| 364 | Moseleyville | 394 |
| 365 | Kingsley | 393 |
| 366 | Hustonville | 388 |
| 367 | Gamaliel | 385 |
| 368 | Poplar Hills | 378 |
| 369 TIE | Fredonia and Norwood | 375 |
| 370 | Stanley | 374 |
| 371 | Old Brownsboro Place | 372 |
| 372 | Glenview Hills | 371 |
| 373 | Oneida | 370 |
| 374 TIE | Petersburg and McHenry | 368 |
| 375 | Sharpsburg | 366 |
| 376 | Ages | 365 |
| 377 | Ghent | 363 |
| 378 | Spottsville | 355 |
| 379 | Mount Olivet | 354 |
| 380 | Glencoe | 353 |
| 381 | Grand Rivers | 352 |
| 382 | Yelvington | 351 |
| 383 | Strathmoor Manor | 348 |
| 384 | Sedalia | 345 |
| 385 | Virgie | 342 |
| 386 | Gilbertsville | 341 |
| 387 | Bellewood | 338 |
| 388 | Trenton | 328 |
| 389 | Sadieville | 326 |
| 390 | Hunters Hollow | 324 |
| 391 | Eubank | 323 |
| 392 | Vicco | 319 |
| 393 | Campton | 313 |
| 394 | Woodburn | 311 |
| 395 TIE | Creekside and Brownsboro Village | 304 |
| 396 | Bandana | 302 |
| 397 | Goose Creek | 297 |
| 398 | Druid Hills | 296 |
| 399 TIE | Cunningham and Big Clifty | 294 |
| 400 | Spring Mill | 290 |
| 401 | Waverly | 289 |
| 402 | Anthoston | 284 |
| 403 | Lakeview Heights | 282 |
| 404 | Crayne | 280 |
| 405 TIE | Wildwood and St. Charles | 277 |
| 406 TIE | Hyden and Bonnieville | 272 |
| 407 | Bradfordsville | 271 |
| 408 | Beech Grove | 270 |
| 409 | Rabbit Hash | 269 |
| 410 | St. Joseph | 267 |
| 411 | Pathfork | 266 |
| 412 TIE | Arjay and Freeburn | 265 |
| 413 | Willisburg | 264 |
| 414 | Jeff | 262 |
| 415 TIE | Rockport, Belfry, and Warfield | 261 |
| 416 | Arlington | 259 |
| 417 | Hickory | 256 |
| 418 TIE | Berry and Westport | 253 |
| 419 | Mays Lick | 250 |
| 420 | Salt Lick | 249 |
| 421 | Knottsville | 247 |
| 422 | Broeck Pointe | 244 |
| 423 | Smithland | 243 |
| 424 | Manor Creek | 237 |
| 425 | Summer Shade | 236 |
| 426 TIE | Sparta and Fairview CDP | 235 |
| 427 | Ewing | 230 |
| 428 | Corinth | 229 |
| 429 | Pryorsburg | 228 |
| 430 | Ezel | 226 |
| 431 | McCarr | 220 |
| 432 TIE | Dover and Crossgate | 219 |
| 433 | Fountain Run | 217 |
| 434 | Mentor | 216 |
| 435 | Woodlawn | 214 |
| 436 | Mackville | 208 |
| 437 | Nebo | 206 |
| 438 | Glenview Manor | 205 |
| 439 | Rockholds | 204 |
| 440 | Sanders | 202 |
| 441 | Oakland | 198 |
| 442 | Dwale | 192 |
| 443 | Slaughters | 186 |
| 444 | Belleview | 183 |
| 445 | Thornhill | 182 |
| 446 | Worthville | 181 |
| 447 TIE | High Bridge and Hardyville | 180 |
| 448 | Maryhill Estates | 179 |
| 449 TIE | Hiseville, Allen, and Combs | 178 |
| 450 | Meadowview Estates | 177 |
| 451 | Mockingbird Valley | 175 |
| 452 TIE | LaFayette and Prestonville | 174 |
| 453 | Ekron | 173 |
| 454 | Bremen | 172 |
| 455 | Dunmor | 169 |
| 456 | Salvisa | 167 |
| 457 TIE | Sycamore and Livingston | 165 |
| 458 | Cleaton | 163 |
| 459 | Allensville | 160 |
| 460 | Cambridge | 159 |
| 461 | Booneville | 157 |
| 462 TIE | Coxton and Raywick | 154 |
| 463 TIE | St. Mary and Cayce | 142 |
| 464 TIE | Fairview and Hills and Dales | 141 |
| 465 | Germantown | 140 |
| 466 | Boston | 138 |
| 467 | Lincolnshire | 137 |
| 468 | South Carrollton | 136 |
| 469 | Water Valley | 135 |
| 470 | Columbus | 134 |
| 471 | Dexter | 130 |
| 472 | Fairfield | 122 |
| 473 | Smithfield | 121 |
| 474 | Farmington | 119 |
| 475 | Hickory Hill | 118 |
| 476 TIE | Maytown and Meadowbrook Farm | 113 |
| 477 | Rochester | 112 |
| 478 | Monterey | 111 |
| 479 TIE | Elizaville, Rosine, and Kenton Vale | 106 |
| 480 | Blackey | 104 |
| 481 | Wheatcroft | 103 |
| 482 TIE | Keene and Marrowbone | 102 |
| 483 | Curdsville | 100 |
| 484 | McKinney | 98 |
| 485 | Ten Broeck | 93 |
| 486 TIE | Hazel Green and Buckhorn | 81 |
| 487 TIE | California and Lowes | 80 |
| 488 | Poole | 72 |
| 489 TIE | Woodbury, Gracey, and Blandville | 71 |
| 490 | Blaine | 69 |
| 491 TIE | Gratz and Burna | 66 |
| 492 | New Hope | 63 |
| 493 | Sardis | 62 |
| 494 | Carrsville | 47 |
| 495 | Farmers | 26 |
| 496 | Panther | 23 |
| 497 | Concord | 19 |
| 498 TIE | Tolu and Onton | 18 |
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The table above displays the most recent population estimates data for all cities where data are available from the following datasets:
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