Kentucky / Cities by Population
Below are the 552 Kentucky cities sorted by population from 1 to 511 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 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) | 618,733 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette | 322,200 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 71,628 |
| 4 | Owensboro | 59,796 |
| 5 | Covington | 40,466 |
| 6 | Richmond | 35,744 |
| 7 | Georgetown | 34,362 |
| 8 | Florence | 32,721 |
| 9 | Hopkinsville | 31,052 |
| 10 | Nicholasville | 30,549 |
| 11 | Elizabethtown | 30,179 |
| 12 | Henderson | 28,469 |
| 13 | Independence | 28,119 |
| 14 | Jeffersontown | 27,933 |
| 15 | Frankfort | 27,705 |
| 16 | Paducah | 24,947 |
| 17 | Radcliff | 22,796 |
| 18 | Ashland | 20,449 |
| 19 | Murray | 19,254 |
| 20 | Erlanger | 19,106 |
| 21 | Madisonville | 18,801 |
| 22 | Winchester | 18,520 |
| 23 | Burlington | 18,203 |
| 24 | St. Matthews | 18,022 |
| 25 | Danville | 16,801 |
| 26 | Fort Thomas | 16,335 |
| 27 | Shelbyville | 16,244 |
| 28 | Berea | 15,773 |
| 29 | Shively | 15,723 |
| 30 | Newport | 15,045 |
| 31 | Mount Washington | 14,699 |
| 32 | Glasgow | 14,394 |
| 33 | Fort Campbell North | 14,363 |
| 34 | Shepherdsville | 13,757 |
| 35 | Bardstown | 13,169 |
| 36 | Somerset | 11,548 |
| 37 | Lyndon | 11,451 |
| 38 | Lawrenceburg | 11,416 |
| 39 | Campbellsville | 11,370 |
| 40 | Mayfield | 9,823 |
| 41 | Paris | 9,776 |
| 42 | Alexandria | 9,600 |
| 43 | Oakbrook | 9,539 |
| 44 | Francisville | 9,520 |
| 45 | Versailles | 9,251 |
| 46 | Middlesborough | 9,242 |
| 47 | Hillview | 9,066 |
| 48 | La Grange | 8,938 |
| 49 | Franklin | 8,909 |
| 50 | Fort Knox | 8,865 |
| 51 | Edgewood | 8,779 |
| 52 | Maysville | 8,752 |
| 53 | Elsmere | 8,617 |
| 54 | Harrodsburg | 8,480 |
| 55 | Fort Mitchell | 8,278 |
| 56 | London | 8,058 |
| 57 | Middletown | 7,885 |
| 58 | Morehead | 7,653 |
| 59 | Corbin | 7,558 |
| 60 | Villa Hills | 7,475 |
| 61 | Highland Heights | 7,372 |
| 62 | Oak Grove | 7,332 |
| 63 | Mount Sterling | 7,190 |
| 64 | Flatwoods | 7,143 |
| 65 | Russellville | 7,056 |
| 66 | Hebron | 6,845 |
| 67 | Taylor Mill | 6,805 |
| 68 | Leitchfield | 6,789 |
| 69 | Pikeville | 6,642 |
| 70 | Cold Spring | 6,481 |
| 71 | Wilmore | 6,339 |
| 72 | Cynthiana | 6,270 |
| 73 | Vine Grove | 6,234 |
| 74 | Princeton | 6,087 |
| 75 | Monticello | 5,999 |
| 76 | Union | 5,988 |
| 77 | Lebanon | 5,960 |
| 78 | Bellevue | 5,786 |
| 79 | Central City | 5,770 |
| 80 | Fort Wright | 5,766 |
| 81 | Douglass Hills | 5,713 |
| 82 | Buckner | 5,640 |
| 83 | Dayton | 5,550 |
| 84 | Williamsburg | 5,266 |
| 85 | Massac | 5,154 |
| 86 | Crestwood | 5,034 |
| 87 | Hazard | 4,974 |
| 88 | Prospect | 4,961 |
| 89 | Hendron | 4,872 |
| 90 | Columbia | 4,748 |
| 91 | Westwood CDP | 4,654 |
| 92 | Ludlow | 4,532 |
| 93 | Benton | 4,498 |
| 94 | Scottsville | 4,489 |
| 95 | Farley | 4,458 |
| 96 | Hurstbourne | 4,402 |
| 97 | Walton | 4,343 |
| 98 | Reidland | 4,334 |
| 99 | Greenville | 4,233 |
| 100 | Crescent Springs | 4,062 |
| 101 | Paintsville | 4,032 |
| 102 | Southgate | 3,957 |
| 103 | Williamstown | 3,914 |
| 104 | Grayson | 3,910 |
| 105 | Crittenden | 3,893 |
| 106 | Lancaster | 3,837 |
| 107 | Carrollton | 3,806 |
| 108 | Stanford | 3,673 |
| 109 | Beaver Dam | 3,566 |
| 110 | Prestonsburg | 3,537 |
| 111 | Morganfield | 3,416 |
| 112 | West Liberty | 3,414 |
| 113 | Crestview Hills | 3,310 |
| 114 | Russell | 3,257 |
| 115 | Hodgenville | 3,221 |
| 116 | Graymoor-Devondale | 3,095 |
| 117 | Wilder | 3,083 |
| 118 | Barbourville | 3,051 |
| 119 | Indian Hills | 3,011 |
| 120 | Providence | 3,006 |
| 121 | Park Hills | 2,993 |
| 122 | Springfield | 2,965 |
| 123 | Pioneer Village | 2,933 |
| 124 | Claryville | 2,896 |
| 125 | Marion | 2,885 |
| 126 | Falmouth | 2,879 |
| 127 | Brandenburg | 2,874 |
| 128 | Simpsonville | 2,868 |
| 129 | Louisa | 2,852 |
| 130 | Flemingsburg | 2,811 |
| 131 | Lakeside Park | 2,758 |
| 132 | Tompkinsville | 2,748 |
| 133 | Hardinsburg | 2,740 |
| 134 | Hartford | 2,731 |
| 135 | Morgantown | 2,729 |
| 136 | Stanton | 2,701 |
| 137 | Irvine | 2,669 |
| 138 | Cadiz | 2,668 |
| 139 | Dawson Springs | 2,665 |
| 140 | Russell Springs | 2,587 |
| 141 | Cave City | 2,573 |
| 142 | Eminence | 2,560 |
| 143 | Eddyville | 2,556 |
| 144 | Calvert City | 2,513 |
| 145 | Albany | 2,469 |
| 146 | Carlisle | 2,443 |
| 147 | Rineyville | 2,407 |
| 148 | Fulton | 2,405 |
| 149 | Horse Cave | 2,387 |
| 150 | Anchorage | 2,357 |
| 151 | Windy Hills | 2,290 |
| 152 | Lebanon Junction | 2,276 |
| 153 | Jamestown | 2,242 |
| 154 | Greensburg | 2,226 |
| 155 | Brooks | 2,223 |
| 156 TIE | Raceland and Whitesburg | 2,215 |
| 157 | Sorgho | 2,208 |
| 158 | Jackson | 2,201 |
| 159 | Manchester | 2,195 |
| 160 | Mount Vernon | 2,191 |
| 161 | Owingsville | 2,142 |
| 162 | Dry Ridge | 2,125 |
| 163 | Orchard Grass Hills | 2,120 |
| 164 | Thruston | 2,104 |
| 165 | Cumberland | 2,096 |
| 166 | Elkton | 2,065 |
| 167 | West Buechel | 2,046 |
| 168 | Hickman | 2,005 |
| 169 TIE | Hurstbourne Acres and Warsaw | 1,995 |
| 170 | Liberty | 1,971 |
| 171 | Doe Valley | 1,969 |
| 172 | Salyersville | 1,964 |
| 173 | Breckinridge Center | 1,961 |
| 174 | Junction City | 1,944 |
| 175 | Edmonton | 1,936 |
| 176 | Jeffersonville | 1,927 |
| 177 | Burkesville | 1,905 |
| 178 | Pineville | 1,902 |
| 179 | Midway | 1,864 |
| 180 | Elk Creek | 1,848 |
| 181 | North Corbin | 1,842 |
| 182 | Catlettsburg | 1,834 |
| 183 | Lewisport | 1,824 |
| 184 | Masonville | 1,822 |
| 185 | Jenkins | 1,815 |
| 186 | Ledbetter | 1,720 |
| 187 | Owenton | 1,701 |
| 188 | Taylorsville | 1,671 |
| 189 | Munfordville | 1,659 |
| 190 | Sturgis | 1,654 |
| 191 | Worthington | 1,639 |
| 192 | Whitley City | 1,633 |
| 193 | Worthington Hills | 1,585 |
| 194 TIE | St. Regis Park and Olive Hill | 1,568 |
| 195 | Pewee Valley | 1,553 |
| 196 | Sebree | 1,552 |
| 197 | Brodhead | 1,551 |
| 198 | Beechwood Village | 1,510 |
| 199 | Beattyville | 1,481 |
| 200 | Clarkson | 1,468 |
| 201 | Auburn | 1,463 |
| 202 | Silver Grove | 1,459 |
| 203 | Wurtland | 1,452 |
| 204 | Pine Knot | 1,431 |
| 205 | Harlan | 1,411 |
| 206 | Pleasureville | 1,409 |
| 207 | Vanceburg | 1,385 |
| 208 | Irvington | 1,336 |
| 209 | Augusta | 1,329 |
| 210 | Coal Run Village | 1,319 |
| 211 | Guthrie | 1,301 |
| 212 | Clinton | 1,296 |
| 213 | South Shore | 1,287 |
| 214 | Audubon Park | 1,273 |
| 215 | Northfield | 1,266 |
| 216 | Barbourmeade | 1,256 |
| 217 | Plano | 1,244 |
| 218 | Coldstream | 1,243 |
| 219 | Clay | 1,242 |
| 220 | Greenup | 1,233 |
| 221 | West Van Lear | 1,231 |
| 222 | Verona | 1,222 |
| 223 | Dixon | 1,178 |
| 224 | Bromley | 1,158 |
| 225 | Hebron Estates | 1,130 |
| 226 | Livermore | 1,116 |
| 227 | Ryland Heights | 1,101 |
| 228 | West Point | 1,098 |
| 229 | Elkhorn City | 1,085 |
| 230 | Muldraugh | 1,078 |
| 231 | Camargo | 1,077 |
| 232 TIE | McKee and Stearns | 1,065 |
| 233 | Bloomfield | 1,064 |
| 234 | Mortons Gap | 1,052 |
| 235 | New Castle | 1,050 |
| 236 | Earlington | 1,043 |
| 237 | Cloverport | 1,041 |
| 238 | Ironville | 1,028 |
| 239 | Langdon Place | 1,020 |
| 240 | Campbellsburg | 1,018 |
| 241 | Rolling Hills | 1,009 |
| 242 | Stamping Ground | 992 |
| 243 | Clay City | 988 |
| 244 | Nortonville | 985 |
| 245 | Sonora | 981 |
| 246 | Burnside | 979 |
| 247 | Watterson Park | 969 |
| 248 TIE | Inez and Philpot | 968 |
| 249 | Perryville | 964 |
| 250 | Bellefonte | 958 |
| 251 | Hawesville | 956 |
| 252 | Hanson | 950 |
| 253 | White Plains | 949 |
| 254 | Bellemeade | 945 |
| 255 | Brownsville | 943 |
| 256 TIE | Plantation and Goshen | 928 |
| 257 | Lewisburg | 924 |
| 258 | Flat Lick | 920 |
| 259 | Auxier | 917 |
| 260 | South Wallins | 911 |
| 261 | Adairville | 872 |
| 262 | Ferguson | 868 |
| 263 | Frenchburg | 866 |
| 264 | Heritage Creek | 861 |
| 265 | Burgin | 859 |
| 266 | East Bernstadt | 858 |
| 267 | Annville | 831 |
| 268 | Hollow Creek | 823 |
| 269 | Spring Valley | 819 |
| 270 | Science Hill | 814 |
| 271 | Powderly | 812 |
| 272 | Uniontown | 809 |
| 273 | Wheelwright | 808 |
| 274 | Millersburg | 798 |
| 275 | Meadow Vale | 791 |
| 276 | McRoberts | 790 |
| 277 | Summersville | 780 |
| 278 | Kevil | 768 |
| 279 | Ravenna | 767 |
| 280 | Woodlawn Park | 766 |
| 281 | Blue Ridge Manor | 761 |
| 282 | Lynnview | 760 |
| 283 | Wickliffe | 756 |
| 284 | Garrison | 750 |
| 285 | Corydon | 746 |
| 286 | New Haven | 742 |
| 287 | Calhoun | 726 |
| 288 | Pembroke | 725 |
| 289 TIE | Artemus and Wingo | 724 |
| 290 | Loretto | 723 |
| 291 | North Middletown | 722 |
| 292 | Fox Chase | 721 |
| 293 | Butler | 720 |
| 294 | Crab Orchard | 717 |
| 295 | Parkway Village | 713 |
| 296 | Bardwell | 710 |
| 297 | Evarts | 701 |
| 298 | La Center | 700 |
| 299 | Magnolia | 695 |
| 300 | Green Spring | 693 |
| 301 | Smiths Grove | 683 |
| 302 | Pippa Passes | 677 |
| 303 | Cannonsburg | 676 |
| 304 | Seneca Gardens | 672 |
| 305 | Woodland Hills | 664 |
| 306 | Salem | 653 |
| 307 TIE | Sandy Hook and Brownsboro Farm | 649 |
| 308 | Park City | 643 |
| 309 TIE | Whitesville and Fordsville | 640 |
| 310 | Fincastle | 635 |
| 311 | Pleasant Ridge | 634 |
| 312 | Betsy Layne | 633 |
| 313 | Hindman | 619 |
| 314 | McDowell | 618 |
| 315 | Milton | 615 |
| 316 | Melbourne | 614 |
| 317 | Murray Hill | 613 |
| 318 | Brooksville | 609 |
| 319 | Glenview | 603 |
| 320 | Beechmont | 592 |
| 321 | Emlyn | 590 |
| 322 | River Bluff | 589 |
| 323 | Payne Gap | 588 |
| 324 | Loyall | 584 |
| 325 | Benham | 581 |
| 326 | Chaplin | 577 |
| 327 | Island | 576 |
| 328 | Moorland | 571 |
| 329 | Hustonville | 564 |
| 330 | Strathmoor Village | 563 |
| 331 | Houston Acres | 561 |
| 332 | Ghent | 560 |
| 333 | Caneyville | 554 |
| 334 TIE | Diablock and Cecilia | 552 |
| 335 | Barlow | 542 |
| 336 | Upton | 539 |
| 337 | Lynch | 536 |
| 338 | Riverwood | 535 |
| 339 | Westwood | 534 |
| 340 | Manitou | 530 |
| 341 TIE | Drakesboro and Symsonia | 529 |
| 342 | Bancroft | 528 |
| 343 | Crestview | 518 |
| 344 | South Williamson | 516 |
| 345 | Fancy Farm | 515 |
| 346 | Kuttawa | 514 |
| 347 | Mayking | 513 |
| 348 | Norbourne Estates | 510 |
| 349 | Hardin | 509 |
| 350 TIE | Fleming-Neon and Centertown | 494 |
| 351 | Cerulean | 490 |
| 352 TIE | Rolling Fields and Cawood | 489 |
| 353 | Buffalo | 486 |
| 354 | Robards | 481 |
| 355 | Van Lear | 477 |
| 356 | Millstone | 473 |
| 357 | Sharpsburg | 470 |
| 358 | Hollyvilla | 469 |
| 359 | Kenvir | 467 |
| 360 TIE | Wellington and Fredonia | 464 |
| 361 | Forest Hills | 451 |
| 362 TIE | Plum Springs and Phelps | 448 |
| 363 | Utica | 446 |
| 364 | Sacramento | 443 |
| 365 | Crofton | 434 |
| 366 | Waverly | 433 |
| 367 | Kingsley | 425 |
| 368 | Pleasant View | 424 |
| 369 TIE | Grand Rivers and Lakeview Heights | 421 |
| 370 | Strathmoor Manor | 419 |
| 371 | Old Brownsboro Place | 416 |
| 372 | Coldiron | 415 |
| 373 TIE | Maceo and Briarwood | 414 |
| 374 | Norwood | 413 |
| 375 TIE | Wallins Creek and Poplar Hills | 408 |
| 376 | Wayland | 406 |
| 377 | Trenton | 402 |
| 378 | Bedford | 396 |
| 379 | Moseleyville | 394 |
| 380 | Vicco | 393 |
| 381 | Hazel | 378 |
| 382 | Hyden | 375 |
| 383 TIE | Stanley and Richlawn | 374 |
| 384 | Woodburn | 373 |
| 385 | Oneida | 370 |
| 386 | Petersburg | 368 |
| 387 TIE | Spring Mill and Ages | 365 |
| 388 | Eubank | 362 |
| 389 | Sadieville | 361 |
| 390 | Creekside | 358 |
| 391 | Willisburg | 357 |
| 392 | Spottsville | 355 |
| 393 TIE | Yelvington and Martin | 351 |
| 394 | Bremen | 350 |
| 395 | Glenview Hills | 346 |
| 396 | Sedalia | 345 |
| 397 TIE | Brownsboro Village and Virgie | 342 |
| 398 | Gilbertsville | 341 |
| 399 | Hunters Hollow | 338 |
| 400 | Bradfordsville | 336 |
| 401 | Glencoe | 333 |
| 402 TIE | Salt Lick and Smithland | 332 |
| 403 | Sanders | 330 |
| 404 | Fountain Run | 328 |
| 405 | Campton | 316 |
| 406 | McHenry | 312 |
| 407 | St. Charles | 305 |
| 408 | Bandana | 302 |
| 409 TIE | Cunningham and Big Clifty | 294 |
| 410 | Mount Olivet | 289 |
| 411 | Mentor | 287 |
| 412 | Druid Hills | 286 |
| 413 | Dover | 285 |
| 414 | Anthoston | 284 |
| 415 | Sparta | 283 |
| 416 TIE | Crayne and Goose Creek | 280 |
| 417 | Gamaliel | 274 |
| 418 | Corinth | 273 |
| 419 | Beech Grove | 270 |
| 420 | Rabbit Hash | 269 |
| 421 TIE | Bonnieville and St. Joseph | 267 |
| 422 TIE | Ekron and Pathfork | 266 |
| 423 TIE | Freeburn and Arjay | 265 |
| 424 | Jeff | 262 |
| 425 | Belfry | 261 |
| 426 | Manor Creek | 257 |
| 427 | Hickory | 256 |
| 428 | Oakland | 254 |
| 429 | Westport | 253 |
| 430 TIE | Mays Lick and Arlington | 250 |
| 431 | Slaughters | 249 |
| 432 TIE | Knottsville and St. Mary | 247 |
| 433 | Mackville | 244 |
| 434 TIE | Broeck Pointe and Glenview Manor | 242 |
| 435 | Columbus | 239 |
| 436 | Summer Shade | 236 |
| 437 | Fairview CDP | 235 |
| 438 | South Carrollton | 230 |
| 439 | Pryorsburg | 228 |
| 440 | Rockport | 227 |
| 441 | Ezel | 226 |
| 442 | Ewing | 224 |
| 443 | Wildwood | 222 |
| 444 | Crossgate | 221 |
| 445 | McCarr | 220 |
| 446 | Maryhill Estates | 219 |
| 447 | Bellewood | 218 |
| 448 TIE | Keene and Warfield | 214 |
| 449 | Smithfield | 213 |
| 450 | Woodlawn | 209 |
| 451 | Rockholds | 204 |
| 452 | Thornhill | 193 |
| 453 | Dwale | 192 |
| 454 | Sycamore | 186 |
| 455 | Fairfield | 185 |
| 456 | Prestonville | 184 |
| 457 | Belleview | 183 |
| 458 | Berry | 181 |
| 459 TIE | Hardyville and High Bridge | 180 |
| 460 TIE | Hiseville and Combs | 178 |
| 461 | Raywick | 170 |
| 462 | Dunmor | 169 |
| 463 | LaFayette | 168 |
| 464 | Salvisa | 167 |
| 465 | Hills and Dales | 165 |
| 466 | Rochester | 164 |
| 467 | Cleaton | 163 |
| 468 | Nebo | 162 |
| 469 | Allensville | 160 |
| 470 | Worthville | 157 |
| 471 TIE | Coxton and Wheatcroft | 154 |
| 472 | Livingston | 149 |
| 473 | Allen | 148 |
| 474 | Mockingbird Valley | 144 |
| 475 | Cayce | 142 |
| 476 | Boston | 138 |
| 477 TIE | Kenton Vale and Water Valley | 135 |
| 478 | Fairview | 133 |
| 479 | Meadowview Estates | 132 |
| 480 | Dexter | 130 |
| 481 | Cambridge | 129 |
| 482 | Lincolnshire | 128 |
| 483 | Farmington | 119 |
| 484 | Maytown | 113 |
| 485 | Meadowbrook Farm | 112 |
| 486 TIE | Elizaville and Rosine | 106 |
| 487 TIE | Ten Broeck and Buckhorn | 104 |
| 488 | Booneville | 103 |
| 489 TIE | Marrowbone and Monterey | 102 |
| 490 | Curdsville | 100 |
| 491 | McKinney | 98 |
| 492 | Hickory Hill | 96 |
| 493 | Blandville | 87 |
| 494 TIE | Gratz and Blackey | 85 |
| 495 | California | 82 |
| 496 | Hazel Green | 81 |
| 497 | Lowes | 80 |
| 498 | Germantown | 77 |
| 499 | Poole | 72 |
| 500 | Gracey | 71 |
| 501 | Blaine | 69 |
| 502 | Burna | 66 |
| 503 | New Hope | 63 |
| 504 | Sardis | 53 |
| 505 | Woodbury | 52 |
| 506 | Carrsville | 42 |
| 507 | Farmers | 26 |
| 508 | Panther | 23 |
| 509 TIE | Tolu and Onton | 18 |
| 510 | Concord | 15 |
| 511 | South Park View | 4 |
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