Kentucky Cities by Population

Below are the 549 Kentucky cities sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2022 Population Estimates Program and 2021 American Community Survey.

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Rank City Population
1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 624,444
2 Lexington-Fayette 320,347
3 Bowling Green 74,926
4 Owensboro 60,037
5 Covington 40,956
6 Georgetown 38,780
7 Richmond 36,129
8 Florence 32,618
9 Nicholasville 31,955
10 Elizabethtown 31,892
11 Hopkinsville 30,927
12 Independence 29,326
13 Jeffersontown 28,621
14 Frankfort 28,391
15 Henderson 27,697
16 Paducah 26,834
17 Radcliff 22,953
18 Ashland 21,342
19 Erlanger 19,756
20 Madisonville 19,214
21 Winchester 19,142
22 Mount Washington 18,424
23 Burlington 18,394
24 Shelbyville 17,565
25 Murray 17,522
26 St. Matthews 17,362
27 Danville 17,303
28 Fort Thomas 17,133
29 Berea 15,494
30 Shively 15,482
31 Glasgow 15,282
32 Shepherdsville 14,486
33 Newport 13,901
34 Bardstown 13,739
35 Fort Campbell North 13,323
36 Somerset 12,218
37 Lawrenceburg 11,919
38 Campbellsville 11,599
39 Lyndon 10,917
40 Alexandria 10,570
41 Versailles 10,416
42 Franklin 10,344
43 La Grange 10,295
44 Francisville 10,088
45 Paris 10,075
46 Mayfield 9,894
47 Oakbrook 9,883
48 Middletown 9,638
49 Harrodsburg 9,149
50 Elsmere 9,148
51 Middlesborough 9,131
52 Fort Knox 8,888
53 Hillview 8,771
54 Maysville 8,742
55 Fort Mitchell 8,653
56 Edgewood 8,398
57 Oak Grove 7,997
58 Corbin 7,856
59 Union 7,592
60 London 7,578
61 Mount Sterling 7,555
62 Villa Hills 7,435
63 Pikeville 7,358
64 Russellville 7,282
65 Flatwoods 7,243
66 Vine Grove 6,880
67 Taylor Mill 6,846
68 Morehead 6,734
69 Hebron 6,478
70 Cynthiana 6,441
71 Lebanon 6,436
72 Leitchfield 6,432
73 Highland Heights 6,418
74 Cold Spring 6,353
75 Crestwood 6,350
76 Princeton 6,210
77 Wilmore 6,017
78 Fort Wright 5,819
79 Central City 5,810
80 Monticello 5,755
81 Dayton 5,749
82 Bellevue 5,630
83 Walton 5,576
84 Buckner 5,435
85 Douglass Hills 5,409
86 Williamsburg 5,163
87 Hendron 5,143
88 Hazard 4,999
89 Columbia 4,846
90 Benton 4,762
91 Westwood CDP 4,662
92 Hurstbourne 4,650
93 Prospect 4,565
94 Massac 4,523
95 Reidland 4,502
96 Farley 4,459
97 Crescent Springs 4,450
98 Scottsville 4,433
99 Greenville 4,401
100 Ludlow 4,343
101 Paintsville 4,200
102 Crittenden 4,091
103 Lancaster 4,010
104 Williamstown 3,955
105 Carrollton 3,909
106 Grayson 3,820
107 Prestonsburg 3,791
108 Southgate 3,717
109 Russell 3,669
110 Stanford 3,644
111 Beaver Dam 3,490
112 West Liberty 3,434
113 Hodgenville 3,283
114 Crestview Hills 3,223
115 Stanton 3,221
116 Morganfield 3,166
117 Claryville 3,162
118 Barbourville 3,157
119 Park Hills 3,155
120 Wilder 3,123
121 Simpsonville 3,028
122 Flemingsburg 2,969
123 Brandenburg 2,929
124 Marion 2,900
125 Springfield 2,876
126 Indian Hills 2,860
127 Lakeside Park 2,823
128 Graymoor-Devondale 2,821
129 Providence 2,819
130 Russell Springs 2,750
131 Cadiz 2,716
132 Eminence 2,715
133 Pioneer Village 2,708
134 Hartford 2,636
135 Louisa 2,623
136 Calvert City 2,517
137 Anchorage 2,478
138 Mount Vernon 2,472
139 Morgantown 2,467
140 Hardinsburg 2,433
141 Eddyville 2,429
142 Dawson Springs 2,420
143 Windy Hills 2,408
144 Cave City 2,356
145 Sorgho 2,350
146 Thruston 2,344
147 Hickman 2,314
148 Raceland 2,313
149 Irvine 2,311
150 Rineyville 2,307
151 Fulton 2,301
152 Tompkinsville 2,297
153 Junction City 2,290
154 Brooks 2,265
155 Horse Cave 2,246
156 Greensburg 2,208
157 Falmouth 2,197
158 Masonville 2,196
159 Jackson 2,157
160 Carlisle 2,148
161 Beattyville 2,146
162 Elkton 2,141
163 Dry Ridge 2,138
164 Doe Valley 2,078
165 Liberty 2,011
166 Elk Creek 1,960
167 Breckinridge Center 1,958
168 Hurstbourne Acres 1,945
169 Harlan 1,885
170 Jamestown 1,869
171 Cumberland 1,845
172 Jenkins 1,830
173 North Corbin 1,807
174 Lebanon Junction 1,778
175 Warsaw 1,756
176 Lewisport 1,754
177 Catlettsburg 1,746
178 Midway 1,744
179 Albany 1,733
180 Jeffersonville 1,729
181 Whitesburg 1,711
182 Munfordville 1,701
183 Edmonton 1,689
184 Sturgis 1,686
185 Owenton 1,671
186 Pineville 1,630
187 Pewee Valley 1,618
188 Auburn 1,616
189 Coal Run Village 1,613
190 Owingsville 1,587
191 Orchard Grass Hills 1,575
192 Ledbetter 1,572
193 Olive Hill 1,555
194 Worthington Hills 1,550
195 Salyersville 1,546
196 Sebree 1,533
197 Pine Knot 1,519
198 Worthington 1,469
199 Manchester 1,459
200 St. Regis Park 1,422
201 Audubon Park 1,414
202 Vanceburg 1,401
203 Burkesville 1,380
204 Irvington 1,374
205 West Buechel 1,359
206 Guthrie 1,336
207 Whitley City 1,323
208 Taylorsville 1,292
209 Coldstream 1,284
210 Beechwood Village 1,264
211 Earlington 1,241
212 Verona 1,236
213 Livermore 1,210
214 Barbourmeade 1,207
215 Plano 1,205
216 Heritage Creek 1,202
217 Clinton 1,195
218 Silver Grove 1,189
219 Clay City 1,188
220 Stearns 1,164
221 Cloverport 1,136
222 Brodhead 1,131
223 West Van Lear 1,129
224 Augusta 1,098
225 Greenup 1,065
226 South Shore 1,043
227 Camargo 1,029
228 Hebron Estates 1,026
229 South Wallins 1,020
230 Muldraugh 1,019
231 Hawesville 1,007
232 TIE Clay 997
232 TIE Watterson Park 997
234 Ironville 995
235 Burgin 994
236 Auxier 993
237 Elkhorn City 990
238 Northfield 989
239 Wurtland 975
240 Flat Lick 971
241 Bloomfield 970
242 Nortonville 964
243 Annville 952
244 Clarkson 945
245 West Point 942
246 Lynnview 936
247 Woodlawn Park 935
248 Ryland Heights 934
249 Rolling Hills 925
250 Philpot 923
251 Goshen 912
252 Dixon 911
253 Uniontown 907
254 TIE Bellefonte 894
254 TIE Bellemeade 894
256 TIE New Castle 883
256 TIE Brownsville 883
258 La Center 867
259 Langdon Place 865
260 Pembroke 861
261 Ferguson 857
262 Adairville 856
263 TIE Fincastle 838
263 TIE Campbellsburg 838
265 Evarts 834
266 White Plains 824
267 Plantation 818
268 East Bernstadt 814
269 New Haven 807
270 Stamping Ground 806
271 McKee 797
272 Perryville 792
273 Hollow Creek 788
274 Pleasureville 786
275 TIE Powderly 785
275 TIE Blue Ridge Manor 785
277 Smiths Grove 778
278 Lewisburg 766
279 Garrison 749
280 Hanson 748
281 Crab Orchard 743
282 Millersburg 741
283 Payne Gap 738
284 Woodland Hills 722
285 TIE Corydon 721
285 TIE Salem 721
287 Meadow Vale 720
288 TIE Calhoun 719
288 TIE Bromley 719
290 Betsy Layne 718
291 Loretto 716
292 Mortons Gap 714
293 Upton 713
294 Rolling Fields 711
295 Green Spring 704
296 Burnside 703
297 Bardwell 693
298 Cannonsburg 686
299 TIE McRoberts 681
299 TIE Emlyn 681
301 Hindman 680
302 Strathmoor Village 674
303 Spring Valley 669
304 Pleasant Ridge 663
305 Seneca Gardens 662
306 Wickliffe 658
307 TIE Science Hill 656
307 TIE Kuttawa 656
309 Brooksville 653
310 Crofton 645
311 TIE Millstone 644
311 TIE Barlow 644
313 Butler 642
314 Magnolia 634
315 Brownsboro Farm 633
316 Sandy Hook 631
317 Artemus 627
318 Lynch 621
319 TIE Frenchburg 611
319 TIE Park City 611
321 Parkway Village 610
322 Loyall 609
323 North Middletown 603
324 Summersville 596
325 Milton 592
326 McDowell 591
327 Glenview 585
328 Chaplin 582
329 Hardin 580
330 Kevil 579
331 Whitesville 576
332 Buffalo 574
333 Wingo 573
334 Westwood city 569
335 Sonora 568
336 Murray Hill 565
337 Ravenna 561
338 TIE Wellington 556
338 TIE Kenvir 556
340 Cawood 539
341 TIE Fleming-Neon 531
341 TIE Mayking 531
343 Caneyville 529
344 Inez 523
345 TIE Bedford 522
345 TIE Phelps 522
347 Van Lear 520
348 Plum Springs 517
349 Hollyvilla 513
350 Beechmont 510
351 Bancroft 500
352 Martin 497
353 Symsonia 495
354 Diablock 493
355 Houston Acres 489
356 Wheelwright 488
357 Pippa Passes 487
358 Riverwood 484
359 Gamaliel 483
360 Benham 481
361 Drakesboro 474
362 Virgie 470
363 Cerulean 467
364 Melbourne 466
365 Moseleyville 465
366 Crestview 456
367 Cecilia 452
368 Wallins Creek 450
369 River Bluff 446
370 Fox Chase 445
371 Robards 443
372 Briarwood 442
373 Fordsville 441
374 Island 437
375 Manitou 436
376 Forest Hills 434
377 Norbourne Estates 431
378 Moorland 429
379 Sacramento 425
380 South Williamson 421
381 Petersburg 418
382 TIE Richlawn 410
382 TIE Centertown 410
384 TIE Coldiron 398
384 TIE Hazel 398
386 Kingsley 391
387 Hustonville 389
388 Wayland 387
389 Sedalia 378
390 Poplar Hills 376
391 Maceo 375
392 Norwood 374
393 TIE Old Brownsboro Place 371
393 TIE Glenview Hills 371
395 Fredonia 370
396 McHenry 368
397 TIE Ghent 365
397 TIE Sharpsburg 365
399 Ages 364
400 Stanley 358
401 Cunningham 356
402 Gilbertsville 354
403 Grand Rivers 353
404 Glencoe 351
405 Mount Olivet 349
406 Strathmoor Manor 346
407 Bellewood 338
408 Sadieville 332
409 TIE Hunters Hollow 328
409 TIE Trenton 328
411 TIE Rockholds 327
411 TIE Utica 327
413 Eubank 323
414 TIE Oneida 312
414 TIE Woodburn 312
416 Vicco 311
417 Campton 308
418 TIE Brownsboro Village 305
418 TIE Waverly 305
420 Creekside 304
421 Willisburg 300
422 Ezel 299
423 TIE Goose Creek 297
423 TIE Yelvington 297
425 Pleasant View 296
426 Druid Hills 294
427 Hyden 293
428 Spring Mill 291
429 Pathfork 290
430 Fancy Farm 283
431 Salvisa 281
432 Rabbit Hash 280
433 Wildwood 278
434 St. Charles 276
435 TIE Lakeview Heights 274
435 TIE Bradfordsville 274
437 Bonnieville 271
438 St. Joseph 265
439 Cayce 260
440 TIE Rockport 258
440 TIE Spottsville 258
442 TIE Arlington 256
442 TIE Jeff 256
444 Hardyville 255
445 Berry 253
446 Salt Lick 248
447 Warfield 247
448 Broeck Pointe 246
449 Big Clifty 243
450 Smithland 242
451 Manor Creek 240
452 Westport 235
453 Sparta 234
454 Corinth 233
455 Ewing 228
456 McCarr 227
457 Anthoston 224
458 Mentor 222
459 TIE Belfry 221
459 TIE Fountain Run 221
459 TIE Dover 221
462 Crossgate 220
463 Woodlawn 219
464 Combs 217
465 Fairview CDP 215
466 TIE Summer Shade 213
466 TIE Knottsville 213
468 Hiseville 211
469 TIE Beech Grove 210
469 TIE Arjay 210
471 Freeburn 208
472 Nebo 206
473 Mackville 204
474 Glenview Manor 203
475 TIE Sanders 199
475 TIE Hickory 199
477 Oakland 193
478 Mays Lick 191
479 Pryorsburg 190
480 TIE Allensville 187
480 TIE Slaughters 187
482 Crayne 185
483 Worthville 182
484 Allen 181
485 Thornhill 180
486 Maryhill Estates 179
487 TIE Mockingbird Valley 178
487 TIE Meadowview Estates 178
489 TIE Prestonville 176
489 TIE LaFayette 176
491 Dunmor 175
492 Ekron 173
493 Bremen 172
494 Dwale 170
495 Coxton 168
496 Sycamore 166
497 Livingston 165
498 Booneville 161
499 Cambridge 158
500 Raywick 153
501 TIE Belleview 144
501 TIE Germantown 144
503 St. Mary 143
504 Hills and Dales 142
505 TIE Fairview city 140
505 TIE South Carrollton 140
507 TIE Columbus 136
507 TIE Lincolnshire 136
509 Cleaton 134
510 Boston 128
511 Fairfield 125
512 TIE Smithfield 122
512 TIE Elizaville 122
512 TIE Farmington 122
515 Curdsville 119
516 Poole 117
517 Hickory Hill 116
518 Rochester 113
519 TIE McKinney 110
519 TIE Meadowbrook Farm 110
521 Monterey 109
522 Dexter 108
523 Kenton Vale 107
524 TIE Burna 102
524 TIE Rosine 102
524 TIE Keene 102
524 TIE Wheatcroft 102
528 Water Valley 101
529 Blackey 100
530 Gracey 99
531 Ten Broeck 92
532 Bandana 89
533 High Bridge 87
534 California 84
535 Hazel Green 83
536 Buckhorn 80
537 Woodbury 74
538 Blandville 73
539 Lowes 70
540 TIE Marrowbone 67
540 TIE Blaine 67
542 Gratz 66
543 Sardis 62
544 Carrsville 47
545 New Hope 46
546 Maytown 40
547 Concord 18
548 Tolu 16
549 Onton 10

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. 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/.
  • United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2023. http://www.census.gov/.

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