100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 238 cities and places in Kentucky.

We all love the biggest cities that the Bluegrass State has to offer. You know the places like Louisville and Lexington which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Kentucky that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Kentucky with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Kentucky, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Kentucky

Louisville, KY
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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 630,260
Population 2010: 586,994
Growth: 7.4%
More on Louisville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Lexington, KY
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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 321,354
Population 2010: 288,045
Growth: 11.6%
More on Lexington: Data | Crime | Real Estate

Bowling Green, KY
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Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 71,422
Population 2010: 56,407
Growth: 26.6%
More on Bowling Green: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Owensboro, KY
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6
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Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 59,839
Population 2010: 56,541
Growth: 5.8%
More on Owensboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Covington, KY
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Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 40,930
Population 2010: 41,055
Growth: -0.3%
More on Covington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Georgetown, KY
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Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 1)
Population: 36,281
Population 2010: 27,268
Growth: 33.1%
More on Georgetown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Richmond, KY
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5
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Rank Last Year: 6 (Down 1)
Population: 34,662
Population 2010: 30,983
Growth: 11.9%
More on Richmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 31,699
Population 2010: 29,242
Growth: 8.4%
More on Florence: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Elizabethtown, KY
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8
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Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 2)
Population: 31,066
Population 2010: 26,822
Growth: 15.8%
More on Elizabethtown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Nicholasville, KY
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6
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Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 1)
Population: 31,066
Population 2010: 26,861
Growth: 15.7%
More on Nicholasville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Kentucky

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Bluegrass State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Kentucky from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Louisville.

The smallest? Goshen, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Kentucky

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Kentucky.

Have fun snacking around in the Bluegrass State!

For more reading on Kentucky, check out:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Kentucky

Rank City Current Population 2010 Growth
1 Louisville 630,260 586,994 7.4%
2 Lexington 321,354 288,045 11.6%
3 Bowling Green 71,422 56,407 26.6%
4 Owensboro 59,839 56,541 5.8%
5 Covington 40,930 41,055 -0.3%
6 Georgetown 36,281 27,268 33.1%
7 Richmond 34,662 30,983 11.9%
8 Florence 31,699 29,242 8.4%
9 Elizabethtown 31,066 26,822 15.8%
10 Nicholasville 31,066 26,861 15.7%
11 Hopkinsville 30,771 30,862 -0.3%
12 Jeffersontown 28,800 26,460 8.8%
13 Frankfort 28,479 25,682 10.9%
14 Independence 28,256 22,975 23.0%
15 Henderson 28,201 28,464 -0.9%
16 Paducah 26,248 25,114 4.5%
17 Radcliff 22,839 21,039 8.6%
18 Ashland 21,695 21,613 0.4%
19 Madisonville 19,533 19,558 -0.1%
20 Erlanger 19,506 17,797 9.6%
21 Winchester 18,993 18,132 4.7%
22 Burlington 18,394 15,702 17.1%
23 Mount Washington 17,723 9,049 95.9%
24 St. Matthews 17,588 17,365 1.3%
25 Murray 17,241 17,366 -0.7%
26 Fort Thomas 17,241 16,182 6.5%
27 Danville 17,164 16,054 6.9%
28 Shelbyville 16,932 13,403 26.3%
29 Shively 15,638 15,142 3.3%
30 Berea 15,465 13,255 16.7%
31 Glasgow 14,922 13,924 7.2%
32 Newport 14,378 15,404 -6.7%
33 Shepherdsville 13,918 10,813 28.7%
34 Bardstown 13,425 11,552 16.2%
35 Fort Campbell North 13,323 13,170 1.2%
36 Somerset 11,696 11,172 4.7%
37 Lawrenceburg 11,675 10,207 14.4%
38 Campbellsville 11,345 9,376 21.0%
39 Lyndon 11,033 10,786 2.3%
40 Paris 10,202 8,611 18.5%
41 Versailles 10,196 8,438 20.8%
42 Alexandria 10,125 8,376 20.9%
43 Francisville 10,088 7,737 30.4%
44 Mayfield 10,041 10,033 0.1%
45 La Grange 9,901 7,761 27.6%
46 Franklin 9,885 8,368 18.1%
47 Oakbrook 9,883 8,838 11.8%
48 Middlesborough 9,493 10,405 -8.8%
49 Middletown 9,473 6,953 36.2%
50 Elsmere 9,080 8,412 7.9%
51 Harrodsburg 8,952 8,320 7.6%
52 Fort Knox 8,888 11,933 -25.5%
53 Maysville 8,851 9,004 -1.7%
54 Hillview 8,638 8,062 7.1%
55 Fort Mitchell 8,618 8,177 5.4%
56 Edgewood 8,427 8,698 -3.1%
57 Corbin 8,397 7,342 14.4%
58 Oak Grove 7,699 7,283 5.7%
59 Mount Sterling 7,517 6,759 11.2%
60 London 7,492 7,929 -5.5%
61 Pikeville 7,376 6,824 8.1%
62 Villa Hills 7,331 7,565 -3.1%
63 Flatwoods 7,314 7,420 -1.4%
64 Union 7,227 5,018 44.0%
65 Russellville 7,068 7,015 0.8%
66 Morehead 6,994 6,981 0.2%
67 Highland Heights 6,896 6,809 1.3%
68 Taylor Mill 6,834 6,662 2.6%
69 Hebron 6,478 5,812 11.5%
70 Leitchfield 6,427 6,640 -3.2%
71 Vine Grove 6,397 4,310 48.4%
72 Cynthiana 6,291 6,457 -2.6%
73 Cold Spring 6,208 5,495 13.0%
74 Princeton 6,206 6,331 -2.0%
75 Lebanon 6,165 5,546 11.2%
76 Crestwood 6,046 4,248 42.3%
77 Wilmore 6,025 3,740 61.1%
78 Central City 5,958 5,984 -0.4%
79 Fort Wright 5,845 5,704 2.5%
80 Monticello 5,782 6,176 -6.4%
81 Dayton 5,641 5,390 4.7%
82 Bellevue 5,578 6,006 -7.1%
83 Douglass Hills 5,480 5,463 0.3%
84 Buckner 5,435 5,119 6.2%
85 Walton 5,333 3,467 53.8%
86 Williamsburg 5,272 5,268 0.1%
87 Hazard 5,236 4,534 15.5%
88 Hendron 5,143 4,315 19.2%
89 Columbia 4,936 4,466 10.5%
90 Benton 4,734 4,365 8.5%
91 Westwood 4,662 4,596 1.4%
92 Prospect 4,653 4,667 -0.3%
93 Hurstbourne 4,644 4,130 12.4%
94 Massac 4,523 4,407 2.6%
95 Greenville 4,507 4,314 4.5%
96 Reidland 4,502 4,379 2.8%
97 Farley 4,459 4,535 -1.7%
98 Ludlow 4,386 4,400 -0.3%
99 Paintsville 4,370 3,474 25.8%
100 Scottsville 4,300 4,251 1.2%
101 Crescent Springs 4,277 3,807 12.3%
102 Prestonsburg 4,099 3,443 19.1%
103 Crittenden 3,976 3,646 9.1%
104 Williamstown 3,926 3,898 0.7%
105 Carrollton 3,881 3,918 -0.9%
106 Lancaster 3,845 3,521 9.2%
107 Grayson 3,795 4,216 -10.0%
108 Russell 3,681 3,414 7.8%
109 Southgate 3,660 3,704 -1.2%
110 Stanford 3,643 3,555 2.5%
111 Beaver Dam 3,546 3,376 5.0%
112 Crestview Hills 3,383 3,113 8.7%
113 Hodgenville 3,296 3,145 4.8%
114 Morganfield 3,286 3,313 -0.8%
115 West Liberty 3,263 3,447 -5.3%
116 Claryville 3,162 2,437 29.7%
117 Park Hills 3,155 2,963 6.5%
118 Wilder 3,147 2,925 7.6%
119 Stanton 3,115 2,800 11.3%
120 Barbourville 3,048 3,343 -8.8%
121 Simpsonville 2,932 2,466 18.9%
122 Providence 2,913 3,281 -11.2%
123 Flemingsburg 2,898 2,714 6.8%
124 Graymoor-Devondale 2,886 2,879 0.2%
125 Indian Hills 2,878 2,871 0.2%
126 Marion 2,876 3,056 -5.9%
127 Brandenburg 2,857 2,572 11.1%
128 Lakeside Park 2,820 2,691 4.8%
129 Springfield 2,818 2,538 11.0%
130 Cave City 2,782 2,131 30.5%
131 Hardinsburg 2,769 2,763 0.2%
132 Morgantown 2,761 2,438 13.2%
133 Irvine 2,725 2,730 -0.2%
134 Tompkinsville 2,723 2,554 6.6%
135 Eminence 2,691 2,202 22.2%
136 Pioneer Village 2,681 1,926 39.2%
137 Hartford 2,674 2,671 0.1%
138 Falmouth 2,671 2,441 9.4%
139 Russell Springs 2,657 1,864 42.5%
140 Carlisle 2,648 2,039 29.9%
141 Louisa 2,637 2,907 -9.3%
142 Eddyville 2,618 2,540 3.1%
143 Anchorage 2,607 2,534 2.9%
144 Cadiz 2,583 2,542 1.6%
145 Calvert City 2,525 2,604 -3.0%
146 Fulton 2,494 3,134 -20.4%
147 Manchester 2,439 1,401 74.1%
148 Horse Cave 2,409 2,565 -6.1%
149 Windy Hills 2,381 2,235 6.5%
150 Whitesburg 2,321 1,789 29.7%
151 Jackson 2,312 2,148 7.6%
152 Greensburg 2,308 2,388 -3.4%
153 Cumberland 2,276 1,896 20.0%
154 Brooks 2,265 3,018 -25.0%
155 Albany 2,243 2,156 4.0%
156 Dawson Springs 2,220 2,810 -21.0%
157 Lebanon Junction 2,214 1,641 34.9%
158 Masonville 2,196 1,041 111.0%
159 Mount Vernon 2,178 3,322 -34.4%
160 Jamestown 2,171 1,485 46.2%
161 Warsaw 2,154 1,891 13.9%
162 Junction City 2,143 2,908 -26.3%
163 Lewisport 2,137 1,820 17.4%
164 Owingsville 2,095 1,941 7.9%
165 Doe Valley 2,078 1,540 34.9%
166 Liberty 2,018 1,618 24.7%
167 Jeffersonville 1,998 1,832 9.1%
168 Dry Ridge 1,988 2,177 -8.7%
169 Edmonton 1,986 1,571 26.4%
170 Orchard Grass Hills 1,986 1,633 21.6%
171 Hickman 1,976 2,062 -4.2%
172 West Buechel 1,974 1,117 76.7%
173 Raceland 1,961 2,563 -23.5%
174 Elk Creek 1,960 1,687 16.2%
175 Breckinridge Center 1,958 1,533 27.7%
176 Salyersville 1,957 1,793 9.1%
177 Elkton 1,897 2,430 -21.9%
178 Owenton 1,829 1,928 -5.1%
179 North Corbin 1,807 1,709 5.7%
180 Beattyville 1,794 1,285 39.6%
181 Midway 1,786 1,802 -0.9%
182 Hurstbourne Acres 1,762 1,683 4.7%
183 Munfordville 1,743 1,417 23.0%
184 Catlettsburg 1,742 2,011 -13.4%
185 Worthington Hills 1,741 1,490 16.8%
186 Jenkins 1,732 2,459 -29.6%
187 Sturgis 1,700 2,169 -21.6%
188 Pineville 1,690 2,560 -34.0%
189 Worthington 1,673 1,559 7.3%
190 Taylorsville 1,665 986 68.9%
191 Sebree 1,656 1,538 7.7%
192 Auburn 1,619 1,229 31.7%
193 Irvington 1,590 1,453 9.4%
194 Ledbetter 1,572 1,522 3.3%
195 Coal Run Village 1,549 1,417 9.3%
196 Harlan 1,529 2,049 -25.4%
197 St. Regis Park 1,524 1,520 0.3%
198 Pine Knot 1,519 1,465 3.7%
199 Burkesville 1,470 1,981 -25.8%
200 Silver Grove 1,451 1,071 35.5%
201 Pewee Valley 1,442 1,271 13.5%
202 South Shore 1,436 1,314 9.3%
203 Vanceburg 1,430 1,997 -28.4%
204 Brodhead 1,429 1,288 10.9%
205 Olive Hill 1,424 1,859 -23.4%
206 Audubon Park 1,398 1,529 -8.6%
207 Beechwood Village 1,372 1,287 6.6%
208 Pleasureville 1,328 1,011 31.4%
209 Whitley City 1,323 1,222 8.3%
210 Wurtland 1,311 1,079 21.5%
211 Clarkson 1,306 897 45.6%
212 Coldstream 1,299 1,263 2.9%
213 Greenup 1,291 1,312 -1.6%
214 Guthrie 1,260 1,611 -21.8%
215 Barbourmeade 1,252 1,323 -5.4%
216 Augusta 1,238 1,338 -7.5%
217 Verona 1,236 1,527 -19.1%
218 Plano 1,205 1,128 6.8%
219 Clinton 1,198 1,558 -23.1%
220 Northfield 1,181 1,201 -1.7%
221 Elkhorn City 1,173 1,108 5.9%
222 Stearns 1,164 1,381 -15.7%
223 Muldraugh 1,131 1,315 -14.0%
224 Cloverport 1,128 1,180 -4.4%
225 Bromley 1,109 560 98.0%
226 Clay City 1,097 1,233 -11.0%
227 Clay 1,088 1,195 -9.0%
228 Dixon 1,085 631 71.9%
229 Earlington 1,073 1,437 -25.3%
230 West Point 1,071 655 63.5%
231 Hebron Estates 1,069 1,018 5.0%
232 Lewisburg 1,052 940 11.9%
233 Burgin 1,044 975 7.1%
234 Meadow Vale 1,041 744 39.9%
235 Campbellsburg 1,030 746 38.1%
236 South Wallins 1,020 645 58.1%
237 Brownsville 1,016 1,207 -15.8%
238 Goshen 1,000 825 21.2%

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