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Largest by population, Kentucky cities

The most populous Kentucky cities as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 79 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY641,962–

02Lexington, KYKY329,751+27%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,505+59%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,892+13%

05Covington, KYKY41,847−4%

06Georgetown, KYKY40,883+126%

07Richmond, KYKY40,663+50%

08Elizabethtown, KYKY35,448+57%

09Florence, KYKY34,018+44%

10Nicholasville, KYKY33,857+72%

11Hopkinsville, KYKY30,411+1%

12Independence, KYKY30,198+102%

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,193+10%

14Frankfort, KYKY28,657+3%

15Henderson, KYKY27,822+2%

16Paducah, KYKY26,730+2%

17Radcliff, KYKY22,576+3%

18Ashland, KYKY20,996−4%

19Erlanger, KYKY20,158+21%

20Winchester, KYKY19,514+17%

21Madisonville, KYKY19,428+1%

22Mount Washington, KYKY18,989+124%

23Murray, KYKY18,964+27%

24Shelbyville, KYKY18,453+83%

25St. Matthews, KYKY17,868+13%

26Danville, KYKY17,736+15%

27Fort Thomas, KYKY17,142+4%

28Berea, KYKY16,662+69%

29Shively, KYKY15,895+5%

30Glasgow, KYKY15,302+18%

31Shepherdsville, KYKY14,931+79%

32Bardstown, KYKY14,161+37%

33Newport, KYKY13,998−18%

34Somerset, KYKY12,695+12%

35Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,329+37%

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,783+12%

37Lyndon, KYKY11,301+21%

38Alexandria, KYKY10,994+33%

39Franklin, KYKY10,759+35%

40Versailles, KYKY10,734+43%

41La Grange, KYKY10,669+88%

42Paris, KYKY10,130+10%

43Middletown, KYKY9,944+73%

44Mayfield, KYKY9,851−5%

45Harrodsburg, KYKY9,576+19%

46Elsmere, KYKY9,521+17%

47Hillview, KYKY9,020+28%

48Middlesborough, KYKY8,776−15%

49Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,751+8%

50Maysville, KYKY8,688−3%

51Edgewood, KYKY8,503−10%

52Union, KYKY7,937+174%

53Corbin, KYKY7,911+2%

54Oak Grove, KYKY7,830+11%

55Villa Hills, KYKY7,797−2%

56London, KYKY7,637+34%

57Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586+29%

58Russellville, KYKY7,454+4%

59Flatwoods, KYKY7,439−2%

60Pikeville, KYKY7,270+15%

61Taylor Mill, KYKY7,144+3%

62Vine Grove, KYKY7,018+68%

63Leitchfield, KYKY7,015+14%

64Morehead, KYKY6,776+15%

65Lebanon, KYKY6,699+17%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,640+74%

67Crestwood, KYKY6,582+229%

68Cynthiana, KYKY6,576+5%

69Wilmore, KYKY6,380+8%

70Highland Heights, KYKY6,341−3%

71Fort Wright, KYKY6,240+10%

72Princeton, KYKY6,168−6%

73Dayton, KYKY5,974+0%

74Walton, KYKY5,868+140%

75Bellevue, KYKY5,847−10%

76Central City, KYKY5,793−2%

77Monticello, KYKY5,721−4%

78Douglass Hills, KYKY5,575−3%

79Williamsburg, KYKY5,371+4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES