RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Largest by population, Kentucky cities · 2000

The most populous Kentucky cities as of the 2000 population estimates. This list covers the 83 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

01Lexington, KYKY260,512–

02Owensboro, KYKY54,067+1%

03Bowling Green, KYKY49,296+21%

04Covington, KYKY43,370+0%

05Hopkinsville, KYKY30,089+1%

06Frankfort, KYKY27,741+7%

07Henderson, KYKY27,373+6%

08Richmond, KYKY27,152+28%

09Jeffersontown, KYKY26,633+15%

10Paducah, KYKY26,307−3%

11Florence, KYKY23,551+26%

12Elizabethtown, KYKY22,542+24%

13Ashland, KYKY21,981−7%

14Radcliff, KYKY21,961+11%

15Nicholasville, KYKY19,680+45%

16Madisonville, KYKY19,307+19%

17Georgetown, KYKY18,080+58%

18Newport, KYKY17,048−10%

19Winchester, KYKY16,724+6%

20Erlanger, KYKY16,676+4%

21Fort Thomas, KYKY16,495+3%

22St. Matthews, KYKY15,852+0%

23Danville, KYKY15,477+25%

24Shively, KYKY15,157−2%

25Independence, KYKY14,982+43%

26Murray, KYKY14,950+4%

27Fort Campbell North, KYKY14,338−24%

28Glasgow, KYKY13,019+5%

29Fort Knox, KYKY12,377−42%

30Somerset, KYKY11,352+6%

31Burlington, KYKY10,779+78%

32Campbellsville, KYKY10,498+10%

33Middlesborough, KYKY10,384−8%

34Bardstown, KYKY10,374+53%

35Mayfield, KYKY10,349+4%

36Shelbyville, KYKY10,085+62%

37Berea, KYKY9,851+8%

38Edgewood, KYKY9,400+15%

39Lyndon, KYKY9,369+16%

40Paris, KYKY9,183+5%

41Lawrenceburg, KYKY9,014+52%

42Maysville, KYKY8,993+25%

43Mount Washington, KYKY8,485+62%

44Shepherdsville, KYKY8,334+73%

45Alexandria, KYKY8,286+53%

46Elsmere, KYKY8,139+19%

47Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,089+9%

48Harrodsburg, KYKY8,014+9%

49Franklin, KYKY7,996+5%

50Villa Hills, KYKY7,948+3%

51Corbin, KYKY7,742+5%

52Oakbrook, KYKY7,726+88%

53Flatwoods, KYKY7,605−2%

54Versailles, KYKY7,511+3%

55Russellville, KYKY7,149−4%

56Oak Grove, KYKY7,064+147%

57Hillview, KYKY7,037+15%

58Taylor Mill, KYKY6,913+25%

59Highland Heights, KYKY6,554+55%

60Princeton, KYKY6,536−6%

61Bellevue, KYKY6,480−7%

62Pikeville, KYKY6,295−0%

63Cynthiana, KYKY6,258−4%

64Leitchfield, KYKY6,139+24%

65Monticello, KYKY5,981+12%

66Dayton, KYKY5,966−9%

67Morehead, KYKY5,914−29%

68Wilmore, KYKY5,905+40%

69Central City, KYKY5,893+18%

70Mount Sterling, KYKY5,876+10%

71Middletown, KYKY5,744+14%

72Douglass Hills, KYKY5,718+3%

73Lebanon, KYKY5,718+0%

74London, KYKY5,692−1%

75Fort Wright, KYKY5,681−14%

76La Grange, KYKY5,676+47%

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,143−6%

78Reidland, KYKY4,353+7%

79Vine Grove, KYKY4,169+16%

80Cold Spring, KYKY3,806+32%

81Union, KYKY2,893+189%

82Walton, KYKY2,450+20%

83Crestwood, KYKY1,999+39%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS