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Largest by population, Kentucky cities · 2010

The most populous Kentucky cities as of the 2010 population estimates. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Louisville, KYKY597,337–

02Lexington, KYKY295,803+14%

03Bowling Green, KYKY58,067+18%

04Owensboro, KYKY57,265+6%

05Covington, KYKY40,640−6%

06Hopkinsville, KYKY31,577+5%

07Richmond, KYKY31,364+16%

08Florence, KYKY29,951+27%

09Georgetown, KYKY29,098+61%

10Henderson, KYKY28,757+5%

11Elizabethtown, KYKY28,531+27%

12Nicholasville, KYKY28,015+42%

13Jeffersontown, KYKY26,595−0%

14Frankfort, KYKY25,527−8%

15Paducah, KYKY25,024−5%

16Independence, KYKY24,757+65%

17Radcliff, KYKY21,688−1%

18Ashland, KYKY21,684−1%

19Madisonville, KYKY19,591+1%

20Winchester, KYKY18,368+10%

21Erlanger, KYKY18,082+8%

22Murray, KYKY17,741+19%

23St. Matthews, KYKY17,472+10%

24Fort Thomas, KYKY16,325−1%

25Danville, KYKY16,218+5%

26Burlington, KYKY15,926+48%

27Newport, KYKY15,273−10%

28Shively, KYKY15,264+1%

29Shelbyville, KYKY14,045+39%

30Glasgow, KYKY14,028+8%

31Fort Campbell North, KYKY13,685−5%

32Berea, KYKY13,561+38%

33Bardstown, KYKY11,700+13%

34Shepherdsville, KYKY11,222+35%

35Somerset, KYKY11,196−1%

36Lyndon, KYKY11,002+17%

37Lawrenceburg, KYKY10,505+17%

38Middlesborough, KYKY10,334−0%

39Fort Knox, KYKY10,124−18%

40Mayfield, KYKY10,024−3%

41Mount Washington, KYKY9,117+7%

42Campbellsville, KYKY9,108−13%

43Oakbrook, KYKY9,036+17%

44Maysville, KYKY9,011+0%

45Edgewood, KYKY8,575−9%

46Versailles, KYKY8,568+14%

47Paris, KYKY8,553−7%

48Alexandria, KYKY8,477+2%

49Elsmere, KYKY8,451+4%

50Franklin, KYKY8,408+5%

51Harrodsburg, KYKY8,340+4%

52Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,207+1%

53Hillview, KYKY8,172+16%

54La Grange, KYKY8,082+42%

55London, KYKY7,993+40%

56Francisville, KYKY7,944–

57Villa Hills, KYKY7,489−6%

58Oak Grove, KYKY7,489+6%

59Flatwoods, KYKY7,423−2%

60Corbin, KYKY7,304−6%

61Middletown, KYKY7,218+26%

62Russellville, KYKY6,960−3%

63Highland Heights, KYKY6,923+6%

64Pikeville, KYKY6,903+10%

65Mount Sterling, KYKY6,895+17%

66Morehead, KYKY6,845+16%

67Leitchfield, KYKY6,699+9%

68Taylor Mill, KYKY6,604−4%

69Cynthiana, KYKY6,402+2%

70Princeton, KYKY6,329−3%

71Monticello, KYKY6,188+3%

72Central City, KYKY5,978+1%

73Bellevue, KYKY5,955−8%

74Hebron, KYKY5,929–

75Cold Spring, KYKY5,912+55%

76Fort Wright, KYKY5,723+1%

77Lebanon, KYKY5,539−3%

78Douglass Hills, KYKY5,484−4%

79Union, KYKY5,379+86%

80Dayton, KYKY5,338−11%

81Williamsburg, KYKY5,245+2%

82Crestwood, KYKY4,531+127%

83Vine Grove, KYKY4,520+8%

84Reidland, KYKY4,491+3%

85Wilmore, KYKY3,686−38%

86Walton, KYKY3,635+48%

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