Kentucky: Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate
ACS figures describe a five-year collection period. Their published margins of error are shown. Adjacent estimates may not differ significantly.
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Communities · 2020–2024 ACS estimate (554)
| Name | Type | State rank | 2020–2024 ACS population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County metro government | Consolidated city | 1 | 783,022Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Lexington-Fayette urban countyFayette County | Urban county | 2 | 323,725Controlled estimate; no sampling error |
| Bowling Green cityWarren County | City | 3 | 75,388±62 |
| Owensboro cityDaviess County | City | 4 | 60,302±30 |
| Covington cityKenton County | City | 5 | 41,110±91 |
| Georgetown cityScott County | City | 6 | 39,117±30 |
| Richmond cityMadison County | City | 7 | 37,111±32 |
| Florence cityBoone County | City | 8 | 32,803±37 |
| Elizabethtown cityHardin County | City | 9 | 32,576±35 |
| Nicholasville cityJessamine County | City | 10 | 32,197±64 |
| Hopkinsville cityChristian County | City | 11 | 30,906±62 |
| Independence cityKenton County | City | 12 | 29,392±88 |
| Jeffersontown cityJefferson County | City | 13 | 29,199±97 |
| Frankfort cityFranklin County | City | 14 | 28,503±57 |
| Henderson cityHenderson County | City | 15 | 27,852±28 |
| Paducah cityMcCracken County | City | 16 | 26,845±34 |
| Radcliff cityHardin County | City | 17 | 22,864±69 |
| Ashland cityBoyd County | City | 18 | 21,295±20 |
| Erlanger cityBoone County; Kenton County | City | 19 | 19,875±35 |
| Madisonville cityHopkins County | City | 20 | 19,515±37 |
| Winchester cityClark County | City | 21 | 19,213±32 |
| Mount Washington cityBullitt County | City | 22 | 18,480±30 |
| Murray cityCalloway County | City | 23 | 18,080±32 |
| Burlington CDP | Census-designated place | 24 | 18,008±1,708 |
| Shelbyville cityShelby County | City | 25 | 17,668±42 |
| St. Matthews cityJefferson County | City | 26 | 17,577±39 |
| Danville cityBoyle County | City | 27 | 17,327±34 |
| Fort Thomas cityCampbell County | City | 28 | 17,169±60 |
| Berea cityMadison County | City | 29 | 15,786±59 |
| Shively cityJefferson County | City | 30 | 15,638±48 |
| Glasgow cityBarren County | City | 31 | 15,197±36 |
| Shepherdsville cityBullitt County | City | 32 | 14,533±37 |
| Newport cityCampbell County | City | 33 | 13,967±55 |
| Bardstown cityNelson County | City | 34 | 13,804±26 |
| Somerset cityPulaski County | City | 35 | 12,216±51 |
| Lawrenceburg cityAnderson County | City | 36 | 11,943±39 |
| Campbellsville cityTaylor County | City | 37 | 11,622±28 |
| Fort Campbell North CDP | Census-designated place | 38 | 11,356±653 |
| Lyndon cityJefferson County | City | 39 | 11,030±50 |
| Francisville CDP | Census-designated place | 40 | 10,565±1,033 |
| Alexandria cityCampbell County | City | 41 | 10,562±65 |
| Versailles cityWoodford County | City | 42 | 10,492±27 |
| Franklin citySimpson County | City | 43 | 10,360±20 |
| La Grange cityOldham County | City | 44 | 10,311±39 |
| Oakbrook CDP | Census-designated place | 45 | 10,211±877 |
| Paris cityBourbon County | City | 46 | 10,160±28 |
| Mayfield cityGraves County | City | 47 | 9,868±139 |
| Middletown cityJefferson County | City | 48 | 9,763±57 |
| Harrodsburg cityMercer County | City | 49 | 9,313±25 |
| Elsmere cityKenton County | City | 50 | 9,205±27 |
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