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All 418 Kentucky cities: complete list and data.

The complete Kentucky city list has 418 incorporated places tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau (Vintage 2025), with a combined population of 2,733,424 as of July 1, 2025. Louisville is the largest at 795,222 residents. Browse by population, income, or download the full state list.

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All cities in Kentucky, sorted by 2025 population.
RankCity2025 pop2020 base5-yr Δ5-yr Δ %
#1Louisville795,222782,96212,260+1.6%
#2Lexington-Fayette urban county329,751322,5637,188+2.2%
#3Bowling Green78,50572,3066,199+8.6%
#4Owensboro60,89260,237655+1.1%
#5Covington41,84740,950897+2.2%
#6Georgetown40,88337,5573,326+8.9%
#7Richmond40,66335,1645,499+15.6%
#8Elizabethtown35,44831,3884,060+12.9%
#9Florence34,01831,9802,038+6.4%
#10Nicholasville33,85731,1202,737+8.8%
#11Hopkinsville30,41131,167-756-2.4%
#12Independence30,19828,6931,505+5.2%
#13Jeffersontown29,19329,282-89-0.3%
#14Frankfort28,65728,60750+0.2%
#15Henderson27,82228,195-373-1.3%
#16Paducah26,73027,126-396-1.5%
#17Radcliff22,57623,023-447-1.9%
#18Ashland20,99621,628-632-2.9%
#19Erlanger20,15819,649509+2.6%
#20Winchester19,51419,147367+1.9%
#21Madisonville19,42819,653-225-1.1%
#22Mount Washington18,98918,084905+5.0%
#23Murray18,96417,7451,219+6.9%
#24Shelbyville18,45317,3051,148+6.6%
#25St. Matthews17,86817,561307+1.7%
#26Danville17,73617,242494+2.9%
#27Fort Thomas17,14217,429-287-1.6%
#28Berea16,66215,5321,130+7.3%
#29Shively15,89515,640255+1.6%
#30Glasgow15,30215,033269+1.8%
#31Shepherdsville14,93114,193738+5.2%
#32Bardstown14,16113,561600+4.4%
#33Newport13,99814,156-158-1.1%
#34Somerset12,69511,960735+6.1%
#35Lawrenceburg12,32911,730599+5.1%
#36Campbellsville11,78311,454329+2.9%
#37Lyndon11,30111,058243+2.2%
#38Alexandria10,99410,351643+6.2%
#39Franklin10,75910,197562+5.5%
#40Versailles10,73410,349385+3.7%
#41La Grange10,66910,071598+5.9%
#42Paris10,13010,176-46-0.5%
#43Middletown9,9449,714230+2.4%
#44Mayfield9,85110,016-165-1.6%
#45Harrodsburg9,5769,169407+4.4%
#46Elsmere9,5219,157364+4.0%
#47Hillview9,0208,634386+4.5%
#48Middlesborough8,7769,388-612-6.5%
#49Fort Mitchell8,7518,69655+0.6%
#50Maysville8,6888,844-156-1.8%
#51Edgewood8,5038,43766+0.8%
#52Union7,9377,424513+6.9%
#53Corbin7,9117,83873+0.9%
#54Oak Grove7,8307,934-104-1.3%
#55Villa Hills7,7977,304493+6.7%
#56London7,6377,54493+1.2%
#57Mount Sterling7,5867,53551+0.7%
#58Russellville7,4547,169285+4.0%
#59Flatwoods7,4397,508-69-0.9%
#60Pikeville7,2707,758-488-6.3%
#61Taylor Mill7,1446,877267+3.9%
#62Vine Grove7,0186,572446+6.8%
#63Leitchfield7,0156,777238+3.5%
#64Morehead6,7767,137-361-5.1%
#65Lebanon6,6996,287412+6.6%
#66Cold Spring6,6406,247393+6.3%
#67Crestwood6,5826,225357+5.7%
#68Cynthiana6,5766,335241+3.8%
#69Wilmore6,3806,011369+6.1%
#70Highland Heights6,3416,649-308-4.6%
#71Fort Wright6,2405,800440+7.6%
#72Princeton6,1686,272-104-1.7%
#73Dayton5,9745,663311+5.5%
#74Walton5,8685,486382+7.0%
#75Bellevue5,8475,540307+5.5%
#76Central City5,7935,825-32-0.5%
#77Monticello5,7215,765-44-0.8%
#78Douglass Hills5,5755,458117+2.1%
#79Williamsburg5,3715,32348+0.9%
#80Hazard4,7945,268-474-9.0%
#81Hurstbourne4,7874,68899+2.1%
#82Benton4,7184,762-44-0.9%
#83Crescent Springs4,7084,271437+10.2%
#84Prospect4,7054,594111+2.4%
#85Columbia4,6804,840-160-3.3%
#86Scottsville4,6734,276397+9.3%
#87Ludlow4,3914,392-1-0.0%
#88Greenville4,3504,492-142-3.2%
#89Crittenden4,1854,020165+4.1%
#90Lancaster4,1113,907204+5.2%
#90Paintsville4,1114,318-207-4.8%
#92Williamstown4,0303,908122+3.1%
#93Carrollton3,9643,88381+2.1%
#94Southgate3,8683,649219+6.0%
#95Stanford3,7613,653108+3.0%
#96Grayson3,7283,837-109-2.8%
#97Russell3,6283,748-120-3.2%
#98Prestonsburg3,6183,912-294-7.5%
#99Beaver Dam3,5373,5361+0.0%
#100Hodgenville3,3783,34731+0.9%
All 418 cities in Kentucky. Use the controls to filter, sort, and download this state slice.

Methodology · what counts as a city

Kentucky cities follow the V1 universe.

Kentucky cities follow the same V1 universe: incorporated places, consolidated city-county governments where applicable, and Washington DC where applicable. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded, with one named national exception — Urban Honolulu (Honolulu only). State ranks are standard competition ranking (“1224”) within Kentucky: tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Ranks are pre-computed in the dataset (state_rank_pop_current).

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