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Every city in Kentucky.

Kentucky 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.
Rank City 2025 pop 2020 base 5-yr Δ 5-yr Δ %
#1 Louisville 795,222782,96212,260+1.6%
#2 Lexington-Fayette urban county 329,751322,5637,188+2.2%
#3 Bowling Green 78,50572,3066,199+8.6%
#4 Owensboro 60,89260,237655+1.1%
#5 Covington 41,84740,950897+2.2%
#6 Georgetown 40,88337,5573,326+8.9%
#7 Richmond 40,66335,1645,499+15.6%
#8 Elizabethtown 35,44831,3884,060+12.9%
#9 Florence 34,01831,9802,038+6.4%
#10 Nicholasville 33,85731,1202,737+8.8%
#11 Hopkinsville 30,41131,167-756-2.4%
#12 Independence 30,19828,6931,505+5.2%
#13 Jeffersontown 29,19329,282-89-0.3%
#14 Frankfort 28,65728,60750+0.2%
#15 Henderson 27,82228,195-373-1.3%
#16 Paducah 26,73027,126-396-1.5%
#17 Radcliff 22,57623,023-447-1.9%
#18 Ashland 20,99621,628-632-2.9%
#19 Erlanger 20,15819,649509+2.6%
#20 Winchester 19,51419,147367+1.9%
#21 Madisonville 19,42819,653-225-1.1%
#22 Mount Washington 18,98918,084905+5.0%
#23 Murray 18,96417,7451,219+6.9%
#24 Shelbyville 18,45317,3051,148+6.6%
#25 St. Matthews 17,86817,561307+1.7%
#26 Danville 17,73617,242494+2.9%
#27 Fort Thomas 17,14217,429-287-1.6%
#28 Berea 16,66215,5321,130+7.3%
#29 Shively 15,89515,640255+1.6%
#30 Glasgow 15,30215,033269+1.8%
#31 Shepherdsville 14,93114,193738+5.2%
#32 Bardstown 14,16113,561600+4.4%
#33 Newport 13,99814,156-158-1.1%
#34 Somerset 12,69511,960735+6.1%
#35 Lawrenceburg 12,32911,730599+5.1%
#36 Campbellsville 11,78311,454329+2.9%
#37 Lyndon 11,30111,058243+2.2%
#38 Alexandria 10,99410,351643+6.2%
#39 Franklin 10,75910,197562+5.5%
#40 Versailles 10,73410,349385+3.7%
#41 La Grange 10,66910,071598+5.9%
#42 Paris 10,13010,176-46-0.5%
#43 Middletown 9,9449,714230+2.4%
#44 Mayfield 9,85110,016-165-1.6%
#45 Harrodsburg 9,5769,169407+4.4%
#46 Elsmere 9,5219,157364+4.0%
#47 Hillview 9,0208,634386+4.5%
#48 Middlesborough 8,7769,388-612-6.5%
#49 Fort Mitchell 8,7518,69655+0.6%
#50 Maysville 8,6888,844-156-1.8%
#51 Edgewood 8,5038,43766+0.8%
#52 Union 7,9377,424513+6.9%
#53 Corbin 7,9117,83873+0.9%
#54 Oak Grove 7,8307,934-104-1.3%
#55 Villa Hills 7,7977,304493+6.7%
#56 London 7,6377,54493+1.2%
#57 Mount Sterling 7,5867,53551+0.7%
#58 Russellville 7,4547,169285+4.0%
#59 Flatwoods 7,4397,508-69-0.9%
#60 Pikeville 7,2707,758-488-6.3%
#61 Taylor Mill 7,1446,877267+3.9%
#62 Vine Grove 7,0186,572446+6.8%
#63 Leitchfield 7,0156,777238+3.5%
#64 Morehead 6,7767,137-361-5.1%
#65 Lebanon 6,6996,287412+6.6%
#66 Cold Spring 6,6406,247393+6.3%
#67 Crestwood 6,5826,225357+5.7%
#68 Cynthiana 6,5766,335241+3.8%
#69 Wilmore 6,3806,011369+6.1%
#70 Highland Heights 6,3416,649-308-4.6%
#71 Fort Wright 6,2405,800440+7.6%
#72 Princeton 6,1686,272-104-1.7%
#73 Dayton 5,9745,663311+5.5%
#74 Walton 5,8685,486382+7.0%
#75 Bellevue 5,8475,540307+5.5%
#76 Central City 5,7935,825-32-0.5%
#77 Monticello 5,7215,765-44-0.8%
#78 Douglass Hills 5,5755,458117+2.1%
#79 Williamsburg 5,3715,32348+0.9%
#80 Hazard 4,7945,268-474-9.0%
#81 Hurstbourne 4,7874,68899+2.1%
#82 Benton 4,7184,762-44-0.9%
#83 Crescent Springs 4,7084,271437+10.2%
#84 Prospect 4,7054,594111+2.4%
#85 Columbia 4,6804,840-160-3.3%
#86 Scottsville 4,6734,276397+9.3%
#87 Ludlow 4,3914,392-1-0.0%
#88 Greenville 4,3504,492-142-3.2%
#89 Crittenden 4,1854,020165+4.1%
#90 Lancaster 4,1113,907204+5.2%
#90 Paintsville 4,1114,318-207-4.8%
#92 Williamstown 4,0303,908122+3.1%
#93 Carrollton 3,9643,88381+2.1%
#94 Southgate 3,8683,649219+6.0%
#95 Stanford 3,7613,653108+3.0%
#96 Grayson 3,7283,837-109-2.8%
#97 Russell 3,6283,748-120-3.2%
#98 Prestonsburg 3,6183,912-294-7.5%
#99 Beaver Dam 3,5373,5361+0.0%
#100 Hodgenville 3,3783,34731+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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