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Largest cities in Kentucky by population.

All 418 cities in Kentucky, ranked by 2024 resident population. Louisville/Jefferson County metro and Lexington-Fayette urban county lead the state. Growth figures show the four-year change from the April 2020 census base to the July 2024 estimate — within a single vintage.

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All 418 cities in Kentucky by 2024 population.
Rank City 2024 pop 2020 base 4-yr Δ 4-yr Δ %
#1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro 793,881782,98710,894+1.4%
#2 Lexington-Fayette urban county 329,437322,5666,871+2.1%
#3 Bowling Green 79,07672,3136,763+9.4%
#4 Owensboro 60,67560,249426+0.7%
#5 Covington 41,61140,953658+1.6%
#6 Georgetown 40,51837,5512,967+7.9%
#7 Richmond 39,58135,1504,431+12.6%
#8 Elizabethtown 34,56531,3923,173+10.1%
#9 Florence 33,76331,9851,778+5.6%
#10 Nicholasville 33,45831,1082,350+7.6%
#11 Hopkinsville 30,80031,169-369-1.2%
#12 Independence 30,19628,6901,506+5.2%
#13 Jeffersontown 29,38829,32266+0.2%
#14 Frankfort 28,61028,6091+0.0%
#15 Henderson 27,75028,200-450-1.6%
#16 Paducah 26,71227,130-418-1.5%
#17 Radcliff 22,70623,021-315-1.4%
#18 Ashland 21,06621,627-561-2.6%
#19 Erlanger 20,17219,651521+2.7%
#20 Madisonville 19,50219,647-145-0.7%
#21 Winchester 19,41319,157256+1.3%
#22 Mount Washington 18,86318,094769+4.3%
#23 Murray 18,56717,757810+4.6%
#24 Shelbyville 18,04817,292756+4.4%
#25 St. Matthews 17,80617,563243+1.4%
#26 Danville 17,56217,245317+1.8%
#27 Fort Thomas 16,91417,430-516-3.0%
#28 Berea 16,43615,540896+5.8%
#29 Shively 15,85015,640210+1.3%
#30 Glasgow 15,38815,026362+2.4%
#31 Shepherdsville 14,83714,210627+4.4%
#32 Bardstown 14,10413,567537+4.0%
#33 Newport 13,79214,160-368-2.6%
#34 Somerset 12,38911,933456+3.8%
#35 Lawrenceburg 12,18911,727462+3.9%
#36 Campbellsville 11,82011,443377+3.3%
#37 Lyndon 11,22111,003218+2.0%
#38 Alexandria 10,81910,354465+4.5%
#39 Versailles 10,65610,350306+3.0%
#40 La Grange 10,54110,054487+4.8%
#41 Franklin 10,52410,194330+3.2%
#42 Paris 10,18510,17411+0.1%
#43 Middletown 9,9089,714194+2.0%
#44 Mayfield 9,80510,017-212-2.1%
#45 Harrodsburg 9,4919,168323+3.5%
#46 Elsmere 9,3379,158179+2.0%
#47 Hillview 8,9628,638324+3.8%
#48 Middlesborough 8,8999,397-498-5.3%
#49 Fort Mitchell 8,7668,70264+0.7%
#50 Maysville 8,7118,852-141-1.6%
#51 Edgewood 8,5268,43888+1.0%
#52 Oak Grove 7,9737,93142+0.5%
#53 Corbin 7,8917,83259+0.8%
#54 Union 7,8747,424450+6.1%
#55 Villa Hills 7,7637,304459+6.3%
#56 Mount Sterling 7,5887,53157+0.8%
#57 London 7,5737,5685+0.1%
#58 Russellville 7,4317,172259+3.6%
#59 Pikeville 7,3667,759-393-5.1%
#60 Flatwoods 7,2507,316-66-0.9%
#61 Taylor Mill 7,1166,877239+3.5%
#62 Vine Grove 6,9336,576357+5.4%
#63 Leitchfield 6,8956,773122+1.8%
#64 Morehead 6,7897,148-359-5.0%
#65 Lebanon 6,5586,285273+4.3%
#66 Cynthiana 6,5576,336221+3.5%
#67 Cold Spring 6,4996,212287+4.6%
#68 Crestwood 6,4936,190303+4.9%
#69 Highland Heights 6,2926,661-369-5.5%
#70 Wilmore 6,2686,005263+4.4%
#71 Princeton 6,2236,270-47-0.7%
#72 Fort Wright 6,0965,794302+5.2%
#73 Dayton 5,8545,657197+3.5%
#74 Walton 5,8035,486317+5.8%
#75 Central City 5,7445,825-81-1.4%
#76 Bellevue 5,7385,543195+3.5%
#77 Monticello 5,7265,764-38-0.7%
#78 Douglass Hills 5,5585,458100+1.8%
#79 Williamsburg 5,3325,33200.0%
#80 Hazard 4,8085,262-454-8.6%
#81 Hurstbourne 4,7774,68889+1.9%
#82 Benton 4,7264,761-35-0.7%
#83 Crescent Springs 4,7074,311396+9.2%
#84 Prospect 4,6964,593103+2.2%
#85 Columbia 4,6854,840-155-3.2%
#86 Scottsville 4,5744,293281+6.5%
#87 Ludlow 4,3904,392-2-0.0%
#88 Greenville 4,3534,490-137-3.1%
#89 Paintsville 4,1294,321-192-4.4%
#90 Crittenden 4,1254,022103+2.6%
#91 Lancaster 4,0833,904179+4.6%
#92 Williamstown 3,9713,90071+1.8%
#93 Carrollton 3,9553,88273+1.9%
#94 Southgate 3,8023,646156+4.3%
#95 Grayson 3,7023,835-133-3.5%
#95 Stanford 3,7023,65547+1.3%
#97 Prestonsburg 3,6383,922-284-7.2%
#97 Russell 3,6383,747-109-2.9%
#99 Beaver Dam 3,5353,536-1-0.0%
#100 Hodgenville 3,3793,34732+1.0%
#101 Crestview Hills 3,3383,24098+3.0%
#102 West Liberty 3,2573,22136+1.1%
#103 Park Hills 3,1913,16724+0.8%
#104 Stanton 3,1713,254-83-2.6%
#105 Morganfield 3,1313,255-124-3.8%
#106 Simpsonville 3,1192,983136+4.6%
#107 Wilder 3,0913,173-82-2.6%
#108 Barbourville 3,0813,219-138-4.3%
#109 Flemingsburg 3,0032,95449+1.7%
#110 Brandenburg 2,9742,90569+2.4%
#111 Springfield 2,9702,851119+4.2%
#112 Indian Hills 2,9342,88945+1.6%
#113 Marion 2,8762,913-37-1.3%
#114 Providence 2,8562,891-35-1.2%
#115 Lakeside Park 2,8522,84012+0.4%
#116 Graymoor-Devondale 2,8102,847-37-1.3%
#117 Russell Springs 2,8072,72384+3.1%
#118 Eminence 2,7872,70879+2.9%
#119 Pioneer Village 2,7642,66995+3.6%
#120 Cadiz 2,7412,539202+8.0%
#121 Hartford 2,6522,666-14-0.5%
#122 Anchorage 2,5382,49939+1.6%
#123 Calvert City 2,5172,5161+0.0%
#124 Morgantown 2,5102,5055+0.2%
#125 Louisa 2,5092,664-155-5.8%
#126 Hardinsburg 2,4872,39295+4.0%
#127 Windy Hills 2,4712,43041+1.7%
#128 Mount Vernon 2,4582,4544+0.2%
#129 Cave City 2,3942,35836+1.5%
#130 Eddyville 2,3322,382-50-2.1%
#131 Elkton 2,3302,056274+13.3%
#132 Junction City 2,3292,26663+2.8%
#133 Raceland 2,3012,343-42-1.8%
#134 Irvine 2,2872,362-75-3.2%
#135 Hickman 2,2822,360-78-3.3%
#136 Horse Cave 2,2702,21951+2.3%
#137 Fulton 2,2682,359-91-3.9%
#138 Dawson Springs 2,2542,459-205-8.3%
#139 Greensburg 2,2452,17867+3.1%
#140 Tompkinsville 2,2392,302-63-2.7%
#141 Dry Ridge 2,2072,16245+2.1%
#142 Falmouth 2,2062,218-12-0.5%
#143 Carlisle 2,1512,09358+2.8%
#144 Beattyville 2,1252,173-48-2.2%
#145 Jackson 2,1012,239-138-6.2%
#146 Hurstbourne Acres 2,0051,95946+2.3%
#147 Liberty 2,0002,031-31-1.5%
#148 Jamestown 1,8841,85727+1.5%
#149 Harlan 1,8311,989-158-7.9%
#150 Lebanon Junction 1,8181,74969+3.9%
#151 Cumberland 1,7881,948-160-8.2%
#152 Midway 1,7801,73446+2.7%
#153 Jeffersonville 1,7721,70369+4.1%
#154 Warsaw 1,7581,761-3-0.2%
#155 Jenkins 1,7571,903-146-7.7%
#156 Albany 1,7441,759-15-0.9%
#157 Lewisport 1,7431,771-28-1.6%
#158 Catlettsburg 1,7251,767-42-2.4%
#159 Munfordville 1,7211,68734+2.0%
#160 Edmonton 1,7051,67926+1.5%
#161 Owenton 1,6821,685-3-0.2%
#162 Auburn 1,6741,58688+5.5%
#163 Pewee Valley 1,6591,58970+4.4%
#164 Sturgis 1,6551,742-87-5.0%
#165 Whitesburg 1,6251,772-147-8.3%
#166 Orchard Grass Hills 1,6101,53773+4.7%
#167 Worthington Hills 1,5981,56434+2.2%
#168 Coal Run Village 1,5961,666-70-4.2%
#169 Owingsville 1,5891,593-4-0.3%
#170 Pineville 1,5661,667-101-6.1%
#171 Olive Hill 1,5331,583-50-3.2%
#172 Sebree 1,5301,571-41-2.6%
#173 Salyersville 1,4991,590-91-5.7%
#174 St. Regis Park 1,4591,43722+1.5%
#175 Worthington 1,4521,504-52-3.5%
#176 Audubon Park 1,4491,43910+0.7%
#177 Manchester 1,4331,525-92-6.0%
#178 West Buechel 1,3931,37023+1.7%
#179 Burkesville 1,3861,37115+1.1%
#180 Vanceburg 1,3851,430-45-3.1%
#181 Irvington 1,3831,35429+2.1%
#182 Guthrie 1,3621,33131+2.3%
#183 Coldstream 1,3221,29428+2.2%
#184 Taylorsville 1,3171,24968+5.4%
#185 Beechwood Village 1,2931,27716+1.3%
#186 Earlington 1,2571,263-6-0.5%
#187 Heritage Creek 1,2411,21031+2.6%
#188 Barbourmeade 1,2371,21918+1.5%
#189 Silver Grove 1,2111,15952+4.5%
#190 Livermore 1,2041,228-24-2.0%
#191 Clinton 1,1801,214-34-2.8%
#192 Clay City 1,1761,194-18-1.5%
#193 Cloverport 1,1441,12024+2.1%
#194 Brodhead 1,1121,120-8-0.7%
#195 Augusta 1,1011,0992+0.2%
#196 Greenup 1,0791,114-35-3.1%
#197 Hebron Estates 1,0511,01140+4.0%
#197 Wheelwright 1,051500551+110.2%
#199 Camargo 1,0481,01929+2.8%
#200 South Shore 1,0421,070-28-2.6%
#201 Watterson Park 1,0271,00324+2.4%
#202 Burgin 1,01798235+3.6%
#203 Muldraugh 1,0161,042-26-2.5%
#204 Northfield 1,01499717+1.7%
#205 Hawesville 1,0121,025-13-1.3%
#206 Clay 1,0051,030-25-2.4%
#207 Bloomfield 99495935+3.6%
#208 Nortonville 98697610+1.0%
#209 Elkhorn City 9781,039-61-5.9%
#210 Wurtland 971986-15-1.5%
#211 Clarkson 96793730+3.2%
#212 Lynnview 95994712+1.3%
#213 Woodlawn Park 95894513+1.4%
#214 Ryland Heights 95092426+2.8%
#215 Rolling Hills 94793215+1.6%
#216 Goshen 93389142+4.7%
#217 Bellemeade 92390914+1.5%
#218 Dixon 919930-11-1.2%
#219 West Point 909950-41-4.3%
#220 New Castle 90788621+2.4%
#221 Brownsville 89487618+2.1%
#222 Uniontown 893927-34-3.7%
#223 Langdon Place 88987118+2.1%
#224 Pembroke 88786126+3.0%
#225 Bellefonte 883914-31-3.4%
#226 Adairville 88184239+4.6%
#227 Campbellsburg 86583926+3.1%
#228 Ferguson 86485410+1.2%
#229 Fincastle 86284616+1.9%
#230 La Center 861871-10-1.1%
#231 White Plains 84782918+2.2%
#232 Plantation 83782611+1.3%
#233 Stamping Ground 83577956+7.2%
#234 McKee 83182011+1.3%
#235 New Haven 82979930+3.8%
#235 Smiths Grove 82975574+9.8%
#237 Hollow Creek 81279913+1.6%
#238 Blue Ridge Manor 80879117+2.1%
#239 Perryville 80378518+2.3%
#240 Pleasureville 79977722+2.8%
#241 Powderly 7877852+0.3%
#242 Lewisburg 77675125+3.3%
#243 Crab Orchard 75774512+1.6%
#244 Millersburg 7467451+0.1%
#245 Woodland Hills 74073010+1.4%
#246 Meadow Vale 73672511+1.5%
#247 Rolling Fields 7317229+1.2%
#248 Bromley 7277252+0.3%
#249 Green Spring 72671214+2.0%
#250 Mortons Gap 7247231+0.1%
#251 Hanson 723743-20-2.7%
#252 Corydon 722732-10-1.4%
#253 Calhoun 719725-6-0.8%
#254 Burnside 71870810+1.4%
#255 Bardwell 710720-10-1.4%
#255 Loretto 710718-8-1.1%
#257 Salem 706718-12-1.7%
#258 Upton 703707-4-0.6%
#259 Strathmoor Village 6906855+0.7%
#260 Spring Valley 68767512+1.8%
#261 Seneca Gardens 6786735+0.7%
#262 Kuttawa 67463044+7.0%
#263 Brooksville 6636567+1.1%
#264 Science Hill 6606528+1.2%
#265 Wickliffe 652664-12-1.8%
#266 Brownsboro Farm 65163912+1.9%
#267 Hindman 646714-68-9.5%
#268 Crofton 640655-15-2.3%
#269 Butler 639646-7-1.1%
#270 Barlow 636649-13-2.0%
#271 Sandy Hook 628641-13-2.0%
#272 Parkway Village 6246204+0.6%
#273 Park City 6216138+1.3%
#274 Frenchburg 61759918+3.0%
#275 North Middletown 6086044+0.7%
#276 Glenview 60459410+1.7%
#277 Evarts 601646-45-7.0%
#277 Lynch 601654-53-8.1%
#279 Loyall 593641-48-7.5%
#280 Milton 5925893+0.5%
#281 Hardin 5845813+0.5%
#281 Westwood 5845759+1.6%
#281 Whitesville 5845804+0.7%
#284 Pippa Passes 583466117+25.1%
#284 Wingo 5835785+0.9%
#286 Murray Hill 57956811+1.9%
#287 Kevil 573586-13-2.2%
#287 Wellington 5735685+0.9%
#289 Sonora 566581-15-2.6%
#290 Ravenna 555568-13-2.3%
#291 Plum Springs 54949950+10.0%
#292 Fleming-Neon 545578-33-5.7%
#293 Caneyville 5365279+1.7%
#294 Bedford 533536-3-0.6%
#295 Hollyvilla 5265188+1.5%
#296 Bancroft 5145059+1.8%
#297 Inez 511544-33-6.1%
#298 Houston Acres 5034967+1.4%
#299 Riverwood 4994909+1.8%
#300 Martin 478513-35-6.8%
#301 Drakesboro 473479-6-1.3%
#302 Melbourne 47245616+3.5%
#303 Gamaliel 467478-11-2.3%
#304 Benham 466511-45-8.8%
#305 Crestview 46544916+3.6%
#306 River Bluff 45843820+4.6%
#307 Briarwood 4544468+1.8%
#308 Fox Chase 45343716+3.7%
#309 Fordsville 4504437+1.6%
#310 Island 44643511+2.5%
#311 Robards 445450-5-1.1%
#312 Forest Hills 4444386+1.4%
#313 Norbourne Estates 4424384+0.9%
#314 Moorland 4414347+1.6%
#315 Meadowview Estates 4374298+1.9%
#316 Sacramento 424426-2-0.5%
#317 Richlawn 4214183+0.7%
#318 Centertown 41841800.0%
#319 Hazel 40239111+2.8%
#320 Kingsley 4003973+0.8%
#321 Hustonville 3963888+2.1%
#322 Poplar Hills 3873807+1.8%
#323 Norwood 3843795+1.3%
#324 McHenry 3823757+1.9%
#325 Glenview Hills 3813747+1.9%
#326 Old Brownsboro Place 3803746+1.6%
#327 Fredonia 37337300.0%
#328 Mount Olivet 37134526+7.5%
#329 Ghent 3693663+0.8%
#330 Sharpsburg 3663651+0.3%
#331 Wayland 359384-25-6.5%
#332 Strathmoor Manor 3533512+0.6%
#333 Glencoe 3523493+0.9%
#334 Bellewood 3463424+1.2%
#335 Grand Rivers 345350-5-1.4%
#336 Sadieville 34332023+7.2%
#337 Hunters Hollow 33432311+3.4%
#337 Trenton 3343313+0.9%
#339 Eubank 33131417+5.4%
#339 Woodburn 33130130+10.0%
#341 Brownsboro Village 3133094+1.3%
#342 Creekside 3103064+1.3%
#343 Vicco 306324-18-5.6%
#344 Goose Creek 3043004+1.3%
#345 Campton 303315-12-3.8%
#346 Druid Hills 3022993+1.0%
#346 Waverly 302313-11-3.5%
#348 Willisburg 29929900.0%
#349 Spring Mill 2982935+1.7%
#350 Wildwood 2842804+1.4%
#351 St. Charles 2822757+2.5%
#352 Hyden 279302-23-7.6%
#353 Bonnieville 2762706+2.2%
#354 Lakeview Heights 274276-2-0.7%
#355 Bradfordsville 2732676+2.2%
#356 Rockport 2652641+0.4%
#357 Berry 2612529+3.6%
#358 Arlington 258261-3-1.1%
#359 Broeck Pointe 2502464+1.6%
#360 Salt Lick 2482471+0.4%
#361 Manor Creek 2442395+2.1%
#362 Warfield 240257-17-6.6%
#363 Smithland 237243-6-2.5%
#364 Ewing 2322311+0.4%
#365 Corinth 2312283+1.3%
#365 Sparta 2312301+0.4%
#367 Mentor 22721611+5.1%
#368 Woodlawn 2262206+2.7%
#369 Crossgate 2252214+1.8%
#370 Dover 2222202+0.9%
#371 Fountain Run 21921900.0%
#372 Nebo 2112083+1.4%
#373 Glenview Manor 2092072+1.0%
#374 Mackville 2082053+1.5%
#375 Sanders 2062015+2.5%
#376 Oakland 196198-2-1.0%
#377 Slaughters 187189-2-1.1%
#377 Thornhill 1871852+1.1%
#379 Mockingbird Valley 1841822+1.1%
#380 Maryhill Estates 1811792+1.1%
#380 Prestonville 1811738+4.6%
#382 Worthville 1781735+2.9%
#383 LaFayette 173179-6-3.4%
#384 Bremen 171173-2-1.2%
#384 Sycamore 1711683+1.8%
#386 Ekron 169174-5-2.9%
#387 Allen 167180-13-7.2%
#388 Livingston 16516500.0%
#389 Cambridge 1641613+1.9%
#390 Booneville 158162-4-2.5%
#391 Raywick 15415400.0%
#392 Columbus 146150-4-2.7%
#393 Hills and Dales 1451432+1.4%
#394 Fairview 1441422+1.4%
#395 Germantown 143144-1-0.7%
#396 Lincolnshire 1401382+1.4%
#396 St. Mary 1401391+0.7%
#398 South Carrollton 138139-1-0.7%
#399 Fairfield 13512015+12.5%
#400 Smithfield 1261215+4.1%
#401 Hickory Hill 1191172+1.7%
#402 Meadowbrook Farm 1171152+1.7%
#403 Rochester 1131112+1.8%
#404 Monterey 1101091+0.9%
#405 Keene 106997+7.1%
#406 Kenton Vale 104105-1-1.0%
#407 Wheatcroft 103105-2-1.9%
#408 Ten Broeck 96942+2.1%
#409 California 85814+4.9%
#410 Buckhorn 8185-4-4.7%
#411 Woodbury 777700.0%
#412 Blandville 7072-2-2.8%
#413 Blaine 6669-3-4.3%
#413 Gratz 666600.0%
#415 Sardis 6263-1-1.6%
#416 Carrsville 4445-1-2.2%
#417 Concord 181800.0%
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Methodology · Kentucky population ranking

Kentucky cities ranked by Census Vintage 2024 estimates.

Kentucky ranking uses Census Vintage 2024 Population Estimates Program data as of July 1, 2024. Ranks are state-scoped, using standard competition ranking ("1224"): tied cities share the lower rank and the next rank is skipped. Growth shown is 2020-base → 2024 — within-vintage; no 2010→2024 figures appear here per methodology §6.

This page covers every city for which Census publishes annual PEP estimates in Kentucky: standard incorporated places, any consolidated city-county governments, and (where applicable) DC or Urban Honolulu. Census-designated places (CDPs) are excluded with one named exception — Urban Honolulu. In states like Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, many residents live in towns and townships rather than incorporated cities; PEP does not publish annual estimates for those places (a V1 limitation), so the city counts for MCD-heavy states may be lower than expected.

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