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All 554 Census places in Kentucky.

This broader Census geography includes 418 legal places and 136 census-designated places. Population is the2020–2024 ACS 5-year survey estimate, not a 2024 or current-year population count. This is the complete ACS geography snapshot. Historical geographies remain labeled here; only places still recognized in the 2025 Gazetteer receive a current-place rank.

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554 rows

ACS geography snapshot for Kentucky; ranks apply only to current 2025 geographies.
RankCensus placeRecordTypeGeography statusPopulation estimatePopulation MOEPrecision flagMedian ageAge MOEAvg. household sizeHousehold size MOE
#1Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)Legal placeCurrent 2025 geography631,818±200standard37.7±0.22.3±0.01
#2Lexington-Fayette urban countyLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography323,725Controlled estimate; no sampling errornot_assessed35.3±0.12.2±0.01
#3Bowling Green cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography75,388±62standard28.7±0.82.3±0.05
#4Owensboro cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography60,302±30standard37.5±0.92.3±0.04
#5Covington cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography41,110±91standard37.6±1.22.2±0.06
#6Georgetown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography39,117±30standard32.7±0.62.6±0.05
#7Richmond cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography37,111±32standard28.4±0.82.2±0.06
#8Florence cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography32,803±37standard38.9±2.12.3±0.1
#9Elizabethtown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography32,576±35standard35.7±1.12.3±0.08
#10Nicholasville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography32,197±64standard37.7±1.32.6±0.1
#11Hopkinsville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography30,906±62standard34.6±12.4±0.08
#12Independence cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography29,392±88standard33.7±1.53.0±0.1
#13Jeffersontown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography29,199±97standard40.5±2.32.3±0.1
#14Frankfort cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography28,503±57standard35.3±0.92.1±0.06
#15Henderson cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography27,852±28standard39.9±1.22.2±0.06
#16Paducah cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography26,845±34standard41.5±1.72.2±0.08
#17Radcliff cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography22,864±69standard36.9±1.42.4±0.11
#18Ashland cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography21,295±20standard40.7±1.72.2±0.07
#19Erlanger cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography19,875±35standard38.0±2.22.5±0.13
#20Madisonville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography19,515±37standard38.3±1.92.3±0.1
#21Winchester cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography19,213±32standard40.1±1.32.2±0.07
#22Mount Washington cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography18,480±30standard39.2±1.72.6±0.11
#23Murray cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography18,080±32standard25.8±1.42.3±0.1
#24Burlington CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography18,008±1,708standard37.7±1.52.6±0.16
#25Shelbyville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography17,668±42standard34.8±1.72.6±0.12
#26St. Matthews cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography17,577±39standard36.5±2.32.0±0.08
#27Danville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography17,327±34standard37.8±2.82.2±0.09
#28Fort Thomas cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography17,169±60standard38.8±2.12.6±0.14
#29Berea cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography15,786±59standard33.2±22.6±0.12
#30Shively cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography15,638±48standard47.5±3.22.3±0.15
#31Glasgow cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography15,197±36standard37.8±2.22.3±0.11
#32Shepherdsville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography14,533±37standard34.7±2.12.6±0.13
#33Newport cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography13,967±55standard40.6±2.61.9±0.1
#34Bardstown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography13,804±26standard38.1±2.82.4±0.13
#35Somerset cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography12,216±51standard39.8±3.52.3±0.15
#36Lawrenceburg cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,943±39standard34.1±3.72.6±0.13
#37Campbellsville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,622±28standard37.2±32.1±0.14
#38Fort Campbell North CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography11,356±653standard22.2±0.53.1±0.28
#39Lyndon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography11,030±50standard36.0±31.9±0.1
#40Francisville CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography10,565±1,033standard38.9±3.63.0±0.17
#41Alexandria cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,562±65standard37.9±2.42.8±0.2
#42Versailles cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,492±27standard39.0±2.62.4±0.13
#43Franklin cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,360±20standard35.8±2.92.5±0.13
#44La Grange cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,311±39standard34.8±2.12.6±0.14
#45Oakbrook CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography10,211±877standard43.4±2.52.4±0.16
#46Paris cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography10,160±28standard37.8±22.4±0.14
#47Mayfield cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,868±139standard37.5±3.92.2±0.14
#48Middletown cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,763±57standard42.0±3.72.2±0.12
#49Harrodsburg cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,313±25standard37.7±3.52.2±0.14
#50Elsmere cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,205±27standard30.6±3.52.7±0.19
#51Middlesborough cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography9,123±18standard42.1±32.2±0.16
#52Fort Knox CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography8,836±787standard24.0±1.73.2±0.25
#53Hillview cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,797±23standard36.6±2.72.8±0.22
#54Maysville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,737±20standard41.0±2.22.1±0.15
#55Fort Mitchell cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,713±45standard36.4±42.4±0.17
#56Edgewood cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,447±25standard45.5±4.92.5±0.14
#57Corbin cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography8,246±459standard37.6±2.62.5±0.18
#58Oak Grove cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,962±33standard25.5±0.92.6±0.25
#59Union cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,642±21standard39.5±42.9±0.25
#60London cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,561±22standard40.0±4.12.2±0.17
#61Mount Sterling cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,551±19standard37.8±42.4±0.16
#62Pikeville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,490±23standard40.4±3.32.0±0.18
#63Villa Hills cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,480±23standard43.6±5.22.7±0.24
#64Russellville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,316±19standard43.6±5.92.2±0.17
#65Flatwoods cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography7,269±48standard38.2±3.82.5±0.22
#66Taylor Mill cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,937±19standard39.2±4.32.5±0.24
#67Morehead cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,870±20standard22.0±0.32.2±0.22
#68Vine Grove cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,830±34standard37.4±2.22.5±0.24
#69Leitchfield cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,819±21standard42.0±32.3±0.21
#70Cynthiana cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,458±24standard36.9±52.5±0.22
#71Highland Heights cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,444±26standard30.8±2.52.1±0.2
#72Lebanon cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,430±18standard40.5±3.52.3±0.16
#73Hebron CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography6,407±1,148standard30.4±3.53.1±0.4
#74Crestwood cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,356±23standard40.0±2.32.6±0.18
#75Cold Spring cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,341±40standard52.0±5.82.1±0.14
#76Princeton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,241±18standard40.5±6.42.6±0.18
#77Wilmore cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography6,057±33standard29.2±0.92.8±0.31
#78Fort Wright cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,887±36standard37.5±6.32.5±0.23
#79Monticello cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,753±32standard40.6±4.62.3±0.18
#80Dayton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,743±22standard39.6±2.22.2±0.15
#81Walton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,730±324standard29.9±3.53.4±0.33
#82Central City cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,707±16standard37.5±3.82.4±0.22
#83Bellevue cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,636±19standard35.2±2.62.0±0.14
#84Douglass Hills cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,474±19standard49.9±3.92.0±0.12
#85Reidland CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography5,277±954standard38.4±3.82.9±0.4
#86Williamsburg cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,270±19standard24.8±2.52.4±0.31
#87Hazard cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography5,008±15standard42.2±4.32.2±0.2
#88Columbia cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,808±26standard28.2±5.62.3±0.25
#89Benton cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,748±23standard43.2±5.72.3±0.27
#90Hurstbourne cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,702±16standard37.5±4.72.6±0.33
#91Massac CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography4,698±562standard33.7±32.6±0.28
#92Prospect cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,542±37standard54.5±2.72.3±0.12
#93Hendron CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography4,495±706standard52.2±13.22.2±0.25
#94Crescent Springs cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,486±17standard41.4±6.92.3±0.27
#95Westwood CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography4,473±766standard39.9±5.92.6±0.28
#96Farley CDPCensus-designated placeCurrent 2025 geography4,458±642standard36.5±5.22.9±0.37
#97Scottsville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,427±26standard36.6±5.52.5±0.31
#98Greenville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,410±23standard46.0±3.12.1±0.14
#99Ludlow cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,378±25standard37.4±42.3±0.24
#100Paintsville cityLegal placeCurrent 2025 geography4,203±21standard44.8±4.32.1±0.22
Coverage: 418 legal places and 136 census-designated places. A missing value means Census did not publish a usable estimate; it is never replaced with zero.

Methodology · geography and uncertainty

Census places are broader than incorporated cities.

A legal place is an incorporated municipality or other legally defined place recognized by Census. A census-designated place (CDP) is a statistical area Census defines for a settled community that is not incorporated. CDPs are included here and labeled explicitly; they remain excluded from the separate annual PEP municipality pages.

Place type comes from the 2025 Census Gazetteer when its GEOID matches. For the 21 national ACS places that do not match that later-vintage file, classification uses the explicit legal-place or CDPsuffix in Census’s official ACS geography name; no approximate name matching is used.

Every displayed value is an ACS five-year survey estimate. The population margin of error is shown in the table, and the downloaded state slice also includes margins of error for median age and average household size. A low_precision display flag means the 90% margin of error exceeds half the estimate; it is a warning threshold, not a statistical quality grade. ACS sentinel values and unavailable estimates remain null rather than becoming zero.

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