100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 238 cities and places in Kentucky.

We all love the biggest cities that the Bluegrass State has to offer. You know the places like Louisville and Lexington which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Kentucky that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Kentucky with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.

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The Largest Cities In Kentucky For 2023:

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Kentucky, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Kentucky

1. Louisville

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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 630,260
Population 2010: 586,994
Growth: 7.4%
More on Louisville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Lexington

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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 321,354
Population 2010: 288,045
Growth: 11.6%
More on Lexington: Data | Crime | Real Estate

3. Bowling Green

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Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 71,422
Population 2010: 56,407
Growth: 26.6%
More on Bowling Green: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Owensboro

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Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 59,839
Population 2010: 56,541
Growth: 5.8%
More on Owensboro: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Covington

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Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 40,930
Population 2010: 41,055
Growth: -0.3%
More on Covington: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Georgetown

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Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 1)
Population: 36,281
Population 2010: 27,268
Growth: 33.1%
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7. Richmond

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Rank Last Year: 6 (Down 1)
Population: 34,662
Population 2010: 30,983
Growth: 11.9%
More on Richmond: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Florence

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Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 31,699
Population 2010: 29,242
Growth: 8.4%
More on Florence: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Elizabethtown

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Rank Last Year: 11 (Up 2)
Population: 31,066
Population 2010: 26,822
Growth: 15.8%
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10. Nicholasville

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Rank Last Year: 10 (Up 1)
Population: 31,066
Population 2010: 26,861
Growth: 15.7%
More on Nicholasville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Kentucky

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Bluegrass State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Kentucky from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be Louisville.

The smallest? Goshen, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Kentucky

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Kentucky.

Have fun snacking around in the Bluegrass State!

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Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Kentucky

Rank	City	Current Population	2010	Growth
1	Louisville	630,260	586,994	7.4%
2	Lexington	321,354	288,045	11.6%
3	Bowling Green	71,422	56,407	26.6%
4	Owensboro	59,839	56,541	5.8%
5	Covington	40,930	41,055	-0.3%
6	Georgetown	36,281	27,268	33.1%
7	Richmond	34,662	30,983	11.9%
8	Florence	31,699	29,242	8.4%
9	Elizabethtown	31,066	26,822	15.8%
10	Nicholasville	31,066	26,861	15.7%
11	Hopkinsville	30,771	30,862	-0.3%
12	Jeffersontown	28,800	26,460	8.8%
13	Frankfort	28,479	25,682	10.9%
14	Independence	28,256	22,975	23.0%
15	Henderson	28,201	28,464	-0.9%
16	Paducah	26,248	25,114	4.5%
17	Radcliff	22,839	21,039	8.6%
18	Ashland	21,695	21,613	0.4%
19	Madisonville	19,533	19,558	-0.1%
20	Erlanger	19,506	17,797	9.6%
21	Winchester	18,993	18,132	4.7%
22	Burlington	18,394	15,702	17.1%
23	Mount Washington	17,723	9,049	95.9%
24	St. Matthews	17,588	17,365	1.3%
25	Murray	17,241	17,366	-0.7%
26	Fort Thomas	17,241	16,182	6.5%
27	Danville	17,164	16,054	6.9%
28	Shelbyville	16,932	13,403	26.3%
29	Shively	15,638	15,142	3.3%
30	Berea	15,465	13,255	16.7%
31	Glasgow	14,922	13,924	7.2%
32	Newport	14,378	15,404	-6.7%
33	Shepherdsville	13,918	10,813	28.7%
34	Bardstown	13,425	11,552	16.2%
35	Fort Campbell North	13,323	13,170	1.2%
36	Somerset	11,696	11,172	4.7%
37	Lawrenceburg	11,675	10,207	14.4%
38	Campbellsville	11,345	9,376	21.0%
39	Lyndon	11,033	10,786	2.3%
40	Paris	10,202	8,611	18.5%
41	Versailles	10,196	8,438	20.8%
42	Alexandria	10,125	8,376	20.9%
43	Francisville	10,088	7,737	30.4%
44	Mayfield	10,041	10,033	0.1%
45	La Grange	9,901	7,761	27.6%
46	Franklin	9,885	8,368	18.1%
47	Oakbrook	9,883	8,838	11.8%
48	Middlesborough	9,493	10,405	-8.8%
49	Middletown	9,473	6,953	36.2%
50	Elsmere	9,080	8,412	7.9%
51	Harrodsburg	8,952	8,320	7.6%
52	Fort Knox	8,888	11,933	-25.5%
53	Maysville	8,851	9,004	-1.7%
54	Hillview	8,638	8,062	7.1%
55	Fort Mitchell	8,618	8,177	5.4%
56	Edgewood	8,427	8,698	-3.1%
57	Corbin	8,397	7,342	14.4%
58	Oak Grove	7,699	7,283	5.7%
59	Mount Sterling	7,517	6,759	11.2%
60	London	7,492	7,929	-5.5%
61	Pikeville	7,376	6,824	8.1%
62	Villa Hills	7,331	7,565	-3.1%
63	Flatwoods	7,314	7,420	-1.4%
64	Union	7,227	5,018	44.0%
65	Russellville	7,068	7,015	0.8%
66	Morehead	6,994	6,981	0.2%
67	Highland Heights	6,896	6,809	1.3%
68	Taylor Mill	6,834	6,662	2.6%
69	Hebron	6,478	5,812	11.5%
70	Leitchfield	6,427	6,640	-3.2%
71	Vine Grove	6,397	4,310	48.4%
72	Cynthiana	6,291	6,457	-2.6%
73	Cold Spring	6,208	5,495	13.0%
74	Princeton	6,206	6,331	-2.0%
75	Lebanon	6,165	5,546	11.2%
76	Crestwood	6,046	4,248	42.3%
77	Wilmore	6,025	3,740	61.1%
78	Central City	5,958	5,984	-0.4%
79	Fort Wright	5,845	5,704	2.5%
80	Monticello	5,782	6,176	-6.4%
81	Dayton	5,641	5,390	4.7%
82	Bellevue	5,578	6,006	-7.1%
83	Douglass Hills	5,480	5,463	0.3%
84	Buckner	5,435	5,119	6.2%
85	Walton	5,333	3,467	53.8%
86	Williamsburg	5,272	5,268	0.1%
87	Hazard	5,236	4,534	15.5%
88	Hendron	5,143	4,315	19.2%
89	Columbia	4,936	4,466	10.5%
90	Benton	4,734	4,365	8.5%
91	Westwood	4,662	4,596	1.4%
92	Prospect	4,653	4,667	-0.3%
93	Hurstbourne	4,644	4,130	12.4%
94	Massac	4,523	4,407	2.6%
95	Greenville	4,507	4,314	4.5%
96	Reidland	4,502	4,379	2.8%
97	Farley	4,459	4,535	-1.7%
98	Ludlow	4,386	4,400	-0.3%
99	Paintsville	4,370	3,474	25.8%
100	Scottsville	4,300	4,251	1.2%
101	Crescent Springs	4,277	3,807	12.3%
102	Prestonsburg	4,099	3,443	19.1%
103	Crittenden	3,976	3,646	9.1%
104	Williamstown	3,926	3,898	0.7%
105	Carrollton	3,881	3,918	-0.9%
106	Lancaster	3,845	3,521	9.2%
107	Grayson	3,795	4,216	-10.0%
108	Russell	3,681	3,414	7.8%
109	Southgate	3,660	3,704	-1.2%
110	Stanford	3,643	3,555	2.5%
111	Beaver Dam	3,546	3,376	5.0%
112	Crestview Hills	3,383	3,113	8.7%
113	Hodgenville	3,296	3,145	4.8%
114	Morganfield	3,286	3,313	-0.8%
115	West Liberty	3,263	3,447	-5.3%
116	Claryville	3,162	2,437	29.7%
117	Park Hills	3,155	2,963	6.5%
118	Wilder	3,147	2,925	7.6%
119	Stanton	3,115	2,800	11.3%
120	Barbourville	3,048	3,343	-8.8%
121	Simpsonville	2,932	2,466	18.9%
122	Providence	2,913	3,281	-11.2%
123	Flemingsburg	2,898	2,714	6.8%
124	Graymoor-Devondale	2,886	2,879	0.2%
125	Indian Hills	2,878	2,871	0.2%
126	Marion	2,876	3,056	-5.9%
127	Brandenburg	2,857	2,572	11.1%
128	Lakeside Park	2,820	2,691	4.8%
129	Springfield	2,818	2,538	11.0%
130	Cave City	2,782	2,131	30.5%
131	Hardinsburg	2,769	2,763	0.2%
132	Morgantown	2,761	2,438	13.2%
133	Irvine	2,725	2,730	-0.2%
134	Tompkinsville	2,723	2,554	6.6%
135	Eminence	2,691	2,202	22.2%
136	Pioneer Village	2,681	1,926	39.2%
137	Hartford	2,674	2,671	0.1%
138	Falmouth	2,671	2,441	9.4%
139	Russell Springs	2,657	1,864	42.5%
140	Carlisle	2,648	2,039	29.9%
141	Louisa	2,637	2,907	-9.3%
142	Eddyville	2,618	2,540	3.1%
143	Anchorage	2,607	2,534	2.9%
144	Cadiz	2,583	2,542	1.6%
145	Calvert City	2,525	2,604	-3.0%
146	Fulton	2,494	3,134	-20.4%
147	Manchester	2,439	1,401	74.1%
148	Horse Cave	2,409	2,565	-6.1%
149	Windy Hills	2,381	2,235	6.5%
150	Whitesburg	2,321	1,789	29.7%
151	Jackson	2,312	2,148	7.6%
152	Greensburg	2,308	2,388	-3.4%
153	Cumberland	2,276	1,896	20.0%
154	Brooks	2,265	3,018	-25.0%
155	Albany	2,243	2,156	4.0%
156	Dawson Springs	2,220	2,810	-21.0%
157	Lebanon Junction	2,214	1,641	34.9%
158	Masonville	2,196	1,041	111.0%
159	Mount Vernon	2,178	3,322	-34.4%
160	Jamestown	2,171	1,485	46.2%
161	Warsaw	2,154	1,891	13.9%
162	Junction City	2,143	2,908	-26.3%
163	Lewisport	2,137	1,820	17.4%
164	Owingsville	2,095	1,941	7.9%
165	Doe Valley	2,078	1,540	34.9%
166	Liberty	2,018	1,618	24.7%
167	Jeffersonville	1,998	1,832	9.1%
168	Dry Ridge	1,988	2,177	-8.7%
169	Edmonton	1,986	1,571	26.4%
170	Orchard Grass Hills	1,986	1,633	21.6%
171	Hickman	1,976	2,062	-4.2%
172	West Buechel	1,974	1,117	76.7%
173	Raceland	1,961	2,563	-23.5%
174	Elk Creek	1,960	1,687	16.2%
175	Breckinridge Center	1,958	1,533	27.7%
176	Salyersville	1,957	1,793	9.1%
177	Elkton	1,897	2,430	-21.9%
178	Owenton	1,829	1,928	-5.1%
179	North Corbin	1,807	1,709	5.7%
180	Beattyville	1,794	1,285	39.6%
181	Midway	1,786	1,802	-0.9%
182	Hurstbourne Acres	1,762	1,683	4.7%
183	Munfordville	1,743	1,417	23.0%
184	Catlettsburg	1,742	2,011	-13.4%
185	Worthington Hills	1,741	1,490	16.8%
186	Jenkins	1,732	2,459	-29.6%
187	Sturgis	1,700	2,169	-21.6%
188	Pineville	1,690	2,560	-34.0%
189	Worthington	1,673	1,559	7.3%
190	Taylorsville	1,665	986	68.9%
191	Sebree	1,656	1,538	7.7%
192	Auburn	1,619	1,229	31.7%
193	Irvington	1,590	1,453	9.4%
194	Ledbetter	1,572	1,522	3.3%
195	Coal Run Village	1,549	1,417	9.3%
196	Harlan	1,529	2,049	-25.4%
197	St. Regis Park	1,524	1,520	0.3%
198	Pine Knot	1,519	1,465	3.7%
199	Burkesville	1,470	1,981	-25.8%
200	Silver Grove	1,451	1,071	35.5%
201	Pewee Valley	1,442	1,271	13.5%
202	South Shore	1,436	1,314	9.3%
203	Vanceburg	1,430	1,997	-28.4%
204	Brodhead	1,429	1,288	10.9%
205	Olive Hill	1,424	1,859	-23.4%
206	Audubon Park	1,398	1,529	-8.6%
207	Beechwood Village	1,372	1,287	6.6%
208	Pleasureville	1,328	1,011	31.4%
209	Whitley City	1,323	1,222	8.3%
210	Wurtland	1,311	1,079	21.5%
211	Clarkson	1,306	897	45.6%
212	Coldstream	1,299	1,263	2.9%
213	Greenup	1,291	1,312	-1.6%
214	Guthrie	1,260	1,611	-21.8%
215	Barbourmeade	1,252	1,323	-5.4%
216	Augusta	1,238	1,338	-7.5%
217	Verona	1,236	1,527	-19.1%
218	Plano	1,205	1,128	6.8%
219	Clinton	1,198	1,558	-23.1%
220	Northfield	1,181	1,201	-1.7%
221	Elkhorn City	1,173	1,108	5.9%
222	Stearns	1,164	1,381	-15.7%
223	Muldraugh	1,131	1,315	-14.0%
224	Cloverport	1,128	1,180	-4.4%
225	Bromley	1,109	560	98.0%
226	Clay City	1,097	1,233	-11.0%
227	Clay	1,088	1,195	-9.0%
228	Dixon	1,085	631	71.9%
229	Earlington	1,073	1,437	-25.3%
230	West Point	1,071	655	63.5%
231	Hebron Estates	1,069	1,018	5.0%
232	Lewisburg	1,052	940	11.9%
233	Burgin	1,044	975	7.1%
234	Meadow Vale	1,041	744	39.9%
235	Campbellsburg	1,030	746	38.1%
236	South Wallins	1,020	645	58.1%
237	Brownsville	1,016	1,207	-15.8%
238	Goshen	1,000	825	21.2%

100 Biggest Cities In Kentucky For 2023

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Kentucky. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 238 cities and places in Kentucky.

The Largest Cities In Kentucky For 2023:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Kentucky

1. Louisville

2. Lexington

3. Bowling Green

4. Owensboro

5. Covington

6. Georgetown

7. Richmond

8. Florence

9. Elizabethtown

10. Nicholasville

How We Determined The Largest Cities In Kentucky

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