Kentucky - Top 100+ Cities by Population

Population data by city is the population of the city itself, not the metro area. Data is as of 2011 estimates.

Rank City State Country Population
1. Lexington KentuckyUnited States 295,803
2. Louisville KentuckyUnited States 243,639
3. Lexington KentuckyUnited States 225,366
4. Bowling Green KentuckyUnited States 58,067
5. Owensboro KentuckyUnited States 57,265
6. Covington KentuckyUnited States 40,640
7. Hopkinsville KentuckyUnited States 31,577
8. Richmond KentuckyUnited States 31,364
9. Florence KentuckyUnited States 29,951
10. Georgetown KentuckyUnited States 29,098
11. Henderson KentuckyUnited States 28,757
12. Elizabethtown KentuckyUnited States 28,531
13. Nicholasville KentuckyUnited States 28,015
14. Jeffersontown KentuckyUnited States 26,595
15. Pleasure Ridge Park KentuckyUnited States 25,813
16. Frankfort KentuckyUnited States 25,527
17. Paducah KentuckyUnited States 25,024
18. Independence KentuckyUnited States 24,757
19. Valley Station KentuckyUnited States 22,756
20. Radcliff KentuckyUnited States 21,688
21. Ashland KentuckyUnited States 21,684
22. Newburg KentuckyUnited States 19,967
23. Madisonville KentuckyUnited States 19,591
24. Fern Creek KentuckyUnited States 18,409
25. Winchester KentuckyUnited States 18,368
26. Erlanger KentuckyUnited States 18,082
27. Murray KentuckyUnited States 17,741
28. Saint Matthews KentuckyUnited States 17,472
29. Okolona KentuckyUnited States 17,134
30. Fort Thomas KentuckyUnited States 16,325
31. Danville KentuckyUnited States 16,218
32. Burlington KentuckyUnited States 15,926
33. Newport KentuckyUnited States 15,273
34. Shively KentuckyUnited States 15,264
35. Highview KentuckyUnited States 15,167
36. Shelbyville KentuckyUnited States 14,045
37. Glasgow KentuckyUnited States 14,028
38. Fort Campbell North KentuckyUnited States 13,685
39. Berea KentuckyUnited States 13,561
40. Bardstown KentuckyUnited States 11,700
41. Shepherdsville KentuckyUnited States 11,222
42. Somerset KentuckyUnited States 11,196
43. Lyndon KentuckyUnited States 11,002
44. Middlesboro KentuckyUnited States 10,730
45. Lawrenceburg KentuckyUnited States 10,505
46. Fort Knox KentuckyUnited States 10,124
47. Mayfield KentuckyUnited States 10,024
48. Saint Dennis KentuckyUnited States 9,177
49. Mount Washington KentuckyUnited States 9,117
50. Campbellsville KentuckyUnited States 9,108
51. Oakbrook KentuckyUnited States 9,036
52. Maysville KentuckyUnited States 9,011
53. Edgewood KentuckyUnited States 8,575
54. Versailles KentuckyUnited States 8,568
55. Paris KentuckyUnited States 8,553
56. Alexandria KentuckyUnited States 8,477
57. Elsmere KentuckyUnited States 8,451
58. Franklin KentuckyUnited States 8,408
59. Harrodsburg KentuckyUnited States 8,340
60. Fort Mitchell KentuckyUnited States 8,207
61. Hillview KentuckyUnited States 8,172
62. Fairdale KentuckyUnited States 8,148
63. La Grange KentuckyUnited States 8,082
64. London KentuckyUnited States 7,993
65. Oak Grove KentuckyUnited States 7,989
66. Francisville KentuckyUnited States 7,944
67. Morehead KentuckyUnited States 7,622
68. Oak Grove KentuckyUnited States 7,489
69. Villa Hills KentuckyUnited States 7,489
70. Flatwoods KentuckyUnited States 7,423
71. Corbin KentuckyUnited States 7,304
72. Buechel KentuckyUnited States 7,287
73. Middletown KentuckyUnited States 7,218
74. Russellville KentuckyUnited States 6,960
75. Highland Heights KentuckyUnited States 6,923
76. Pikeville KentuckyUnited States 6,903
77. Mount Sterling KentuckyUnited States 6,895
78. Morehead KentuckyUnited States 6,845
79. Leitchfield KentuckyUnited States 6,699
80. Taylor Mill KentuckyUnited States 6,604
81. Cynthiana KentuckyUnited States 6,402
82. Princeton KentuckyUnited States 6,329
83. Monticello KentuckyUnited States 6,188
84. Monticello KentuckyUnited States 6,103
85. Central City KentuckyUnited States 5,978
86. Bellevue KentuckyUnited States 5,955
87. Hebron KentuckyUnited States 5,929
88. Cold Spring KentuckyUnited States 5,912
89. Buckner KentuckyUnited States 5,837
90. Fort Wright KentuckyUnited States 5,723
91. Lebanon KentuckyUnited States 5,539
92. Douglass Hills KentuckyUnited States 5,484
93. Union KentuckyUnited States 5,379
94. Dayton KentuckyUnited States 5,338
95. Williamsburg KentuckyUnited States 5,245
96. Westwood KentuckyUnited States 4,746
97. Prospect KentuckyUnited States 4,698
98. Hendron KentuckyUnited States 4,687
99. Crestwood KentuckyUnited States 4,531
100. Vine Grove KentuckyUnited States 4,520