Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2021

Updated on August 14, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population (627.03K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (320.52K), and Bowling Green city (73.19K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky cities and places.

You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities and places in the United States.

You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each Kentucky county.

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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
Lexington-Fayette urban county
Bowling Green city
Owensboro city
Covington city
Georgetown city
Richmond city
Florence city
Elizabethtown city
Nicholasville city
Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) 627031
2 Lexington-Fayette urban county 320519
3 Bowling Green city 73195
4 Owensboro city 60031
5 Covington city 40789
6 Georgetown city 38281
7 Richmond city 34915
8 Florence city 32331
9 Elizabethtown city 31943
10 Nicholasville city 31530
11 Hopkinsville city 31006
12 Independence city 29092
13 Jeffersontown city 29043
14 Frankfort city 28562
15 Henderson city 27957
16 Paducah city 26902
17 Radcliff city 23048
18 Ashland city 21399
19 Erlanger city 19715
20 Madisonville city 19430
21 Winchester city 19079
22 Mount Washington city 18266
23 Murray city 17826
24 Shelbyville city 17472
25 St. Matthews city 17471
26 Fort Thomas city 17353
27 Danville city 17104
28 Shively city 15561
29 Berea city 15314
30 Glasgow city 15115
31 Shepherdsville city 14370
32 Newport city 14066
33 Bardstown city 13671
34 Somerset city 12190
35 Lawrenceburg city 11808
36 Campbellsville city 11472
37 Lyndon city 10961
38 Versailles city 10438
39 Alexandria city 10423
40 Franklin city 10251
41 La Grange city 10241
42 Paris city 10148
43 Mayfield city 9995
44 Middletown city 9674
45 Middlesborough city 9308
46 Elsmere city 9171
47 Harrodsburg city 9141
48 Maysville city 8773
49 Hillview city 8711
50 Fort Mitchell city 8694
51 Edgewood city 8437
52 Oak Grove city 7952
53 Corbin city 7841
54 Pikeville city 7568
55 London city 7558
55 Mount Sterling city 7558
56 Union city 7515
57 Villa Hills city 7317
58 Flatwoods city 7278
59 Russellville city 7257
60 Morehead city 6901
61 Taylor Mill city 6874
62 Vine Grove city 6756
63 Leitchfield city 6438
64 Cynthiana city 6406
65 Lebanon city 6401
66 Crestwood city 6311
67 Princeton city 6271
68 Cold Spring city 6260
69 Highland Heights city 6248
70 Wilmore city 5977
71 Fort Wright city 5845
72 Monticello city 5727
73 Dayton city 5681
74 Bellevue city 5565
75 Walton city 5527
76 Douglass Hills city 5434
77 Central City city 5356
78 Hazard city 5129
79 Williamsburg city 5119
80 Columbia city 4840
81 Benton city 4780
82 Hurstbourne city 4668
83 Prospect city 4583
84 Greenville city 4442
85 Ludlow city 4376
86 Crescent Springs city 4366
87 Scottsville city 4347
88 Paintsville city 4277
89 Crittenden city 4068
90 Lancaster city 3976
91 Williamstown city 3936
92 Carrollton city 3908
93 Prestonsburg city 3833
94 Grayson city 3775
95 Russell city 3704
96 Southgate city 3669
97 Stanford city 3646
98 Beaver Dam city 3539
99 Hodgenville city 3260
100 Stanton city 3228
101 Crestview Hills city 3225
102 Morganfield city 3224
103 Barbourville city 3197
104 Park Hills city 3165
105 Wilder city 3162
106 West Liberty city 3063
107 Simpsonville city 3006
108 Flemingsburg city 2978
109 Brandenburg city 2921
110 Marion city 2894
111 Springfield city 2876
112 Indian Hills city 2871
113 Providence city 2856
114 Lakeside Park city 2837
115 Graymoor-Devondale city 2835
116 Russell Springs city 2764
117 Eminence city 2708
118 Cadiz city 2691
118 Pioneer Village city 2691
119 Hartford city 2672
120 Louisa city 2660
121 Calvert City city 2523
122 Anchorage city 2490
123 Morgantown city 2483
124 Mount Vernon city 2460
125 Dawson Springs city 2440
126 Windy Hills city 2418
127 Hardinsburg city 2408
128 Cave City city 2353
129 Hickman city 2350
130 Fulton city 2346
131 Irvine city 2332
132 Raceland city 2323
133 Tompkinsville city 2282
134 Junction City city 2276
135 Horse Cave city 2237
136 Greensburg city 2211
137 Falmouth city 2205
138 Jackson city 2203
139 Dry Ridge city 2184
140 Beattyville city 2183
141 Carlisle city 2139
142 Eddyville city 2087
143 Elkton city 2069
144 Liberty city 2022
145 Hurstbourne Acres city 1952
146 Harlan city 1928
147 Cumberland city 1893
148 Jamestown city 1872
149 Jenkins city 1867
150 Warsaw city 1765
151 Lewisport city 1764
152 Albany city 1763
153 Catlettsburg city 1762
153 Lebanon Junction city 1762
154 Whitesburg city 1743
155 Midway city 1720
155 Sturgis city 1720
156 Jeffersonville city 1717
157 Edmonton city 1696
157 Munfordville city 1696
158 Owenton city 1679
159 Pineville city 1661
160 Coal Run Village city 1639
161 Auburn city 1617
162 Pewee Valley city 1611
163 Owingsville city 1590
164 Olive Hill city 1570
165 Orchard Grass Hills city 1565
165 Salyersville city 1565
166 Worthington Hills city 1559
167 Sebree city 1550
168 Manchester city 1496
169 Worthington city 1483
170 St. Regis Park city 1431
171 Audubon Park city 1426
172 Vanceburg city 1413
173 Burkesville city 1375
174 West Buechel city 1366
175 Irvington city 1364
176 Guthrie city 1337
177 Coldstream city 1289
178 Taylorsville city 1275
179 Beechwood Village city 1269
180 Earlington city 1251
181 Livermore city 1217
182 Barbourmeade city 1212
183 Heritage Creek city 1207
184 Clinton city 1196
185 Clay City city 1191
186 Silver Grove city 1172
187 Cloverport city 1128
188 Brodhead city 1124
189 Augusta city 1099
190 South Shore city 1080
191 Greenup city 1074
192 Muldraugh city 1032
193 Camargo city 1025
194 Hebron Estates city 1021
195 Hawesville city 1015
196 Clay city 1012
196 Elkhorn City city 1012
197 Watterson Park city 1001
198 Burgin city 992
199 Northfield city 991
200 Wurtland city 978
201 Nortonville city 972
202 Bloomfield city 966
203 West Point city 949
204 Clarkson city 943
205 Lynnview city 941
206 Woodlawn Park city 940
207 Ryland Heights city 930
208 Rolling Hills city 928
209 Uniontown city 920
210 Dixon city 916
211 Goshen city 908
212 Bellefonte city 904
213 Bellemeade city 900
214 Brownsville city 882
214 New Castle city 882
215 La Center city 876
216 Langdon Place city 867
217 Adairville city 860
217 Ferguson city 860
218 Pembroke city 859
219 Evarts city 848
220 Fincastle city 841
221 Campbellsburg city 836
222 White Plains city 827
223 Plantation city 823
224 New Haven city 805
225 McKee city 803
226 Hollow Creek city 796
226 Stamping Ground city 796
227 Powderly city 790
228 Perryville city 788
229 Blue Ridge Manor city 786
230 Pleasureville city 781
231 Smiths Grove city 772
232 Lewisburg city 761
233 Hanson city 748
234 Crab Orchard city 745
234 Millersburg city 745
235 Corydon city 728
236 Woodland Hills city 727
237 Bromley city 724
237 Meadow Vale city 724
238 Calhoun city 723
239 Salem city 722
240 Mortons Gap city 720
241 Loretto city 717
242 Rolling Fields city 714
243 Upton city 711
244 Green Spring city 709
245 Burnside city 703
246 Bardwell city 701
247 Hindman city 690
248 Strathmoor Village city 681
249 Spring Valley city 671
250 Seneca Gardens city 667
251 Wickliffe city 662
252 Brooksville city 656
253 Science Hill city 652
254 Barlow city 650
254 Crofton city 650
255 Kuttawa city 648
256 Butler city 643
257 Brownsboro Farm city 639
257 Sandy Hook city 639
258 Lynch city 633
259 Loyall city 621
260 Parkway Village city 616
261 Park City city 613
262 North Middletown city 609
263 Frenchburg city 606
264 Milton city 591
265 Glenview city 589
266 Kevil city 586
267 Hardin city 585
268 Whitesville city 579
268 Wingo city 579
269 Westwood city 573
270 Sonora city 570
271 Ravenna city 565
272 Murray Hill city 564
273 Wellington city 560
274 Fleming-Neon city 537
274 Inez city 537
275 Bedford city 528
276 Caneyville city 527
277 Hollyvilla city 516
278 Plum Springs city 514
279 Bancroft city 502
280 Martin city 501
281 Houston Acres city 494
282 Benham city 492
283 Riverwood city 488
283 Wheelwright city 488
284 Gamaliel city 481
285 Drakesboro city 475
286 Pippa Passes city 467
287 Melbourne city 462
288 Crestview city 450
289 Robards city 447
290 River Bluff city 445
291 Fordsville city 443
292 Briarwood city 442
292 Fox Chase city 442
293 Forest Hills city 438
294 Island city 437
295 Norbourne Estates city 434
296 Moorland city 433
297 Meadowview Estates city 431
298 Sacramento city 425
299 Centertown city 416
300 Richlawn city 414
301 Hazel city 397
302 Kingsley city 393
303 Hustonville city 390
304 Wayland city 389
305 Poplar Hills city 378
306 McHenry city 376
306 Norwood city 376
307 Fredonia city 373
308 Old Brownsboro Place city 372
309 Glenview Hills city 371
310 Sharpsburg city 366
311 Ghent city 364
312 Grand Rivers city 354
312 Mount Olivet city 354
313 Glencoe city 352
314 Strathmoor Manor city 347
315 Bellewood city 337
316 Trenton city 328
317 Hunters Hollow city 327
318 Sadieville city 326
319 Eubank city 323
320 Vicco city 319
321 Campton city 313
322 Waverly city 311
323 Woodburn city 309
324 Brownsboro Village city 305
325 Creekside city 304
326 Willisburg city 299
327 Goose Creek city 297
328 Druid Hills city 296
328 Hyden city 296
329 Spring Mill city 290
330 Wildwood city 278
331 St. Charles city 275
332 Lakeview Heights city 274
333 Bradfordsville city 271
334 Bonnieville city 268
335 Rockport city 259
336 Arlington city 258
337 Warfield city 255
338 Berry city 251
339 Salt Lick city 250
340 Broeck Pointe city 245
341 Smithland city 242
342 Manor Creek city 238
343 Sparta city 235
344 Corinth city 229
345 Ewing city 228
346 Crossgate city 219
346 Dover city 219
347 Fountain Run city 218
347 Mentor city 218
348 Woodlawn city 216
349 Glenview Manor city 205
349 Mackville city 205
349 Nebo city 205
350 Oakland city 200
351 Sanders city 197
352 Slaughters city 187
353 Thornhill city 182
354 Allen city 181
355 Maryhill Estates city 180
356 Mockingbird Valley city 179
357 LaFayette city 177
358 Worthville city 176
359 Bremen city 174
359 Prestonville city 174
360 Ekron city 171
361 Sycamore city 166
362 Livingston city 165
363 Booneville city 161
363 Cambridge city 161
364 Raywick city 154
365 Fairview city 144
366 Hills and Dales city 142
367 Germantown city 141
368 St. Mary city 140
369 Lincolnshire city 139
369 South Carrollton city 139
370 Columbus city 137
371 Fairfield city 123
372 Smithfield city 121
373 Hickory Hill city 118
374 Meadowbrook Farm city 115
375 Rochester city 112
376 Monterey city 109
377 Kenton Vale city 106
378 Wheatcroft city 103
379 Keene city 102
380 Ten Broeck city 93
381 Buckhorn city 85
382 California city 79
383 Blandville city 72
383 Woodbury city 72
384 Blaine city 68
385 Gratz city 64
386 Sardis city 62
387 Carrsville city 47
388 Concord city 19
389 South Park View city 0