Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2022
Updated on February 9, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population (624.44K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (320.35K), and Bowling Green city (74.93K).
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.
Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2022
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
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| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 624444 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 320347 |
| 3 | Bowling Green city | 74926 |
| 4 | Owensboro city | 60037 |
| 5 | Covington city | 40956 |
| 6 | Georgetown city | 38780 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 36129 |
| 8 | Florence city | 32618 |
| 9 | Nicholasville city | 31955 |
| 10 | Elizabethtown city | 31892 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville city | 30927 |
| 12 | Independence city | 29326 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown city | 28621 |
| 14 | Frankfort city | 28391 |
| 15 | Henderson city | 27697 |
| 16 | Paducah city | 26834 |
| 17 | Radcliff city | 22953 |
| 18 | Ashland city | 21342 |
| 19 | Erlanger city | 19756 |
| 20 | Madisonville city | 19214 |
| 21 | Winchester city | 19142 |
| 22 | Mount Washington city | 18424 |
| 23 | Shelbyville city | 17565 |
| 24 | Murray city | 17522 |
| 25 | St. Matthews city | 17362 |
| 26 | Danville city | 17303 |
| 27 | Fort Thomas city | 17133 |
| 28 | Berea city | 15494 |
| 29 | Shively city | 15482 |
| 30 | Glasgow city | 15282 |
| 31 | Shepherdsville city | 14486 |
| 32 | Newport city | 13901 |
| 33 | Bardstown city | 13739 |
| 34 | Somerset city | 12218 |
| 35 | Lawrenceburg city | 11919 |
| 36 | Campbellsville city | 11599 |
| 37 | Lyndon city | 10917 |
| 38 | Alexandria city | 10570 |
| 39 | Versailles city | 10416 |
| 40 | Franklin city | 10344 |
| 41 | La Grange city | 10295 |
| 42 | Paris city | 10075 |
| 43 | Mayfield city | 9894 |
| 44 | Middletown city | 9638 |
| 45 | Harrodsburg city | 9149 |
| 46 | Elsmere city | 9148 |
| 47 | Middlesborough city | 9131 |
| 48 | Hillview city | 8771 |
| 49 | Maysville city | 8742 |
| 50 | Fort Mitchell city | 8653 |
| 51 | Edgewood city | 8398 |
| 52 | Oak Grove city | 7997 |
| 53 | Corbin city | 7856 |
| 54 | Union city | 7592 |
| 55 | London city | 7578 |
| 56 | Mount Sterling city | 7555 |
| 57 | Villa Hills city | 7435 |
| 58 | Pikeville city | 7358 |
| 59 | Russellville city | 7282 |
| 60 | Flatwoods city | 7243 |
| 61 | Vine Grove city | 6880 |
| 62 | Taylor Mill city | 6846 |
| 63 | Morehead city | 6734 |
| 64 | Cynthiana city | 6441 |
| 65 | Lebanon city | 6436 |
| 66 | Leitchfield city | 6432 |
| 67 | Highland Heights city | 6418 |
| 68 | Cold Spring city | 6353 |
| 69 | Crestwood city | 6350 |
| 70 | Princeton city | 6210 |
| 71 | Wilmore city | 6017 |
| 72 | Fort Wright city | 5819 |
| 73 | Central City city | 5810 |
| 74 | Monticello city | 5755 |
| 75 | Dayton city | 5749 |
| 76 | Bellevue city | 5630 |
| 77 | Walton city | 5576 |
| 78 | Douglass Hills city | 5409 |
| 79 | Williamsburg city | 5163 |
| 80 | Hazard city | 4999 |
| 81 | Columbia city | 4846 |
| 82 | Benton city | 4762 |
| 83 | Hurstbourne city | 4650 |
| 84 | Prospect city | 4565 |
| 85 | Crescent Springs city | 4450 |
| 86 | Scottsville city | 4433 |
| 87 | Greenville city | 4401 |
| 88 | Ludlow city | 4343 |
| 89 | Paintsville city | 4200 |
| 90 | Crittenden city | 4091 |
| 91 | Lancaster city | 4010 |
| 92 | Williamstown city | 3955 |
| 93 | Carrollton city | 3909 |
| 94 | Grayson city | 3820 |
| 95 | Prestonsburg city | 3791 |
| 96 | Southgate city | 3717 |
| 97 | Russell city | 3669 |
| 98 | Stanford city | 3644 |
| 99 | Beaver Dam city | 3490 |
| 100 | West Liberty city | 3434 |
| 101 | Hodgenville city | 3283 |
| 102 | Crestview Hills city | 3223 |
| 103 | Stanton city | 3221 |
| 104 | Morganfield city | 3166 |
| 105 | Barbourville city | 3157 |
| 106 | Park Hills city | 3155 |
| 107 | Wilder city | 3123 |
| 108 | Simpsonville city | 3028 |
| 109 | Flemingsburg city | 2969 |
| 110 | Brandenburg city | 2929 |
| 111 | Marion city | 2900 |
| 112 | Springfield city | 2876 |
| 113 | Indian Hills city | 2860 |
| 114 | Lakeside Park city | 2823 |
| 115 | Graymoor-Devondale city | 2821 |
| 116 | Providence city | 2819 |
| 117 | Russell Springs city | 2750 |
| 118 | Cadiz city | 2716 |
| 119 | Eminence city | 2715 |
| 120 | Pioneer Village city | 2708 |
| 121 | Hartford city | 2636 |
| 122 | Louisa city | 2623 |
| 123 | Calvert City city | 2517 |
| 124 | Anchorage city | 2478 |
| 125 | Mount Vernon city | 2472 |
| 126 | Morgantown city | 2467 |
| 127 | Hardinsburg city | 2433 |
| 128 | Eddyville city | 2429 |
| 129 | Dawson Springs city | 2420 |
| 130 | Windy Hills city | 2408 |
| 131 | Cave City city | 2356 |
| 132 | Hickman city | 2314 |
| 133 | Raceland city | 2313 |
| 134 | Irvine city | 2311 |
| 135 | Fulton city | 2301 |
| 136 | Tompkinsville city | 2297 |
| 137 | Junction City city | 2290 |
| 138 | Horse Cave city | 2246 |
| 139 | Greensburg city | 2208 |
| 140 | Falmouth city | 2197 |
| 141 | Jackson city | 2157 |
| 142 | Carlisle city | 2148 |
| 143 | Beattyville city | 2146 |
| 144 | Elkton city | 2141 |
| 145 | Dry Ridge city | 2138 |
| 146 | Liberty city | 2011 |
| 147 | Hurstbourne Acres city | 1945 |
| 148 | Harlan city | 1885 |
| 149 | Jamestown city | 1869 |
| 150 | Cumberland city | 1845 |
| 151 | Jenkins city | 1830 |
| 152 | Lebanon Junction city | 1778 |
| 153 | Warsaw city | 1756 |
| 154 | Lewisport city | 1754 |
| 155 | Catlettsburg city | 1746 |
| 156 | Midway city | 1744 |
| 157 | Albany city | 1733 |
| 158 | Jeffersonville city | 1729 |
| 159 | Whitesburg city | 1711 |
| 160 | Munfordville city | 1701 |
| 161 | Edmonton city | 1689 |
| 162 | Sturgis city | 1686 |
| 163 | Owenton city | 1671 |
| 164 | Pineville city | 1630 |
| 165 | Pewee Valley city | 1618 |
| 166 | Auburn city | 1616 |
| 167 | Coal Run Village city | 1613 |
| 168 | Owingsville city | 1587 |
| 169 | Orchard Grass Hills city | 1575 |
| 170 | Olive Hill city | 1555 |
| 171 | Worthington Hills city | 1550 |
| 172 | Salyersville city | 1546 |
| 173 | Sebree city | 1533 |
| 174 | Worthington city | 1469 |
| 175 | Manchester city | 1459 |
| 176 | St. Regis Park city | 1422 |
| 177 | Audubon Park city | 1414 |
| 178 | Vanceburg city | 1401 |
| 179 | Burkesville city | 1380 |
| 180 | Irvington city | 1374 |
| 181 | West Buechel city | 1359 |
| 182 | Guthrie city | 1336 |
| 183 | Taylorsville city | 1292 |
| 184 | Coldstream city | 1284 |
| 185 | Beechwood Village city | 1264 |
| 186 | Earlington city | 1241 |
| 187 | Livermore city | 1210 |
| 188 | Barbourmeade city | 1207 |
| 189 | Heritage Creek city | 1202 |
| 190 | Clinton city | 1195 |
| 191 | Silver Grove city | 1189 |
| 192 | Clay City city | 1188 |
| 193 | Cloverport city | 1136 |
| 194 | Brodhead city | 1131 |
| 195 | Augusta city | 1098 |
| 196 | Greenup city | 1065 |
| 197 | South Shore city | 1043 |
| 198 | Camargo city | 1029 |
| 199 | Hebron Estates city | 1026 |
| 200 | Muldraugh city | 1019 |
| 201 | Hawesville city | 1007 |
| 202 | Clay city | 997 |
| 202 | Watterson Park city | 997 |
| 203 | Burgin city | 994 |
| 204 | Elkhorn City city | 990 |
| 205 | Northfield city | 989 |
| 206 | Wurtland city | 975 |
| 207 | Bloomfield city | 970 |
| 208 | Nortonville city | 964 |
| 209 | Clarkson city | 945 |
| 210 | West Point city | 942 |
| 211 | Lynnview city | 936 |
| 212 | Woodlawn Park city | 935 |
| 213 | Ryland Heights city | 934 |
| 214 | Rolling Hills city | 925 |
| 215 | Goshen city | 912 |
| 216 | Dixon city | 911 |
| 217 | Uniontown city | 907 |
| 218 | Bellefonte city | 894 |
| 218 | Bellemeade city | 894 |
| 219 | Brownsville city | 883 |
| 219 | New Castle city | 883 |
| 220 | La Center city | 867 |
| 221 | Langdon Place city | 865 |
| 222 | Pembroke city | 861 |
| 223 | Ferguson city | 857 |
| 224 | Adairville city | 856 |
| 225 | Campbellsburg city | 838 |
| 225 | Fincastle city | 838 |
| 226 | Evarts city | 834 |
| 227 | White Plains city | 824 |
| 228 | Plantation city | 818 |
| 229 | New Haven city | 807 |
| 230 | Stamping Ground city | 806 |
| 231 | McKee city | 797 |
| 232 | Perryville city | 792 |
| 233 | Hollow Creek city | 788 |
| 234 | Pleasureville city | 786 |
| 235 | Blue Ridge Manor city | 785 |
| 235 | Powderly city | 785 |
| 236 | Smiths Grove city | 778 |
| 237 | Lewisburg city | 766 |
| 238 | Hanson city | 748 |
| 239 | Crab Orchard city | 743 |
| 240 | Millersburg city | 741 |
| 241 | Woodland Hills city | 722 |
| 242 | Corydon city | 721 |
| 242 | Salem city | 721 |
| 243 | Meadow Vale city | 720 |
| 244 | Bromley city | 719 |
| 244 | Calhoun city | 719 |
| 245 | Loretto city | 716 |
| 246 | Mortons Gap city | 714 |
| 247 | Upton city | 713 |
| 248 | Rolling Fields city | 711 |
| 249 | Green Spring city | 704 |
| 250 | Burnside city | 703 |
| 251 | Bardwell city | 693 |
| 252 | Hindman city | 680 |
| 253 | Strathmoor Village city | 674 |
| 254 | Spring Valley city | 669 |
| 255 | Seneca Gardens city | 662 |
| 256 | Wickliffe city | 658 |
| 257 | Kuttawa city | 656 |
| 257 | Science Hill city | 656 |
| 258 | Brooksville city | 653 |
| 259 | Crofton city | 645 |
| 260 | Barlow city | 644 |
| 261 | Butler city | 642 |
| 262 | Brownsboro Farm city | 633 |
| 263 | Sandy Hook city | 631 |
| 264 | Lynch city | 621 |
| 265 | Frenchburg city | 611 |
| 265 | Park City city | 611 |
| 266 | Parkway Village city | 610 |
| 267 | Loyall city | 609 |
| 268 | North Middletown city | 603 |
| 269 | Milton city | 592 |
| 270 | Glenview city | 585 |
| 271 | Hardin city | 580 |
| 272 | Kevil city | 579 |
| 273 | Whitesville city | 576 |
| 274 | Wingo city | 573 |
| 275 | Westwood city | 569 |
| 276 | Sonora city | 568 |
| 277 | Murray Hill city | 565 |
| 278 | Ravenna city | 561 |
| 279 | Wellington city | 556 |
| 280 | Fleming-Neon city | 531 |
| 281 | Caneyville city | 529 |
| 282 | Inez city | 523 |
| 283 | Bedford city | 522 |
| 284 | Plum Springs city | 517 |
| 285 | Hollyvilla city | 513 |
| 286 | Bancroft city | 500 |
| 287 | Martin city | 497 |
| 288 | Houston Acres city | 489 |
| 289 | Wheelwright city | 488 |
| 290 | Pippa Passes city | 487 |
| 291 | Riverwood city | 484 |
| 292 | Gamaliel city | 483 |
| 293 | Benham city | 481 |
| 294 | Drakesboro city | 474 |
| 295 | Melbourne city | 466 |
| 296 | Crestview city | 456 |
| 297 | River Bluff city | 446 |
| 298 | Fox Chase city | 445 |
| 299 | Robards city | 443 |
| 300 | Briarwood city | 442 |
| 301 | Fordsville city | 441 |
| 302 | Island city | 437 |
| 303 | Forest Hills city | 434 |
| 304 | Norbourne Estates city | 431 |
| 305 | Moorland city | 429 |
| 306 | Sacramento city | 425 |
| 307 | Centertown city | 410 |
| 307 | Richlawn city | 410 |
| 308 | Hazel city | 398 |
| 309 | Kingsley city | 391 |
| 310 | Hustonville city | 389 |
| 311 | Wayland city | 387 |
| 312 | Poplar Hills city | 376 |
| 313 | Norwood city | 374 |
| 314 | Glenview Hills city | 371 |
| 314 | Old Brownsboro Place city | 371 |
| 315 | Fredonia city | 370 |
| 316 | McHenry city | 368 |
| 317 | Ghent city | 365 |
| 317 | Sharpsburg city | 365 |
| 318 | Grand Rivers city | 353 |
| 319 | Glencoe city | 351 |
| 320 | Mount Olivet city | 349 |
| 321 | Strathmoor Manor city | 346 |
| 322 | Bellewood city | 338 |
| 323 | Sadieville city | 332 |
| 324 | Hunters Hollow city | 328 |
| 324 | Trenton city | 328 |
| 325 | Eubank city | 323 |
| 326 | Woodburn city | 312 |
| 327 | Vicco city | 311 |
| 328 | Campton city | 308 |
| 329 | Brownsboro Village city | 305 |
| 329 | Waverly city | 305 |
| 330 | Creekside city | 304 |
| 331 | Willisburg city | 300 |
| 332 | Goose Creek city | 297 |
| 333 | Druid Hills city | 294 |
| 334 | Hyden city | 293 |
| 335 | Spring Mill city | 291 |
| 336 | Wildwood city | 278 |
| 337 | St. Charles city | 276 |
| 338 | Bradfordsville city | 274 |
| 338 | Lakeview Heights city | 274 |
| 339 | Bonnieville city | 271 |
| 340 | Rockport city | 258 |
| 341 | Arlington city | 256 |
| 342 | Berry city | 253 |
| 343 | Salt Lick city | 248 |
| 344 | Warfield city | 247 |
| 345 | Broeck Pointe city | 246 |
| 346 | Smithland city | 242 |
| 347 | Manor Creek city | 240 |
| 348 | Sparta city | 234 |
| 349 | Corinth city | 233 |
| 350 | Ewing city | 228 |
| 351 | Mentor city | 222 |
| 352 | Dover city | 221 |
| 352 | Fountain Run city | 221 |
| 353 | Crossgate city | 220 |
| 354 | Woodlawn city | 219 |
| 355 | Nebo city | 206 |
| 356 | Mackville city | 204 |
| 357 | Glenview Manor city | 203 |
| 358 | Sanders city | 199 |
| 359 | Oakland city | 193 |
| 360 | Slaughters city | 187 |
| 361 | Worthville city | 182 |
| 362 | Allen city | 181 |
| 363 | Thornhill city | 180 |
| 364 | Maryhill Estates city | 179 |
| 365 | Meadowview Estates city | 178 |
| 365 | Mockingbird Valley city | 178 |
| 366 | LaFayette city | 176 |
| 366 | Prestonville city | 176 |
| 367 | Ekron city | 173 |
| 368 | Bremen city | 172 |
| 369 | Sycamore city | 166 |
| 370 | Livingston city | 165 |
| 371 | Booneville city | 161 |
| 372 | Cambridge city | 158 |
| 373 | Raywick city | 153 |
| 374 | Germantown city | 144 |
| 375 | St. Mary city | 143 |
| 376 | Hills and Dales city | 142 |
| 377 | Fairview city | 140 |
| 377 | South Carrollton city | 140 |
| 378 | Columbus city | 136 |
| 378 | Lincolnshire city | 136 |
| 379 | Fairfield city | 125 |
| 380 | Smithfield city | 122 |
| 381 | Hickory Hill city | 116 |
| 382 | Rochester city | 113 |
| 383 | Meadowbrook Farm city | 110 |
| 384 | Monterey city | 109 |
| 385 | Kenton Vale city | 107 |
| 386 | Keene city | 102 |
| 386 | Wheatcroft city | 102 |
| 387 | Blackey city | 100 |
| 388 | Ten Broeck city | 92 |
| 389 | California city | 84 |
| 390 | Buckhorn city | 80 |
| 391 | Woodbury city | 74 |
| 392 | Blandville city | 73 |
| 393 | Blaine city | 67 |
| 394 | Gratz city | 66 |
| 395 | Sardis city | 62 |
| 396 | Carrsville city | 47 |
| 397 | Concord city | 18 |
| 398 | South Park View city | 0 |
Ranking of Cities and Places By Population for Kentucky Counties
Use the links below to see ranking of cities and places by population for each of the following Kentucky counties.