Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2023
Updated on August 14, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Kentucky cities and places, Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) had the highest population (622.98K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (320.15K), and Bowling Green city (76.21K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2023
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 622981 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 320154 |
| 3 | Bowling Green city | 76212 |
| 4 | Owensboro city | 60140 |
| 5 | Covington city | 40972 |
| 6 | Georgetown city | 39462 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 37206 |
| 8 | Elizabethtown city | 32978 |
| 9 | Florence city | 32917 |
| 10 | Nicholasville city | 32425 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville city | 30813 |
| 12 | Independence city | 29503 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown city | 28716 |
| 14 | Frankfort city | 28285 |
| 15 | Henderson city | 27734 |
| 16 | Paducah city | 26749 |
| 17 | Radcliff city | 22749 |
| 18 | Ashland city | 21154 |
| 19 | Erlanger city | 19777 |
| 20 | Madisonville city | 19355 |
| 21 | Winchester city | 19254 |
| 22 | Mount Washington city | 18637 |
| 23 | Murray city | 18086 |
| 24 | Shelbyville city | 17804 |
| 25 | Danville city | 17383 |
| 26 | St. Matthews city | 17356 |
| 27 | Fort Thomas city | 16973 |
| 28 | Berea city | 15998 |
| 29 | Shively city | 15455 |
| 30 | Glasgow city | 15313 |
| 31 | Shepherdsville city | 14691 |
| 32 | Bardstown city | 13832 |
| 33 | Newport city | 13812 |
| 34 | Somerset city | 12267 |
| 35 | Lawrenceburg city | 12112 |
| 36 | Campbellsville city | 11653 |
| 37 | Lyndon city | 10909 |
| 38 | Alexandria city | 10673 |
| 39 | Versailles city | 10491 |
| 40 | Franklin city | 10468 |
| 41 | La Grange city | 10417 |
| 42 | Paris city | 10089 |
| 43 | Mayfield city | 9713 |
| 44 | Middletown city | 9630 |
| 45 | Harrodsburg city | 9219 |
| 46 | Elsmere city | 9147 |
| 47 | Middlesborough city | 9012 |
| 48 | Hillview city | 8874 |
| 49 | Maysville city | 8687 |
| 50 | Fort Mitchell city | 8639 |
| 51 | Edgewood city | 8398 |
| 52 | Oak Grove city | 7973 |
| 53 | Corbin city | 7841 |
| 54 | Union city | 7671 |
| 55 | London city | 7596 |
| 56 | Mount Sterling city | 7571 |
| 57 | Villa Hills city | 7537 |
| 58 | Pikeville city | 7437 |
| 59 | Russellville city | 7398 |
| 60 | Flatwoods city | 7227 |
| 61 | Taylor Mill city | 6937 |
| 62 | Vine Grove city | 6907 |
| 63 | Morehead city | 6740 |
| 64 | Highland Heights city | 6612 |
| 65 | Cynthiana city | 6534 |
| 66 | Lebanon city | 6517 |
| 67 | Leitchfield city | 6463 |
| 68 | Crestwood city | 6424 |
| 69 | Cold Spring city | 6414 |
| 70 | Princeton city | 6194 |
| 71 | Wilmore city | 6104 |
| 72 | Fort Wright city | 6061 |
| 73 | Central City city | 5800 |
| 74 | Dayton city | 5790 |
| 75 | Monticello city | 5715 |
| 76 | Bellevue city | 5671 |
| 77 | Walton city | 5629 |
| 78 | Douglass Hills city | 5403 |
| 79 | Williamsburg city | 5169 |
| 80 | Hazard city | 4964 |
| 81 | Columbia city | 4880 |
| 82 | Benton city | 4765 |
| 83 | Hurstbourne city | 4645 |
| 84 | Prospect city | 4564 |
| 85 | Crescent Springs city | 4550 |
| 86 | Scottsville city | 4533 |
| 87 | Greenville city | 4374 |
| 88 | Ludlow city | 4332 |
| 89 | Paintsville city | 4160 |
| 90 | Crittenden city | 4106 |
| 91 | Lancaster city | 4050 |
| 92 | Williamstown city | 3964 |
| 93 | Carrollton city | 3914 |
| 94 | Grayson city | 3807 |
| 95 | Southgate city | 3752 |
| 96 | Prestonsburg city | 3721 |
| 97 | Stanford city | 3698 |
| 98 | Russell city | 3644 |
| 99 | Beaver Dam city | 3498 |
| 100 | West Liberty city | 3450 |
| 101 | Hodgenville city | 3309 |
| 102 | Crestview Hills city | 3227 |
| 103 | Stanton city | 3183 |
| 104 | Park Hills city | 3149 |
| 105 | Barbourville city | 3145 |
| 106 | Morganfield city | 3143 |
| 107 | Wilder city | 3100 |
| 108 | Simpsonville city | 3068 |
| 109 | Flemingsburg city | 2988 |
| 110 | Brandenburg city | 2944 |
| 111 | Springfield city | 2941 |
| 112 | Marion city | 2894 |
| 113 | Indian Hills city | 2854 |
| 114 | Providence city | 2822 |
| 115 | Graymoor-Devondale city | 2816 |
| 116 | Lakeside Park city | 2815 |
| 117 | Russell Springs city | 2794 |
| 118 | Eminence city | 2744 |
| 119 | Pioneer Village city | 2738 |
| 120 | Cadiz city | 2713 |
| 121 | Hartford city | 2647 |
| 122 | Louisa city | 2591 |
| 123 | Calvert City city | 2517 |
| 124 | Anchorage city | 2475 |
| 125 | Morgantown city | 2474 |
| 126 | Mount Vernon city | 2456 |
| 127 | Hardinsburg city | 2448 |
| 128 | Eddyville city | 2444 |
| 129 | Windy Hills city | 2403 |
| 130 | Cave City city | 2360 |
| 131 | Hickman city | 2303 |
| 132 | Raceland city | 2301 |
| 133 | Fulton city | 2289 |
| 133 | Junction City city | 2289 |
| 134 | Tompkinsville city | 2286 |
| 135 | Irvine city | 2284 |
| 136 | Horse Cave city | 2258 |
| 137 | Greensburg city | 2233 |
| 138 | Elkton city | 2230 |
| 139 | Dawson Springs city | 2211 |
| 139 | Falmouth city | 2211 |
| 140 | Dry Ridge city | 2199 |
| 141 | Beattyville city | 2148 |
| 142 | Jackson city | 2128 |
| 143 | Carlisle city | 2112 |
| 144 | Liberty city | 2003 |
| 145 | Hurstbourne Acres city | 1943 |
| 146 | Jamestown city | 1876 |
| 147 | Harlan city | 1854 |
| 148 | Cumberland city | 1821 |
| 149 | Lebanon Junction city | 1795 |
| 150 | Jenkins city | 1791 |
| 151 | Warsaw city | 1759 |
| 152 | Midway city | 1755 |
| 153 | Jeffersonville city | 1744 |
| 154 | Catlettsburg city | 1738 |
| 155 | Albany city | 1735 |
| 156 | Lewisport city | 1732 |
| 157 | Munfordville city | 1711 |
| 158 | Edmonton city | 1706 |
| 159 | Sturgis city | 1674 |
| 160 | Owenton city | 1669 |
| 161 | Whitesburg city | 1658 |
| 162 | Auburn city | 1637 |
| 163 | Pewee Valley city | 1634 |
| 164 | Pineville city | 1604 |
| 165 | Coal Run Village city | 1600 |
| 166 | Owingsville city | 1595 |
| 167 | Orchard Grass Hills city | 1592 |
| 168 | Worthington Hills city | 1553 |
| 169 | Olive Hill city | 1546 |
| 170 | Sebree city | 1529 |
| 171 | Salyersville city | 1525 |
| 172 | Worthington city | 1456 |
| 173 | Manchester city | 1428 |
| 174 | St. Regis Park city | 1420 |
| 175 | Audubon Park city | 1410 |
| 176 | Vanceburg city | 1398 |
| 177 | Burkesville city | 1388 |
| 178 | Irvington city | 1382 |
| 179 | West Buechel city | 1357 |
| 180 | Guthrie city | 1335 |
| 181 | Taylorsville city | 1310 |
| 182 | Coldstream city | 1283 |
| 183 | Beechwood Village city | 1259 |
| 184 | Earlington city | 1249 |
| 185 | Barbourmeade city | 1204 |
| 185 | Silver Grove city | 1204 |
| 186 | Heritage Creek city | 1203 |
| 187 | Clinton city | 1202 |
| 188 | Livermore city | 1198 |
| 189 | Clay City city | 1178 |
| 190 | Cloverport city | 1140 |
| 191 | Brodhead city | 1124 |
| 192 | Augusta city | 1090 |
| 193 | South Shore city | 1064 |
| 194 | Greenup city | 1056 |
| 195 | Hebron Estates city | 1040 |
| 196 | Camargo city | 1036 |
| 197 | Muldraugh city | 1014 |
| 198 | Burgin city | 1000 |
| 199 | Watterson Park city | 996 |
| 200 | Clay city | 994 |
| 200 | Hawesville city | 994 |
| 201 | Northfield city | 986 |
| 202 | Elkhorn City city | 981 |
| 203 | Nortonville city | 977 |
| 204 | Bloomfield city | 976 |
| 205 | Wurtland city | 969 |
| 206 | Clarkson city | 953 |
| 207 | Ryland Heights city | 936 |
| 208 | Lynnview city | 933 |
| 209 | Woodlawn Park city | 932 |
| 210 | West Point city | 929 |
| 211 | Goshen city | 923 |
| 211 | Rolling Hills city | 923 |
| 212 | Dixon city | 908 |
| 213 | Uniontown city | 901 |
| 214 | Bellemeade city | 893 |
| 215 | New Castle city | 891 |
| 216 | Brownsville city | 888 |
| 217 | Bellefonte city | 886 |
| 218 | Pembroke city | 874 |
| 219 | Adairville city | 871 |
| 220 | Ferguson city | 864 |
| 220 | Langdon Place city | 864 |
| 221 | La Center city | 862 |
| 222 | Campbellsburg city | 848 |
| 223 | Fincastle city | 837 |
| 224 | White Plains city | 836 |
| 225 | Evarts city | 827 |
| 226 | Stamping Ground city | 823 |
| 227 | Plantation city | 817 |
| 228 | New Haven city | 813 |
| 229 | McKee city | 804 |
| 230 | Pleasureville city | 797 |
| 231 | Smiths Grove city | 795 |
| 232 | Perryville city | 792 |
| 233 | Hollow Creek city | 790 |
| 234 | Blue Ridge Manor city | 784 |
| 235 | Powderly city | 782 |
| 236 | Lewisburg city | 775 |
| 237 | Crab Orchard city | 757 |
| 238 | Hanson city | 748 |
| 239 | Millersburg city | 741 |
| 240 | Corydon city | 726 |
| 241 | Mortons Gap city | 723 |
| 242 | Woodland Hills city | 721 |
| 243 | Meadow Vale city | 718 |
| 244 | Bromley city | 717 |
| 245 | Calhoun city | 714 |
| 245 | Loretto city | 714 |
| 246 | Salem city | 713 |
| 247 | Rolling Fields city | 709 |
| 247 | Upton city | 709 |
| 248 | Burnside city | 707 |
| 249 | Green Spring city | 706 |
| 250 | Bardwell city | 690 |
| 251 | Strathmoor Village city | 673 |
| 252 | Kuttawa city | 667 |
| 252 | Spring Valley city | 667 |
| 253 | Seneca Gardens city | 659 |
| 254 | Hindman city | 655 |
| 255 | Brooksville city | 652 |
| 255 | Science Hill city | 652 |
| 255 | Wickliffe city | 652 |
| 256 | Butler city | 642 |
| 256 | Crofton city | 642 |
| 257 | Barlow city | 638 |
| 258 | Brownsboro Farm city | 635 |
| 259 | Sandy Hook city | 625 |
| 260 | Frenchburg city | 614 |
| 261 | Park City city | 613 |
| 262 | Parkway Village city | 611 |
| 263 | Lynch city | 609 |
| 264 | North Middletown city | 605 |
| 265 | Loyall city | 599 |
| 266 | Milton city | 592 |
| 267 | Glenview city | 585 |
| 268 | Hardin city | 584 |
| 268 | Pippa Passes city | 584 |
| 269 | Whitesville city | 579 |
| 270 | Wingo city | 578 |
| 271 | Kevil city | 575 |
| 272 | Westwood city | 567 |
| 273 | Sonora city | 565 |
| 274 | Murray Hill city | 562 |
| 275 | Wellington city | 555 |
| 276 | Ravenna city | 554 |
| 277 | Caneyville city | 530 |
| 278 | Plum Springs city | 528 |
| 279 | Bedford city | 527 |
| 280 | Fleming-Neon city | 521 |
| 281 | Inez city | 515 |
| 282 | Hollyvilla city | 511 |
| 283 | Bancroft city | 498 |
| 284 | Houston Acres city | 491 |
| 285 | Martin city | 486 |
| 286 | Riverwood city | 483 |
| 287 | Gamaliel city | 480 |
| 288 | Drakesboro city | 472 |
| 288 | Wheelwright city | 472 |
| 289 | Benham city | 471 |
| 290 | Melbourne city | 470 |
| 291 | Crestview city | 461 |
| 292 | River Bluff city | 452 |
| 293 | Fox Chase city | 450 |
| 294 | Robards city | 445 |
| 295 | Fordsville city | 443 |
| 296 | Briarwood city | 440 |
| 297 | Island city | 437 |
| 298 | Forest Hills city | 434 |
| 299 | Norbourne Estates city | 431 |
| 300 | Meadowview Estates city | 429 |
| 301 | Moorland city | 428 |
| 302 | Sacramento city | 422 |
| 303 | Centertown city | 414 |
| 304 | Richlawn city | 410 |
| 305 | Hustonville city | 399 |
| 306 | Hazel city | 398 |
| 307 | Kingsley city | 389 |
| 308 | Wayland city | 377 |
| 309 | McHenry city | 375 |
| 309 | Norwood city | 375 |
| 309 | Poplar Hills city | 375 |
| 310 | Fredonia city | 373 |
| 311 | Glenview Hills city | 371 |
| 312 | Old Brownsboro Place city | 370 |
| 313 | Sharpsburg city | 368 |
| 314 | Ghent city | 363 |
| 315 | Mount Olivet city | 361 |
| 316 | Glencoe city | 351 |
| 317 | Grand Rivers city | 349 |
| 318 | Strathmoor Manor city | 342 |
| 319 | Bellewood city | 335 |
| 320 | Sadieville city | 334 |
| 321 | Hunters Hollow city | 331 |
| 322 | Trenton city | 328 |
| 323 | Eubank city | 325 |
| 324 | Woodburn city | 317 |
| 325 | Vicco city | 309 |
| 326 | Waverly city | 304 |
| 327 | Brownsboro Village city | 303 |
| 327 | Campton city | 303 |
| 328 | Creekside city | 302 |
| 329 | Willisburg city | 301 |
| 330 | Goose Creek city | 295 |
| 331 | Druid Hills city | 293 |
| 332 | Spring Mill city | 288 |
| 333 | Hyden city | 286 |
| 334 | St. Charles city | 280 |
| 335 | Wildwood city | 276 |
| 336 | Bradfordsville city | 273 |
| 337 | Lakeview Heights city | 272 |
| 338 | Bonnieville city | 271 |
| 339 | Rockport city | 259 |
| 340 | Berry city | 256 |
| 341 | Salt Lick city | 255 |
| 342 | Arlington city | 253 |
| 343 | Broeck Pointe city | 244 |
| 344 | Warfield city | 241 |
| 345 | Sparta city | 239 |
| 346 | Smithland city | 238 |
| 347 | Manor Creek city | 237 |
| 348 | Corinth city | 230 |
| 349 | Ewing city | 228 |
| 350 | Mentor city | 223 |
| 351 | Dover city | 221 |
| 351 | Fountain Run city | 221 |
| 352 | Crossgate city | 218 |
| 352 | Woodlawn city | 218 |
| 353 | Mackville city | 207 |
| 354 | Glenview Manor city | 205 |
| 354 | Nebo city | 205 |
| 355 | Sanders city | 197 |
| 356 | Oakland city | 193 |
| 357 | Slaughters city | 186 |
| 358 | Thornhill city | 182 |
| 359 | Maryhill Estates city | 181 |
| 360 | Mockingbird Valley city | 178 |
| 361 | Allen city | 177 |
| 361 | Prestonville city | 177 |
| 362 | LaFayette city | 176 |
| 362 | Worthville city | 176 |
| 363 | Bremen city | 172 |
| 364 | Ekron city | 170 |
| 365 | Livingston city | 165 |
| 365 | Sycamore city | 165 |
| 366 | Booneville city | 163 |
| 367 | Cambridge city | 160 |
| 368 | Raywick city | 155 |
| 369 | Fairview city | 144 |
| 370 | St. Mary city | 143 |
| 371 | Hills and Dales city | 142 |
| 372 | Germantown city | 139 |
| 372 | Lincolnshire city | 139 |
| 372 | South Carrollton city | 139 |
| 373 | Columbus city | 137 |
| 374 | Fairfield city | 130 |
| 375 | Smithfield city | 126 |
| 376 | Hickory Hill city | 119 |
| 377 | Meadowbrook Farm city | 116 |
| 378 | Rochester city | 114 |
| 379 | Monterey city | 110 |
| 380 | Keene city | 104 |
| 381 | Kenton Vale city | 103 |
| 382 | Wheatcroft city | 102 |
| 383 | Ten Broeck city | 92 |
| 384 | Buckhorn city | 83 |
| 385 | California city | 81 |
| 386 | Woodbury city | 72 |
| 387 | Blandville city | 71 |
| 388 | Blaine city | 68 |
| 389 | Gratz city | 63 |
| 390 | Sardis city | 62 |
| 391 | Carrsville city | 46 |
| 392 | Concord city | 19 |
| 393 | 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.