Cities with the Highest Population in Kentucky

Q: What are the Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Kentucky?

Top 10 Cities with the Highest Population in Kentucky are: #1 Louisville 629,176 . #2 Lexington 321,276 . #3 Bowling Green 72,385 . #4 Owensboro 60,019 . #5 Covington 40,923 . #6 Georgetown 37,510 . #7 Richmond 34,883 . #8 Florence 32,056 . #9 Elizabethtown 31,425 . #10 Nicholasville 31,352 .

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Income (Households)

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Commute Means

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Education by Degree Field

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Occupancy

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Finances

Highest Median Housing Costs Highest Property Prices Highest Owner Housing Costs Highest Renter Housing Costs Highest Housing Costs / Income Lowest Median Housing Costs Lowest Property Prices Lowest Owner Housing Costs Lowest Renter Housing Costs Lowest Housing Costs / Income

Physical Characteristics

Detached Home Residency Condo/Apartment Residency Utility Gas Heating Bottled Gas / LP Heating Electrical Heating Fuel Oil Heating Coal / Coke Heating Fuel-less Heating Households without a Cars Households with 1 or more Cars Households with 2 or more Cars Households with 3 or more Cars

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Map of Cities with the Highest Population in Kentucky

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Cities with the Highest Population in Kentucky

	City	People	vs State	vs National
1.	Louisville	629,176	4,502,935 (-3.87m)#1	331,097,593 (-330m)#29
2.	Lexington	321,276	4,502,935 (-4.18m)#2	331,097,593 (-331m)#58
3.	Bowling Green	72,385	4,502,935 (-4.43m)#3	331,097,593 (-331m)#539
4.	Owensboro	60,019	4,502,935 (-4.44m)#4	331,097,593 (-331m)#696
5.	Covington	40,923	4,502,935 (-4.46m)#5	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,077
6.	Georgetown	37,510	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#6	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,196
7.	Richmond	34,883	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#7	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,288
8.	Florence	32,056	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#8	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,409
9.	Elizabethtown	31,425	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#9	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,442
10.	Nicholasville	31,352	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#10	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,449
11.	Hopkinsville	31,042	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#11	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,463
12.	Jeffersontown	28,796	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#12	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,580
13.	Independence	28,722	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#13	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,584
14.	Frankfort	28,460	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#14	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,597
15.	Henderson	28,166	4,502,935 (-4.47m)#15	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,614
16.	Paducah	26,869	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#16	331,097,593 (-331m)#1,700
17.	Radcliff	22,981	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#17	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,014
18.	Ashland	21,542	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#18	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,141
19.	Erlanger	19,577	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#19	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,331
20.	Madisonville	19,433	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#20	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,340
21.	Winchester	19,080	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#21	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,386
22.	Burlington	18,264	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#22	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,509
23.	Mount Washington	17,987	4,502,935 (-4.48m)#23	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,545
24.	St Matthews	17,511	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#24	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,601
25.	Murray	17,414	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#25	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,616
26.	Fort Thomas	17,310	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#26	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,625
27.	Shelbyville	17,239	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#27	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,636
28.	Danville	17,191	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#28	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,641
29.	Shively	15,595	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#29	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,882
30.	Berea	15,404	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#30	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,912
31.	Glasgow	15,043	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#31	331,097,593 (-331m)#2,970
32.	Newport	14,190	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#32	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,115
33.	Shepherdsville	14,136	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#33	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,123
34.	Bardstown	13,564	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#34	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,236
35.	Fort Campbell North	12,014	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#35	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,576
36.	Somerset	11,998	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#36	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,583
37.	Lawrenceburg	11,749	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#37	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,638
38.	Campbellsville	11,434	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#38	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,722
39.	Lyndon	10,997	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#39	331,097,593 (-331m)#3,833
40.	Alexandria	10,322	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#40	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,050
41.	Versailles	10,297	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#41	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,065
42.	Paris	10,143	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#42	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,115
43.	Franklin	10,141	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#43	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,118
44.	La Grange	10,073	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#44	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,144
45.	Oakbrook	10,045	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#45	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,160
46.	Francisville	10,044	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#46	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,161
47.	Mayfield	10,011	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#47	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,179
48.	Middletown	9,594	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#48	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,309
49.	Middlesborough	9,383	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#49	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,377
50.	Elsmere	9,126	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#50	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,463
51.	Harrodsburg	9,057	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#51	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,494
52.	Maysville	8,831	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#52	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,584
53.	Hillview	8,681	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#53	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,637
54.	Fort Mitchell	8,667	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#54	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,647
55.	Fort Knox	8,655	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#55	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,650
56.	Corbin	8,611	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#56	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,664
57.	Edgewood	8,447	4,502,935 (-4.49m)#57	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,731
58.	Oak Grove	7,895	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#58	331,097,593 (-331m)#4,990
59.	London	7,612	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#59	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,120
60.	Pikeville	7,563	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#60	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,142
61.	Mount Sterling	7,532	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#61	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,157
62.	Union	7,369	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#62	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,232
63.	Villa Hills	7,331	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#63	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,253
64.	Flatwoods	7,312	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#64	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,265
65.	Russellville	7,186	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#65	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,334
66.	Morehead	7,001	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#66	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,423
67.	Taylor Mill	6,851	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#67	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,519
68.	Vine Grove	6,611	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#68	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,633
69.	Hebron	6,607	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#69	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,636
70.	Highland Heights	6,566	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#70	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,655
71.	Leitchfield	6,432	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#71	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,725
72.	Cynthiana	6,355	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#72	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,779
73.	Lebanon	6,274	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#73	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,826
74.	Cold Spring	6,258	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#74	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,835
75.	Princeton	6,248	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#75	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,845
76.	Crestwood	6,175	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#76	331,097,593 (-331m)#5,895
77.	Wilmore	6,017	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#77	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,003
78.	Fort Wright	5,841	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#78	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,120
79.	Monticello	5,770	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#79	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,159
80.	Central City	5,740	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#80	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,169
81.	Dayton	5,674	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#81	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,224
82.	Bellevue	5,596	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#82	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,273
83.	Walton	5,492	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#83	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,355
84.	Douglass Hills	5,466	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#84	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,377
85.	Williamsburg	5,229	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#85	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,547
86.	Hazard	5,194	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#86	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,582
87.	Hendron	5,112	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#87	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,653
88.	Columbia	4,811	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#88	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,932
89.	Benton	4,753	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#89	331,097,593 (-331m)#6,986
90.	Massac	4,722	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#90	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,006
91.	Hurstbourne	4,654	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#91	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,062
92.	Reidland	4,647	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#92	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,070
93.	Prospect	4,624	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#93	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,090
94.	Farley	4,559	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#94	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,157
95.	Greenville	4,463	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#95	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,248
96.	Ludlow	4,384	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#96	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,328
97.	Crescent Springs	4,350	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#97	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,366
98.	Scottsville	4,332	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#98	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,385
99.	Paintsville	4,277	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#99	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,438
100.	Crittenden	4,033	4,502,935 (-4.50m)#100	331,097,593 (-331m)#7,704