Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
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 (627.38K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (320.43K), and Bowling Green city (73.15K).
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 similar information for each Kentucky county.
Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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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) | 627376 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 320431 |
| 3 | Bowling Green city | 73151 |
| 4 | Owensboro city | 60035 |
| 5 | Covington city | 40748 |
| 6 | Georgetown city | 38389 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 35465 |
| 8 | Florence city | 32296 |
| 9 | Elizabethtown city | 31941 |
| 10 | Nicholasville city | 31526 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville city | 30966 |
| 12 | Jeffersontown city | 29127 |
| 13 | Independence city | 29098 |
| 14 | Frankfort city | 28567 |
| 15 | Henderson city | 27945 |
| 16 | Paducah city | 26898 |
| 17 | Radcliff city | 23038 |
| 18 | Ashland city | 21392 |
| 19 | Erlanger city | 19759 |
| 20 | Madisonville city | 19503 |
| 21 | Winchester city | 19079 |
| 22 | Mount Washington city | 18256 |
| 23 | Murray city | 17831 |
| 24 | Shelbyville city | 17472 |
| 25 | St. Matthews city | 17465 |
| 26 | Fort Thomas city | 17335 |
| 27 | Danville city | 17094 |
| 28 | Shively city | 15538 |
| 29 | Berea city | 15300 |
| 30 | Glasgow city | 15091 |
| 31 | Shepherdsville city | 14362 |
| 32 | Newport city | 14069 |
| 33 | Bardstown city | 13675 |
| 34 | Somerset city | 12166 |
| 35 | Lawrenceburg city | 11808 |
| 36 | Campbellsville city | 11465 |
| 37 | Lyndon city | 10962 |
| 38 | Versailles city | 10437 |
| 39 | Alexandria city | 10430 |
| 40 | Franklin city | 10252 |
| 41 | La Grange city | 10235 |
| 42 | Paris city | 10154 |
| 43 | Mayfield city | 9998 |
| 44 | Middletown city | 9678 |
| 45 | Middlesborough city | 9294 |
| 46 | Harrodsburg city | 9248 |
| 47 | Elsmere city | 9164 |
| 48 | Maysville city | 8738 |
| 49 | Hillview city | 8714 |
| 50 | Fort Mitchell city | 8694 |
| 51 | Edgewood city | 8436 |
| 52 | Oak Grove city | 7953 |
| 53 | Corbin city | 7827 |
| 54 | Pikeville city | 7566 |
| 55 | London city | 7545 |
| 56 | Mount Sterling city | 7542 |
| 57 | Union city | 7525 |
| 58 | Villa Hills city | 7323 |
| 59 | Flatwoods city | 7267 |
| 60 | Russellville city | 7266 |
| 61 | Morehead city | 6897 |
| 62 | Taylor Mill city | 6876 |
| 63 | Leitchfield city | 6806 |
| 64 | Vine Grove city | 6758 |
| 65 | Cynthiana city | 6406 |
| 66 | Lebanon city | 6383 |
| 67 | Crestwood city | 6308 |
| 68 | Princeton city | 6277 |
| 69 | Cold Spring city | 6256 |
| 70 | Highland Heights city | 6249 |
| 71 | Wilmore city | 5961 |
| 72 | Fort Wright city | 5787 |
| 73 | Monticello city | 5742 |
| 74 | Dayton city | 5679 |
| 75 | Bellevue city | 5566 |
| 76 | Walton city | 5550 |
| 77 | Douglass Hills city | 5433 |
| 78 | Central City city | 5362 |
| 79 | Williamsburg city | 5168 |
| 80 | Hazard city | 5127 |
| 81 | Columbia city | 4796 |
| 82 | Benton city | 4754 |
| 83 | Hurstbourne city | 4670 |
| 84 | Prospect city | 4582 |
| 85 | Greenville city | 4440 |
| 86 | Ludlow city | 4378 |
| 87 | Crescent Springs city | 4364 |
| 88 | Scottsville city | 4345 |
| 89 | Paintsville city | 4270 |
| 90 | Crittenden city | 4070 |
| 91 | Lancaster city | 3981 |
| 92 | Williamstown city | 3937 |
| 93 | Carrollton city | 3914 |
| 94 | Prestonsburg city | 3820 |
| 95 | Grayson city | 3776 |
| 96 | Russell city | 3705 |
| 97 | Southgate city | 3670 |
| 98 | Stanford city | 3585 |
| 99 | Beaver Dam city | 3539 |
| 100 | Hodgenville city | 3376 |
| 101 | Stanton city | 3234 |
| 102 | Morganfield city | 3226 |
| 103 | Crestview Hills city | 3223 |
| 104 | Barbourville city | 3201 |
| 105 | Park Hills city | 3166 |
| 106 | Wilder city | 3163 |
| 107 | West Liberty city | 3067 |
| 108 | Simpsonville city | 3015 |
| 109 | Flemingsburg city | 2973 |
| 110 | Brandenburg city | 2935 |
| 111 | Marion city | 2893 |
| 112 | Indian Hills city | 2874 |
| 112 | Springfield city | 2874 |
| 113 | Providence city | 2856 |
| 114 | Lakeside Park city | 2834 |
| 115 | Graymoor-Devondale city | 2773 |
| 116 | Russell Springs city | 2760 |
| 117 | Eminence city | 2710 |
| 118 | Pioneer Village city | 2692 |
| 119 | Cadiz city | 2690 |
| 120 | Hartford city | 2648 |
| 121 | Louisa city | 2636 |
| 122 | Calvert City city | 2525 |
| 123 | Anchorage city | 2486 |
| 124 | Morgantown city | 2475 |
| 125 | Mount Vernon city | 2473 |
| 126 | Dawson Springs city | 2448 |
| 127 | Windy Hills city | 2420 |
| 128 | Hardinsburg city | 2409 |
| 129 | Cave City city | 2355 |
| 130 | Hickman city | 2348 |
| 131 | Fulton city | 2346 |
| 132 | Irvine city | 2335 |
| 133 | Raceland city | 2324 |
| 134 | Tompkinsville city | 2284 |
| 135 | Junction City city | 2281 |
| 136 | Horse Cave city | 2227 |
| 137 | Greensburg city | 2208 |
| 138 | Jackson city | 2204 |
| 139 | Falmouth city | 2203 |
| 140 | Dry Ridge city | 2187 |
| 141 | Beattyville city | 2182 |
| 142 | Carlisle city | 2140 |
| 143 | Eddyville city | 2094 |
| 144 | Elkton city | 2067 |
| 145 | Liberty city | 2001 |
| 146 | Hurstbourne Acres city | 1953 |
| 147 | Harlan city | 1928 |
| 148 | Cumberland city | 1885 |
| 149 | Jenkins city | 1867 |
| 150 | Jamestown city | 1864 |
| 151 | Lebanon Junction city | 1764 |
| 152 | Albany city | 1763 |
| 153 | Lewisport city | 1762 |
| 154 | Warsaw city | 1755 |
| 155 | Catlettsburg city | 1752 |
| 156 | Whitesburg city | 1740 |
| 157 | Sturgis city | 1723 |
| 158 | Midway city | 1721 |
| 159 | Jeffersonville city | 1718 |
| 160 | Munfordville city | 1698 |
| 161 | Edmonton city | 1690 |
| 162 | Owenton city | 1682 |
| 163 | Pineville city | 1649 |
| 164 | Coal Run Village city | 1640 |
| 165 | Pewee Valley city | 1623 |
| 166 | Auburn city | 1606 |
| 167 | Owingsville city | 1591 |
| 168 | Olive Hill city | 1570 |
| 169 | Orchard Grass Hills city | 1565 |
| 170 | Salyersville city | 1563 |
| 171 | Worthington Hills city | 1559 |
| 172 | Sebree city | 1546 |
| 173 | Manchester city | 1503 |
| 174 | Worthington city | 1484 |
| 175 | St. Regis Park city | 1431 |
| 176 | Audubon Park city | 1428 |
| 177 | Vanceburg city | 1401 |
| 178 | Burkesville city | 1369 |
| 179 | Irvington city | 1367 |
| 180 | West Buechel city | 1364 |
| 181 | Guthrie city | 1336 |
| 182 | Coldstream city | 1289 |
| 183 | Taylorsville city | 1270 |
| 184 | Beechwood Village city | 1269 |
| 185 | Earlington city | 1251 |
| 186 | Livermore city | 1218 |
| 187 | Barbourmeade city | 1212 |
| 188 | Heritage Creek city | 1208 |
| 189 | Clay City city | 1192 |
| 190 | Clinton city | 1189 |
| 191 | Silver Grove city | 1168 |
| 192 | Cloverport city | 1129 |
| 193 | Brodhead city | 1118 |
| 194 | Augusta city | 1101 |
| 194 | Greenup city | 1101 |
| 195 | South Shore city | 1058 |
| 196 | Muldraugh city | 1033 |
| 197 | Camargo city | 1024 |
| 198 | Hawesville city | 1021 |
| 198 | Hebron Estates city | 1021 |
| 199 | Clay city | 1015 |
| 200 | Elkhorn City city | 1011 |
| 201 | Watterson Park city | 1001 |
| 202 | Northfield city | 992 |
| 203 | Burgin city | 989 |
| 204 | Wurtland city | 981 |
| 205 | Nortonville city | 971 |
| 206 | Bloomfield city | 966 |
| 207 | West Point city | 950 |
| 208 | Clarkson city | 944 |
| 209 | Lynnview city | 942 |
| 210 | Woodlawn Park city | 940 |
| 211 | Ryland Heights city | 930 |
| 212 | Rolling Hills city | 927 |
| 213 | Dixon city | 920 |
| 213 | Uniontown city | 920 |
| 214 | Goshen city | 907 |
| 215 | Bellemeade city | 904 |
| 216 | Bellefonte city | 903 |
| 217 | New Castle city | 886 |
| 218 | Brownsville city | 879 |
| 219 | Langdon Place city | 867 |
| 220 | La Center city | 865 |
| 221 | Pembroke city | 861 |
| 222 | Adairville city | 859 |
| 223 | Ferguson city | 854 |
| 224 | Fincastle city | 842 |
| 225 | Campbellsburg city | 840 |
| 226 | White Plains city | 828 |
| 227 | Plantation city | 822 |
| 228 | McKee city | 818 |
| 229 | New Haven city | 806 |
| 230 | Hollow Creek city | 795 |
| 230 | Stamping Ground city | 795 |
| 231 | Powderly city | 791 |
| 232 | Blue Ridge Manor city | 788 |
| 232 | Perryville city | 788 |
| 233 | Pleasureville city | 779 |
| 234 | Smiths Grove city | 773 |
| 235 | Lewisburg city | 761 |
| 236 | Crab Orchard city | 744 |
| 237 | Millersburg city | 743 |
| 238 | Woodland Hills city | 727 |
| 239 | Corydon city | 726 |
| 239 | Hanson city | 726 |
| 240 | Bromley city | 724 |
| 241 | Meadow Vale city | 722 |
| 242 | Calhoun city | 720 |
| 242 | Salem city | 720 |
| 243 | Rolling Fields city | 719 |
| 244 | Loretto city | 718 |
| 244 | Mortons Gap city | 718 |
| 245 | Upton city | 711 |
| 246 | Bardwell city | 710 |
| 247 | Burnside city | 709 |
| 247 | Green Spring city | 709 |
| 248 | Hindman city | 699 |
| 249 | Strathmoor Village city | 680 |
| 250 | Spring Valley city | 673 |
| 251 | Seneca Gardens city | 668 |
| 252 | Wickliffe city | 661 |
| 253 | Brooksville city | 658 |
| 254 | Science Hill city | 652 |
| 255 | Crofton city | 649 |
| 256 | Barlow city | 645 |
| 256 | Kuttawa city | 645 |
| 257 | Sandy Hook city | 641 |
| 258 | Butler city | 640 |
| 259 | Brownsboro Farm city | 637 |
| 260 | Lynch city | 634 |
| 261 | Evarts city | 628 |
| 262 | Loyall city | 623 |
| 263 | Parkway Village city | 615 |
| 264 | Park City city | 611 |
| 265 | Frenchburg city | 605 |
| 266 | North Middletown city | 602 |
| 267 | Milton city | 594 |
| 268 | Glenview city | 592 |
| 269 | Hardin city | 584 |
| 269 | Sonora city | 584 |
| 270 | Kevil city | 581 |
| 271 | Whitesville city | 579 |
| 272 | Wingo city | 578 |
| 273 | Westwood city | 573 |
| 274 | Fleming-Neon city | 569 |
| 275 | Murray Hill city | 565 |
| 276 | Ravenna city | 564 |
| 276 | Wellington city | 564 |
| 277 | Bedford city | 538 |
| 278 | Inez city | 536 |
| 279 | Caneyville city | 529 |
| 280 | Hollyvilla city | 516 |
| 281 | Plum Springs city | 513 |
| 282 | Bancroft city | 504 |
| 283 | Martin city | 501 |
| 284 | Benham city | 495 |
| 285 | Houston Acres city | 494 |
| 286 | Riverwood city | 489 |
| 286 | Wheelwright city | 489 |
| 287 | Drakesboro city | 477 |
| 288 | Gamaliel city | 473 |
| 289 | Pippa Passes city | 468 |
| 290 | Melbourne city | 457 |
| 291 | Crestview city | 451 |
| 292 | Robards city | 447 |
| 293 | River Bluff city | 446 |
| 294 | Briarwood city | 444 |
| 294 | Fordsville city | 444 |
| 295 | Fox Chase city | 439 |
| 296 | Forest Hills city | 437 |
| 296 | Island city | 437 |
| 297 | Norbourne Estates city | 435 |
| 298 | Moorland city | 433 |
| 299 | Meadowview Estates city | 427 |
| 300 | Sacramento city | 426 |
| 301 | Centertown city | 417 |
| 302 | Richlawn city | 415 |
| 303 | Hazel city | 395 |
| 304 | Kingsley city | 394 |
| 305 | Hustonville city | 387 |
| 306 | Wayland city | 380 |
| 307 | Poplar Hills city | 379 |
| 308 | Norwood city | 376 |
| 309 | McHenry city | 375 |
| 310 | Fredonia city | 374 |
| 310 | Old Brownsboro Place city | 374 |
| 311 | Glenview Hills city | 371 |
| 312 | Ghent city | 368 |
| 313 | Sharpsburg city | 364 |
| 314 | Grand Rivers city | 354 |
| 314 | Mount Olivet city | 354 |
| 315 | Glencoe city | 352 |
| 316 | Strathmoor Manor city | 348 |
| 317 | Bellewood city | 339 |
| 318 | Trenton city | 332 |
| 319 | Hunters Hollow city | 327 |
| 320 | Sadieville city | 326 |
| 321 | Eubank city | 321 |
| 322 | Vicco city | 319 |
| 323 | Woodburn city | 312 |
| 324 | Campton city | 311 |
| 325 | Waverly city | 310 |
| 326 | Brownsboro Village city | 307 |
| 327 | Creekside city | 304 |
| 328 | Willisburg city | 299 |
| 329 | Goose Creek city | 298 |
| 330 | Druid Hills city | 297 |
| 331 | Hyden city | 296 |
| 332 | Spring Mill city | 291 |
| 333 | Wildwood city | 278 |
| 334 | St. Charles city | 275 |
| 335 | Lakeview Heights city | 274 |
| 336 | Bonnieville city | 271 |
| 336 | Bradfordsville city | 271 |
| 337 | Rockport city | 262 |
| 338 | Arlington city | 257 |
| 339 | Berry city | 256 |
| 340 | Warfield city | 254 |
| 341 | Salt Lick city | 247 |
| 342 | Smithland city | 245 |
| 343 | Broeck Pointe city | 244 |
| 344 | Manor Creek city | 237 |
| 345 | Ewing city | 232 |
| 345 | Sparta city | 232 |
| 346 | Corinth city | 229 |
| 347 | Woodlawn city | 222 |
| 348 | Dover city | 220 |
| 349 | Crossgate city | 219 |
| 349 | Fountain Run city | 219 |
| 350 | Mentor city | 218 |
| 351 | Nebo city | 208 |
| 352 | Glenview Manor city | 205 |
| 352 | Mackville city | 205 |
| 353 | Sanders city | 202 |
| 354 | Oakland city | 199 |
| 355 | Slaughters city | 186 |
| 356 | Thornhill city | 184 |
| 357 | Mockingbird Valley city | 181 |
| 358 | Maryhill Estates city | 178 |
| 359 | LaFayette city | 177 |
| 360 | Allen city | 176 |
| 360 | Prestonville city | 176 |
| 361 | Worthville city | 174 |
| 362 | Bremen city | 173 |
| 363 | Ekron city | 172 |
| 364 | Sycamore city | 167 |
| 365 | Livingston city | 165 |
| 366 | Cambridge city | 160 |
| 367 | Booneville city | 158 |
| 368 | Raywick city | 154 |
| 369 | Columbus city | 146 |
| 370 | Germantown city | 143 |
| 371 | Fairview city | 142 |
| 371 | Hills and Dales city | 142 |
| 372 | St. Mary city | 139 |
| 373 | South Carrollton city | 138 |
| 374 | Lincolnshire city | 137 |
| 375 | Fairfield city | 124 |
| 376 | Smithfield city | 120 |
| 377 | Hickory Hill city | 116 |
| 378 | Meadowbrook Farm city | 114 |
| 379 | Rochester city | 110 |
| 380 | Monterey city | 108 |
| 381 | Kenton Vale city | 105 |
| 382 | Wheatcroft city | 103 |
| 383 | Keene city | 101 |
| 384 | Ten Broeck city | 93 |
| 385 | Buckhorn city | 83 |
| 385 | California city | 83 |
| 386 | Woodbury city | 76 |
| 387 | Blandville city | 71 |
| 388 | Blaine city | 69 |
| 389 | Gratz city | 66 |
| 390 | Sardis city | 62 |
| 391 | Carrsville city | 45 |
| 392 | Concord city | 18 |
| 393 | South Park View city | 0 |