Ranking of Kentucky Cities and Places By Population in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
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 (632.16K), followed by Lexington-Fayette urban county (324.62K), and Bowling Green city (77.07K).
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), 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) | 632162 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 324624 |
| 3 | Bowling Green city | 77069 |
| 4 | Owensboro city | 60394 |
| 5 | Covington city | 41176 |
| 6 | Georgetown city | 39827 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 38510 |
| 8 | Florence city | 33169 |
| 9 | Elizabethtown city | 33061 |
| 10 | Nicholasville city | 32753 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville city | 30849 |
| 12 | Independence city | 29664 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown city | 29212 |
| 14 | Frankfort city | 28396 |
| 15 | Henderson city | 27734 |
| 16 | Paducah city | 26761 |
| 17 | Radcliff city | 22740 |
| 18 | Ashland city | 21127 |
| 19 | Erlanger city | 19935 |
| 20 | Madisonville city | 19497 |
| 21 | Winchester city | 19262 |
| 22 | Mount Washington city | 18695 |
| 23 | Murray city | 18232 |
| 24 | Shelbyville city | 17840 |
| 25 | St. Matthews city | 17587 |
| 26 | Danville city | 17432 |
| 27 | Fort Thomas city | 16985 |
| 28 | Berea city | 16033 |
| 29 | Shively city | 15608 |
| 30 | Glasgow city | 15303 |
| 31 | Shepherdsville city | 14695 |
| 32 | Bardstown city | 13903 |
| 33 | Newport city | 13840 |
| 34 | Somerset city | 12281 |
| 35 | Lawrenceburg city | 12100 |
| 36 | Campbellsville city | 11736 |
| 37 | Lyndon city | 11063 |
| 38 | Alexandria city | 10697 |
| 39 | Versailles city | 10584 |
| 40 | Franklin city | 10477 |
| 41 | La Grange city | 10436 |
| 42 | Paris city | 10139 |
| 43 | Middletown city | 9767 |
| 44 | Mayfield city | 9758 |
| 45 | Harrodsburg city | 9368 |
| 46 | Elsmere city | 9213 |
| 47 | Middlesborough city | 8973 |
| 48 | Hillview city | 8889 |
| 49 | Fort Mitchell city | 8678 |
| 50 | Maysville city | 8673 |
| 51 | Edgewood city | 8439 |
| 52 | Oak Grove city | 7997 |
| 53 | Corbin city | 7821 |
| 54 | Union city | 7731 |
| 55 | London city | 7589 |
| 56 | Villa Hills city | 7575 |
| 57 | Mount Sterling city | 7563 |
| 58 | Pikeville city | 7448 |
| 59 | Russellville city | 7402 |
| 60 | Flatwoods city | 7234 |
| 61 | Taylor Mill city | 6976 |
| 62 | Vine Grove city | 6920 |
| 63 | Leitchfield city | 6827 |
| 64 | Morehead city | 6753 |
| 65 | Highland Heights city | 6625 |
| 66 | Cynthiana city | 6530 |
| 67 | Lebanon city | 6502 |
| 68 | Crestwood city | 6426 |
| 69 | Cold Spring city | 6425 |
| 70 | Princeton city | 6212 |
| 71 | Wilmore city | 6104 |
| 72 | Fort Wright city | 6033 |
| 73 | Central City city | 5797 |
| 74 | Dayton city | 5796 |
| 75 | Monticello city | 5740 |
| 76 | Walton city | 5699 |
| 77 | Bellevue city | 5682 |
| 78 | Douglass Hills city | 5481 |
| 79 | Williamsburg city | 5251 |
| 80 | Hazard city | 4883 |
| 81 | Columbia city | 4865 |
| 82 | Benton city | 4727 |
| 83 | Hurstbourne city | 4709 |
| 84 | Prospect city | 4627 |
| 85 | Crescent Springs city | 4570 |
| 86 | Scottsville city | 4530 |
| 87 | Ludlow city | 4354 |
| 88 | Greenville city | 4353 |
| 89 | Paintsville city | 4143 |
| 90 | Crittenden city | 4110 |
| 91 | Lancaster city | 4062 |
| 92 | Williamstown city | 3963 |
| 93 | Carrollton city | 3924 |
| 94 | Grayson city | 3777 |
| 95 | Southgate city | 3759 |
| 96 | Stanford city | 3690 |
| 97 | Prestonsburg city | 3687 |
| 98 | Russell city | 3651 |
| 99 | Beaver Dam city | 3514 |
| 100 | West Liberty city | 3464 |
| 101 | Hodgenville city | 3428 |
| 102 | Crestview Hills city | 3278 |
| 103 | Stanton city | 3193 |
| 104 | Park Hills city | 3166 |
| 105 | Morganfield city | 3157 |
| 106 | Barbourville city | 3106 |
| 107 | Wilder city | 3104 |
| 108 | Simpsonville city | 3082 |
| 109 | Flemingsburg city | 2974 |
| 110 | Brandenburg city | 2959 |
| 111 | Springfield city | 2941 |
| 112 | Indian Hills city | 2897 |
| 113 | Marion city | 2893 |
| 114 | Providence city | 2835 |
| 115 | Lakeside Park city | 2827 |
| 116 | Russell Springs city | 2796 |
| 117 | Graymoor-Devondale city | 2764 |
| 118 | Eminence city | 2745 |
| 119 | Pioneer Village city | 2742 |
| 120 | Cadiz city | 2712 |
| 121 | Hartford city | 2636 |
| 122 | Louisa city | 2557 |
| 123 | Calvert City city | 2515 |
| 124 | Anchorage city | 2506 |
| 125 | Morgantown city | 2484 |
| 126 | Mount Vernon city | 2462 |
| 127 | Hardinsburg city | 2461 |
| 128 | Eddyville city | 2452 |
| 129 | Windy Hills city | 2439 |
| 130 | Cave City city | 2368 |
| 131 | Hickman city | 2313 |
| 132 | Fulton city | 2306 |
| 133 | Junction City city | 2305 |
| 134 | Raceland city | 2301 |
| 135 | Irvine city | 2287 |
| 136 | Tompkinsville city | 2268 |
| 137 | Horse Cave city | 2257 |
| 138 | Elkton city | 2246 |
| 139 | Greensburg city | 2230 |
| 140 | Dawson Springs city | 2225 |
| 141 | Falmouth city | 2210 |
| 142 | Dry Ridge city | 2202 |
| 143 | Beattyville city | 2148 |
| 144 | Jackson city | 2131 |
| 145 | Carlisle city | 2113 |
| 146 | Liberty city | 1984 |
| 147 | Hurstbourne Acres city | 1976 |
| 148 | Harlan city | 1856 |
| 149 | Jamestown city | 1854 |
| 150 | Cumberland city | 1808 |
| 151 | Lebanon Junction city | 1802 |
| 152 | Jenkins city | 1786 |
| 153 | Midway city | 1770 |
| 154 | Warsaw city | 1769 |
| 155 | Jeffersonville city | 1749 |
| 156 | Albany city | 1744 |
| 157 | Lewisport city | 1732 |
| 158 | Catlettsburg city | 1728 |
| 159 | Munfordville city | 1710 |
| 160 | Edmonton city | 1700 |
| 161 | Sturgis city | 1677 |
| 162 | Owenton city | 1667 |
| 163 | Whitesburg city | 1651 |
| 164 | Pewee Valley city | 1642 |
| 165 | Auburn city | 1617 |
| 166 | Coal Run Village city | 1609 |
| 167 | Owingsville city | 1596 |
| 168 | Orchard Grass Hills city | 1594 |
| 169 | Pineville city | 1583 |
| 170 | Worthington Hills city | 1575 |
| 171 | Olive Hill city | 1545 |
| 172 | Sebree city | 1510 |
| 173 | Salyersville city | 1504 |
| 174 | Worthington city | 1458 |
| 175 | Manchester city | 1439 |
| 175 | St. Regis Park city | 1439 |
| 176 | Audubon Park city | 1432 |
| 177 | Vanceburg city | 1394 |
| 178 | Irvington city | 1384 |
| 179 | West Buechel city | 1375 |
| 180 | Burkesville city | 1370 |
| 181 | Guthrie city | 1343 |
| 182 | Coldstream city | 1301 |
| 183 | Taylorsville city | 1297 |
| 184 | Beechwood Village city | 1277 |
| 185 | Earlington city | 1251 |
| 186 | Heritage Creek city | 1222 |
| 187 | Barbourmeade city | 1221 |
| 188 | Livermore city | 1201 |
| 189 | Silver Grove city | 1197 |
| 190 | Clinton city | 1189 |
| 191 | Clay City city | 1183 |
| 192 | Cloverport city | 1141 |
| 193 | Brodhead city | 1102 |
| 194 | Augusta city | 1096 |
| 195 | Greenup city | 1084 |
| 196 | Wheelwright city | 1073 |
| 197 | South Shore city | 1043 |
| 198 | Hebron Estates city | 1042 |
| 199 | Camargo city | 1039 |
| 200 | Muldraugh city | 1015 |
| 201 | Watterson Park city | 1012 |
| 202 | Hawesville city | 1003 |
| 203 | Burgin city | 1002 |
| 204 | Clay city | 1000 |
| 204 | Northfield city | 1000 |
| 205 | Bloomfield city | 982 |
| 206 | Elkhorn City city | 981 |
| 207 | Nortonville city | 978 |
| 208 | Wurtland city | 972 |
| 209 | Clarkson city | 956 |
| 210 | Lynnview city | 948 |
| 211 | Woodlawn Park city | 946 |
| 212 | Ryland Heights city | 937 |
| 213 | Rolling Hills city | 935 |
| 214 | West Point city | 933 |
| 215 | Goshen city | 924 |
| 216 | Dixon city | 915 |
| 217 | Bellemeade city | 910 |
| 218 | Uniontown city | 900 |
| 219 | New Castle city | 895 |
| 220 | Brownsville city | 891 |
| 221 | Bellefonte city | 886 |
| 221 | Pembroke city | 886 |
| 222 | Langdon Place city | 876 |
| 223 | Adairville city | 871 |
| 224 | Ferguson city | 859 |
| 225 | La Center city | 856 |
| 226 | Campbellsburg city | 851 |
| 227 | Fincastle city | 850 |
| 228 | White Plains city | 837 |
| 229 | Plantation city | 828 |
| 230 | Stamping Ground city | 822 |
| 231 | McKee city | 819 |
| 232 | New Haven city | 816 |
| 233 | Smiths Grove city | 806 |
| 234 | Hollow Creek city | 800 |
| 235 | Blue Ridge Manor city | 797 |
| 236 | Perryville city | 795 |
| 237 | Pleasureville city | 790 |
| 238 | Powderly city | 786 |
| 239 | Lewisburg city | 773 |
| 240 | Crab Orchard city | 753 |
| 241 | Millersburg city | 742 |
| 242 | Woodland Hills city | 731 |
| 243 | Meadow Vale city | 727 |
| 244 | Corydon city | 722 |
| 244 | Rolling Fields city | 722 |
| 245 | Bromley city | 721 |
| 246 | Mortons Gap city | 719 |
| 247 | Green Spring city | 717 |
| 248 | Calhoun city | 715 |
| 249 | Loretto city | 714 |
| 249 | Upton city | 714 |
| 250 | Salem city | 713 |
| 251 | Burnside city | 711 |
| 252 | Bardwell city | 708 |
| 253 | Hanson city | 707 |
| 254 | Strathmoor Village city | 682 |
| 255 | Spring Valley city | 678 |
| 256 | Seneca Gardens city | 670 |
| 257 | Kuttawa city | 666 |
| 258 | Hindman city | 662 |
| 259 | Brooksville city | 658 |
| 260 | Science Hill city | 653 |
| 261 | Wickliffe city | 652 |
| 262 | Brownsboro Farm city | 642 |
| 262 | Crofton city | 642 |
| 263 | Butler city | 639 |
| 264 | Barlow city | 635 |
| 265 | Sandy Hook city | 631 |
| 266 | Parkway Village city | 617 |
| 267 | Frenchburg city | 614 |
| 267 | Park City city | 614 |
| 268 | Lynch city | 609 |
| 269 | Evarts city | 608 |
| 270 | North Middletown city | 604 |
| 271 | Loyall city | 600 |
| 272 | Glenview city | 596 |
| 272 | Milton city | 596 |
| 273 | Hardin city | 585 |
| 273 | Pippa Passes city | 585 |
| 274 | Whitesville city | 582 |
| 275 | Wingo city | 581 |
| 276 | Sonora city | 580 |
| 277 | Westwood city | 575 |
| 278 | Kevil city | 573 |
| 279 | Murray Hill city | 571 |
| 280 | Wellington city | 565 |
| 281 | Ravenna city | 553 |
| 282 | Fleming-Neon city | 552 |
| 283 | Bedford city | 537 |
| 284 | Plum Springs city | 533 |
| 285 | Caneyville city | 532 |
| 286 | Hollyvilla city | 518 |
| 287 | Inez city | 516 |
| 288 | Bancroft city | 506 |
| 289 | Houston Acres city | 496 |
| 290 | Riverwood city | 491 |
| 291 | Martin city | 486 |
| 292 | Gamaliel city | 474 |
| 293 | Benham city | 473 |
| 294 | Drakesboro city | 471 |
| 295 | Melbourne city | 467 |
| 296 | Crestview city | 462 |
| 297 | River Bluff city | 454 |
| 298 | Fox Chase city | 451 |
| 299 | Briarwood city | 448 |
| 299 | Fordsville city | 448 |
| 300 | Robards city | 445 |
| 301 | Island city | 440 |
| 302 | Forest Hills city | 439 |
| 303 | Norbourne Estates city | 437 |
| 304 | Moorland city | 434 |
| 305 | Meadowview Estates city | 431 |
| 306 | Sacramento city | 422 |
| 307 | Richlawn city | 417 |
| 308 | Centertown city | 415 |
| 309 | Hazel city | 398 |
| 310 | Kingsley city | 396 |
| 311 | Hustonville city | 393 |
| 312 | Poplar Hills city | 381 |
| 313 | Norwood city | 380 |
| 314 | McHenry city | 377 |
| 315 | Glenview Hills city | 376 |
| 315 | Old Brownsboro Place city | 376 |
| 316 | Fredonia city | 371 |
| 317 | Ghent city | 368 |
| 317 | Sharpsburg city | 368 |
| 318 | Mount Olivet city | 364 |
| 318 | Wayland city | 364 |
| 319 | Glencoe city | 353 |
| 320 | Grand Rivers city | 348 |
| 320 | Strathmoor Manor city | 348 |
| 321 | Bellewood city | 342 |
| 322 | Sadieville city | 335 |
| 323 | Trenton city | 333 |
| 324 | Hunters Hollow city | 332 |
| 325 | Eubank city | 327 |
| 326 | Woodburn city | 326 |
| 327 | Brownsboro Village city | 310 |
| 327 | Vicco city | 310 |
| 328 | Creekside city | 306 |
| 329 | Waverly city | 304 |
| 330 | Campton city | 303 |
| 331 | Willisburg city | 301 |
| 332 | Goose Creek city | 300 |
| 333 | Druid Hills city | 299 |
| 334 | Spring Mill city | 293 |
| 335 | Hyden city | 283 |
| 336 | St. Charles city | 280 |
| 336 | Wildwood city | 280 |
| 337 | Bonnieville city | 274 |
| 338 | Bradfordsville city | 273 |
| 338 | Lakeview Heights city | 273 |
| 339 | Rockport city | 263 |
| 340 | Berry city | 261 |
| 341 | Arlington city | 256 |
| 342 | Salt Lick city | 250 |
| 343 | Broeck Pointe city | 246 |
| 344 | Warfield city | 242 |
| 345 | Manor Creek city | 240 |
| 345 | Smithland city | 240 |
| 346 | Ewing city | 233 |
| 346 | Sparta city | 233 |
| 347 | Corinth city | 230 |
| 348 | Mentor city | 225 |
| 348 | Woodlawn city | 225 |
| 349 | Crossgate city | 222 |
| 350 | Fountain Run city | 220 |
| 351 | Dover city | 219 |
| 352 | Nebo city | 209 |
| 353 | Glenview Manor city | 208 |
| 354 | Mackville city | 207 |
| 355 | Sanders city | 204 |
| 356 | Oakland city | 195 |
| 357 | Slaughters city | 186 |
| 357 | Thornhill city | 186 |
| 358 | Mockingbird Valley city | 183 |
| 359 | Maryhill Estates city | 180 |
| 360 | Prestonville city | 177 |
| 361 | LaFayette city | 176 |
| 361 | Worthville city | 176 |
| 362 | Bremen city | 171 |
| 363 | Allen city | 170 |
| 364 | Ekron city | 169 |
| 365 | Sycamore city | 168 |
| 366 | Livingston city | 166 |
| 367 | Cambridge city | 161 |
| 368 | Booneville city | 160 |
| 369 | Raywick city | 155 |
| 370 | Columbus city | 147 |
| 371 | Hills and Dales city | 144 |
| 372 | Fairview city | 142 |
| 372 | Germantown city | 142 |
| 373 | St. Mary city | 140 |
| 374 | Lincolnshire city | 139 |
| 375 | South Carrollton city | 138 |
| 376 | Fairfield city | 130 |
| 377 | Smithfield city | 125 |
| 378 | Hickory Hill city | 118 |
| 379 | Meadowbrook Farm city | 117 |
| 380 | Rochester city | 112 |
| 381 | Monterey city | 108 |
| 382 | Keene city | 104 |
| 383 | Kenton Vale city | 103 |
| 384 | Wheatcroft city | 102 |
| 385 | Ten Broeck city | 93 |
| 386 | California city | 84 |
| 387 | Buckhorn city | 81 |
| 388 | Woodbury city | 77 |
| 389 | Blandville city | 72 |
| 390 | Blaine city | 69 |
| 391 | Gratz city | 65 |
| 392 | Sardis city | 62 |
| 393 | Carrsville city | 46 |
| 394 | Concord city | 18 |
| 395 | South Park View city | 0 |