Kentucky Cities by Population 2025

546 cities

City	Rank	2025 Pop. ↓	2024 Pop.	Change	Density	Area (mi²)	Type
Louisville	1	617,027	620,004	-0.48%	2,346	263.06	Township
Lexington	2	318,505	319,329	-0.26%	1,122	283.86	Urban County
Bowling Green	3	78,706	77,459	1.61%	1,896	41.50	City
Owensboro	4	60,052	60,096	-0.07%	2,879	20.86	City
Covington	5	40,996	40,984	0.03%	3,114	13.16	City
Georgetown	6	40,579	40,020	1.4%	2,312	17.55	City
Richmond	7	38,854	38,030	2.17%	1,783	21.79	City
Elizabethtown	8	34,024	33,501	1.56%	1,218	27.94	City
Florence	9	33,488	33,202	0.86%	2,996	11.18	City
Nicholasville	10	33,283	32,854	1.31%	2,219	15	City
Hopkinsville	11	30,572	30,692	-0.39%	932	32.81	City
Independence	12	29,983	29,743	0.81%	1,690	17.74	City
Jeffersontown	13	28,406	28,561	-0.54%	2,670	10.64	City
Frankfort	14	28,067	28,176	-0.39%	1,900	14.77	City
Henderson	15	27,462	27,598	-0.49%	1,625	16.90	City
Paducah	16	26,497	26,623	-0.47%	1,302	20.35	City
Radcliff	17	22,565	22,657	-0.41%	1,690	13.36	City
Ashland	18	20,864	21,009	-0.69%	1,944	10.73	City
Erlanger	19	19,875	19,826	0.25%	2,369	8.39	City
Winchester	20	19,312	19,283	0.15%	2,093	9.23	City
Madisonville	21	19,233	19,294	-0.32%	1,076	17.87	City
Mount Washington	22	18,978	18,807	0.91%	1,983	9.57	City
Burlington	23	18,848	18,654	1.04%	2,139	8.81	CDP
Murray	24	18,293	18,189	0.57%	1,568	11.66	City
Shelbyville	25	18,109	17,956	0.85%	1,960	9.24	City
Danville	26	17,426	17,404	0.13%	963	18.10	City
St. Matthews	27	17,221	17,288	-0.39%	3,907	4.41	City
Fort Thomas	28	16,673	16,823	-0.89%	2,938	5.67	City
Berea	29	16,260	16,129	0.81%	985	16.51	City
Glasgow	30	15,511	15,412	0.64%	963	16.11	City
Shively	31	15,331	15,393	-0.4%	3,353	4.57	City
Shepherdsville	32	14,988	14,839	1%	921	16.27	City
Bardstown	33	14,000	13,916	0.6%	1,156	12.11	City
Newport	34	13,588	13,700	-0.82%	4,927	2.76	City
Somerset	35	12,463	12,365	0.79%	847	14.71	City
Lawrenceburg	36	12,365	12,238	1.04%	2,053	6.02	City
Campbellsville	37	11,793	11,723	0.6%	1,559	7.57	City
Fort Campbell North	38	11,596	11,736	-1.19%	1,359	8.53	CDP
Alexandria	39	10,878	10,775	0.96%	1,571	6.92	City
Lyndon	40	10,844	10,876	-0.29%	3,011	3.60	City
La Grange	41	10,651	10,534	1.11%	1,476	7.22	City
Franklin	42	10,641	10,554	0.82%	714	14.90	City
Versailles	43	10,577	10,534	0.41%	1,668	6.34	City
Francisville	44	10,569	10,394	1.68%	1,246	8.48	CDP
Oakbrook	45	10,297	10,213	0.82%	3,220	3.20	CDP
Paris	46	10,023	10,056	-0.33%	1,261	7.95	City
Middletown	47	9,573	9,601	-0.29%	1,864	5.14	City
Mayfield	48	9,533	9,623	-0.94%	1,297	7.35	City
Harrodsburg	49	9,319	9,269	0.54%	1,346	6.92	City
Elsmere	50	9,132	9,139	-0.08%	3,475	2.63	City
Hillview	51	9,023	8,948	0.84%	1,344	6.71	City
Middlesborough	52	8,784	8,898	-1.28%	1,190	7.38	City
Fort Mitchell	53	8,594	8,616	-0.26%	2,775	3.10	City
Maysville	54	8,560	8,623	-0.73%	451	18.97	City
Edgewood	55	8,366	8,382	-0.19%	1,963	4.26	City
Fort Knox	56	8,288	8,410	-1.45%	408	20.29	CDP
Oak Grove	57	7,996	7,984	0.15%	747	10.71	City
Corbin	58	7,845	7,843	0.03%	987	7.95	City
Union	59	7,821	7,746	0.97%	2,174	3.60	City
Villa Hills	60	7,691	7,614	1.01%	2,136	3.60	City
London	61	7,607	7,601	0.08%	604	12.60	City
Mount Sterling	62	7,579	7,575	0.05%	1,686	4.50	City
Russellville	63	7,538	7,468	0.94%	686	10.99	City
Pikeville	64	7,243	7,340	-1.32%	349	20.76	City
Flatwoods	65	7,171	7,199	-0.39%	2,051	3.50	City
Vine Grove	66	7,108	7,007	1.44%	1,035	6.87	City
Taylor Mill	67	6,975	6,956	0.27%	1,141	6.11	City
Hebron	68	6,776	6,720	0.83%	1,056	6.42	CDP
Lebanon	69	6,669	6,593	1.15%	976	6.83	City
Cynthiana	70	6,663	6,598	0.98%	1,518	4.39	City
Highland Heights	71	6,583	6,597	-0.21%	2,513	2.62	City
Crestwood	72	6,574	6,499	1.15%	1,624	4.05	City
Cold Spring	73	6,540	6,477	0.97%	1,378	4.75	City
Leitchfield	74	6,497	6,480	0.26%	604	10.76	City
Morehead	75	6,462	6,601	-2.11%	668	9.68	City
Fort Wright	76	6,196	6,128	1.11%	1,823	3.40	City
Wilmore	77	6,169	6,136	0.54%	1,240	4.98	City
Princeton	78	6,151	6,172	-0.34%	685	8.99	City
Dayton	79	5,874	5,832	0.72%	4,522	1.30	City
Central City	80	5,789	5,794	-0.09%	1,105	5.24	City
Bellevue	81	5,753	5,712	0.72%	6,357	0.91	City
Walton	82	5,729	5,679	0.88%	1,209	4.74	City
Monticello	83	5,697	5,706	-0.16%	935	6.09	City
Douglass Hills	84	5,365	5,384	-0.35%	4,046	1.33	City
Hendron	85	5,218	5,183	0.68%	977	5.34	CDP
Williamsburg	86	5,063	5,116	-1.04%	1,214	4.17	City
Columbia	87	4,909	4,894	0.31%	1,008	4.87	City
Hazard	88	4,785	4,874	-1.83%	642	7.45	City
Massac	89	4,776	4,758	0.38%	1,181	4.04	CDP
Benton	90	4,765	4,765	0%	937	5.08	City
Crescent Springs	91	4,694	4,622	1.56%	3,142	1.49	City
Scottsville	92	4,692	4,612	1.74%	736	6.38	City
Reidland	93	4,686	4,673	0.28%	978	4.79	CDP
Hurstbourne	94	4,617	4,631	-0.3%	2,565	1.80	City
Prospect	95	4,542	4,553	-0.24%	1,186	3.83	City
Westwood	96	4,540	4,554	-0.31%	1,215	3.74	CDP
Farley	97	4,524	4,535	-0.24%	765	5.91	CDP
Greenville	98	4,303	4,338	-0.81%	838	5.13	City
Ludlow	99	4,292	4,312	-0.46%	4,686	0.92	City
Crittenden	100	4,156	4,131	0.6%	1,221	3.40	City
Lancaster	101	4,150	4,100	1.22%	1,644	2.52	City
Paintsville	102	4,058	4,109	-1.24%	613	6.63	City
Williamstown	103	4,002	3,983	0.48%	238	16.84	City
Carrollton	104	3,930	3,922	0.2%	1,930	2.04	City
Southgate	105	3,818	3,785	0.87%	2,619	1.46	City
Grayson	106	3,787	3,797	-0.26%	1,365	2.77	City
Rineyville	107	3,758	3,507	7.16%	823	4.57	CDP
Stanford	108	3,728	3,713	0.4%	778	4.79	City
Claryville	109	3,616	3,532	2.38%	502	7.20	CDP
Prestonsburg	110	3,600	3,660	-1.64%	245	14.70	City
West Liberty	111	3,596	3,523	2.07%	733	4.90	City
Russell	112	3,582	3,613	-0.86%	941	3.81	City
Beaver Dam	113	3,474	3,486	-0.34%	1,144	3.04	City
Sorgho	114	3,370	3,145	7.15%	711	4.74	CDP
Hodgenville	115	3,358	3,333	0.75%	1,454	2.31	City
Crestview Hills	116	3,216	3,221	-0.15%	1,694	1.90	City
Stanton	117	3,145	3,164	-0.6%	1,382	2.28	City
Park Hills	118	3,135	3,142	-0.22%	4,035	0.78	City
Simpsonville	119	3,123	3,095	0.91%	1,327	2.35	City
Buckner	120	3,113	3,295	-5.52%	360	8.64	CDP
Barbourville	121	3,103	3,124	-0.67%	1,169	2.65	City
Morganfield	122	3,069	3,106	-1.19%	1,091	2.81	City
Wilder	123	3,050	3,075	-0.81%	845	3.61	City
Flemingsburg	124	3,009	2,998	0.37%	1,118	2.69	City
Springfield	125	2,995	2,968	0.91%	728	4.11	City
Thruston	126	2,985	2,786	7.14%	1,691	1.76	CDP
Brandenburg	127	2,980	2,962	0.61%	695	4.29	City
Marion	128	2,880	2,887	-0.24%	792	3.63	City
Elk Creek	129	2,869	2,678	7.13%	496	5.79	CDP
Russell Springs	130	2,839	2,816	0.82%	602	4.72	City
Indian Hills	131	2,832	2,843	-0.39%	1,429	1.98	City
Cadiz	132	2,823	2,768	1.99%	941	3	City
Lakeside Park	133	2,796	2,805	-0.32%	3,566	0.78	City
Graymoor-Devondale	134	2,795	2,805	-0.36%	3,792	0.74	City
Pioneer Village	135	2,782	2,760	0.8%	2,269	1.23	City
Providence	136	2,775	2,798	-0.82%	460	6.03	City
Eminence	137	2,765	2,754	0.4%	972	2.85	City
Hartford	138	2,634	2,640	-0.23%	928	2.84	City
Louisa	139	2,534	2,562	-1.09%	1,130	2.24	City
Calvert City	140	2,517	2,517	0%	141	17.87	City
Hardinsburg	141	2,490	2,469	0.85%	720	3.46	City
Eddyville	142	2,488	2,466	0.89%	359	6.93	City
Masonville	143	2,465	2,368	4.1%	238	10.36	CDP
Morgantown	144	2,460	2,467	-0.28%	739	3.33	City
Mount Vernon	145	2,458	2,457	0.04%	873	2.81	City
Anchorage	146	2,457	2,466	-0.36%	830	2.96	City
Windy Hills	147	2,385	2,394	-0.38%	2,592	0.92	City
Cave City	148	2,360	2,360	0%	534	4.42	City
Elkton	149	2,340	2,285	2.41%	844	2.77	City
Junction City	150	2,299	2,294	0.22%	1,146	2.01	City
Horse Cave	151	2,284	2,271	0.57%	726	3.15	City
Tompkinsville	152	2,278	2,282	-0.18%	694	3.28	City
Raceland	153	2,276	2,288	-0.52%	917	2.48	City
Greensburg	154	2,267	2,250	0.76%	1,115	2.03	City
Hickman	155	2,265	2,284	-0.83%	638	3.55	City
Fulton	156	2,243	2,266	-1.01%	775	2.89	City
Irvine	157	2,237	2,260	-1.02%	1,534	1.46	City
Dry Ridge	158	2,219	2,209	0.45%	430	5.16	City
Falmouth	159	2,209	2,210	-0.04%	1,624	1.36	City
Beattyville	160	2,133	2,140	-0.33%	929	2.29	City
Carlisle	161	2,124	2,118	0.28%	1,595	1.33	City
Jackson	162	2,056	2,092	-1.72%	820	2.51	City
Dawson Springs	163	2,050	2,130	-3.76%	534	3.84	City
North Corbin	164	2,001	1,985	0.81%	1,163	1.72	CDP
Liberty	165	1,988	1,995	-0.35%	1,063	1.87	City
Brooks	166	1,986	2,014	-1.39%	562	3.53	CDP
Hurstbourne Acres	167	1,933	1,938	-0.26%	5,587	0.35	City
Jamestown	168	1,887	1,881	0.32%	514	3.67	City
Doe Valley	169	1,856	1,861	-0.27%	457	4.06	CDP
Ledbetter	170	1,848	1,837	0.6%	269	6.88	CDP
Lebanon Junction	171	1,824	1,809	0.83%	323	5.64	City
Harlan	172	1,770	1,812	-2.32%	1,301	1.36	City
Jeffersonville	173	1,770	1,757	0.74%	645	2.74	City
Midway	174	1,768	1,761	0.4%	1,234	1.43	City
Warsaw	175	1,761	1,760	0.06%	1,831	0.96	City
Cumberland	176	1,740	1,780	-2.25%	559	3.12	City
Munfordville	177	1,728	1,719	0.52%	771	2.24	City
Albany	178	1,722	1,728	-0.35%	757	2.27	City
Edmonton	179	1,722	1,714	0.47%	452	3.81	City
Jenkins	180	1,721	1,756	-1.99%	195	8.85	City
Catlettsburg	181	1,714	1,726	-0.69%	1,285	1.33	City
Lewisport	182	1,705	1,718	-0.76%	1,789	0.95	City
Breckinridge Center	183	1,693	1,718	-1.46%	645	2.62	CDP
Pewee Valley	184	1,664	1,649	0.91%	861	1.93	City
Auburn	185	1,663	1,650	0.79%	908	1.83	City
Owenton	186	1,657	1,663	-0.36%	870	1.90	City
Sturgis	187	1,632	1,653	-1.27%	1,042	1.57	City
West Van Lear	188	1,630	1,521	7.17%	1,498	1.09	CDP
Orchard Grass Hills	189	1,625	1,608	1.06%	4,188	0.39	City
Owingsville	190	1,600	1,597	0.19%	637	2.51	City
Whitesburg	191	1,586	1,622	-2.22%	506	3.13	City
Coal Run Village	192	1,559	1,579	-1.27%	178	8.75	City
Pineville	193	1,558	1,581	-1.46%	462	3.37	City
Worthington Hills	194	1,545	1,549	-0.26%	6,035	0.26	City
Olive Hill	195	1,522	1,534	-0.78%	765	1.99	City
Sebree	196	1,501	1,515	-0.92%	511	2.94	City
Salyersville	197	1,485	1,505	-1.33%	601	2.47	City
Pine Knot	198	1,448	1,460	-0.82%	226	6.40	CDP
Worthington	199	1,428	1,442	-0.97%	1,257	1.14	City
St. Regis Park	200	1,408	1,414	-0.42%	4,000	0.35	City
Irvington	201	1,401	1,391	0.72%	1,444	0.97	City
Burkesville	202	1,399	1,393	0.43%	544	2.57	City
Audubon Park	203	1,392	1,401	-0.64%	4,296	0.32	City
Vanceburg	204	1,378	1,388	-0.72%	951	1.45	City
Manchester	205	1,369	1,398	-2.07%	468	2.93	City
Plano	206	1,363	1,347	1.19%	1,321	1.03	CDP
West Buechel	207	1,347	1,352	-0.37%	2,108	0.64	City
Taylorsville	208	1,346	1,328	1.35%	1,435	0.94	City
Guthrie	209	1,333	1,334	-0.07%	586	2.28	City
Coldstream	210	1,275	1,279	-0.31%	5,795	0.22	City
Beechwood Village	211	1,247	1,253	-0.48%	4,486	0.28	City
Earlington	212	1,242	1,245	-0.24%	440	2.82	City
Silver Grove	213	1,232	1,218	1.15%	1,090	1.13	City
Annville	214	1,212	1,205	0.58%	151	8.01	CDP
Philpot	215	1,212	1,132	7.07%	369	3.28	CDP
Heritage Creek	216	1,199	1,201	-0.17%	2,216	0.54	City
Barbourmeade	217	1,194	1,199	-0.42%	3,023	0.40	City
Clinton	218	1,189	1,195	-0.5%	737	1.61	City
Livermore	219	1,180	1,189	-0.76%	1,139	1.04	City
Stearns	220	1,176	1,192	-1.34%	293	4.02	CDP
Clay City	221	1,169	1,173	-0.34%	1,104	1.06	City
Cloverport	222	1,154	1,147	0.61%	770	1.50	City
Whitley City	223	1,143	1,144	-0.09%	495	2.31	CDP
Brodhead	224	1,127	1,125	0.18%	646	1.75	City
Pleasant Ridge	225	1,112	1,038	7.13%	316	3.52	CDP
Augusta	226	1,085	1,087	-0.18%	912	1.19	City
Cannonsburg	227	1,076	1,061	1.41%	617	1.74	CDP
Verona	228	1,069	1,094	-2.28%	87	12.23	CDP
Hebron Estates	229	1,058	1,049	0.86%	1,790	0.59	City
South Shore	230	1,047	1,055	-0.76%	1,487	0.70	City
Camargo	231	1,046	1,041	0.48%	478	2.19	City
Greenup	232	1,038	1,047	-0.86%	599	1.73	City
Burgin	233	1,011	1,005	0.6%	805	1.26	City
South Wallins	234	1,005	996	0.9%	159	6.31	CDP
Muldraugh	235	998	1,006	-0.8%	1,905	0.52	City
Watterson Park	236	991	993	-0.2%	688	1.44	City
Bloomfield	237	987	981	0.61%	685	1.44	City
Northfield	238	979	982	-0.3%	2,079	0.47	City
Nortonville	239	977	977	0%	843	1.16	City
Hawesville	240	975	984	-0.92%	601	1.62	City
Clay	241	970	982	-1.22%	1,125	0.86	City
Clarkson	242	963	958	0.52%	905	1.06	City
Wurtland	243	959	964	-0.52%	543	1.77	City
Elkhorn City	244	947	964	-1.76%	121	7.83	City
Ryland Heights	245	943	939	0.43%	178	5.29	City
Goshen	246	942	932	1.07%	4,782	0.20	City
Lynnview	247	924	928	-0.43%	4,968	0.19	City
Woodlawn Park	248	923	927	-0.43%	3,814	0.24	City
Ironville	249	919	858	7.11%	1,183	0.78	CDP
Rolling Hills	250	916	919	-0.33%	4,847	0.19	City
West Point	251	915	922	-0.76%	343	2.66	City
Auxier	252	903	887	1.8%	971	0.93	CDP
Brownsville	253	897	892	0.56%	343	2.61	City
New Castle	254	897	894	0.34%	2,188	0.41	City
Dixon	255	896	902	-0.66%	717	1.25	City
Garrison	256	894	892	0.22%	332	2.70	CDP
Adairville	257	888	879	1.02%	756	1.18	City
Bellemeade	258	885	889	-0.45%	3,020	0.29	City
East Bernstadt	259	883	872	1.26%	418	2.11	CDP
Uniontown	260	883	892	-1.01%	1,039	0.85	City
Pembroke	261	882	878	0.46%	794	1.11	City
Bellefonte	262	868	877	-1.03%	985	0.88	City
Ferguson	263	866	865	0.12%	441	1.96	City
Flat Lick	264	864	870	-0.69%	181	4.78	CDP
Langdon Place	265	858	861	-0.35%	5,018	0.17	City
Campbellsburg	266	856	852	0.47%	647	1.32	City
La Center	267	850	856	-0.7%	1,405	0.60	City
Stamping Ground	268	848	835	1.56%	1,442	0.59	City
White Plains	269	841	838	0.36%	259	3.25	City
Fincastle	270	831	834	-0.36%	3,901	0.21	City
New Haven	271	823	818	0.61%	1,419	0.58	City
Smiths Grove	272	820	807	1.61%	1,051	0.78	City
Millstone	273	814	768	5.99%	3,804	0.21	CDP
Plantation	274	809	813	-0.49%	4,005	0.20	City
Pleasureville	275	808	802	0.75%	1,669	0.48	City
Evarts	276	803	815	-1.47%	2,102	0.38	City
McKee	277	803	803	0%	334	2.41	City
Perryville	278	793	792	0.13%	1,015	0.78	City
Lewisburg	279	789	782	0.9%	679	1.16	City
Hollow Creek	280	782	786	-0.51%	3,385	0.23	City
Blue Ridge Manor	281	780	782	-0.26%	4,194	0.19	City
Powderly	282	778	780	-0.26%	498	1.56	City
Crab Orchard	283	765	761	0.53%	438	1.75	City
Beechmont	284	762	757	0.66%	419	1.82	CDP
Hanson	285	746	747	-0.13%	317	2.35	City
Magnolia	286	739	725	1.93%	362	2.04	CDP
Millersburg	287	735	738	-0.41%	1,793	0.41	City
Mortons Gap	288	724	723	0.14%	611	1.18	City
Corydon	289	722	724	-0.28%	1,330	0.54	City
Artemus	290	714	706	1.13%	529	1.35	CDP
Woodland Hills	291	714	717	-0.42%	3,384	0.21	City
Loretto	292	712	713	-0.14%	223	3.19	City
Bromley	293	711	714	-0.42%	1,896	0.38	City
McRoberts	294	711	716	-0.7%	127	5.60	CDP
Meadow Vale	295	711	714	-0.42%	3,247	0.22	City
Salem	296	711	712	-0.14%	835	0.85	City
Upton	297	711	710	0.14%	524	1.36	City
Burnside	298	709	708	0.14%	186	3.81	City
Calhoun	299	706	710	-0.56%	1,080	0.65	City
Rolling Fields	300	702	705	-0.43%	3,026	0.23	City
Green Spring	301	701	703	-0.28%	2,625	0.27	City
Kuttawa	302	691	679	1.77%	316	2.19	City
Bardwell	303	678	684	-0.88%	785	0.86	City
Strathmoor Village	304	665	669	-0.6%	6,394	0.10	City
Pippa Passes	305	664	624	6.41%	1,489	0.45	City
Spring Valley	306	661	664	-0.45%	3,338	0.20	City
Betsy Layne	307	656	658	-0.3%	363	1.81	CDP
Science Hill	308	652	652	0%	851	0.77	City
Seneca Gardens	309	651	655	-0.61%	4,255	0.15	City
Brooksville	310	650	651	-0.15%	1,377	0.47	City
Chaplin	311	649	634	2.37%	469	1.38	CDP
McDowell	312	645	602	7.14%	260	2.48	CDP
Wickliffe	313	644	648	-0.62%	415	1.55	City
Butler	314	638	640	-0.31%	3,358	0.19	City
Crofton	315	633	637	-0.63%	997	0.64	City
Brownsboro Farm	316	629	632	-0.47%	2,771	0.23	City
Barlow	317	627	632	-0.79%	1,138	0.55	City
Hindman	318	625	640	-2.34%	201	3.11	City
Frenchburg	319	623	618	0.81%	742	0.84	City
Sandy Hook	320	615	620	-0.81%	626	0.98	City
Park City	321	611	612	-0.16%	416	1.47	City
Parkway Village	322	605	608	-0.49%	6,875	0.09	City
North Middletown	323	602	603	-0.17%	1,808	0.33	City
Milton	324	596	594	0.34%	405	1.47	City
Maceo	325	589	578	1.9%	396	1.49	CDP
Hardin	326	585	584	0.17%	835	0.70	City
Virgie	327	583	562	3.74%	569	1.02	CDP
Buffalo	328	582	576	1.04%	493	1.18	CDP
Lynch	329	581	595	-2.35%	1,943	0.30	City
Glenview	330	580	582	-0.34%	407	1.43	City
Petersburg	331	579	582	-0.52%	92	6.28	CDP
Whitesville	332	578	578	0%	1,341	0.43	City
Wingo	333	578	578	0%	593	0.97	City
Loyall	334	573	586	-2.22%	1,942	0.29	City
Emlyn	335	568	559	1.61%	797	0.71	CDP
Kevil	336	565	570	-0.88%	993	0.57	City
Sonora	337	563	564	-0.18%	415	1.36	City
Westwood	338	562	564	-0.36%	4,645	0.12	City
Murray Hill	339	558	560	-0.36%	4,227	0.13	City
Wellington	340	549	552	-0.54%	6,033	0.09	City
Plum Springs	341	544	536	1.49%	1,024	0.53	City
Ravenna	342	542	548	-1.09%	1,743	0.31	City
Yelvington	343	541	505	7.13%	714	0.76	CDP
Mayking	344	537	534	0.56%	349	1.54	CDP
Wallins Creek	345	536	500	7.2%	1,011	0.53	CDP
Caneyville	346	532	531	0.19%	323	1.65	City
Bedford	347	528	527	0.19%	1,941	0.27	City
Hollyvilla	348	507	509	-0.39%	1,487	0.34	City
Fleming-Neon	349	506	513	-1.36%	313	1.61	City
Kenvir	350	498	485	2.68%	1,705	0.29	CDP
Inez	351	497	506	-1.78%	288	1.72	City
Bancroft	352	494	496	-0.4%	3,250	0.15	City
Coldiron	353	487	469	3.84%	2,234	0.22	CDP
Houston Acres	354	487	489	-0.41%	3,382	0.14	City
Riverwood	355	479	481	-0.42%	2,303	0.21	City
Melbourne	356	478	474	0.84%	572	0.83	City
Gamaliel	357	477	478	-0.21%	592	0.81	City
Cawood	358	475	492	-3.45%	326	1.46	CDP
Martin	359	470	478	-1.67%	642	0.73	City
Crestview	360	469	465	0.86%	2,968	0.16	City
Drakesboro	361	468	470	-0.43%	848	0.55	City
River Bluff	362	462	457	1.09%	1,958	0.24	City
Stanley	363	461	430	7.21%	551	0.84	CDP
Fox Chase	364	457	453	0.88%	1,196	0.38	City
Wheelwright	365	454	463	-1.94%	258	1.76	City
Benham	366	446	458	-2.62%	1,906	0.23	City
Cerulean	367	445	436	2.06%	174	2.55	CDP
Fordsville	368	443	443	0%	989	0.45	City
Robards	369	442	443	-0.23%	146	3.03	City
Island	370	439	438	0.23%	1,303	0.34	City
Briarwood	371	436	438	-0.46%	4,589	0.10	City
Van Lear	372	436	407	7.12%	107	4.07	CDP
Forest Hills	373	431	432	-0.23%	1,491	0.29	City
Ages	374	430	401	7.23%	772	0.56	CDP
Norbourne Estates	375	427	429	-0.47%	5,338	0.08	City
Symsonia	376	426	439	-2.96%	280	1.52	CDP
Meadowview Estates	377	425	427	-0.47%	5,519	0.08	City
Moorland	378	424	426	-0.47%	4,511	0.09	City
Sacramento	379	419	420	-0.24%	974	0.43	City
Diablock	380	418	420	-0.48%	2,059	0.20	CDP
Centertown	381	412	413	-0.24%	1,316	0.31	City
Cecilia	382	406	417	-2.64%	284	1.43	CDP
Richlawn	383	406	408	-0.49%	4,020	0.10	City
Hustonville	384	405	402	0.75%	549	0.74	City
Hazel	385	402	400	0.5%	1,149	0.35	City
Kingsley	386	385	387	-0.52%	5,347	0.07	City
Anthoston	387	376	351	7.12%	583	0.65	CDP
McHenry	388	375	375	0%	580	0.65	City
Fredonia	389	373	373	0%	601	0.62	City
Mount Olivet	390	373	367	1.64%	451	0.83	City
Norwood	391	373	374	-0.27%	3,161	0.12	City
Poplar Hills	392	371	373	-0.54%	14,840	0.03	City
Glenview Hills	393	369	370	-0.27%	2,929	0.13	City
Sharpsburg	394	369	368	0.27%	1,873	0.20	City
Wayland	395	369	373	-1.07%	136	2.71	City
Old Brownsboro Place	396	368	369	-0.27%	2,788	0.13	City
Rockholds	397	364	366	-0.55%	307	1.19	CDP
Ghent	398	362	362	0%	509	0.71	City
Glencoe	399	353	352	0.28%	200	1.76	City
Grand Rivers	400	349	349	0%	190	1.84	City
Ezel	401	348	340	2.35%	393	0.89	CDP
Sadieville	402	341	337	1.19%	315	1.08	City
Strathmoor Manor	403	337	339	-0.59%	5,912	0.06	City
Hunters Hollow	404	336	333	0.9%	4,667	0.07	City
Utica	405	335	313	7.03%	319	1.05	CDP
Phelps	406	334	372	-10.21%	42	7.99	CDP
Bellewood	407	332	333	-0.3%	4,099	0.08	City
Eubank	408	332	328	1.22%	392	0.85	City
Trenton	409	327	327	0%	575	0.57	City
Woodburn	410	325	321	1.25%	751	0.43	City
Cunningham	411	321	300	7%	306	1.05	CDP
Summersville	412	316	332	-4.82%	109	2.89	CDP
South Williamson	413	308	328	-6.1%	156	1.97	CDP
St. Joseph	414	304	284	7.04%	833	0.36	CDP
Willisburg	415	302	301	0.33%	440	0.69	City
Brownsboro Village	416	301	302	-0.33%	4,013	0.07	City
Creekside	417	300	301	-0.33%	3,947	0.08	City
Vicco	418	299	304	-1.65%	356	0.84	City
Waverly	419	298	301	-1%	1,116	0.27	City
Campton	420	295	299	-1.34%	295	1	City
Goose Creek	421	293	294	-0.34%	4,726	0.06	City
Belfry	422	291	272	6.98%	404	0.72	CDP
Druid Hills	423	290	291	-0.34%	3,258	0.09	City
Summer Shade	424	288	290	-0.69%	142	2.03	CDP
Coxton	425	286	267	7.12%	1,382	0.21	CDP
Spring Mill	426	286	287	-0.35%	5,107	0.06	City
St. Charles	427	285	282	1.06%	287	0.99	City
Big Clifty	428	284	265	7.17%	197	1.44	CDP
Hardyville	429	280	272	2.94%	444	0.63	CDP
Pathfork	430	277	283	-2.12%	223	1.24	CDP
Hyden	431	276	281	-1.78%	213	1.30	City
Bradfordsville	432	275	274	0.36%	1,019	0.27	City
Bonnieville	433	273	272	0.37%	475	0.57	City
Wildwood	434	273	274	-0.36%	3,689	0.07	City
Lakeview Heights	435	268	270	-0.74%	1,901	0.14	City
Dunmor	436	261	244	6.97%	101	2.60	CDP
Berry	437	260	258	0.78%	1,020	0.26	City
Fancy Farm	438	260	274	-5.11%	297	0.88	CDP
McCarr	439	260	254	2.36%	1,061	0.24	CDP
Salt Lick	440	260	257	1.17%	333	0.78	City
Rockport	441	257	258	-0.39%	370	0.69	City
Moseleyville	442	250	233	7.3%	240	1.04	CDP
Arlington	443	247	250	-1.2%	657	0.38	City
Sparta	444	243	241	0.83%	39	6.25	City
Broeck Pointe	445	242	243	-0.41%	3,408	0.07	City
Smithland	446	236	237	-0.42%	466	0.51	City
Manor Creek	447	235	236	-0.42%	4,273	0.06	City
Oneida	448	234	246	-4.88%	115	2.04	CDP
Corinth	449	231	230	0.43%	109	2.12	City
Warfield	450	230	235	-2.13%	279	0.82	City
Ewing	451	229	228	0.44%	916	0.25	City
Pleasant View	452	228	236	-3.39%	289	0.79	CDP
Mentor	453	227	225	0.89%	304	0.75	City
Fountain Run	454	223	222	0.45%	169	1.32	City
Dover	455	221	221	0%	513	0.43	City
Woodlawn	456	220	219	0.46%	3,729	0.06	City
Salvisa	457	218	231	-5.63%	118	1.84	CDP
Crossgate	458	216	217	-0.46%	4,235	0.05	City
Knottsville	459	208	194	7.22%	301	0.69	CDP
Mackville	460	208	207	0.48%	514	0.41	City
Payne Gap	461	205	214	-4.21%	89	2.30	CDP
Glenview Manor	462	203	204	-0.49%	2,360	0.09	City
Nebo	463	203	204	-0.49%	819	0.25	City
Boston	464	202	206	-1.94%	103	1.96	CDP
Allensville	465	201	188	6.92%	176	1.14	CDP
Sanders	466	197	197	0%	668	0.29	City
Belleview	467	193	203	-4.93%	142	1.36	CDP
Lowes	468	193	180	7.22%	282	0.69	CDP
Gilbertsville	469	192	210	-8.57%	189	1.02	CDP
Westport	470	191	196	-2.55%	237	0.81	CDP
Oakland	471	189	191	-1.05%	135	1.40	City
Beech Grove	472	187	190	-1.58%	101	1.84	CDP
Manitou	473	183	183	0%	278	0.66	CDP
Slaughters	474	183	184	-0.54%	796	0.23	City
Maryhill Estates	475	180	180	0%	4,500	0.04	City
Thornhill	476	180	181	-0.55%	4,000	0.04	City
Prestonville	477	179	178	0.56%	825	0.22	City
Worthville	478	178	177	0.56%	695	0.26	City
Mockingbird Valley	479	176	177	-0.56%	850	0.21	City
LaFayette	480	174	175	-0.57%	674	0.26	City
Allen	481	172	174	-1.15%	961	0.18	City
Bremen	482	170	171	-0.58%	821	0.21	City
Ekron	483	168	169	-0.59%	1,037	0.16	City
Bandana	484	166	168	-1.19%	88	1.89	CDP
Livingston	485	165	165	0%	527	0.31	City
Booneville	486	163	163	0%	112	1.46	City
Sycamore	487	163	164	-0.61%	9,588	0.02	City
Spottsville	488	161	172	-6.4%	342	0.47	CDP
Cambridge	489	158	159	-0.63%	2,873	0.06	City
Raywick	490	155	155	0%	173	0.90	City
Farmington	491	148	154	-3.9%	96	1.53	CDP
St. Mary	492	146	144	1.39%	188	0.78	City
Fairview	493	144	144	0%	198	0.73	City
Hickory	494	144	134	7.46%	162	0.89	CDP
Curdsville	495	142	133	6.77%	532	0.27	CDP
Hills Dales	496	141	141	0%	1,410	0.10	City
Crayne	497	139	142	-2.11%	125	1.11	CDP
Jeff	498	138	150	-8%	182	0.76	CDP
Lincolnshire	499	138	138	0%	2,875	0.05	City
South Carrollton	500	138	138	0%	545	0.25	City
Fairfield	501	137	133	3.01%	479	0.29	City
Germantown	502	137	138	-0.73%	1,123	0.12	City
Columbus	503	135	136	-0.73%	425	0.32	City
Poole	504	135	126	7.14%	139	0.97	CDP
Smithfield	505	130	128	1.56%	956	0.14	City
Sedalia	506	129	140	-7.86%	109	1.18	CDP
Cleaton	507	128	119	7.56%	206	0.62	CDP
Rosine	508	128	127	0.79%	266	0.48	CDP
Dwale	509	124	138	-10.14%	204	0.61	CDP
Arjay	510	120	112	7.14%	194	0.62	CDP
Hickory Hill	511	119	119	0%	4,577	0.03	City
Meadowbrook Farm	512	116	116	0%	4,296	0.03	City
Rochester	513	115	114	0.88%	247	0.47	City
Pryorsburg	514	112	126	-11.11%	90	1.25	CDP
Monterey	515	110	110	0%	428	0.26	City
Water Valley	516	110	103	6.8%	206	0.53	CDP
Keene	517	106	105	0.95%	862	0.12	City
Kenton Vale	518	101	102	-0.98%	1,870	0.05	City
Wheatcroft	519	100	101	-0.99%	407	0.25	City
Elizaville	520	97	103	-5.83%	95	1.03	CDP
Ten Broeck	521	90	91	-1.1%	413	0.22	City
California	522	82	81	1.23%	373	0.22	City
Buckhorn	523	80	81	-1.23%	237	0.34	City
Hiseville	524	76	87	-12.64%	104	0.73	CDP
Fairview	525	75	89	-15.73%	62	1.21	CDP
Woodbury	526	71	71	0%	497	0.14	City
Blandville	527	69	70	-1.43%	330	0.21	City
Blaine	528	68	68	0%	240	0.28	City
Rabbit Hash	529	68	84	-19.05%	13	5.10	CDP
Burna	530	62	75	-17.33%	46	1.34	CDP
Gracey	531	62	67	-7.46%	258	0.24	CDP
Gratz	532	62	62	0%	178	0.35	City
Sardis	533	61	61	0%	61	1	City
Mays Lick	534	57	69	-17.39%	89	0.64	CDP
Dexter	535	55	69	-20.29%	100	0.55	CDP
Cayce	536	54	59	-8.48%	33	1.63	CDP
McKinney	537	46	43	6.98%	109	0.42	CDP
Carrsville	538	45	45	0%	692	0.07	City
Combs	539	43	40	7.5%	134	0.32	CDP
Freeburn	540	39	63	-38.09%	32	1.21	CDP
Marrowbone	541	39	51	-23.53%	31	1.27	CDP
Concord	542	19	19	0%	306	0.06	City
Maytown	543	16	15	6.67%	28	0.57	CDP
New Hope	544	12	19	-36.84%	19	0.62	CDP
Tolu	545	10	9	11.11%	29	0.35	CDP
Hazel Green	546	7	22	-68.18%	7	1.08	CDP

About Kentucky

Kentucky’s municipal framework comprises 120 counties and approximately 400 incorporated cities, each serving as primary governance units for local administration and services. Kentucky is notable for its strong county governments, especially in rural regions, where counties often act as the central government for unincorporated communities.

Jefferson County, encompassing Louisville, operates under a consolidated city-county government, known as Louisville Metro, which was established to streamline services and reduce redundancy. This consolidation blends municipal and county functions under a unified government with a mayor-council system, providing services like policing, public transit, and zoning. Louisville Metro Council legislates for the entire region, with a mayor serving as the executive authority overseeing regional planning and development.

Smaller cities in Kentucky, like Bowling Green and Owensboro, typically employ a mayor-council or council-manager system, where councils set policy and managers handle day-to-day administration. This arrangement suits Kentucky‘s medium-sized cities, allowing for efficient service delivery and local policymaking tailored to community needs.

Kentucky’s counties, particularly in rural areas, are governed by fiscal courts led by county judges who serve as both executive and judicial figures. These fiscal courts handle services like public safety, road maintenance, and infrastructure, often collaborating with small towns or townships for localized needs. In counties such as Pike County and Knox County, fiscal courts act as the primary governing bodies, especially where municipal governments are sparse.

Unincorporated communities and Census-Designated Places (CDPs), such as Prospect in Jefferson County, rely on county governments for services like law enforcement, zoning, and waste management. These areas fall under county jurisdiction, as they lack formal municipal status but benefit from county-provided infrastructure and safety services.

Kentucky’s regional councils assist cities and counties with regional planning, infrastructure development, and economic growth, enabling cohesive and collaborative planning across multiple jurisdictions.

Biggest City

Louisville is the biggest city in Kentucky, with a population of 617,027 in 2025.

Fastest Growing City

West Van Lear is the fastest growing city in Kentucky over the past 5 years, having grown 7.17% annually since 2020.

10 Largest Cities

Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Covington, Georgetown, Richmond, Elizabethtown, Florence and Nicholasville.

Sources

US Census 2023 ACS 5-Year Survey (Table S0101)