Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) is the #1 ranked city in Kentucky with 627,210 (population). This ranking includes 246 Kentucky cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) | 627,210 | 627,210 |
| 2 | Lexington-Fayette urban county | 321,122 | 321,122 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 73,638 | 73,638 |
| 4 | Owensboro | 60,112 | 60,112 |
| 5 | Covington | 40,902 | 40,902 |
| 6 | Georgetown | 38,206 | 38,206 |
| 7 | Richmond | 35,498 | 35,498 |
| 8 | Florence | 32,334 | 32,334 |
| 9 | Elizabethtown | 31,870 | 31,870 |
| 10 | Nicholasville | 31,625 | 31,625 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville | 31,011 | 31,011 |
| 12 | Independence | 29,024 | 29,024 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown | 28,988 | 28,988 |
| 14 | Frankfort | 28,452 | 28,452 |
| 15 | Henderson | 27,994 | 27,994 |
| 16 | Paducah | 26,894 | 26,894 |
| 17 | Radcliff | 22,967 | 22,967 |
| 18 | Ashland | 21,405 | 21,405 |
| 19 | Erlanger | 19,677 | 19,677 |
| 20 | Madisonville | 19,442 | 19,442 |
| 21 | Winchester | 19,133 | 19,133 |
| 22 | Mount Washington | 18,228 | 18,228 |
| 23 | Burlington | 18,090 | 18,090 |
| 24 | Murray | 17,888 | 17,888 |
| 25 | St. Matthews | 17,491 | 17,491 |
| 26 | Shelbyville | 17,436 | 17,436 |
| 27 | Fort Thomas | 17,242 | 17,242 |
| 28 | Danville | 17,235 | 17,235 |
| 29 | Berea | 15,557 | 15,557 |
| 30 | Shively | 15,556 | 15,556 |
| 31 | Glasgow | 15,141 | 15,141 |
| 32 | Shepherdsville | 14,351 | 14,351 |
| 33 | Newport | 14,039 | 14,039 |
| 34 | Bardstown | 13,673 | 13,673 |
| 35 | Somerset | 12,108 | 12,108 |
| 36 | Lawrenceburg | 11,838 | 11,838 |
| 37 | Campbellsville | 11,523 | 11,523 |
| 38 | Fort Campbell North | 11,483 | 11,483 |
| 39 | Lyndon | 10,956 | 10,956 |
| 40 | Alexandria | 10,430 | 10,430 |
| 41 | Versailles | 10,382 | 10,382 |
| 42 | Francisville | 10,313 | 10,313 |
| 43 | Franklin | 10,254 | 10,254 |
| 44 | La Grange | 10,188 | 10,188 |
| 45 | Paris | 10,107 | 10,107 |
| 46 | Mayfield | 9,905 | 9,905 |
| 47 | Middletown | 9,622 | 9,622 |
| 48 | Oakbrook | 9,459 | 9,459 |
| 49 | Middlesborough | 9,258 | 9,258 |
| 50 | Elsmere | 9,151 | 9,151 |
| 51 | Harrodsburg | 9,126 | 9,126 |
| 52 | Maysville | 8,778 | 8,778 |
| 53 | Hillview | 8,735 | 8,735 |
| 54 | Fort Knox | 8,715 | 8,715 |
| 55 | Fort Mitchell | 8,676 | 8,676 |
| 56 | Corbin | 8,430 | 8,430 |
| 57 | Edgewood | 8,429 | 8,429 |
| 58 | Oak Grove | 7,945 | 7,945 |
| 59 | London | 7,576 | 7,576 |
| 60 | Pikeville | 7,560 | 7,560 |
| 61 | Mount Sterling | 7,549 | 7,549 |
| 62 | Union | 7,494 | 7,494 |
| 63 | Villa Hills | 7,378 | 7,378 |
| 64 | Flatwoods | 7,281 | 7,281 |
| 65 | Russellville | 7,244 | 7,244 |
| 66 | Morehead | 6,924 | 6,924 |
| 67 | Taylor Mill | 6,880 | 6,880 |
| 68 | Vine Grove | 6,721 | 6,721 |
| 69 | Hebron | 6,637 | 6,637 |
| 70 | Highland Heights | 6,531 | 6,531 |
| 71 | Leitchfield | 6,434 | 6,434 |
| 72 | Cynthiana | 6,412 | 6,412 |
| 73 | Lebanon | 6,364 | 6,364 |
| 74 | Cold Spring | 6,298 | 6,298 |
| 75 | Crestwood | 6,275 | 6,275 |
| 76 | Princeton | 6,242 | 6,242 |
| 77 | Wilmore | 6,031 | 6,031 |
| 78 | Fort Wright | 5,882 | 5,882 |
| 79 | Monticello | 5,741 | 5,741 |
| 80 | Central City | 5,736 | 5,736 |
| 81 | Dayton | 5,703 | 5,703 |
| 82 | Bellevue | 5,598 | 5,598 |
| 83 | Walton | 5,513 | 5,513 |
| 84 | Douglass Hills | 5,437 | 5,437 |
| 85 | Williamsburg | 5,226 | 5,226 |
| 86 | Hazard | 5,105 | 5,105 |
| 87 | Massac | 4,937 | 4,937 |
| 88 | Reidland | 4,887 | 4,887 |
| 89 | Columbia | 4,842 | 4,842 |
| 90 | Hendron | 4,840 | 4,840 |
| 91 | Benton | 4,774 | 4,774 |
| 92 | Hurstbourne | 4,669 | 4,669 |
| 93 | Prospect | 4,518 | 4,518 |
| 94 | Westwood | 4,480 | 4,480 |
| 95 | Greenville | 4,435 | 4,435 |
| 96 | Crescent Springs | 4,402 | 4,402 |
| 97 | Farley | 4,402 | 4,402 |
| 98 | Scottsville | 4,391 | 4,391 |
| 99 | Ludlow | 4,378 | 4,378 |
| 100 | Paintsville | 4,256 | 4,256 |
| 101 | Crittenden | 4,058 | 4,058 |
| 102 | Lancaster | 3,960 | 3,960 |
| 103 | Williamstown | 3,929 | 3,929 |
| 104 | Carrollton | 3,894 | 3,894 |
| 105 | Prestonsburg | 3,823 | 3,823 |
| 106 | Grayson | 3,820 | 3,820 |
| 107 | Buckner | 3,786 | 3,786 |
| 108 | Russell | 3,696 | 3,696 |
| 109 | Southgate | 3,680 | 3,680 |
| 110 | Stanford | 3,662 | 3,662 |
| 111 | Beaver Dam | 3,526 | 3,526 |
| 112 | Claryville | 3,306 | 3,306 |
| 113 | West Liberty | 3,280 | 3,280 |
| 114 | Hodgenville | 3,262 | 3,262 |
| 115 | Crestview Hills | 3,226 | 3,226 |
| 116 | Stanton | 3,211 | 3,211 |
| 117 | Morganfield | 3,208 | 3,208 |
| 118 | Barbourville | 3,181 | 3,181 |
| 119 | Park Hills | 3,155 | 3,155 |
| 120 | Wilder | 3,148 | 3,148 |
| 121 | Simpsonville | 3,006 | 3,006 |
| 122 | Flemingsburg | 2,967 | 2,967 |
| 123 | Eddyville | 2,945 | 2,945 |
| 124 | Sorgho | 2,928 | 2,928 |
| 125 | Marion | 2,908 | 2,908 |
| 126 | Brandenburg | 2,907 | 2,907 |
| 127 | Springfield | 2,871 | 2,871 |
| 128 | Indian Hills | 2,870 | 2,870 |
| 129 | Rineyville | 2,869 | 2,869 |
| 130 | Providence | 2,861 | 2,861 |
| 131 | Graymoor-Devondale | 2,838 | 2,838 |
| 132 | Lakeside Park | 2,827 | 2,827 |
| 133 | Irvine | 2,811 | 2,811 |
| 134 | Russell Springs | 2,755 | 2,755 |
| 135 | Morgantown | 2,729 | 2,729 |
| 136 | Eminence | 2,710 | 2,710 |
| 137 | Pioneer Village | 2,690 | 2,690 |
| 138 | Thruston | 2,675 | 2,675 |
| 139 | Tompkinsville | 2,672 | 2,672 |
| 140 | Hartford | 2,653 | 2,653 |
| 141 | Cadiz | 2,649 | 2,649 |
| 142 | Louisa | 2,645 | 2,645 |
| 143 | Masonville | 2,634 | 2,634 |
| 144 | Falmouth | 2,577 | 2,577 |
| 145 | Cave City | 2,545 | 2,545 |
| 146 | Calvert City | 2,522 | 2,522 |
| 147 | Junction City | 2,441 | 2,441 |
| 148 | Anchorage | 2,421 | 2,421 |
| 149 | Hardinsburg | 2,404 | 2,404 |
| 150 | Carlisle | 2,356 | 2,356 |
| 151 | Horse Cave | 2,348 | 2,348 |
| 152 | Fulton | 2,345 | 2,345 |
| 153 | Elk Creek | 2,344 | 2,344 |
| 154 | Harlan | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| 155 | Mount Vernon | 2,259 | 2,259 |
| 156 | Dry Ridge | 2,250 | 2,250 |
| 157 | Brooks | 2,246 | 2,246 |
| 158 | Cumberland | 2,234 | 2,234 |
| 159 | Greensburg | 2,218 | 2,218 |
| 160 | Lebanon Junction | 2,201 | 2,201 |
| 161 | Windy Hills | 2,188 | 2,188 |
| 162 | Raceland | 2,173 | 2,173 |
| 163 | Edmonton | 2,168 | 2,168 |
| 164 | Elkton | 2,158 | 2,158 |
| 165 | Jackson | 2,128 | 2,128 |
| 166 | North Corbin | 2,092 | 2,092 |
| 167 | Sebree | 2,071 | 2,071 |
| 168 | Lewisport | 2,053 | 2,053 |
| 169 | Manchester | 2,041 | 2,041 |
| 170 | Hickman | 2,033 | 2,033 |
| 171 | Jamestown | 2,021 | 2,021 |
| 172 | Orchard Grass Hills | 2,008 | 2,008 |
| 173 | Whitesburg | 1,998 | 1,998 |
| 174 | Hurstbourne Acres | 1,984 | 1,984 |
| 175 | Owingsville | 1,977 | 1,977 |
| 176 | Dawson Springs | 1,973 | 1,973 |
| 177 | Albany | 1,972 | 1,972 |
| 178 | Beattyville | 1,948 | 1,948 |
| 179 | Jeffersonville | 1,937 | 1,937 |
| 180 | Pineville | 1,906 | 1,906 |
| 181 | Salyersville | 1,891 | 1,891 |
| 182 | Coal Run Village | 1,888 | 1,888 |
| 183 | Worthington Hills | 1,872 | 1,872 |
| 184 | Warsaw | 1,868 | 1,868 |
| 185 | St. Regis Park | 1,841 | 1,841 |
| 186 | Liberty | 1,828 | 1,828 |
| 187 | Sturgis | 1,827 | 1,827 |
| 188 | Worthington | 1,813 | 1,813 |
| 189 | Munfordville | 1,792 | 1,792 |
| 190 | Midway | 1,748 | 1,748 |
| 191 | Doe Valley | 1,719 | 1,719 |
| 192 | Audubon Park | 1,717 | 1,717 |
| 193 | Auburn | 1,715 | 1,715 |
| 194 | Catlettsburg | 1,672 | 1,672 |
| 195 | Ledbetter | 1,630 | 1,630 |
| 196 | West Buechel | 1,624 | 1,624 |
| 197 | Owenton | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 198 | Breckinridge Center | 1,592 | 1,592 |
| 199 | Jenkins | 1,569 | 1,569 |
| 200 | Taylorsville | 1,566 | 1,566 |
| 201 | South Shore | 1,561 | 1,561 |
| 202 | Augusta | 1,514 | 1,514 |
| 203 | Stearns | 1,509 | 1,509 |
| 204 | Olive Hill | 1,488 | 1,488 |
| 205 | Vanceburg | 1,443 | 1,443 |
| 206 | Cannonsburg | 1,426 | 1,426 |
| 207 | Pewee Valley | 1,417 | 1,417 |
| 208 | Burkesville | 1,407 | 1,407 |
| 209 | Guthrie | 1,377 | 1,377 |
| 210 | Pine Knot | 1,358 | 1,358 |
| 211 | Clay City | 1,352 | 1,352 |
| 212 | Brodhead | 1,339 | 1,339 |
| 213 | Beechwood Village | 1,305 | 1,305 |
| 214 | Plano | 1,293 | 1,293 |
| 215 | Pleasureville | 1,286 | 1,286 |
| 216 | Coldstream | 1,269 | 1,269 |
| 217 | Cloverport | 1,264 | 1,264 |
| 218 | Hebron Estates | 1,262 | 1,262 |
| 219 | Wurtland | 1,257 | 1,257 |
| 220 | Bellefonte | 1,251 | 1,251 |
| 221 | Clinton | 1,246 | 1,246 |
| 222 | West Van Lear | 1,224 | 1,224 |
| 223 | Hawesville | 1,221 | 1,221 |
| 224 | Barbourmeade | 1,208 | 1,208 |
| 225 | Verona | 1,196 | 1,196 |
| 226 | Annville | 1,175 | 1,175 |
| 227 | Muldraugh | 1,164 | 1,164 |
| 228 | Clarkson | 1,133 | 1,133 |
| 229 | West Point | 1,131 | 1,131 |
| 230 | Irvington | 1,129 | 1,129 |
| 231 | Earlington | 1,113 | 1,113 |
| 232 | Clay | 1,112 | 1,112 |
| 233 | Northfield | 1,104 | 1,104 |
| 234 | Silver Grove | 1,104 | 1,104 |
| 235 | Philpot | 1,098 | 1,098 |
| 236 | Lewisburg | 1,093 | 1,093 |
| 237 | Heritage Creek | 1,090 | 1,090 |
| 238 | Brownsville | 1,066 | 1,066 |
| 239 | Bloomfield | 1,053 | 1,053 |
| 240 | Burgin | 1,046 | 1,046 |
| 241 | Livermore | 1,046 | 1,046 |
| 242 | Dixon | 1,034 | 1,034 |
| 243 | Campbellsburg | 1,034 | 1,034 |
| 244 | Rolling Hills | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| 245 | White Plains | 1,007 | 1,007 |
| 246 | Goshen | 1,004 | 1,004 |
Cities in Kentucky are ranked by population. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.