Is Bowling Green bigger than Lexington?

Q: Is Bowling Green KY a small town?

Kentuckys third-largest city, Bowling Green combines the convenience and community of a small town with the culture and innovation found in larger cities.

Q: Which city is bigger Lexington or Louisville?

Lexingtons population is nearly 300,000 while Louisvilles is nearly 700,000.

Median home value - Bowling Green Metro Area, KY is 21% below Lexington Metro Area, KY and 3% below the national average. Median household income - Bowling Green Metro Area, KY is 15% below Lexington Metro Area, KY and 21% below the national average.

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10 Largest Cities in Kentucky

Louisville (344,794)
Lexington (327,924)
Bowling Green (75,140)
Owensboro (60,767)
Covington (41,025)
Georgetown (38,684)
Richmond (35,229)
Florence (32,346)
Elizabethtown (31,966)
Nicholasville (31,709)

The largest city in Kentucky is Louisville, with a population of 344,794. Booneville is the fastest growing city in Kentucky over the past 10 years, having grown 10.71% since 2010.

Rank	Name	2022 Pop.	2020 Census	Change (since 2020)	Density (mi²)	Area (mi²)
1	Louisville	344,794	386,884	-10.88%	1,309	263.43
2	Lexington	327,924	322,570	1.66%	1,156	283.64
3	Bowling Green	75,140	72,294	3.94%	1,905	39.44
4	Owensboro	60,767	60,183	0.97%	2,964	20.50
5	Covington	41,025	40,961	0.16%	3,109	13.20
6	Georgetown	38,684	37,086	4.31%	2,322	16.66
7	Richmond	35,229	34,585	1.86%	1,733	20.33
8	Florence	32,346	31,946	1.25%	3,032	10.67
9	Elizabethtown	31,966	31,394	1.82%	1,195	26.75
10	Nicholasville	31,709	31,093	1.98%	2,192	14.47
11	Hopkinsville	31,100	31,180	-0.26%	977	31.83
12	Independence	29,460	28,676	2.73%	1,678	17.56
13	Frankfort	29,218	28,602	2.15%	1,979	14.77
14	Jeffersontown	28,850	28,474	1.32%	2,789	10.34
15	Henderson	27,825	27,981	-0.56%	1,726	16.12
16	Paducah	27,559	27,137	1.56%	1,366	20.18
17	Radcliff	23,312	23,042	1.17%	1,752	13.30
18	Ashland	21,613	21,625	-0.06%	2,013	10.74
19	Erlanger	19,917	19,611	1.56%	2,380	8.37
20	Mount Washington	19,884	18,090	9.92%	2,140	9.29
21	Madisonville	19,532	19,542	-0.05%	1,100	17.76
22	Winchester	19,288	19,134	0.80%	2,110	9.14
23	Shelbyville	17,930	17,282	3.75%	2,048	8.75
24	Fort Thomas	17,660	17,438	1.27%	3,114	5.67
25	Burlington	17,596	17,318	1.61%	1,997	8.81
26	St. Matthews	17,546	17,534	0.07%	4,010	4.38
27	Danville	17,438	17,234	1.18%	1,015	17.18
28	Murray	17,221	17,307	-0.50%	1,483	11.61
29	Berea	15,935	15,539	2.55%	965	16.51
30	Shively	15,710	15,636	0.47%	3,437	4.57
31	Glasgow	15,212	15,014	1.32%	959	15.86
32	Shepherdsville	14,797	14,201	4.20%	1,019	14.52
33	Bardstown	13,941	13,567	2.76%	1,146	12.17
34	Newport	13,926	14,150	-1.58%	5,103	2.73
35	Fort Campbell North	12,653	12,825	-1.34%	2,496	5.07
36	Somerset	12,070	11,924	1.22%	1,030	11.72
37	Lawrenceburg	11,972	11,728	2.08%	1,988	6.02
38	Campbellsville	11,890	11,426	4.06%	1,586	7.50
39	Lyndon	11,010	11,008	0.02%	3,059	3.60
40	Alexandria	10,713	10,341	3.60%	1,547	6.93
41	Versailles	10,703	10,347	3.44%	1,697	6.31
42	Franklin	10,530	10,176	3.48%	720	14.62
43	Paris	10,495	10,171	3.19%	1,327	7.91
44	La Grange	10,463	10,067	3.93%	1,450	7.22
45	Francisville	10,354	9,952	4.04%	1,221	8.48
46	Middletown	10,204	9,706	5.13%	1,987	5.13
47	Mayfield	10,015	10,017	-0.02%	1,369	7.31
48	Oakbrook	9,314	9,268	0.50%	2,908	3.20
49	Elsmere	9,301	9,159	1.55%	3,539	2.63
50	Middlesborough	9,219	9,405	-1.98%	1,249	7.38
51	Harrodsburg	9,208	9,064	1.59%	1,330	6.92
52	Maysville	8,845	8,873	-0.32%	466	18.97
53	Fort Mitchell	8,802	8,702	1.15%	2,842	3.10
54	Hillview	8,712	8,622	1.04%	1,339	6.50
55	Edgewood	8,407	8,435	-0.33%	1,973	4.26
56	Oak Grove	8,019	7,931	1.11%	749	10.70
57	Corbin	7,966	7,856	1.40%	1,009	7.89
58	Pikeville	7,924	7,754	2.19%	362	21.86
59	Union	7,824	7,416	5.50%	2,346	3.33
60	Mount Sterling	7,690	7,558	1.75%	1,713	4.49
61	London	7,488	7,572	-1.11%	647	11.57
62	Flatwoods	7,305	7,325	-0.27%	2,241	3.26
63	Villa Hills	7,274	7,310	-0.49%	2,020	3.60
64	Fort Knox	7,266	7,742	-6.15%	358	20.29
65	Morehead	7,213	7,151	0.87%	761	9.48
66	Russellville	7,204	7,164	0.56%	664	10.84
67	Vine Grove	6,967	6,559	6.22%	1,017	6.85
68	Taylor Mill	6,927	6,873	0.79%	1,133	6.11
69	Highland Heights	6,610	6,662	-0.78%	2,523	2.62
70	Crestwood	6,513	6,183	5.34%	1,610	4.05
71	Wilmore	6,461	5,999	7.70%	1,592	4.06
72	Lebanon	6,422	6,274	2.36%	1,182	5.43
73	Leitchfield	6,344	6,404	-0.94%	590	10.76
74	Cynthiana	6,319	6,333	-0.22%	1,440	4.39
75	Cold Spring	6,276	6,216	0.97%	1,322	4.75
76	Princeton	6,258	6,270	-0.19%	696	8.98
77	Hebron	6,249	6,195	0.87%	974	6.42
78	Fort Wright	5,877	5,851	0.44%	1,729	3.40
79	Walton	5,824	5,460	6.67%	1,229	4.74
80	Central City	5,787	5,819	-0.55%	1,105	5.24
81	Buckner	5,775	5,785	-0.17%	773	7.47
82	Dayton	5,732	5,666	1.16%	4,406	1.30
83	Monticello	5,665	5,753	-1.53%	965	5.87
84	Bellevue	5,466	5,548	-1.48%	5,859	0.93
85	Douglass Hills	5,450	5,456	-0.11%	4,110	1.33
86	Hazard	5,425	5,263	3.08%	728	7.45
87	Williamsburg	5,342	5,326	0.30%	1,282	4.17
88	Columbia	4,923	4,845	1.61%	1,017	4.84
89	Benton	4,838	4,756	1.72%	1,074	4.50
90	Hendron	4,792	4,774	0.38%	927	5.17
91	Hurstbourne	4,777	4,683	2.01%	2,654	1.80
92	Massac	4,661	4,635	0.56%	1,157	4.03
93	Prospect	4,570	4,592	-0.48%	1,193	3.83
94	Reidland	4,534	4,526	0.18%	944	4.80
95	Greenville	4,528	4,492	0.80%	882	5.13
96	Paintsville	4,482	4,312	3.94%	681	6.58
97	Crescent Springs	4,423	4,319	2.41%	2,961	1.49
98	Ludlow	4,381	4,385	-0.09%	4,783	0.92
99	Westwood	4,315	4,387	-1.64%	1,155	3.74
100	Scottsville	4,313	4,299	0.33%	708	6.09
101	Farley	4,308	4,374	-1.51%	725	5.94
102	Crittenden	4,065	4,023	1.04%	1,194	3.40
103	Lancaster	3,991	3,899	2.36%	1,822	2.19
104	Williamstown	3,888	3,894	-0.15%	233	16.71
105	Carrollton	3,880	3,890	-0.26%	1,906	2.04
106	Russell	3,816	3,744	1.92%	1,118	3.41
107	Prestonsburg	3,767	3,681	2.34%	267	14.11
108	Grayson	3,758	3,834	-1.98%	1,358	2.77
109	Stanford	3,670	3,640	0.82%	891	4.12
110	Southgate	3,616	3,648	-0.88%	2,485	1.46
111	Beaver Dam	3,555	3,531	0.68%	1,170	3.04
112	Stanton	3,355	3,251	3.20%	1,493	2.25
113	Crestview Hills	3,266	3,246	0.62%	1,720	1.90
114	Morganfield	3,250	3,256	-0.18%	1,155	2.81
115	Hodgenville	3,241	3,235	0.19%	1,533	2.11
116	Barbourville	3,234	3,222	0.37%	1,219	2.65
117	Wilder	3,204	3,176	0.88%	884	3.63
118	Park Hills	3,200	3,162	1.20%	4,118	0.78
119	West Liberty	3,171	3,215	-1.37%	647	4.90
120	Claryville	3,120	2,992	4.28%	449	6.94
121	Simpsonville	3,092	2,990	3.41%	1,314	2.35
122	Flemingsburg	3,013	2,953	2.03%	1,120	2.69
123	Brandenburg	2,944	2,894	1.73%	719	4.09
124	Springfield	2,912	2,846	2.32%	708	4.11
125	Marion	2,892	2,916	-0.82%	870	3.33
126	Lakeside Park	2,875	2,841	1.20%	3,667	0.78
127	Indian Hills	2,858	2,860	-0.07%	1,455	1.96
128	Graymoor-Devondale	2,849	2,853	-0.14%	3,866	0.74
129	Providence	2,832	2,892	-2.07%	470	6.03
130	Pioneer Village	2,799	2,671	4.79%	2,283	1.23
131	Russell Springs	2,769	2,715	1.99%	591	4.68
132	Eminence	2,747	2,705	1.55%	969	2.83
133	Louisa	2,721	2,679	1.57%	1,214	2.24
134	Hartford	2,668	2,668	0.00%	950	2.81
135	Cadiz	2,536	2,540	-0.16%	854	2.97
136	Anchorage	2,530	2,500	1.20%	855	2.96
137	Morgantown	2,527	2,505	0.88%	760	3.33
138	Calvert City	2,504	2,514	-0.40%	140	17.86
139	Brooks	2,483	2,469	0.57%	674	3.68
140	Mount Vernon	2,449	2,453	-0.16%	1,191	2.06
141	Windy Hills	2,435	2,427	0.33%	2,647	0.92
142	Hardinsburg	2,393	2,385	0.34%	692	3.46
143	Dawson Springs	2,390	2,452	-2.53%	623	3.84
144	Cave City	2,380	2,356	1.02%	540	4.41
145	Hickman	2,359	2,365	-0.25%	665	3.55
146	Masonville	2,353	2,129	10.52%	227	10.36
147	Beattyville	2,350	2,176	8.00%	1,024	2.29
148	Eddyville	2,339	2,375	-1.52%	339	6.90
149	Fulton	2,339	2,357	-0.76%	809	2.89
150	Doe Valley	2,338	2,270	3.00%	576	4.06
151	Raceland	2,327	2,343	-0.68%	939	2.48
152	Tompkinsville	2,291	2,309	-0.78%	698	3.28
153	Irvine	2,288	2,360	-3.05%	1,645	1.39
154	Junction City	2,274	2,268	0.26%	1,140	1.99
155	Jackson	2,239	2,237	0.09%	893	2.51
156	Falmouth	2,226	2,216	0.45%	1,642	1.36
157	Horse Cave	2,192	2,212	-0.90%	696	3.15
158	Greensburg	2,183	2,179	0.18%	1,051	2.08
159	Carlisle	2,109	2,093	0.76%	1,588	1.33
160	Dry Ridge	2,084	2,102	-0.86%	413	5.05
161	Elkton	2,054	2,056	-0.10%	813	2.53
162	Liberty	2,000	2,028	-1.38%	1,065	1.88
163	Hurstbourne Acres	1,987	1,957	1.53%	5,743	0.35
164	Cumberland	1,889	1,947	-2.98%	606	3.12
165	Jamestown	1,881	1,867	0.75%	535	3.52
166	Ledbetter	1,866	1,836	1.63%	364	5.12
167	Jenkins	1,842	1,902	-3.15%	208	8.85
168	Warsaw	1,791	1,761	1.70%	1,881	0.95
169	Lewisport	1,787	1,767	1.13%	1,875	0.95
170	Harlan	1,782	1,776	0.34%	1,369	1.30
171	Catlettsburg	1,764	1,780	-0.90%	1,325	1.33
172	Owenton	1,754	1,682	4.28%	923	1.90
173	Jeffersonville	1,748	1,708	2.34%	637	2.74
174	Midway	1,734	1,718	0.93%	1,491	1.16
175	Lebanon Junction	1,732	1,746	-0.80%	307	5.64
176	North Corbin	1,717	1,727	-0.58%	965	1.78
177	Albany	1,706	1,760	-3.07%	750	2.27
178	Sturgis	1,703	1,735	-1.84%	1,087	1.57
179	Munfordville	1,700	1,686	0.83%	759	2.24
180	Whitesburg	1,699	1,773	-4.17%	542	3.13
181	Edmonton	1,687	1,671	0.96%	443	3.81
182	Pineville	1,668	1,678	-0.60%	507	3.29
183	Coal Run Village	1,661	1,669	-0.48%	189	8.77
184	Auburn	1,639	1,589	3.15%	880	1.86
185	Pewee Valley	1,614	1,588	1.64%	835	1.93
186	Owingsville	1,605	1,593	0.75%	639	2.51
187	Worthington Hills	1,587	1,563	1.54%	6,199	0.26
188	Olive Hill	1,576	1,580	-0.25%	827	1.91
189	Sebree	1,568	1,574	-0.38%	534	2.94
190	Manchester	1,564	1,512	3.44%	557	2.81
191	Verona	1,563	1,545	1.17%	128	12.24
192	Salyersville	1,533	1,591	-3.65%	621	2.47
193	Orchard Grass Hills	1,524	1,536	-0.78%	3,928	0.39
194	Worthington	1,479	1,501	-1.47%	1,302	1.14
195	St. Regis Park	1,434	1,438	-0.28%	4,062	0.35
196	Audubon Park	1,425	1,433	-0.56%	4,398	0.32
197	Vanceburg	1,410	1,428	-1.26%	1,175	1.20
198	West Buechel	1,398	1,370	2.04%	2,188	0.64
199	Burkesville	1,362	1,388	-1.87%	529	2.57
200	Stearns	1,355	1,365	-0.73%	337	4.02
201	Taylorsville	1,354	1,256	7.80%	1,491	0.91
202	Coldstream	1,335	1,295	3.09%	6,041	0.22
203	Pine Knot	1,332	1,380	-3.48%	208	6.40
204	Guthrie	1,312	1,330	-1.35%	670	1.96
205	Beechwood Village	1,272	1,280	-0.63%	4,576	0.28
206	Plano	1,245	1,223	1.80%	1,206	1.03
207	Irvington	1,241	1,231	0.81%	1,413	0.88
208	Heritage Creek	1,235	1,209	2.15%	2,732	0.45
209	Earlington	1,225	1,257	-2.55%	434	2.82
210	Clay City	1,217	1,193	2.01%	1,149	1.06
211	Barbourmeade	1,216	1,216	0.00%	3,086	0.39
212	Livermore	1,202	1,230	-2.28%	1,164	1.03
213	Clinton	1,188	1,222	-2.78%	737	1.61
214	Silver Grove	1,164	1,154	0.87%	1,030	1.13
215	Breckinridge Center	1,122	1,282	-12.48%	428	2.62
216	Cloverport	1,113	1,119	-0.54%	762	1.46
217	Annville	1,104	1,102	0.18%	138	8.01
218	Brodhead	1,099	1,117	-1.61%	630	1.75
219	Augusta	1,078	1,096	-1.64%	906	1.19
220	Greenup	1,077	1,095	-1.64%	1,333	0.81
221	Muldraugh	1,058	1,040	1.73%	2,023	0.52
222	South Shore	1,054	1,066	-1.13%	1,604	0.66
223	Elkhorn City	1,045	1,035	0.97%	135	7.72
224	Hawesville	1,039	1,023	1.56%	643	1.62
225	Watterson Park	1,010	1,004	0.60%	701	1.44
226	Camargo	1,008	1,020	-1.18%	461	2.19
227	Clay	1,001	1,031	-2.91%	1,161	0.86
228	Hebron Estates	1,000	1,014	-1.38%	1,692	0.59
229	Bloomfield	985	961	2.50%	685	1.44
230	Northfield	985	991	-0.61%	2,091	0.47
231	West Point	984	952	3.36%	369	2.67
232	Burgin	981	979	0.20%	781	1.26
233	Wurtland	981	983	-0.20%	555	1.77
234	Dixon	963	933	3.22%	771	1.25
235	Lynnview	951	945	0.63%	5,113	0.19
236	Woodlawn Park	947	947	0.00%	3,913	0.24
237	Clarkson	945	933	1.29%	888	1.06
238	Nortonville	931	977	-4.71%	803	1.16
239	Rolling Hills	930	934	-0.43%	4,921	0.19
240	Whitley City	928	968	-4.13%	402	2.31
241	Bellefonte	926	920	0.65%	1,051	0.88
242	Bellemeade	917	909	0.88%	3,130	0.29
243	Uniontown	915	929	-1.51%	1,076	0.85
244	Ryland Heights	902	922	-2.17%	172	5.24
245	Goshen	888	892	-0.45%	4,508	0.20
246	Brownsville	883	875	0.91%	338	2.61
247	Ferguson	878	886	-0.90%	418	2.10
248	New Castle	878	884	-0.68%	2,141	0.41
249	Pembroke	865	865	0.00%	782	1.11
250	Cannonsburg	864	862	0.23%	496	1.74
251	Langdon Place	856	870	-1.61%	5,006	0.17
252	Fincastle	854	848	0.71%	4,009	0.21
253	La Center	844	872	-3.21%	1,395	0.60
254	Campbellsburg	840	836	0.48%	635	1.32
255	Evarts	839	859	-2.33%	2,196	0.38
256	South Wallins	834	838	-0.48%	133	6.27
257	Adairville	833	837	-0.48%	709	1.18
258	Flat Lick	828	850	-2.59%	173	4.78
259	East Bernstadt	827	809	2.22%	391	2.11
260	Plantation	824	826	-0.24%	4,079	0.20
261	White Plains	817	829	-1.45%	251	3.25
262	Stamping Ground	808	780	3.59%	1,374	0.59
263	Hollow Creek	803	799	0.50%	3,476	0.23
264	McKee	803	803	0.00%	334	2.40
265	Powderly	796	788	1.02%	509	1.56
266	Blue Ridge Manor	795	791	0.51%	4,274	0.19
267	Beechmont	794	776	2.32%	437	1.82
268	Perryville	788	782	0.77%	1,009	0.78
269	New Haven	786	798	-1.50%	1,360	0.58
270	Pleasureville	767	779	-1.54%	1,585	0.48
271	Hanson	762	758	0.53%	324	2.35
272	Smiths Grove	760	752	1.06%	974	0.78
273	Woodland Hills	744	736	1.09%	3,526	0.21
274	Corydon	741	737	0.54%	1,365	0.54
275	Millersburg	739	747	-1.07%	1,802	0.41
276	Lewisburg	736	748	-1.60%	633	1.16
277	Phelps	734	760	-3.42%	92	7.99
278	Rolling Fields	734	720	1.94%	3,164	0.23
279	McRoberts	733	741	-1.08%	131	5.60
280	Meadow Vale	728	730	-0.27%	3,733	0.20
281	Auxier	725	715	1.40%	786	0.92
282	Loretto	725	723	0.28%	227	3.19
283	Crab Orchard	724	744	-2.69%	415	1.75
284	Calhoun	717	725	-1.10%	1,096	0.65
285	Bromley	716	724	-1.10%	1,909	0.38
286	Salem	716	722	-0.83%	840	0.85
287	Bardwell	712	714	-0.28%	824	0.86
288	Green Spring	711	711	0.00%	2,663	0.27
289	Burnside	710	694	2.31%	187	3.79
290	Un	708	704	0.57%	521	1.36
291	Garrison	703	731	-3.83%	261	2.70
292	Mortons Gap	700	728	-3.85%	591	1.18
293	Strathmoor Village	692	684	1.17%	6,654	0.10
294	Hindman	685	701	-2.28%	220	3.11
295	Spring Valley	679	675	0.59%	3,429	0.20
296	Seneca Gardens	670	674	-0.59%	4,379	0.15
297	Wickliffe	666	670	-0.60%	583	1.14
298	Brooksville	656	654	0.31%	1,390	0.47
299	Butler	652	646	0.93%	3,432	0.19
300	Barlow	649	653	-0.61%	1,178	0.55
301	Science Hill	649	657	-1.22%	847	0.77
302	Betsy Layne	643	651	-1.23%	355	1.81
303	Lynch	640	658	-2.74%	2,140	0.30
304	Kevil	639	595	7.39%	1,123	0.57
305	Brownsboro Farm	638	640	-0.31%	2,811	0.23
306	Sandy Hook	635	641	-0.94%	647	0.98
307	Crofton	633	653	-3.06%	997	0.64
308	Park City	630	614	2.61%	429	1.47
309	Frenchburg	625	601	3.99%	744	0.84
310	Kuttawa	625	629	-0.64%	285	2.19
311	Symsonia	624	622	0.32%	411	1.52
312	Parkway Village	617	623	-0.96%	7,011	0.09
313	Cawood	610	630	-3.17%	418	1.46
314	Glenview	608	596	2.01%	427	1.43
315	North Middletown	604	610	-0.98%	1,814	0.33
316	Milton	594	590	0.68%	402	1.48
317	Whitesville	586	580	1.03%	1,366	0.43
318	Buffalo	585	571	2.45%	495	1.18
319	Cecilia	575	575	0.00%	402	1.43
320	Sonora	575	565	1.77%	424	1.36
321	Hardin	572	580	-1.38%	817	0.70
322	Wellington	564	564	0.00%	6,198	0.09
323	Murray Hill	561	565	-0.71%	4,315	0.13
324	Wingo	561	573	-2.09%	575	0.97
325	Ravenna	560	568	-1.41%	1,789	0.31
326	Westwood	559	571	-2.10%	4,620	0.12
327	South Williamson	554	562	-1.42%	281	1.97
328	Summersville	547	551	-0.73%	189	2.89
329	Magnolia	537	535	0.37%	263	2.04
330	Benham	514	512	0.39%	2,197	0.23
331	Hollyvilla	514	518	-0.77%	1,507	0.34
332	Caneyville	513	529	-3.02%	311	1.65
333	Bedford	512	526	-2.66%	1,882	0.27
334	Inez	512	546	-6.23%	297	1.72
335	Bancroft	505	503	0.40%	3,322	0.15
336	Plum Springs	505	497	1.61%	951	0.53
337	Fleming-Neon	504	548	-8.03%	312	1.61
338	Riverwood	502	492	2.03%	2,413	0.21
339	Martin	489	513	-4.68%	668	0.73
340	Houston Acres	488	492	-0.81%	3,389	0.14
341	Petersburg	476	500	-4.80%	76	6.28
342	Drakesboro	475	481	-1.25%	861	0.55
343	Loyall	474	638	-25.71%	1,607	0.29
344	Mayking	473	475	-0.42%	307	1.54
345	Melbourne	470	458	2.62%	563	0.83
346	Pippa Passes	456	468	-2.56%	1,022	0.45
347	Wheelwright	455	509	-10.61%	258	1.76
348	Crestview	448	452	-0.88%	2,835	0.16
349	Briarwood	447	445	0.45%	4,705	0.10
350	Chaplin	444	440	0.91%	321	1.38
351	River Bluff	442	436	1.38%	1,873	0.24
352	Norbourne Estates	437	437	0.00%	5,463	0.08
353	Forest Hills	436	438	-0.46%	1,509	0.29
354	Robards	435	449	-3.12%	144	3.03
355	Fox Chase	434	436	-0.46%	1,136	0.38
356	Moorland	433	433	0.00%	4,606	0.09
357	Fordsville	430	446	-3.59%	960	0.45
358	Artemus	425	453	-6.18%	315	1.35
359	Island	423	429	-1.40%	1,255	0.34
360	Sacramento	421	429	-1.86%	979	0.43
361	Richlawn	417	415	0.48%	4,129	0.10
362	Emlyn	415	417	-0.48%	582	0.71
363	Centertown	414	416	-0.48%	1,323	0.31
364	Salvisa	408	410	-0.49%	222	1.84
365	Maceo	402	404	-0.50%	270	1.49
366	Diablock	401	409	-1.96%	1,975	0.20
367	Kingsley	401	397	1.01%	5,569	0.07
368	Gamaliel	395	391	1.02%	698	0.57
369	Fancy Farm	391	403	-2.98%	446	0.88
370	Glenview Hills	389	377	3.18%	3,087	0.13
371	Hazel	386	390	-1.03%	1,103	0.35
372	Poplar Hills	384	380	1.05%	15,360	0.03
373	Hustonville	383	387	-1.03%	519	0.74
374	Norwood	381	379	0.53%	3,229	0.12
375	Wayland	381	389	-2.06%	145	2.62
376	Old Brownsboro Place	380	376	1.06%	2,879	0.13
377	Sharpsburg	373	365	2.19%	1,893	0.20
378	Ghent	371	363	2.20%	522	0.71
379	Fredonia	366	372	-1.61%	589	0.62
380	McHenry	365	369	-1.08%	564	0.65
381	Mount Olivet	357	347	2.88%	432	0.83
382	Strathmoor Manor	353	351	0.57%	6,193	0.06
383	Payne Gap	351	347	1.15%	154	2.28
384	Glencoe	348	350	-0.57%	197	1.76
385	Bellewood	344	340	1.18%	4,247	0.08
386	Grand Rivers	337	345	-2.32%	182	1.85
387	Vicco	325	327	-0.61%	388	0.84
388	Sadieville	324	320	1.25%	299	1.08
389	Pleasant View	322	326	-1.23%	408	0.79
390	Rockholds	318	330	-3.64%	268	1.19
391	Pathfork	316	326	-3.07%	254	1.24
392	Trenton	314	326	-3.68%	553	0.57
393	Hunters Hollow	312	324	-3.70%	4,333	0.07
394	Eubank	311	313	-0.64%	367	0.85
395	Waverly	311	311	0.00%	1,165	0.27
396	Brownsboro Village	306	308	-0.65%	4,080	0.07
397	Gilbertsville	306	332	-7.83%	302	1.01
398	Creekside	305	305	0.00%	4,013	0.08
399	Goose Creek	305	303	0.66%	4,919	0.06
400	Willisburg	304	300	1.33%	443	0.69
401	Cerulean	301	303	-0.66%	118	2.55
402	Belleview	300	308	-2.60%	221	1.36
403	Druid Hills	297	299	-0.67%	3,337	0.09
404	Spring Mill	296	294	0.68%	5,382	0.06
405	Lakeview Heights	295	277	6.50%	2,092	0.14
406	Woodburn	293	303	-3.30%	685	0.43
407	Campton	292	316	-7.59%	292	1
408	Summer Shade	292	294	-0.68%	144	2.03
409	Hyden	291	303	-3.96%	225	1.30
410	Beech Grove	290	282	2.84%	157	1.84
411	Jeff	287	293	-2.05%	379	0.76
412	Wildwood	285	281	1.42%	3,851	0.07
413	Freeburn	276	296	-6.76%	228	1.21
414	Sedalia	275	279	-1.43%	232	1.18
415	High Bridge	274	268	2.24%	126	2.18
416	Virgie	274	274	0.00%	268	1.02
417	St. Charles	273	273	0.00%	275	0.99
418	Bonnieville	271	269	0.74%	493	0.55
419	Bradfordsville	266	270	-1.48%	985	0.27
420	Spottsville	264	274	-3.65%	561	0.47
421	Warfield	264	264	0.00%	320	0.82
422	Rockport	262	262	0.00%	377	0.69
423	Manor Creek	260	240	8.33%	4,727	0.06
424	Mays Lick	254	252	0.79%	398	0.64
425	Dexter	253	257	-1.56%	460	0.55
426	Arlington	252	264	-4.55%	670	0.38
427	Fairview	252	258	-2.33%	209	1.21
428	Pryorsburg	252	262	-3.82%	202	1.25
429	Boston	251	253	-0.79%	128	1.96
430	Westport	249	253	-1.58%	309	0.81
431	Berry	248	250	-0.80%	973	0.26
432	Hiseville	248	246	0.81%	340	0.73
433	Rabbit Hash	242	254	-4.72%	47	5.10
434	Broeck Pointe	239	245	-2.45%	3,366	0.07
435	Sparta	236	236	0.00%	38	6.26
436	Farmers	235	243	-3.29%	275	0.85
437	Salt Lick	235	247	-4.86%	301	0.78
438	Farmington	232	234	-0.85%	151	1.53
439	Smithland	228	240	-5.00%	451	0.51
440	Corinth	224	226	-0.88%	106	2.12
441	Coldiron	222	222	0.00%	1,156	0.19
442	Mentor	222	218	1.83%	297	0.75
443	Crossgate	221	221	0.00%	4,333	0.05
444	Dwale	221	239	-7.53%	363	0.61
445	Ewing	220	228	-3.51%	880	0.25
446	Fountain Run	216	216	0.00%	164	1.32
447	Dover	215	221	-2.71%	499	0.43
448	Burna	211	219	-3.65%	157	1.34
449	Glenview Manor	210	206	1.94%	2,442	0.09
450	Woodlawn	208	212	-1.89%	3,525	0.06
451	Nebo	207	211	-1.90%	835	0.25
452	Oneida	204	238	-14.29%	100	2.04
453	Ezel	203	209	-2.87%	229	0.89
454	Mackville	203	207	-1.93%	501	0.41
455	Elizaville	192	190	1.05%	187	1.03
456	Oakland	192	198	-3.03%	137	1.40
457	Sanders	189	197	-4.06%	643	0.29
458	Maryhill Estates	187	185	1.08%	4,675	0.04
459	Thornhill	187	185	1.08%	4,156	0.04
460	Booneville	186	168	10.71%	129	1.45
461	Kenvir	186	204	-8.82%	637	0.29
462	Slaughters	184	190	-3.16%	800	0.23
463	Ekron	183	175	4.57%	1,130	0.16
464	Worthville	181	181	0.00%	710	0.26
465	Allen	180	182	-1.10%	1,006	0.18
466	LaFayette	179	177	1.13%	694	0.26
467	Mockingbird Valley	177	175	1.14%	855	0.21
468	Prestonville	173	171	1.17%	797	0.22
469	Bandana	171	177	-3.39%	91	1.89
470	Manitou	171	173	-1.16%	259	0.66
471	Bremen	168	172	-2.33%	812	0.21
472	Sycamore	168	166	1.20%	9,882	0.02
473	Hazel Green	161	173	-6.94%	150	1.08
474	Cambridge	160	162	-1.23%	2,909	0.06
475	Crayne	159	161	-1.24%	143	1.11
476	Raywick	159	155	2.58%	177	0.90
477	McCarr	156	158	-1.27%	637	0.24
478	Hardyville	155	155	0.00%	246	0.63
479	Livingston	154	166	-7.23%	492	0.31
480	Hills and Dales	146	146	0.00%	1,460	0.10
481	Fairview	144	144	0.00%	198	0.73
482	Germantown	144	146	-1.37%	1,180	0.12
483	Meadowview Estates	142	178	-20.22%	2,254	0.06
484	New Hope	141	139	1.44%	229	0.62
485	Onton	138	138	0.00%	167	0.82
486	Lincolnshire	135	137	-1.46%	2,813	0.05
487	Columbus	134	140	-4.29%	421	0.32
488	Marrowbone	133	147	-9.52%	104	1.27
489	South Carrollton	133	141	-5.67%	526	0.25
490	Smithfield	128	124	3.23%	941	0.14
491	Lovelaceville	120	124	-3.23%	238	0.51
492	Cayce	119	119	0.00%	73	1.63
493	Hickory Hill	119	119	0.00%	4,577	0.03
494	Fairfield	118	118	0.00%	413	0.29
495	Gracey	113	117	-3.42%	471	0.24
496	Meadowbrook Farm	113	117	-3.42%	4,346	0.03
497	Rosine	110	110	0.00%	228	0.48
498	Blackey	107	109	-1.83%	245	0.44
499	Monterey	106	112	-5.36%	412	0.26
500	Rochester	106	114	-7.02%	227	0.47

The southeastern state of Kentucky is ranked 26th among all states in the United States in terms of population, with a total estimated population of 4.4 million per 2017 estimates. Louisville and the Jefferson County metro government balance is the most populated city in the state, with a population of 615,366. The second most-populous city and the only other city with a population that exceeds 100,000 is the Lexington-Fayette urban county with a total population count of 314,488. There is a total of 36 cities with populations that land between 10,000 and 100,000. Frankfort, the state’s capital, is ranked 13 among all other cities by population, with just 27,830 residents.

There is a total of 419 cities in the entire state. These cities are divided into two classes based on their type of government and not their population, as is seen in many other U.S. states. First class cities hold a mayor-alderman style of government, while home rule class use any other form of government. This system was changed in 2015 from one that divided cities across six classes based on their population. There are multiple cities throughout Kentucky that have populations that fall under 1,000 people, while there are a handful that have even lower populations that don’t even hit 100. The smallest city per estimates in 2015 is South Park View, which has a population of just seven people.

Map of Cities in Kentucky

Kentucky Cities by First Letter

US Census Annual Estimates - 2020 Estimates Calculated via Linear Projection of Previous Estimates

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Is Lexington KY a large city?

Lexington is a city in Kentucky and the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest city. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World", it is within the state's Bluegrass region.

Is Bowling Green KY a small town?

Kentucky's third-largest city, Bowling Green combines the convenience and community of a small town with the culture and innovation found in larger cities.

Which city is bigger Lexington or Louisville?

Lexington's population is nearly 300,000 while Louisville's is nearly 700,000.

What is the population of the Lexington metro area?

The metro area population of Lexington-Fayette in 2021 was 337,000, a 0.9% increase from 2020. The metro area population of Lexington-Fayette in 2020 was 334,000, a 0.91% increase from 2019. The metro area population of Lexington-Fayette in 2019 was 331,000, a 1.22% increase from 2018.