US Census Data

Largest by population in Kentucky

Kentucky counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Kentucky by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Jefferson County leads at 777,392.

Among cities & places, Louisville leads at 627,210.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Jefferson County777,392
2Fayette County321,122
3Kenton County169,817
4Boone County137,676
5Warren County137,549
6Hardin County111,452
7Daviess County103,195
8Madison County94,064
9Campbell County93,193
10Bullitt County83,209
11Christian County72,599
12Oldham County68,600
13McCracken County67,584
14Pulaski County65,503
15Laurel County62,731
16Scott County58,269
17Pike County57,466
18Jessamine County53,792
19Franklin County51,563
20Shelby County48,599
21Boyd County48,043
22Nelson County47,102
23Hopkins County45,143
24Barren County44,670
25Henderson County44,493
26Calloway County37,882
27Clark County37,004
28Whitley County36,755
29Graves County36,612
30Greenup County35,639
31Floyd County35,342
32Marshall County31,728
33Muhlenberg County30,712
34Boyle County30,708
35Knox County30,034
36Meade County30,032
37Montgomery County28,271
38Perry County27,847
39Logan County27,731
40Woodford County27,017
41Grayson County26,586
42Carter County26,515
43Taylor County26,205
44Harlan County26,185
45Grant County25,238
46Rowan County24,525
47Lincoln County24,415
48Anderson County24,098
49Bell County23,878
50Ohio County23,704
51Mercer County22,824
52Johnson County22,464
53Letcher County21,146
54Allen County21,029
55Breckinridge County20,722
56Bourbon County20,174
57Clay County20,105
58Spencer County19,875
59Simpson County19,786
60Marion County19,680
61Wayne County19,592
62Hart County19,470
63Adair County19,016
64Harrison County18,971
65Russell County18,117
66Garrard County17,346
67Mason County16,995
68McCreary County16,905
69Lawrence County16,171
70Rockcastle County16,144
71Casey County15,951
72Henry County15,774
73Fleming County15,221
74Larue County15,028
75Pendleton County14,683
76Trigg County14,211
77Estill County14,079
78Knott County14,046
79Morgan County13,938
80Breathitt County13,438
81Union County13,379
82Powell County13,057
83Lewis County13,028
84Jackson County13,003
85Webster County12,873
86Bath County12,812
87Caldwell County12,631
88Butler County12,373
89Todd County12,330
90Edmonson County12,243
91Washington County12,091
92Magoffin County11,495
93Monroe County11,318
94Green County11,278
95Owen County11,270
96Martin County11,181
97Carroll County10,878
98Metcalfe County10,372
99Leslie County10,261
100Clinton County9,240

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Louisville627,210
2Louisville627,210
3Lexington-Fayette urban county321,122
4Bowling Green73,638
5Owensboro60,112
6Covington40,902
7Georgetown38,206
8Richmond35,498
9Florence32,334
10Elizabethtown31,870
11Nicholasville31,625
12Hopkinsville31,011
13Independence29,024
14Jeffersontown28,988
15Frankfort28,452
16Henderson27,994
17Paducah26,894
18Radcliff22,967
19Ashland21,405
20Erlanger19,677
21Madisonville19,442
22Winchester19,133
23Mount Washington18,228
24Burlington18,090
25Murray17,888
26St. Matthews17,491
27Shelbyville17,436
28Fort Thomas17,242
29Danville17,235
30Berea15,557
31Shively15,556
32Glasgow15,141
33Shepherdsville14,351
34Newport14,039
35Bardstown13,673
36Somerset12,108
37Lawrenceburg11,838
38Campbellsville11,523
39Fort Campbell North11,483
40Lyndon10,956
41Alexandria10,430
42Versailles10,382
43Francisville10,313
44Franklin10,254
45La Grange10,188
46Paris10,107
47Mayfield9,905
48Middletown9,622
49Oakbrook9,459
50Middlesborough9,258
51Elsmere9,151
52Harrodsburg9,126
53Maysville8,778
54Hillview8,735
55Fort Knox8,715
56Fort Mitchell8,676
57Corbin8,430
58Edgewood8,429
59Oak Grove7,945
60London7,576
61Pikeville7,560
62Mount Sterling7,549
63Union7,494
64Villa Hills7,378
65Flatwoods7,281
66Russellville7,244
67Morehead6,924
68Taylor Mill6,880
69Vine Grove6,721
70Hebron6,637
71Highland Heights6,531
72Leitchfield6,434
73Cynthiana6,412
74Lebanon6,364
75Cold Spring6,298
76Crestwood6,275
77Princeton6,242
78Wilmore6,031
79Fort Wright5,882
80Monticello5,741
81Central City5,736
82Dayton5,703
83Bellevue5,598
84Walton5,513
85Douglass Hills5,437
86Williamsburg5,226
87Hazard5,105
88Massac4,937
89Reidland4,887
90Columbia4,842
91Hendron4,840
92Benton4,774
93Hurstbourne4,669
94Prospect4,518
95Westwood4,480
96Greenville4,435
97Crescent Springs4,402
98Farley4,402
99Scottsville4,391
100Ludlow4,378

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