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Population in Bowling Green, KY

Population in Bowling Green, KY was 78,505 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 42 cities in 2025.

2025, persons78,505
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank3rd of 42Cities in Kentucky ranked
Series high78,5052025
Series low72,4732020

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Population in Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025

72K74K76K78K80K2020202120222023202420252020: 72,473 persons2021: 73,147 persons2022: 75,197 persons2023: 76,729 persons2024: 78,384 persons2025: 78,505 persons
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 6 values
Periodpersons
202578,505
202478,384
202376,729
202275,197
202173,147
202072,473

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2025
Bowling Green, KY78,505
Kentucky4,606,864
United States341,784,857

Rankings

Definition

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Population, Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

MLA 9

Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/bowling-green-ky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Population, Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/bowling-green-ky.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Population, Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/bowling-green-ky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Population, Bowling Green, KY, 2020 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/bowling-green-ky. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the population in Bowling Green, KY?

Population in Bowling Green, KY was 78,505 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 42 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest population in Bowling Green, KY?

78,505 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

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