Population in Louisville, KY

Population in Louisville, KY was 641,962 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 42 cities in 2025.

2025, persons641,962
Change on 2024+0.1%
Series high641,9622025
Series low627,5822021

Population in Louisville, KY, 2020 to 2025

625K630K635K640K645K2020202120222023202420252020: 631,872 persons2021: 627,582 persons2022: 628,624 persons2023: 633,289 persons2024: 641,189 persons2025: 641,962 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
2025641,962
2024641,189
2023633,289
2022628,624
2021627,582
2020631,872

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2025
Louisville, KY641,962
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. 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.

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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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What is the population in Louisville, KY?

Population in Louisville, KY was 641,962 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Louisville, KY?

641,962 in 2025, the highest value since 2020 in this series.

Population elsewhere in Kentucky

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