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Cities in Kentucky by households

Louisville, KY had the highest households of 42 cities in 2021, at 257,758. Franklin, KY had the lowest, at 3,389. The median was 7,941 and the figure for Kentucky was 1.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest257,758Louisville, KY
Lowest3,389Franklin, KY
Median7,94142 cities
Kentucky1,748,475History

All cities, 2021

Louisville, KY: 257,758 countLouisville, KY257,758Lexington, KY: 134,229 countLexington, KY134,229Bowling Green, KY: 27,602 countBowling Green, KY27,602Owensboro, KY: 25,079 countOwensboro, KY25,079Covington, KY: 18,040 countCovington, KY18,040Georgetown, KY: 13,989 countGeorgetown, KY13,989Richmond, KY: 13,804 countRichmond, KY13,804Elizabethtown, KY: 13,296 countElizabethtown, KY13,296Florence, KY: 13,137 countFlorence, KY13,137Hopkinsville, KY: 12,824 countHopkinsville, KY12,824Frankfort, KY: 12,559 countFrankfort, KY12,559Jeffersontown, KY: 11,998 countJeffersontown, KY11,998Henderson, KY: 11,894 countHenderson, KY11,894Nicholasville, KY: 11,700 countNicholasville, KY11,700Paducah, KY: 11,493 countPaducah, KY11,493Independence, KY: 9,761 countIndependence, KY9,761Radcliff, KY: 8,870 countRadcliff, KY8,870Ashland, KY: 8,859 countAshland, KY8,859St. Matthews, KY: 8,802 countSt. Matthews, KY8,802Madisonville, KY: 8,068 countMadisonville, KY8,068Winchester, KY: 8,031 countWinchester, KY8,031Erlanger, KY: 7,850 countErlanger, KY7,850Shively, KY: 6,781 countShively, KY6,781Newport, KY: 6,699 countNewport, KY6,699Danville, KY: 6,543 countDanville, KY6,543Fort Thomas, KY: 6,508 countFort Thomas, KY6,508Mount Washington, KY: 6,484 countMount Washington, KY6,484Murray, KY: 6,341 countMurray, KY6,341Glasgow, KY: 6,097 countGlasgow, KY6,097Shelbyville, KY: 6,088 countShelbyville, KY6,088Berea, KY: 5,588 countBerea, KY5,588Lyndon, KY: 5,576 countLyndon, KY5,576Shepherdsville, KY: 5,344 countShepherdsville, KY5,344Bardstown, KY: 5,290 countBardstown, KY5,290Campbellsville, KY: 4,627 countCampbellsville, KY4,627Somerset, KY: 4,462 countSomerset, KY4,462Lawrenceburg, KY: 4,441 countLawrenceburg, KY4,441Versailles, KY: 4,351 countVersailles, KY4,351Paris, KY: 4,095 countParis, KY4,095La Grange, KY: 3,541 countLa Grange, KY3,541Alexandria, KY: 3,525 countAlexandria, KY3,525Franklin, KY: 3,389 countFranklin, KY3,389Louisville, KY: 257,758 countLouisville, KY257,758Lexington, KY: 134,229 countLexington, KY134,229Bowling Green, KY: 27,602 countBowling Green, KY27,602Owensboro, KY: 25,079 countOwensboro, KY25,079Covington, KY: 18,040 countCovington, KY18,040Georgetown, KY: 13,989 countGeorgetown, KY13,989Richmond, KY: 13,804 countRichmond, KY13,804Elizabethtown, KY: 13,296 countElizabethtown, KY13,296Florence, KY: 13,137 countFlorence, KY13,137Hopkinsville, KY: 12,824 countHopkinsville, KY12,824Frankfort, KY: 12,559 countFrankfort, KY12,559Jeffersontown, KY: 11,998 countJeffersontown, KY11,998Henderson, KY: 11,894 countHenderson, KY11,894Nicholasville, KY: 11,700 countNicholasville, KY11,700Paducah, KY: 11,493 countPaducah, KY11,493Independence, KY: 9,761 countIndependence, KY9,761Radcliff, KY: 8,870 countRadcliff, KY8,870Ashland, KY: 8,859 countAshland, KY8,859St. Matthews, KY: 8,802 countSt. Matthews, KY8,802Madisonville, KY: 8,068 countMadisonville, KY8,068Winchester, KY: 8,031 countWinchester, KY8,031Erlanger, KY: 7,850 countErlanger, KY7,850Shively, KY: 6,781 countShively, KY6,781Newport, KY: 6,699 countNewport, KY6,699Danville, KY: 6,543 countDanville, KY6,543Fort Thomas, KY: 6,508 countFort Thomas, KY6,508Mount Washington, KY: 6,484 countMount Washington, KY6,484Murray, KY: 6,341 countMurray, KY6,341Glasgow, KY: 6,097 countGlasgow, KY6,097Shelbyville, KY: 6,088 countShelbyville, KY6,088Berea, KY: 5,588 countBerea, KY5,588Lyndon, KY: 5,576 countLyndon, KY5,576Shepherdsville, KY: 5,344 countShepherdsville, KY5,344Bardstown, KY: 5,290 countBardstown, KY5,290Campbellsville, KY: 4,627 countCampbellsville, KY4,627Somerset, KY: 4,462 countSomerset, KY4,462Lawrenceburg, KY: 4,441 countLawrenceburg, KY4,441Versailles, KY: 4,351 countVersailles, KY4,351Paris, KY: 4,095 countParis, KY4,095La Grange, KY: 3,541 countLa Grange, KY3,541Alexandria, KY: 3,525 countAlexandria, KY3,525Franklin, KY: 3,389 countFranklin, KY3,389
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Louisville, KY257,758
2Lexington, KY134,229
3Bowling Green, KY27,602
4Owensboro, KY25,079
5Covington, KY18,040
6Georgetown, KY13,989
7Richmond, KY13,804
8Elizabethtown, KY13,296
9Florence, KY13,137
10Hopkinsville, KY12,824
11Frankfort, KY12,559
12Jeffersontown, KY11,998
13Henderson, KY11,894
14Nicholasville, KY11,700
15Paducah, KY11,493
16Independence, KY9,761
17Radcliff, KY8,870
18Ashland, KY8,859
19St. Matthews, KY8,802
20Madisonville, KY8,068
21Winchester, KY8,031
22Erlanger, KY7,850
23Shively, KY6,781
24Newport, KY6,699
25Danville, KY6,543
26Fort Thomas, KY6,508
27Mount Washington, KY6,484
28Murray, KY6,341
29Glasgow, KY6,097
30Shelbyville, KY6,088
31Berea, KY5,588
32Lyndon, KY5,576
33Shepherdsville, KY5,344
34Bardstown, KY5,290
35Campbellsville, KY4,627
36Somerset, KY4,462
37Lawrenceburg, KY4,441
38Versailles, KY4,351
39Paris, KY4,095
40La Grange, KY3,541
41Alexandria, KY3,525
42Franklin, KY3,389

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/kentucky-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Louisville, KY, with 257,758 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Franklin, KY, with 3,389 in 2021.

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