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Cities in Kentucky by housing units

Louisville, KY had the highest housing units of 42 cities in 2021, at 285,274. Alexandria, KY had the lowest, at 3,677. The median was 8,577 and the figure for Kentucky was 1.99 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest285,274Louisville, KY
Lowest3,677Alexandria, KY
Median8,57742 cities
Kentucky1,988,420History

All cities, 2021

Louisville, KY: 285,274 countLouisville, KY285,274Lexington, KY: 145,092 countLexington, KY145,092Bowling Green, KY: 30,670 countBowling Green, KY30,670Owensboro, KY: 27,178 countOwensboro, KY27,178Covington, KY: 20,616 countCovington, KY20,616Richmond, KY: 15,397 countRichmond, KY15,397Georgetown, KY: 14,614 countGeorgetown, KY14,614Hopkinsville, KY: 14,530 countHopkinsville, KY14,530Elizabethtown, KY: 14,414 countElizabethtown, KY14,414Florence, KY: 13,866 countFlorence, KY13,866Paducah, KY: 13,538 countPaducah, KY13,538Frankfort, KY: 13,442 countFrankfort, KY13,442Henderson, KY: 13,385 countHenderson, KY13,385Jeffersontown, KY: 12,612 countJeffersontown, KY12,612Nicholasville, KY: 12,366 countNicholasville, KY12,366Ashland, KY: 10,745 countAshland, KY10,745Independence, KY: 9,985 countIndependence, KY9,985Radcliff, KY: 9,965 countRadcliff, KY9,965St. Matthews, KY: 9,226 countSt. Matthews, KY9,226Madisonville, KY: 9,122 countMadisonville, KY9,122Winchester, KY: 8,862 countWinchester, KY8,862Erlanger, KY: 8,291 countErlanger, KY8,291Murray, KY: 7,770 countMurray, KY7,770Newport, KY: 7,746 countNewport, KY7,746Shively, KY: 7,159 countShively, KY7,159Danville, KY: 7,079 countDanville, KY7,079Glasgow, KY: 6,898 countGlasgow, KY6,898Mount Washington, KY: 6,789 countMount Washington, KY6,789Fort Thomas, KY: 6,734 countFort Thomas, KY6,734Shelbyville, KY: 6,599 countShelbyville, KY6,599Berea, KY: 6,083 countBerea, KY6,083Lyndon, KY: 5,964 countLyndon, KY5,964Shepherdsville, KY: 5,867 countShepherdsville, KY5,867Bardstown, KY: 5,706 countBardstown, KY5,706Campbellsville, KY: 5,106 countCampbellsville, KY5,106Somerset, KY: 5,069 countSomerset, KY5,069Versailles, KY: 4,811 countVersailles, KY4,811Lawrenceburg, KY: 4,810 countLawrenceburg, KY4,810Paris, KY: 4,635 countParis, KY4,635Franklin, KY: 3,834 countFranklin, KY3,834La Grange, KY: 3,718 countLa Grange, KY3,718Alexandria, KY: 3,677 countAlexandria, KY3,677Louisville, KY: 285,274 countLouisville, KY285,274Lexington, KY: 145,092 countLexington, KY145,092Bowling Green, KY: 30,670 countBowling Green, KY30,670Owensboro, KY: 27,178 countOwensboro, KY27,178Covington, KY: 20,616 countCovington, KY20,616Richmond, KY: 15,397 countRichmond, KY15,397Georgetown, KY: 14,614 countGeorgetown, KY14,614Hopkinsville, KY: 14,530 countHopkinsville, KY14,530Elizabethtown, KY: 14,414 countElizabethtown, KY14,414Florence, KY: 13,866 countFlorence, KY13,866Paducah, KY: 13,538 countPaducah, KY13,538Frankfort, KY: 13,442 countFrankfort, KY13,442Henderson, KY: 13,385 countHenderson, KY13,385Jeffersontown, KY: 12,612 countJeffersontown, KY12,612Nicholasville, KY: 12,366 countNicholasville, KY12,366Ashland, KY: 10,745 countAshland, KY10,745Independence, KY: 9,985 countIndependence, KY9,985Radcliff, KY: 9,965 countRadcliff, KY9,965St. Matthews, KY: 9,226 countSt. Matthews, KY9,226Madisonville, KY: 9,122 countMadisonville, KY9,122Winchester, KY: 8,862 countWinchester, KY8,862Erlanger, KY: 8,291 countErlanger, KY8,291Murray, KY: 7,770 countMurray, KY7,770Newport, KY: 7,746 countNewport, KY7,746Shively, KY: 7,159 countShively, KY7,159Danville, KY: 7,079 countDanville, KY7,079Glasgow, KY: 6,898 countGlasgow, KY6,898Mount Washington, KY: 6,789 countMount Washington, KY6,789Fort Thomas, KY: 6,734 countFort Thomas, KY6,734Shelbyville, KY: 6,599 countShelbyville, KY6,599Berea, KY: 6,083 countBerea, KY6,083Lyndon, KY: 5,964 countLyndon, KY5,964Shepherdsville, KY: 5,867 countShepherdsville, KY5,867Bardstown, KY: 5,706 countBardstown, KY5,706Campbellsville, KY: 5,106 countCampbellsville, KY5,106Somerset, KY: 5,069 countSomerset, KY5,069Versailles, KY: 4,811 countVersailles, KY4,811Lawrenceburg, KY: 4,810 countLawrenceburg, KY4,810Paris, KY: 4,635 countParis, KY4,635Franklin, KY: 3,834 countFranklin, KY3,834La Grange, KY: 3,718 countLa Grange, KY3,718Alexandria, KY: 3,677 countAlexandria, KY3,677
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Louisville, KY285,274
2Lexington, KY145,092
3Bowling Green, KY30,670
4Owensboro, KY27,178
5Covington, KY20,616
6Richmond, KY15,397
7Georgetown, KY14,614
8Hopkinsville, KY14,530
9Elizabethtown, KY14,414
10Florence, KY13,866
11Paducah, KY13,538
12Frankfort, KY13,442
13Henderson, KY13,385
14Jeffersontown, KY12,612
15Nicholasville, KY12,366
16Ashland, KY10,745
17Independence, KY9,985
18Radcliff, KY9,965
19St. Matthews, KY9,226
20Madisonville, KY9,122
21Winchester, KY8,862
22Erlanger, KY8,291
23Murray, KY7,770
24Newport, KY7,746
25Shively, KY7,159
26Danville, KY7,079
27Glasgow, KY6,898
28Mount Washington, KY6,789
29Fort Thomas, KY6,734
30Shelbyville, KY6,599
31Berea, KY6,083
32Lyndon, KY5,964
33Shepherdsville, KY5,867
34Bardstown, KY5,706
35Campbellsville, KY5,106
36Somerset, KY5,069
37Versailles, KY4,811
38Lawrenceburg, KY4,810
39Paris, KY4,635
40Franklin, KY3,834
41La Grange, KY3,718
42Alexandria, KY3,677

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kentucky by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kentucky by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kentucky by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/kentucky-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Louisville, KY, with 285,274 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Alexandria, KY, with 3,677 in 2021.

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