Bigger cities of kentucky (59)
| City | Population | Elevation | Land area |
|---|
| Fayette | 260,512 | - | 285 sq mi (736.9 km²) |
| Lexington-Fayette | 260,512 | 1,000 ft (305 m) | 285 sq mi (736.9 km²) |
| Louisville | 256,231 | 462 ft (141 m) | 62 sq mi (160.8 km²) |
| Jefferson Southwest | 114,482 | - | 94 sq mi (244.2 km²) |
| Jefferson Southeast | 110,568 | - | 104 sq mi (269.4 km²) |
| Jefferson Central | 104,961 | - | 54 sq mi (140.6 km²) |
| Jefferson Northeast | 97,826 | - | 71 sq mi (184.4 km²) |
| Louisville East | 92,977 | - | 25 sq mi (65.8 km²) |
| Louisville South | 76,367 | - | 17 sq mi (43.3 km²) |
| Louisville West | 64,741 | - | 14 sq mi (35.0 km²) |
| Owensboro | 54,067 | - | 17 sq mi (45.1 km²) |
| Bowling Green | 49,296 | - | 35 sq mi (91.7 km²) |
| Covington | 43,370 | - | 13 sq mi (33.9 km²) |
| Shepherdsville Northwest | 32,320 | - | 76 sq mi (195.5 km²) |
| Louisville Central | 31,682 | - | 6 sq mi (14.6 km²) |
| Hopkinsville | 30,089 | 520 ft (158 m) | 24 sq mi (62.2 km²) |
| Frankfort | 27,741 | 510 ft (155 m) | 15 sq mi (38.1 km²) |
| Henderson | 27,373 | 400 ft (122 m) | 15 sq mi (38.8 km²) |
| Richmond | 27,152 | 975 ft (297 m) | 19 sq mi (49.5 km²) |
| Jeffersontown | 26,633 | 711 ft (217 m) | 10 sq mi (25.8 km²) |
| Paducah | 26,307 | - | 20 sq mi (50.5 km²) |
| Pleasure Ridge Park | 25,776 | - | 8 sq mi (21.5 km²) |
| Daviess East | 24,023 | - | 197 sq mi (510.2 km²) |
| Florence | 23,551 | 910 ft (277 m) | 10 sq mi (25.6 km²) |
| Daviess West | 23,382 | - | 250 sq mi (646.2 km²) |
| Valley Station | 22,946 | 420 ft (128 m) | 8 sq mi (20.2 km²) |
| Elizabethtown | 22,542 | 731 ft (223 m) | 24 sq mi (62.4 km²) |
| Ashland | 21,981 | 558 ft (170 m) | 11 sq mi (28.7 km²) |
| Radcliff | 21,961 | 770 ft (235 m) | 12 sq mi (29.8 km²) |
| Newburg | 20,636 | 480 ft (146 m) | 6 sq mi (14.9 km²) |
| Nicholasville | 19,680 | 930 ft (283 m) | 8 sq mi (22.0 km²) |
| Madisonville | 19,307 | 470 ft (143 m) | 18 sq mi (46.1 km²) |
| Georgetown | 18,080 | - | 14 sq mi (35.5 km²) |
| Fern Creek | 17,870 | 700 ft (213 m) | 6 sq mi (15.0 km²) |
| Okolona | 17,807 | 465 ft (142 m) | 7 sq mi (17.9 km²) |
| Newport | 17,048 | - | 3 sq mi (7.0 km²) |
| Winchester | 16,724 | - | 8 sq mi (19.8 km²) |
| Erlanger | 16,676 | - | 8 sq mi (21.6 km²) |
| Fort Thomas | 16,495 | 860 ft (262 m) | 6 sq mi (14.7 km²) |
| St. Matthews | 15,852 | 550 ft (168 m) | 4 sq mi (10.4 km²) |
| Danville | 15,477 | 989 ft (301 m) | 16 sq mi (40.9 km²) |
| Fort Campbell | 15,386 | - | 21 sq mi (54.4 km²) |
| Highview | 15,161 | 670 ft (204 m) | 6 sq mi (16.8 km²) |
| Shively | 15,157 | 450 ft (137 m) | 5 sq mi (12.0 km²) |
| Independence | 14,982 | 903 ft (275 m) | 17 sq mi (43.5 km²) |
| Murray | 14,950 | 515 ft (157 m) | 10 sq mi (25.1 km²) |
| Fort Campbell North | 14,338 | - | 4 sq mi (10.3 km²) |
| Glasgow | 13,019 | - | 15 sq mi (38.1 km²) |
| Fort Knox | 12,377 | - | 21 sq mi (54.1 km²) |
| Flaherty | 11,896 | 793 ft (242 m) | 97 sq mi (249.9 km²) |
| Spottsville | 11,853 | 390 ft (119 m) | 136 sq mi (351.5 km²) |
| Somerset | 11,352 | - | 11 sq mi (29.3 km²) |
| Burlington | 10,779 | 846 ft (258 m) | 8 sq mi (21.9 km²) |
| Campbellsville | 10,498 | - | 6 sq mi (15.4 km²) |
| Middlesborough | 10,384 | - | 8 sq mi (19.8 km²) |
| Bardstown | 10,374 | 647 ft (197 m) | 7 sq mi (18.6 km²) |
| Mayfield | 10,349 | 470 ft (143 m) | 7 sq mi (17.3 km²) |
| Shelbyville | 10,085 | 791 ft (241 m) | 8 sq mi (19.6 km²) |
| Hebron | 10,066 | 870 ft (265 m) | 50 sq mi (128.7 km²) |