Kentucky

KY

50 cities with population 10,000+ — government data from Census Bureau, CDC, and CMS.

Cities
50
pop ≥ 10,000
Total Population
2,546,737
in tracked cities
Avg Median Income
$66,003
-3% vs avg
Avg Home Value
$213,155
-6% vs avg

Public Safety

Violent Crime
184
per 100k residents
Property Crime
1497
per 100k residents
Assault
137
per 100k
Burglary
251
per 100k

Safest Cities in Kentucky

1 Louisville
184/100k
2 Lexington
184/100k
3 Lexington-Fayette
184/100k
4 Meads
184/100k
5 Bowling Green
184/100k
6 Owensboro
184/100k
7 Covington
184/100k
8 Richmond
184/100k
9 Georgetown
184/100k
10 Florence
184/100k

Largest Cities 10

1 Louisville
624,444
2 Lexington
320,347
3 Lexington-Fayette
314,488
4 Meads
288,649
5 Bowling Green
63,616
6 Owensboro
59,042
7 Covington
40,997
8 Richmond
33,533
9 Georgetown
32,356
10 Florence
32,227

Highest Income 10

1 Florence
$99,414
2 Georgetown
$85,158
3 Shelbyville
$82,604
4 Mount Washington
$80,558
5 Covington
$80,548
6 Fort Thomas
$77,567
7 Nicholasville
$74,576
8 Lawrenceburg
$74,488
9 Louisville
$69,866
10 Bardstown
$69,562

Highest Home Values 10

1 Shelbyville
$304,800
2 Lexington
$293,500
3 Georgetown
$288,500
4 Florence
$277,300
5 Nicholasville
$268,100
6 Bowling Green
$258,000
7 Fort Thomas
$252,000
8 Louisville
$248,400
9 Mount Washington
$247,200
10 Covington
$244,400

Kentucky City Rankings 10

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All Cities in Kentucky 50

Louisville 624K Lexington 320K Lexington-Fayette 314K Meads 289K Bowling Green 64K Owensboro 59K Covington 41K Richmond 34K Georgetown 32K Florence 32K Hopkinsville 32K Nicholasville 30K Elizabethtown 30K Henderson 29K Frankfort 28K Jeffersontown 27K Independence 27K Pleasure Ridge Park 26K Paducah 25K Valley Station 23K Radcliff 22K Ashland 21K Newburg 20K Madisonville 20K Murray 19K Erlanger 19K Winchester 18K Fern Creek 18K Saint Matthews 17K Okolona 17K Danville 17K Fort Thomas 16K Burlington 16K Shively 16K Newport 15K Shelbyville 15K Highview 15K Berea 15K Glasgow 14K Mount Washington 14K Fort Campbell North 14K Bardstown 13K Shepherdsville 12K Somerset 11K Lyndon 11K Campbellsville 11K Lawrenceburg 11K Middlesboro 11K Fort Knox 10K Mayfield 10K
Data Sources

City population from GeoNames/Census Bureau. Economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates, county-level). Health data from the CDC PLACES program. Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.