Kentucky Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government | Jefferson | 393,327 |
| 2. | Lexington-Fayette Urban County | Fayette | 324,981 |
| 3. | City of Louisville | Jefferson | 242,747 |
| 4. | City of Bowling Green | Warren | 77,654 |
| 5. | City of Owensboro | Daviess | 61,026 |
| 6. | City of Covington | Kenton | 42,334 |
| 7. | City of Georgetown | Scott | 40,050 |
| 8. | City of Richmond | Madison | 35,971 |
| 9. | City of Florence | Boone | 33,129 |
| 10. | City of Nicholasville | Jessamine | 32,497 |
| 11. | City of Elizabethtown | Hardin | 32,433 |
| 12. | City of Hopkinsville | Christian | 30,802 |
| 13. | City of Independence | Kenton | 29,349 |
| 14. | City of Jeffersontown | Jefferson | 28,911 |
| 15. | City of Frankfort | Franklin | 28,669 |
| 16. | City of Henderson | Henderson | 27,630 |
| 17. | City of Paducah | McCracken | 27,298 |
| 18. | City of Radcliff | Hardin | 23,733 |
| 19. | City of Ashland | Boyd | 21,350 |
| 20. | City of Erlanger | Kenton | 19,634 |
