Kentucky Gazetteer
| Name | County | Total Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government | Jefferson | 394,309 |
| 2. | Lexington-Fayette Urban County | Fayette | 325,983 |
| 3. | City of Louisville | Jefferson | 241,939 |
| 4. | City of Bowling Green | Warren | 79,579 |
| 5. | City of Owensboro | Daviess | 61,031 |
| 6. | City of Covington | Kenton | 42,995 |
| 7. | City of Georgetown | Scott | 40,302 |
| 8. | City of Richmond | Madison | 36,072 |
| 9. | City of Florence | Boone | 34,147 |
| 10. | City of Nicholasville | Jessamine | 32,782 |
| 11. | City of Elizabethtown | Hardin | 32,621 |
| 12. | City of Hopkinsville | Christian | 30,737 |
| 13. | City of Jeffersontown | Jefferson | 28,979 |
| 14. | City of Independence | Kenton | 28,926 |
| 15. | City of Frankfort | Franklin | 28,788 |
| 16. | City of Henderson | Henderson | 27,549 |
| 17. | City of Paducah | McCracken | 27,437 |
| 18. | City of Radcliff | Hardin | 23,767 |
| 19. | City of Ashland | Boyd | 21,232 |
| 20. | City of Erlanger | Kenton | 19,595 |
