NEW 2008 City Population Estimates (released July 1, 2009)

The Census Bureau has released the 2008 population estimates for incorporated places. These are the estimated populations for Kentucky's 418 cities on July 1, 2008:

2008 Kentucky City Population Estimates

The new estimates reveal that there are six Kentucky cities with fewer than 100 people. Concord is the smallest, with only 27 residents, followed by Carrsville (71), Fairfield (77), California (82), Woodbury (87) and Gratz (95). Smithfield, with 101 residents, is the only other Kentucky city near the 100 mark, as the next smallest cities are Blackey and Germantown, each with 141 people.

On the flip side, Louisville (557,224) and Lexington (282,114) are the only two cities in Kentucky to have more than 100,000 people. The next closest is Owensboro, with 55,516 people. Lexington (+3,070) and Bowling Green (+853) added the most people from 2007 to 2008, while Louisville's saw a population decline of 565 people in that period. The fastest growing from 2007 to 2008 was Coal Run Village which increased 17.3% and the greatest percentage decline was Lakeview Heights at -17.6%.

Keep up with the newest Kentucky Census data news and information at the KSDC blog.

2007 City Demographic Profiles from 3-Year ACS estimates

American Community Survey 2007 Demographic Profiles of Cities in Kentucky

(places with 20,000+ people, 3-year estimates):  (Explain 1-year vs. 3-year estimates)

New three-year estimates for all geographic areas are available here at American Fact Finder.

Kentucky and County Population Estimates for 2008  (released March 19, 2009)

Click here to see all of the current estimates data.