An enlargeable map of the
120 counties of the
State of Kentucky.
The metropolitan areas of the State of Kentucky include the urban statistical areas that are defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget and regions of urban population in which are defined by other organizations.
Metropolitan statistical areas [ ]
The following tables list population figures for the metropolitan statistical areas of Kentucky, in rank of population.
The following table describes these areas with the following information:
The name of the county
The population of the county as of July 1, 2009, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau[1]
The county population as of April 1, 2000, as counted by the United States Census 2000 ,[1] and
The percent county population change from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2009, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.[1]
Bowling Green, KY MSA [ ]
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA [ ]
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Hamilton County, Ohio [3]
855,062
845,303
+1.15%
Butler County, Ohio
363,184
332,807
+9.13%
Warren County, Ohio
210,712
158,383
+33.04%
Clermont County, Ohio
196,364
177,977
+10.33%
Kenton County, Kentucky
158,729
151,464
+4.80%
Boone County, Kentucky
118,576
85,991
+37.89%
Campbell County, Kentucky
88,423
88,616
−0.22%
Dearborn County, Indiana
50,502
46,109
+9.53%
Brown County, Ohio
44,003
42,285
+4.06%
Grant County, Kentucky
25,542
22,384
+14.11%
Franklin County, Indiana
23,148
22,151
+4.50%
Pendleton County, Kentucky
14,887
14,390
+3.45%
Bracken County, Kentucky
8,653
8,279
+4.52%
Gallatin County, Kentucky
8,202
7,870
+4.22%
Ohio County, Indiana
5,909
5,623
+5.09%
Kentucky Total
423,012
378,994
+11.61%
Total
2,171,896
2,009,632
+8.07%
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA [ ]
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Montgomery County, Tennessee
160,978
134,768
+19.45%
Christian County, Kentucky
80,938
72,265
+12.00%
Trigg County, Kentucky
13,290
12,597
+5.50%
Stewart County, Tennessee
13,340
12,370
+7.84%
Kentucky Total
94,228
84,862
+11.04%
Total
268,546
232,000
+15.75%
Elizabethtown, KY MSA [ ]
Evansville, IN-KY MSA [ ]
Evansville, IN-KY MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
175,434
171,922
+2.04%
Warrick County, Indiana
58,521
52,383
+11.72%
Henderson County, Kentucky
45,496
44,829
+1.49%
Gibson County, Indiana
32,750
32,500
+0.77%
Posey County, Indiana
26,004
27,061
−3.91%
Webster County, Kentucky
13,706
14,120
−2.93%
Kentucky Total
59,202
58,949
+0.43%
Total
351,911
342,815
+2.65%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA [ ]
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Cabell County, West Virginia
95,214
96,784
−1.62%
Lawrence County, Ohio
62,774
62,319
+0.73%
Boyd County, Kentucky
48,527
49,752
−2.46%
Wayne County, West Virginia
41,119
42,903
−4.16%
Greenup County, Kentucky
38,020
36,891
+3.06%
Kentucky Total
86,549
86,643
−0.11%
Total
285,624
288,649
−1.05%
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA [ ]
Lexington , second largest city and metropolitan area
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Fayette County, Kentucky
296,545
260,512
+13.83%
Jessamine County, Kentucky
47,589
39,041
+21.89%
Scott County, Kentucky
45,841
33,061
+38.66%
Clark County, Kentucky
36,159
33,061
+9.37%
Woodford County, Kentucky
24,986
23,208
+7.66%
Bourbon County, Kentucky
19,729
19,360
+1.91%
Total
470,849
408,326
+15.31%
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA [ ]
Louisville , largest city and metropolitan area
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Jefferson County, Kentucky
721,594
693,604
+4.04%
Clark County, Indiana
108,634
96,472
+12.61%
Bullitt County, Kentucky
75,653
61,236
+23.54%
Floyd County, Indiana
74,426
70,823
+5.09%
Oldham County, Kentucky
58,095
46,178
+25.81%
Nelson County, Kentucky
43,550
37,477
+16.20%
Shelby County, Kentucky
42,078
33,337
+26.22%
Harrison County, Indiana
37,562
34,325
+9.43%
Washington County, Indiana
27,729
27,223
+1.86%
Meade County, Kentucky
26,501
26,349
+0.58%
Spencer County, Kentucky
17,737
11,766
+50.75%
Henry County, Kentucky
16,060
15,060
+6.64%
Trimble County, Kentucky
8,958
8,125
+10.25%
Kentucky Total
1,010,226
933,132
+8.26%
Total
1,258,577
1,161,975
+8.31%
Owensboro, KY MSA [ ]
Owensboro, KY MSA [2]
County
2009 Pop
2000 Pop
Change
Daviess County, Kentucky
95,394
91,545
+4.20%
McLean County, Kentucky
9,607
9,938
−3.33%
Hancock County, Kentucky
8,635
8,392
+2.90%
Total
113,636
109,875
+3.42%
References [ ]
See also [ ]
State of Kentucky
United States
United States Census Bureau
Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas (CSA)
Table of United States Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA)
Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA)
Table of United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSA)
Table of United States primary census statistical areas (PCSA)