Kentucky statistical areas
The United States {{nobreak|Commonwealth of Kentucky}} currently has 32 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 8 combined statistical areas, 9 metropolitan statistical areas, and 15 micropolitan statistical areas in Kentucky.{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Office of Management and Budget}} As of 2023, the largest of these is the Louisville-Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA, comprising greater Louisville, Kentucky's largest city.
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| class=wikitable
|+The 32 United States statistical areas and 120 counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky{{efn|reference=An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}} |
| Combined statistical area
!2023 population (est.){{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division}} !County |
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| rowspan="14" |Louisville/Jefferson County–-Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA
| rowspan="14" align="right" |1,493,133 | rowspan="12" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA | rowspan="12" align="right" |1,365,557 |align=right|772,144 |
| Clark County, Indiana
|align=right|125,467 |
| Bullitt County, Kentucky
|align=right|84,863 |
| Floyd County, Indiana
|align=right|80,809 |
| Oldham County, Kentucky
|align=right|70,183 |
| Shelby County, Kentucky
|align=right|49,515 |
| Nelson County, Kentucky
|align=right|47,730 |
| Harrison County, Indiana
|align=right|40,006 |
| Meade County, Kentucky
|align=right|30,131 |
| Washington County, Indiana
|align=right|28,205 |
| Spencer County, Kentucky
| align="right" |20,531 |
| Henry County, Kentucky
|align=right|15,973 |
| rowspan="2" |Elizabethtown, KY MSA
| rowspan="2" align=right|127,576 | align="right" |112,273 |
| LaRue County, Kentucky
| align="right" |15,303 |
| rowspan="14" |Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY CSA
| rowspan="14" align="right" |770,951 | rowspan="6" |Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | rowspan="6" align="right" |520,045 | align="right" |320,154 |
| Scott County, Kentucky
| align="right" |60,168 |
| Jessamine County, Kentucky
|align=right|55,017 |
| Clark County, Kentucky
|align=right|37,304 |
| Woodford County, Kentucky
|align=right|27,268 |
| Bourbon County, Kentucky
|align=right|20,134 |
| rowspan="3" |Richmond-Berea, KY μSA
| rowspan="3" align=right|126,861 | align="right" |96,735 |
| Rockcastle County, Kentucky
| align="right" |16,190 |
| Estill County, Kentucky
|align=right|13,936 |
| rowspan=2|Frankfort, KY μSA
|rowspan=2 align=right|76,257 |align=right|51,644 |
| Anderson County, Kentucky
|align=right|24,613 |
| rowspan=3|Mount Sterling, KY μSA
|rowspan=3 align=right|47,788 |align=right|28,527 |
| Bath County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,975 |
| Menifee County, Kentucky
|align=right|6,286 |
| rowspan="16" |Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
| rowspan="16" align="right" |2,313,417 | rowspan="15" |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA | rowspan="15" align="right" |2,271,479 |align=right|827,058 |
| Butler County, Ohio
|align=right|393,043 |
| Warren County, Ohio
|align=right|252,148 |
| Clermont County, Ohio
|align=right|211,972 |
| Kenton County, Kentucky
|align=right|171,321 |
| Boone County, Kentucky
|align=right|140,496 |
| Campbell County, Kentucky
|align=right|93,702 |
| Dearborn County, Indiana
|align=right|51,215 |
| Brown County, Ohio
|align=right|43,777 |
| Grant County, Kentucky
|align=right|25,619 |
| Franklin County, Indiana
|align=right|23,096 |
| Pendleton County, Kentucky
|align=right|14,810 |
| Gallatin County, Kentucky
|align=right|8,792 |
| Bracken County, Kentucky
|align=right|8,426 |
| Ohio County, Indiana
|align=right|6,004 |
| rowspan="1" |Wilmington, OH μSA
| rowspan="1" align=right|41,938 | align="right" |41,938 |
| rowspan="7" |Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA
| rowspan="7" align=right |264,525 | rowspan="4" |Bowling Green, KY MSA | rowspan="4" align="right" |188,840 | align="right" |142,229 |
| Allen County, Kentucky
| align="right" |21,788 |
| Edmonson County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,448 |
| Butler County, Kentucky
| align="right" |12,375 |
| rowspan="2" |Glasgow, KY μSA
| rowspan="2" align=right|55,490 | align="right" |45,008 |
| Metcalfe County, Kentucky
|align=right|10,482 |
| Franklin, KY μSA
| align="right" |20,195 |align=right|20,195 |
| rowspan="5" |Middlesborough-Corbin, KY CSA
| rowspan="5" align="right"|172,880 | rowspan="4" |Corbin, KY μSA | rowspan="4" align=right|149,563 | align="right" |63,296 |
| Whitley County, Kentucky
| align="right" |36,825 |
| Knox County, Kentucky
|align=right|29,794 |
| Clay County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,648 |
| rowspan="1" |Middlesborough, KY μSA
| rowspan="1" align=right|23,317 | align="right" |23,317 |
| rowspan="12" |Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
| rowspan="12" align="right"|643,394 | rowspan="8" |Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | rowspan="8" align="right" |368,261 | align="right" |92,082 |
| Putnam County, West Virginia
|align=right|56,962 |
| Lawrence County, Ohio
|align=right|56,118 |
| Boyd County, Kentucky
|align=right|47,826 |
| Wayne County, West Virginia
|align=right|37,686 |
| Greenup County, Kentucky
| align="right" |35,221 |
| Carter County, Kentucky
| align="right" |26,366 |
| Lawrence County, Kentucky
|align=right|16,000 |
| rowspan="3" |Charleston, WV MSA
| rowspan="3" align="right" |203,164 |Kanawha County, West Virginia |align=right|174,805 |
| Boone County, West Virginia
| align="right" |20,576 |
| Clay County, West Virginia
|align=right|7,783 |
| rowspan="1" |Portsmouth, OH μSA
| rowspan="1" align=right|71,969 | align="right" |71,969 |
| rowspan="6" |Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA
| rowspan="6" align="right"|138,728 | rowspan="5" |Paducah, KY-IL MSA | rowspan="5" align="right" |102,226 | align="right" |67,428 |
| Massac County, Illinois
| align="right" |13,661 |
| Livingston County, Kentucky
|align=right|8,892 |
| Ballard County, Kentucky
|align=right|7,582 |
| Carlisle County, Kentucky
|align=right|4,704 |
| rowspan="1" |Mayfield, KY μSA
| rowspan="1" align=right|36,461 | align="right" |36,461 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="9" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none
| rowspan="2" |Owensboro, KY MSA | rowspan="2" align=right|112,512 | align="right" |103,458 |
| McLean County, Kentucky
|align=right|9,054 |
| rowspan="2" |Pikeville, KY μSA
| rowspan="2" align="right" |90,396 |align=right|55,973 |
| Floyd County, Kentucky
| align="right" |34,423 |
| rowspan="4" |Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
| rowspan="4" align="right" |340,495 | align="right" |239,872 |
| Christian County, Kentucky
|align=right|72,032 |
| Trigg County, Kentucky
|align=right|14,369 |
| Stewart County, Tennessee
|align=right|14,222 |
| rowspan="1" |Somerset, KY μSA
| rowspan="1" align="right" |66,191 |align=right|66,191 |
| rowspan="5" |Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA
| rowspan="5" align="right"|327,562 | rowspan="3" |Evansville, IN MSA | rowspan="3" align=right|270,717 | align="right" |179,810 |
| Warrick County, Indiana
|align=right|65,867 |
| Posey County, Indiana
| align="right" |25,040 |
| rowspan="2" |Henderson, KY μSA
| rowspan="2" align=right|56,845 | align="right" |44,119 |
| Webster County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,726 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="59" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none
| rowspan="2" |Danville, KY μSA | rowspan="2" align=right|55,764 | align="right" |30,988 |
| Lincoln County, Kentucky
|align=right|24,776 |
| rowspan="1" |Madisonville, KY μSA
| rowspan="1" align=right|44,929 | align="right" |44,929 |
| rowspan=1|Murray, KY μSA
|rowspan=1 align=right|38,280 |align=right|38,280 |
| rowspan=2|Campbellsville, KY μSA
|rowspan=2 align=right|37,911 |align=right|26,443 |
| Green County, Kentucky
|align=right|11,468 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="53" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none
| align="right" |31,744 |
| Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
| align="right" |30,568 |
| Logan County, Kentucky
| align="right" |28,283 |
| Perry County, Kentucky
|align=right|27,133 |
| Grayson County, Kentucky
|align=right|26,427 |
| Harlan County, Kentucky
|align=right|26,825 |
| Rowan County, Kentucky
|align=right|24,409 |
| Ohio County, Kentucky
|align=right|23,626 |
| Mercer County, Kentucky
|align=right|23,097 |
| Johnson County, Kentucky
|align=right|22,116 |
| Breckinridge County, Kentucky
|align=right|21,124 |
| Letcher County, Kentucky
|align=right|20,423 |
| Marion County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,834 |
| Hart County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,724 |
| Wayne County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,580 |
| Harrison County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,415 |
| Adair County, Kentucky
|align=right|19,264 |
| Russell County, Kentucky
|align=right|18,279 |
| Garrard County, Kentucky
|align=right|17,829 |
| McCreary County, Kentucky
|align=right|17,050 |
| Mason County, Kentucky
|align=right|16,841 |
| Casey County, Kentucky
|align=right|15,918 |
| Fleming County, Kentucky
|align=right|15,442 |
| Morgan County, Kentucky
|align=right|14,283 |
| Knott County, Kentucky
|align=right|13,659 |
| Union County, Kentucky
|align=right|13,106 |
| Jackson County, Kentucky
|align=right|13,104 |
| Lewis County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,973 |
| Powell County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,972 |
| Breathitt County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,953 |
| Caldwell County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,551 |
| Todd County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,494 |
| Washington County, Kentucky
|align=right|12,267 |
| Owen County, Kentucky
|align=right|11,313 |
| Monroe County, Kentucky
|align=right|11,306 |
| Magoffin County, Kentucky
|align=right|11,228 |
| Carroll County, Kentucky
|align=right|10,987 |
| Martin County, Kentucky
|align=right|10,928 |
| Leslie County, Kentucky
|align=right|9,864 |
| Lyon County, Kentucky
|align=right|9,187 |
| Clinton County, Kentucky
|align=right|9,148 |
| Crittenden County, Kentucky
|align=right|8,974 |
| Hancock County, Kentucky
| align="right" |8,920 |
| Trimble County, Kentucky
|align=right|8,607 |
| Nicholas County, Kentucky
|align=right|7,686 |
| Lee County, Kentucky
|align=right|7,293 |
| Elliott County, Kentucky
|align=right|7,245 |
| Fulton County, Kentucky
|align=right|6,338 |
| Wolfe County, Kentucky
|align=right|6,282 |
| Cumberland County, Kentucky
|align=right|6,000 |
| Hickman County, Kentucky
|align=right|4,447 |
| Owsley County, Kentucky
|align=right|4,001 |
| Robertson County, Kentucky
|align=right|2,313 |
| style="font-weight:bold;" bgcolor="#FFFFBB"
| colspan="5" align="center" |Commonwealth of Kentucky |align="right|4,526,154 |
Core-based statistical areas
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+The 24 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Kentucky{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}} |
| scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank
!scope=col rowspan=2|Core-based statistical area !colspan=5|Population |
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| scope=col|2023 estimate
!scope=col|Change !scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}} !scope=col|Change !scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}} |
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|Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA (KY) {{changes|order=d|1091070|1092767|1022321}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|2}}
{{changes|order=d|520045|516811|458216}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|3}}
|Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA (KY) {{changes|order=d|463166|454783|425483}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|4}}
{{changes|order=d|188840|179639|158599}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|5}}
{{changes|order=d|149563|149863|148099}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|6}}
{{changes|order=d|127576|125569|119736}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|7}}
{{changes|order=d|126861|122901|114644}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|8}}
|Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA (KY) {{changes|order=d|125413|127143|130032}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|9}}
{{changes|order=d|112512|112464|106187}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|10}}
{{changes|order=d|90396|94611|104475}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|11}}
|Paducah, KY-IL MSA (KY) {{changes|order=d|88606|89317|88437}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|12}}
|Clarksville, TN-KY MSA (KY) {{changes|order=d|86401|86909|88294}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|13}}
{{changes|order=d|76257|75393|70706}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|14}}
{{changes|order=d|66191|65034|63093}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|15}}
{{changes|order=d|56845|57810|59871}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|16}}
{{changes|order=d|55764|54889|53174}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|17}}
{{changes|order=d|55490|54771|52272}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|18}}
{{changes|order=d|47788|46977|44396}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|19}}
{{changes|order=d|44929|45423|46920}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|20}}
{{changes|order=d|38280|37103|37191}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|21}}
{{changes|order=d|37911|37130|35770}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|22}}
{{changes|order=d|36461|36649|37121}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|23}}
{{changes|order=d|23317|24097|28691}} |
| scope=row|{{nts|24}}
{{changes|order=d|20195|19594|17327}} |
| |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA
{{changes|order=d|2271479|2249797|2130151}} |
| |Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
{{changes|order=d|340495|320535|273949}} |
| |Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
{{changes|order=d|368261|376155|386768}} |
| |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
{{changes|order=d|1365557|1362180|1274757}} |
| |Paducah, KY-IL MSA
{{changes|order=d|102267|103486|103866}} |
Combined statistical areas
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
See also
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- [https://www.census.gov/ United States Census Bureau]
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