The United States 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.[1] 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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The 32 United States statistical areas and 120 counties of the Commonwealth of KentuckyTemplate:Efn
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2023 population (est.)[2]
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Core-based statistical area[1]
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2023 population (est.)[2]
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County
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2023 population (est.)[2]
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| Louisville/Jefferson County–-Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA
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1,493,133
1,218,646 (KY)
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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
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1,365,557
1,091,070 (KY)
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Jefferson County, Kentucky
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772,144
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| Clark County, Indiana
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125,467
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| Bullitt County, Kentucky
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84,863
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| Floyd County, Indiana
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80,809
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| Oldham County, Kentucky
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70,183
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| Shelby County, Kentucky
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49,515
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| Nelson County, Kentucky
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47,730
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| Harrison County, Indiana
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40,006
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| Meade County, Kentucky
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30,131
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| Washington County, Indiana
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28,205
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| Spencer County, Kentucky
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20,531
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| Henry County, Kentucky
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15,973
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| Elizabethtown, KY MSA
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127,576
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Hardin County, Kentucky
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112,273
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| LaRue County, Kentucky
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15,303
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| Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY CSA
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770,951
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Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
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520,045
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Fayette County, Kentucky
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320,154
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| Scott County, Kentucky
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60,168
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| Jessamine County, Kentucky
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55,017
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| Clark County, Kentucky
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37,304
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| Woodford County, Kentucky
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27,268
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| Bourbon County, Kentucky
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20,134
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| Richmond-Berea, KY μSA
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126,861
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Madison County, Kentucky
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96,735
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| Rockcastle County, Kentucky
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16,190
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| Estill County, Kentucky
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13,936
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| Frankfort, KY μSA
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76,257
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Franklin County, Kentucky
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51,644
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| Anderson County, Kentucky
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24,613
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| Mount Sterling, KY μSA
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47,788
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Montgomery County, Kentucky
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28,527
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| Bath County, Kentucky
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12,975
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| Menifee County, Kentucky
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6,286
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| Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
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2,313,417
463,166 (KY)
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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA
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2,271,479
463,166 (KY)
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Hamilton County, Ohio
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827,058
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| Butler County, Ohio
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393,043
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| Warren County, Ohio
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252,148
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| Clermont County, Ohio
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211,972
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| Kenton County, Kentucky
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171,321
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| Boone County, Kentucky
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140,496
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| Campbell County, Kentucky
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93,702
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| Dearborn County, Indiana
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51,215
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| Brown County, Ohio
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43,777
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| Grant County, Kentucky
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25,619
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| Franklin County, Indiana
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23,096
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| Pendleton County, Kentucky
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14,810
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| Gallatin County, Kentucky
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8,792
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| Bracken County, Kentucky
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8,426
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| Ohio County, Indiana
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6,004
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| Wilmington, OH μSA
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41,938
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Clinton County, Ohio
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41,938
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| Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA
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264,525
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Bowling Green, KY MSA
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188,840
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Warren County, Kentucky
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142,229
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| Allen County, Kentucky
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21,788
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| Edmonson County, Kentucky
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12,448
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| Butler County, Kentucky
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12,375
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| Glasgow, KY μSA
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55,490
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Barren County, Kentucky
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45,008
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| Metcalfe County, Kentucky
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10,482
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| Franklin, KY μSA
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20,195
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Simpson County, Kentucky
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20,195
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| Middlesborough-Corbin, KY CSA
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172,880
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Corbin, KY μSA
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149,563
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Laurel County, Kentucky
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63,296
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| Whitley County, Kentucky
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36,825
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| Knox County, Kentucky
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29,794
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| Clay County, Kentucky
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19,648
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| Middlesborough, KY μSA
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23,317
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Bell County, Kentucky
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23,317
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| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
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643,394
125,413 (KY)
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
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368,261
125,413 (KY)
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Cabell County, West Virginia
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92,082
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| Putnam County, West Virginia
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56,962
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| Lawrence County, Ohio
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56,118
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| Boyd County, Kentucky
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47,826
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| Wayne County, West Virginia
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37,686
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| Greenup County, Kentucky
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35,221
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| Carter County, Kentucky
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26,366
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| Lawrence County, Kentucky
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16,000
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| Charleston, WV MSA
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203,164
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Kanawha County, West Virginia
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174,805
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| Boone County, West Virginia
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20,576
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| Clay County, West Virginia
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7,783
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| Portsmouth, OH μSA
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71,969
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Scioto County, Ohio
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71,969
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| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA
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138,728
125,067 (KY)
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Paducah, KY-IL MSA
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102,226
88,606 (KY)
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McCracken County, Kentucky
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67,428
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| Massac County, Illinois
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13,661
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| Livingston County, Kentucky
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8,892
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| Ballard County, Kentucky
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7,582
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| Carlisle County, Kentucky
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4,704
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| Mayfield, KY μSA
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36,461
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Graves County, Kentucky
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36,461
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| none
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Owensboro, KY MSA
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112,512
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Daviess County, Kentucky
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103,458
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| McLean County, Kentucky
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9,054
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| Pikeville, KY μSA
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90,396
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Pike County, Kentucky
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55,973
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| Floyd County, Kentucky
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34,423
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| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
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340,495
86,401 (KY)
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Montgomery County, Tennessee
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239,872
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| Christian County, Kentucky
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72,032
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| Trigg County, Kentucky
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14,369
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| Stewart County, Tennessee
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14,222
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| Somerset, KY μSA
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66,191
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Pulaski County, Kentucky
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66,191
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| Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA
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327,562
56,845 (KY)
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Evansville, IN MSA
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270,717
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Vanderburgh County, Indiana
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179,810
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| Warrick County, Indiana
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65,867
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| Posey County, Indiana
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25,040
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| Henderson, KY μSA
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56,845
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Henderson County, Kentucky
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44,119
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| Webster County, Kentucky
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12,726
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| none
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Danville, KY μSA
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55,764
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Boyle County, Kentucky
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30,988
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| Lincoln County, Kentucky
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24,776
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| Madisonville, KY μSA
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44,929
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Hopkins County, Kentucky
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44,929
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| Murray, KY μSA
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38,280
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Calloway County, Kentucky
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38,280
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| Campbellsville, KY μSA
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37,911
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Taylor County, Kentucky
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26,443
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| Green County, Kentucky
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11,468
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| none
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Marshall County, Kentucky
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31,744
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| Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
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30,568
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| Logan County, Kentucky
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28,283
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| Perry County, Kentucky
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27,133
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| Grayson County, Kentucky
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26,427
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| Harlan County, Kentucky
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26,825
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| Rowan County, Kentucky
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24,409
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| Ohio County, Kentucky
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23,626
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| Mercer County, Kentucky
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23,097
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| Johnson County, Kentucky
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22,116
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| Breckinridge County, Kentucky
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21,124
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| Letcher County, Kentucky
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20,423
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| Marion County, Kentucky
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19,834
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| Hart County, Kentucky
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19,724
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| Wayne County, Kentucky
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19,580
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| Harrison County, Kentucky
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19,415
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| Adair County, Kentucky
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19,264
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| Russell County, Kentucky
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18,279
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| Garrard County, Kentucky
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17,829
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| McCreary County, Kentucky
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17,050
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| Mason County, Kentucky
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16,841
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| Casey County, Kentucky
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15,918
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| Fleming County, Kentucky
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15,442
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| Morgan County, Kentucky
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14,283
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| Knott County, Kentucky
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13,659
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| Union County, Kentucky
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13,106
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| Jackson County, Kentucky
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13,104
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| Lewis County, Kentucky
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12,973
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| Powell County, Kentucky
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12,972
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| Breathitt County, Kentucky
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12,953
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| Caldwell County, Kentucky
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12,551
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| Todd County, Kentucky
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12,494
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| Washington County, Kentucky
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12,267
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| Owen County, Kentucky
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11,313
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| Monroe County, Kentucky
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11,306
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| Magoffin County, Kentucky
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11,228
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| Carroll County, Kentucky
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10,987
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| Martin County, Kentucky
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10,928
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| Leslie County, Kentucky
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9,864
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| Lyon County, Kentucky
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9,187
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| Clinton County, Kentucky
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9,148
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| Crittenden County, Kentucky
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8,974
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| Hancock County, Kentucky
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8,920
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| Trimble County, Kentucky
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8,607
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| Nicholas County, Kentucky
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7,686
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| Lee County, Kentucky
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7,293
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| Elliott County, Kentucky
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7,245
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| Fulton County, Kentucky
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6,338
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| Wolfe County, Kentucky
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6,282
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| Cumberland County, Kentucky
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6,000
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| Hickman County, Kentucky
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4,447
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| Owsley County, Kentucky
|
4,001
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| Robertson County, Kentucky
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2,313
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| Commonwealth of Kentucky
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4,526,154
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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.
The 24 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of KentuckyTemplate:Efn
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Core-based statistical area[1]
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Population
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| 2023 estimate[2]
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Change
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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA (KY)
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Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA (KY)
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Bowling Green, KY MSA
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Corbin, KY μSA
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Elizabethtown, KY MSA
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Richmond-Berea, KY μSA
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA (KY)
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Owensboro, KY MSA
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Pikeville, KY μSA
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Paducah, KY-IL MSA (KY)
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Clarksville, TN-KY MSA (KY)
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Frankfort, KY μSA
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Somerset, KY μSA
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Henderson, KY μSA
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Danville, KY μSA
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Glasgow, KY μSA
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Mount Sterling, KY μSA
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Madisonville, KY μSA
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Murray, KY μSA
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Campbellsville, KY μSA
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Mayfield, KY μSA
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Middlesborough, KY μSA
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Franklin, KY μSA
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Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA
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Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
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Paducah, KY-IL MSA
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Combined statistical areas
The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.
The eight combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of KentuckyTemplate:Efn
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Combined statistical area[1]
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Population
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| 2023 estimate[2]
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2020 Census[3]
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2010 Census[4]
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Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA (KY)
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Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY CSA
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Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA (KY)
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Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY CSA
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Middlesborough-Corbin, KY CSA
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Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (KY)
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Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA (KY)
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Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA (KY)
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Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
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Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
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Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA
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Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA
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Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA
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See also
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