List of metropolitan areas of Kentucky explained
The metropolitan areas of the Commonwealth 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.
| Metropolitan area | 2021 Population |
|---|
| Bowling Green, KY MSA | 182,594 |
| 471,903 |
| Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA | 86,418 |
| Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY MSA | 156,766 |
| Evansville, IN-KY MSA | 59,871 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 109,960 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | 517,846 |
| Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA | 1,126,442 |
| Owensboro, KY MSA | 121,227 | |
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| County | 2009 Pop | 2000 Pop | Change |
|---|
| Hamilton County, Ohio[3] | |
| Butler County, Ohio | |
| Warren County, Ohio | |
| Clermont County, Ohio | |
| Kenton County, Kentucky | |
| Boone County, Kentucky | |
| Campbell County, Kentucky | |
| Dearborn County, Indiana | |
| Brown County, Ohio | |
| Grant County, Kentucky | |
| Franklin County, Indiana | |
| Pendleton County, Kentucky | |
| Bracken County, Kentucky | |
| Gallatin County, Kentucky | |
| Ohio County, Indiana | |
| Kentucky Total | |
| Total | |
|
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA
Elizabethtown, KY MSA
Evansville, IN-KY MSA
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA| County | 2009 Pop | 2000 Pop | Change |
|---|
| Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
| Clark County, Indiana | |
| Bullitt County, Kentucky | |
| Floyd County, Indiana | |
| Oldham County, Kentucky | |
| Nelson County, Kentucky | |
| Shelby County, Kentucky | |
| Harrison County, Indiana | |
| Washington County, Indiana | |
| Meade County, Kentucky | |
| Spencer County, Kentucky | |
| Henry County, Kentucky | |
| Trimble County, Kentucky | |
| Kentucky Total | |
| Total | |
|
Owensboro, KY MSA
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Annual County Population Estimates and Estimated Components of Change: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009. CSV. 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 23, 2010. March 26, 2010.
- http://ksdc.louisville.edu/kpr/popest/msacoest2009.xls 2009 Population Estimates for Kentucky's MSAs
- An out of state area is displayed in orange
