# List of metropolitan areas of Kentucky

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 |
| Metropolitan area | 2021 Population | Bowling Green, KY MSA | 182,594 |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA | 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 |
* $^a$Only Kentucky portion of MSA population shown
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
* The county population as of April 1, 2000, as counted by the United States Census 2000, and
* The percent county population change from April 1, 2000, to July 1, 2009, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.

### Bowling Green, KY MSA

Bowling Green, KY MSA :
| County | 2009 Pop | 2000 Pop | Change |
| Edmonson County, Kentucky | 11,926 | 11,644 | +2.42% |
| Warren County, Kentucky | 108,669 | 92,552 | +17.41% |
| Total | 120,595 | 104,166 | +15.77% |

### Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA

Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA :
| County | 2009 Pop | 2000 Pop | Change |
| Hamilton County, Ohio | 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 :
| 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

Elizabethtown, KY MSA :
| County | 2009 Pop | 2000 Pop | Change |
| Hardin County, Kentucky | 99,770 | 94,174 | +5.94% |
| LaRue County, Kentucky | 13,663 | 13,373 | +2.17% |
| Total | 113,443 | 107,547 | +5.48% |

### Evansville, IN-KY MSA

Evansville, IN-KY MSA :
| 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 :
| 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-Fayette, KY MSA :
| 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-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA :
| 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 :
| 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% |