List of cities in Kentucky

There are 419 cities in the U.S. State of Kentucky that are recognized by the state.

City Classes
Kentucky cities are divided into six classes based on their population. Over 400 classification-related laws affect public safety, alcohol beverage control, revenue options and others. Lexington and Fayette County merged to create an urban county government (UCG) and Louisville merged with Jefferson County to create a metro government. However, Lexington and Louisville retain their pre-merger classification.

The Kentucky General Assembly has historically only reclassified cities when requested by the city government. If all cities were reclassified according to actual population, about 25% of classifications would change. In particular, Lexington would be a Class 1 city. As a result of 2011 legislation, the following classification changes took effect on June 8, 2011
 * Greensburg (5 to 4)
 * Guthrie (5 to 4)
 * Junction City (5 to 4)
 * Midway (5 to 4)
 * Pikeville (3 to 4)
 * Sadieville (6 to 5)
 * Wurtland (6 to 5)

List of incorporated cities




Click on the double triangles at the top of a column to sort the table by that column.
 * A All but two of Kentucky's county seats are cities. The exceptions are Whitley City, seat of McCreary County and Burlington, seat of Boone County. Two Kentucky counties have two seats each -- the seats of Campbell County are Alexandria and Newport, and the seats of Kenton County are Covington and Independence.
 * B Population and area are as of 2000.
 * C For municipalities located in more than one county, the primary county (according to U.S. Census) is listed first.