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Kentucky

StateUS-KY

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: FrankfortGovernor: Andy Beshear (Democratic)Language: English
Population
4.6M
Metros tracked
18
7.0M in metros (152%)
Composite score
56.7
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-KY
At a glance
Nickname
Bluegrass State
Established
1792
Demonym
Kentuckian
Area
104,659 km²
Population density
44 /km²
Highest point
Black Mountain (1,263 m (4,144 ft))
Legislature
Kentucky General Assembly
Human Development Index
0.897 (2023)
Electoral votes
8
U.S. House seats
6
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
30th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
37th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Cincinnati

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Kentucky metro footprint

18 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

18 tracked metros

#124Cincinnati
23.5
2.3MMajor Metro
#169Louisville
16.7
1.6MRegional Hub
#371Lexington
6.7
775KEstablished Metro
#756Charleston (WV)
2.5
685KEmerging Metro
#789Bowling Green
2.3
251KEmerging Metro
#951Clarksville
1.8
346KEmerging Metro
#997Evansville
1.6
316KEmerging Metro
#1877Murray
0.5
39KLocal Metro
#1887Morehead
0.5
25KLocal Metro
#2382Paducah
0.3
134KLocal Metro
#2423Owensboro
0.3
123KLocal Metro
#3451London (KY)
0.0
130KLocal Metro
#3820Somerset (KY)
0.0
67KLocal Metro
#3908Danville (KY)
0.0
56KLocal Metro
#4001Madisonville
0.0
45KLocal Metro
#4135Central City (KY)
0.0
31KLocal Metro
#4165Campbellsville
0.0
27KLocal Metro
#4202Middlesborough (KY)
0.0
23KLocal Metro