Kentucky statistical areas

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.

## Statistical areas

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

## Table

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The 32 United States statistical areas and 120 counties of the Commonwealth of Kentucky[a]

Combined statistical area[1] | 2023 population (est.)[3] | Core-based statistical area[1] | 2023 population (est.)[3] | County  | 2023 population (est.)[3]

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

## Core-based statistical areas

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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 Kentucky[b]

2023 rank  | Core-based statistical area[1] | Population

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2023 estimate[3] | Change  | 2020 Census[4] | Change  | 2010 Census[5]
1 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA (KY) | 1,091,070 | −0.16% | 1,092,767 | +6.89% | 1,022,321
2 | Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA | 520,045 | +0.63% | 516,811 | +12.79% | 458,216
3 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA (KY) | 463,166 | +1.84% | 454,783 | +6.89% | 425,483
4 | Bowling Green, KY MSA | 188,840 | +5.12% | 179,639 | +13.27% | 158,599
5 | Corbin, KY μSA | 149,563 | −0.20% | 149,863 | +1.19% | 148,099
6 | Elizabethtown, KY MSA | 127,576 | +1.60% | 125,569 | +4.87% | 119,736
7 | Richmond-Berea, KY μSA | 126,861 | +3.22% | 122,901 | +7.20% | 114,644
8 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA (KY) | 125,413 | −1.36% | 127,143 | −2.22% | 130,032
9 | Owensboro, KY MSA | 112,512 | +0.04% | 112,464 | +5.91% | 106,187
10 | Pikeville, KY μSA | 90,396 | −4.46% | 94,611 | −9.44% | 104,475
11 | Paducah, KY-IL MSA (KY) | 88,606 | −0.80% | 89,317 | +1.00% | 88,437
12 | Clarksville, TN-KY MSA (KY) | 86,401 | −0.58% | 86,909 | −1.57% | 88,294
13 | Frankfort, KY μSA | 76,257 | +1.15% | 75,393 | +6.63% | 70,706
14 | Somerset, KY μSA | 66,191 | +1.78% | 65,034 | +3.08% | 63,093
15 | Henderson, KY μSA | 56,845 | −1.67% | 57,810 | −3.44% | 59,871
16 | Danville, KY μSA | 55,764 | +1.59% | 54,889 | +3.23% | 53,174
17 | Glasgow, KY μSA | 55,490 | +1.31% | 54,771 | +4.78% | 52,272
18 | Mount Sterling, KY μSA | 47,788 | +1.73% | 46,977 | +5.81% | 44,396
19 | Madisonville, KY μSA | 44,929 | −1.09% | 45,423 | −3.19% | 46,920
20 | Murray, KY μSA | 38,280 | +3.17% | 37,103 | −0.24% | 37,191
21 | Campbellsville, KY μSA | 37,911 | +2.10% | 37,130 | +3.80% | 35,770
22 | Mayfield, KY μSA | 36,461 | −0.51% | 36,649 | −1.27% | 37,121
23 | Middlesborough, KY μSA | 23,317 | −3.24% | 24,097 | −16.01% | 28,691
24 | Franklin, KY μSA | 20,195 | +3.07% | 19,594 | +13.08% | 17,327
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA | 2,271,479 | +0.96% | 2,249,797 | +5.62% | 2,130,151
| Clarksville, TN-KY MSA | 340,495 | +6.23% | 320,535 | +17.01% | 273,949
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA | 368,261 | −2.10% | 376,155 | −2.74% | 386,768
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA | 1,365,557 | +0.25% | 1,362,180 | +6.86% | 1,274,757
| Paducah, KY-IL MSA | 102,267 | −1.18% | 103,486 | −0.37% | 103,866

## Combined statistical areas

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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 Kentucky[c]

2023 rank  | Combined statistical area[1] | Population

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2023 estimate[3] | Change  | 2020 Census[4] | Change  | 2010 Census[5]
1 | Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA (KY) | 1,218,646 | +0.03% | 1,218,336 | +6.68% | 1,142,057
2 | Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY CSA | 770,951 | +1.16% | 762,082 | +10.77% | 687,962
3 | Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA (KY) | 463,166 | +1.84% | 454,783 | +6.89% | 425,483
4 | Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY CSA | 264,525 | +4.14% | 254,004 | +11.31% | 228,198
5 | Middlesborough-Corbin, KY CSA | 172,880 | −0.62% | 173,960 | −1.60% | 176,790
6 | Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (KY) | 125,413 | −1.36% | 127,143 | −2.22% | 130,032
7 | Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA (KY) | 125,067 | −0.71% | 125,966 | +0.32% | 125,558
8 | Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA (KY) | 56,845 | −1.67% | 57,810 | −3.44% | 59,871
| Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA | 643,394 | −2.63% | 660,768 | −4.70% | 693,345
| Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA | 2,313,417 | +0.94% | 2,291,815 | +5.51% | 2,172,191
| Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY CSA | 327,562 | +0.15% | 327,066 | +0.58% | 325,173
| Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN CSA | 1,493,133 | +0.36% | 1,487,749 | +6.69% | 1,394,493
| Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA | 138,728 | −1.00% | 140,135 | −0.60% | 140,987

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## Notes

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1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
2. ^ For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
3. ^ For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
4. ^ a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
5. ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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