Population
Rendered image of Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. The Beaux-Arts style building houses the three branches (executive, legislative, judicial) of the state government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Image: Google Earth
Kentucky has a
population of 4.46 million people (2019 est.),
[4] the capital is
Frankfort, the largest city is Louisville,
the largest urban area is the Louisville metropolitan area.
Race and Ethnic groups
The population of Kentucky is composed of White alone 84.3%, African American 8.4%, Hispanic or Latino 3.8%, Asian 1.6%, and Native American 0.3%.
[5]
The busiest
airports in the state are
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (
IATA code: CVG), and
Louisville International Airport (Standiford Field; IATA code: SDF).
Cities and Towns in Kentucky
The map shows the location of following cities and towns in Kentucky:
Major cities are Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Covington, Hopkinsville, Paducah, and Frankfort (state capital).
Other cities and towns in Kentucky
Ashland, Bardstown, Berea, Campbellsville, Corbin, Covington, Cynthiana, Danville, Elizabethtown, Florence, Fulton, Glasgow, Harlan, Harrodsburg, Hazard, Henderson, Hopkinsville, Independence, Jackson, Jenkins, La Grange, Lebanon, Leitchfield, London, Madisonville, Marion, Mayfield, Maysville, Middlesboro, Morehead, Mount Sterling, Mount Vernon, Owensboro, Paintsville, Paris, Pikeville, Pleasure Ridge Park, Princeton, Radcliff, Richmond, Russellville, Scottsville, and Somerset.
Downtown Louisville at Ohio River with the Belle of Louisville, a paddle steamer owned and operated by the city. Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth, founded in 1778.
Image: Jonathan Parrish