2007 KY city population estimates are out

[censusdata]

Here's the KY numbers with net population change fr 2007 to 2000

1. Louisville 557,789 +6,502
2. Lexington 279,044 +18,532
3. Owensboro 55,398 +1,331
4. Bowling Green 54,244 +4,948
5. Covington 43,062 -308
6. Richmond 32,333 +5,181
7. Hopkinsville 31,638 +1,549
8. Henderson 27,768 +395
9. Florence 27,281 +3,730
10. Frankfort 27,098 -643
11. Jeffersontown 26,152 -481 (??)
12. Nicholasville 25,845 +6,174
13. Paducah 25,539 -768
14. Elizabethtown 23,777 +1,235
15. Radcliff 21,933 -28

Fast growers outside the Top 15

Independence +6,220
Berea +4,308
Mt Washington +3,398
Georgetown +2,994
St Matthews +2,318
London +2,241

[Hey_Hey]

It looks like Paducah bottomed out in 2004, and is hopefully on its way back up. 2004 corresponds pretty nicely to the revamped Lowertown area becoming popular, so maybe it will serve as a catalyst to bring others into the city.

Overall population growth in the state is very anemic. Of course, it's better than population declines, but there's still major room for improvement. Kentucky really needs to revisit the tax structure and business environment to attempt to catch up with Tennessee and Alabama, which were very similar to Kentucky just a couple decades ago.

[louisville_sky]

Originally Posted by dixiegirl7

Warren County as a whole has a population of over 100,000 and I have heard that Bowling Green as a city has already surpassed Owensboro.

Yes, Warren County's population now is estimated to be ~104,000. Bowling Green has been gaining ground on Owensboro for years upon years, and it's finally about to overtake it.

A bit of opinion here... if you visit both cities, I guarantee you will get the notion that Bowling Green is a larger city than Owensboro. I lived in BG for 22 years (just recently moved to Louisville), and I know the first time I really explored Owensboro, I was thinking... is this city REALLY larger than BG??