The Louisville metropolitan area is the 43rd largest

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(MSA) in the United States. It had a population of 1,395,855 in 2020 according to the latest official

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, and its principal city is

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. The metropolitan area was originally formed by the

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in 1950 and consisted of the

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county of

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and the

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counties of

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and Floyd. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Jefferson County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. Jefferson County, Kentucky, plus eleven outlying countiesseven in Kentucky and four in

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are now a part of this MSA. Two other counties, one each in Kentucky and Indiana, were part of the MSA in the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Censuses, but were spun off by the Census Bureau into their own Micropolitan Statistical Areas in 2013 and 2018 respectively. The formal name given to the area by the Census Bureau is the Louisville–Jefferson County, Kentucky–Indiana, metropolitan statistical area, though it is regularly referred to as Kentuckiana. It is now the primary MSA of the Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area, created by the

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in 2000 and recently redefined in 2018. The combined statistical area (CSA) adds the counties of

Hardin County, Kentucky Hardin County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1792. Hardin County is part of the Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, as we ...

LaRue County, Kentucky LaRue County is a county in the central region of the U.S. state of Kentucky, outside the Bluegrass Region and larger population centers. Its county seat is Hodgenville, which is best known as the birthplace of United States President Abraha ...

Jefferson County, Indiana Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 33,147. The county seat is Madison. History Jefferson County was formed on February 1, 1811, from Dearborn and Clark Counties. It was named for ...

, and

Nelson County, Kentucky Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,065. Its county seat is Bardstown. Nelson County comprises the Bardstown, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included ...

and comprises the Louisville–Jefferson County MSA, the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky, MSA, the Bardstown, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area and the

Scottsburg, Indiana Scottsburg is a city within Vienna Township and the county seat of Scott County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, about north of Louisville, Kentucky. The population of Scottsburg was 7,345 at the 2020 census. History Scottsburg was platted in ...

micropolitan statistical area.Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, March 6, 2020
/ref> In 2020, the Census Bureau measured the combined statistical area's population at 1,601,309.

Definitions

, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Louisville–Jefferson County MSA as including Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Oldham, Shelby, and Trimble Counties in Kentucky and Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington Counties in Indiana. The larger Louisville–Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Bardstown CSA adds two other statistical areas in Kentucky and one in Indiana: * The Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky, MSA, consisting of Hardin and LaRue Counties. * The Bardstown, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area, consisting of Nelson County. * The Scottsburg, Indiana, micropolitan statistical area, consisting of that state's Scott County.

Counties

Louisville–Jefferson County MSA *

Bullitt County, Kentucky Bullitt County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,217. Its county seat is Shepherdsville. The county was founded in 1796. Located just south of the city ...

(80,246) *

Clark County, Indiana Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana, located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. At the 2020 census, the population was 121,093. The county seat is Jeffersonville. Clark County is part of the Louisville/ ...

(116,973) *

Floyd County, Indiana Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its county seat is New Albany. Floyd County has the second-smallest land area in the entire state. It was formed in the year 1819 from neighboring Clark, and Harrison counties. F ...

(77,071) *

Harrison County, Indiana Harrison County is located in the far southern part of the U.S. state of Indiana along the Ohio River. The county was officially established in 1808. Its county seat is Corydon, the former capital of Indiana. Harrison County is part of the Lo ...

(39,898) *

Henry County, Kentucky Henry County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby ...

(16,006) * Jefferson County, Kentucky (771,158) *

Oldham County, Kentucky Oldham County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state and commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,607. Its county seat is La Grange. The county is named for Colonel William Oldham. Oldha ...

(66,415) *

Shelby County, Kentucky Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,065. Its county seat is Shelbyville. The county was founded in 1792 and named for Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Shelb ...

(47,421) *

Spencer County, Kentucky Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,490. Its county seat is Taylorsville. The county was founded in 1824 and named for Spier Spencer. Spencer County is part of ...

(18,507) *

Trimble County, Kentucky Trimble County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Bedford. The county was founded in 1837 and is named for Robert Trimble. Trimble is no longer a prohibition or dry county. Trimble C ...

(8,561) *

Washington County, Indiana Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,262. The county seat (and the county's only incorporated city) is Salem. Washington County is part of the Louisville metro ...

(27,827) Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky MSA *

(108,071) *

Meade County, Kentucky Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,003. Its county seat is Brandenburg. The county was founded December 17, 1823, and named for Captain James M. Meade, who was killed in ...

(28,154) *

(14,205) Bardstown, Kentucky µSA *

(45,640) Scottsburg, Indiana µSA *

Scott County, Indiana Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 24,181. The county seat is Scottsburg. History Scott County was formed in 1820 from portions of Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washingto ...

(23,870)

Municipalities

Principal city *

In 2003, the Jefferson County government merged with that of its largest city and county seat, Louisville, forming a new entity, the Louisville–Jefferson County Metro Government (official long form) or Louisville Metro (official short form). All small cities within Jefferson County became part of the new Louisville Metro government while retaining their city governments. For statistical and ranking purposes, the

uses the statistical entity Louisville–Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky, to represent the portion of the consolidated city-county of Louisville–Jefferson County that does not include any of the 83 separate incorporated places (municipalities) located within the city and county.

Louisville Metro The government of Louisville, Kentucky, headquartered at Louisville City Hall in Downtown Louisville, is organized under Chapter 67C of the Kentucky Revised Statutes as a First-Class city in the state of Kentucky. Created after the merger of the ...

(771,158)
Louisville–Jefferson County (balance) (621,349) Municipalities with more than 25,000 people *

Jeffersontown, Kentucky Jeffersontown is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 26,595 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is a major suburb of Louisville. When the Louisville Metro government was established in 2003, Jefferso ...

* * Jeffersonville, Indiana * New Albany, Indiana Municipalities with 10,000 to 25,000 people * Clarksville, Indiana *

Lyndon, Kentucky Lyndon is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,002 at the 2010 census, up from 9,369 at the 2000 census. Incorporated on May 10, 1965, Lyndon became part of the new Louisville Metro govern ...

* *

Mount Washington, Kentucky Mount Washington is a home rule-class city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 18,090 at the 2020 census. The city is one of several surrounding Louisville that have experienced a sharp rise in populat ...

St. Matthews, Kentucky St. Matthews is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. It forms part of the Louisville Metro government but is separately incorporated as a home rule-class city. The population was 17,472 at the 2010 census, up from 15,852 at th ...

* *

Shelbyville, Kentucky Shelbyville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Shelby County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 14,045 at the 2010 census. History Early history The town of Shelbyville was established in October 1792 at the first m ...

Shepherdsville, Kentucky Shepherdsville is a home rule-class city on the Salt River in Bullitt County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county, located just south of Louisville. The population was 14,201 during the 2020 U.S. Census. History Nati ...

Shively, Kentucky Shively is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a suburb of Louisville within the Louisville Metro government. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 15,264, reflecting an increase of 107 (+0.7%) f ...

* Municipalities with less than 10,000 people * Anchorage* * Audubon Park* * Bancroft* * Barbourmeade* * Beechwood Village* * Bellemeade* * Bellewood* * Blue Ridge Manor* * Borden * Brandenburg * Briarwood* * Broeck Pointe* * Brownsboro Farm* * Brownsboro Village* * Cambridge* * Campbellsburg * Charlestown * Clarksville * Coldstream* * Corydon * Crandall * Creekside* * Crestwood * Crossgate* * Douglass Hills* * Druid Hills* * Ekron * Elizabeth * Eminence * Fincastle* * Forest Hills* * Fox Chase * Fredericksburg * Georgetown * Glenview Hills* * Glenview Manor* * Glenview* * Goose Creek* * Goshen * Graymoor-Devondale* * Green Spring* * Greenville * Hardinsburg * Hebron Estates * Heritage Creek* * Hickory Hill* * Hills and Dales* * Hillview * Hollow Creek* * Hollyvilla* * Houston Acres* * Hunters Hollow * Hurstbourne Acres* * Hurstbourne* * Indian Hills* * Kingsley* * La Grange * Laconia * Lanesville * Langdon Place* * Lebanon Junction * Lincolnshire* * Little York * Livonia * Lynnview* * Manor Creek* * Maryhill Estates* * Mauckport * Meadow Vale* * Meadowbrook Farm* * Meadowview Estates* * Middletown* * Milltown * Mockingbird Valley* * Moorland* * Muldraugh * Murray Hill* * New Amsterdam * New Castle * New Middletown * New Pekin * Norbourne Estates* * Northfield* * Norwood* * Old Brownsboro Place* * Orchard Grass Hills * Palmyra * Parkway Village* * Pewee Valley * Pioneer Village * Plantation* * Pleasureville * Poplar Hills* * Prospect*‡ * Richlawn* * River Bluff * Riverwood* * Rolling Fields* * Rolling Hills* * Saltillo * Sellersburg * Seneca Gardens* * Simpsonville * Smithfield * South Park View* * Spring Mill* * Spring Valley* * St. Regis Park* * Strathmoor Manor* * Strathmoor Village* * Sycamore* * Taylorsville * Ten Broeck* * Thornhill* * Utica * Vine Grove * Watterson Park* * Wellington* * West Buechel* * Westwood* * Wildwood* * Windy Hills* * Woodland Hills* * Woodlawn Park* * Worthington Hills* *Part of Louisville Metro
‡Prospect lies in both Jefferson and Oldham Counties. The portion within Jefferson County is part of Louisville Metro.

Historical statistics

Metropolitan statistical area

Notes * Populations are based upon published estimates by the United States Bureau of the Census.

Combined statistical area

Notes * Populations are based upon published estimates by the United States Bureau of the Census.

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