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 Jefferson 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 Southern Indianaare 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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Bureau of the Census in 2000 and recently redefined in 2018. The combined statistical area (CSA) adds the counties of Hardin County, Kentucky, LaRue County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Indiana, and Nelson County, Kentucky and comprises the Louisville–Jefferson County MSA, the Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky, MSA, the Bardstown, Kentucky, micropolitan statistical area and the Scottsburg, Indiana 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 (80,246) *

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(116,973) * Floyd County, Indiana (77,071) * Harrison County, Indiana (39,898) * Henry County, Kentucky (16,006) *

Jefferson County, Kentucky Jefferson County is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 782,969. It is the most populous county in the commonwealth (with more than twice the population of second ranke ...

(771,158) * Oldham County, Kentucky (66,415) * Shelby County, Kentucky (47,421) * Spencer County, Kentucky (18,507) * Trimble County, Kentucky (8,561) * Washington County, Indiana (27,827) Elizabethtown–Fort Knox, Kentucky MSA * Hardin County, Kentucky (108,071) * Meade County, Kentucky (28,154) * LaRue County, Kentucky (14,205) Bardstown, Kentucky µSA * Nelson County, Kentucky (45,640) Scottsburg, Indiana µSA * Scott County, Indiana (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 (771,158)
Louisville–Jefferson County (balance) (621,349) Municipalities with more than 25,000 people * Jeffersontown, Kentucky* *

Jeffersonville, Indiana Jeffersonville is a city and the county seat of Clark County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It lies directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louis ...

New Albany, Indiana New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 ...

Municipalities with 10,000 to 25,000 people *

Clarksville, Indiana Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River and is a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 22,333 at the 2020 census. The town was founded in 1783 by early resident George Rogers Cla ...

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 gove ...

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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 ...

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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 * Shively, Kentucky* 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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References

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