Louisville metropolitan area

The Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area, commonly called the Louisville metropolitan area or Kentuckiana, is the 42nd largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. The primary city is Louisville, Kentucky.

It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted of the Kentucky county of Jefferson and the Indiana counties of Clark 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 (contiguous with Louisville Metro), plus twelve outlying counties — eight in Kentucky and four in Southern Indiana are now a part of this MSA.

People living in any of the MSA are said to be living in the Louisville/Jefferson County Area. Because it includes counties in Indiana, the MSA (or a large portion thereof) is regularly referred to as Kentuckiana. It is now the primary MSA of the Louisville–Elizabethtown–Scottsburg, KY–IN Combined Statistical Area (or Louisville CSA, which adds Hardin County, Kentucky, LaRue County, Kentucky, and Scott County, Indiana). The combined statistical area created by the United States Bureau of the Census in 2000, comprises the Louisville – Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the Elizabethtown, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the Scottsburg, Indiana Micropolitan Statistical Area (also abbreviated as MSA).

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Metropolitan Statistical Area

Geographic Area 2010 Census 2000 Census 1990 Census 1980 Census 1970 Census 1960 Census 1950 Census
Louisville- Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA² 1,307,647 1,161,975 952,662 906,152 867,330 725,139 576,900
Clark County, Indiana 110,232 96,472 87,777 88,838 75,876 62,795 48,330
Floyd County, Indiana 74,478 70,823 64,404 61,169 55,622 51,397 43,955
Harrison County, Indiana 39,364 34,325 29,890 27,276¹ 20,423¹ 19,207¹ 17,858¹
Scott County, Indiana 24,181¹ 22,960 20,991¹ 20,422¹ 17,144¹ 14,463¹ 11,519¹
Washington County, Indiana 28,262 27,223 23,717¹ 21,932¹ 19,278¹ 17,819¹ 16,520¹
Bullitt County, Kentucky 74,319 61,236 47,567 43,346 26,090 15,726¹ 11,349¹
Henry County, Kentucky 15,416 15,060 12,823¹ 12,740¹ 10,910¹ 10,987¹ 11,394¹
Jefferson County, Kentucky 741,096 693,604 664,937 685,004 695,055 610,947 484,615
Meade County, Kentucky 28,602 26,349 24,170¹ 22,854¹ 17,796¹ 18,898¹ 9,422¹
Nelson County, Kentucky 43,437 37,477 29,710¹ 27,584¹ 23,477¹ 22,168¹ 19,521¹
Oldham County, Kentucky 60,316 46,178 33,263 27,795 14,687 13,388¹ 11,018¹
Shelby County, Kentucky 42,074 33,337 24,824 23,328¹ 18,999¹ 18,493¹ 17,912¹
Spencer County, Kentucky 17,061 11,766 6,801¹ 5,929¹ 5,488¹ 5,680¹ 6,157¹
Trimble County, Kentucky 8,809 8,125 6,090¹ 6,253¹ 5,349¹ 5,102¹ 5,148¹

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

¹County was not a part of Louisville, KY-IN MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.

²Named Louisville, KY-IN Standard Metropolitan Area (SMA) in 1950, Louisville, KY-IN Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) from 1960 to 1981, and Louisville KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) from 1983 to 2003.

Combined Statistical Area

Geographic Area 2010 Census 2000 Census 1990 Census
Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg, KY-IN CSA 1,451,564 1,292,482 1,177,883²
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN MSA 1,307,647 1,161,975 952,662
Clark County, Indiana 110,232 96,472 87,777
Floyd County, Indiana 74,478 70,823 64,404
Harrison County, Indiana 39,364 34,325 29,890
Washington County, Indiana 28,262 27,223 23,717¹
Bullitt County, Kentucky 74,319 61,236 47,567
Henry County, Kentucky 15,416 15,060 12,823¹
Jefferson County, Kentucky 741,096 693,604 664,937
Meade County, Kentucky 28,602 26,349 24,170¹
Nelson County, Kentucky 43,437 37,477 29,710¹
Oldham County, Kentucky 60,316 46,178 33,263
Shelby County, Kentucky 42,074 33,337 24,824
Spencer County, Kentucky 17,061 11,766 6,801¹
Trimble County, Kentucky 8,809 8,125 6,090¹
Elizabethtown, KY MSA 119,736 107,547 100,919²
Hardin County, Kentucky 105,543 94,174 89,240
LaRue County, Kentucky 14,193 13,373 11,679
Scottsburg, IN MSA 24,181 22,960² 20,991²
Scott County, Indiana 24,181 22,960³ 20,991

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

¹County was not a part of Louisville, KY-IN MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.

²Census defined area did not exist during this Census. Population totals are for counties included in 2000 Census MSA or CSA estimates. Population is shown for comparison purposes only and should not be used as a reference.

³Scott County, Indiana was designated a part of the Louisville, KY-IN MSA in 2000, but was removed in 2003 to become the Scottsburg, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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