While Kentucky is one of only 12 states without a statewide ban on smoking indoors, 45 cities have issued legislation to become smoke-free. Lexington first became smoke-free in 2004 and two cities ...

Smaller cities showed up for Beshear, though, along with counties just outside bigger metro areas. Warren County, the home of Bowling Green and Western Kentucky University, went for Beshear by 52%.

However, the fastest-growing large city in Kentucky since 2020 was Richmond, with 37,206 residents in 2023. Fifty-three cities in Kentucky have seen a population growth of 3% or more since the ...