Louisville metropolitan area

Geographic region in Kentucky and southern Indiana, US Metropolitan statistical area in the United StatesLouisville metropolitan areaMetropolitan statistical areaLouisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown, KY–IN CSA Louisville/Jefferson County (balance), KY Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN MSA Elizabethtown, KY MSA Country United StatesStates Kentucky IndianaPrincipal cityLouisvilleArea • Urban477.2 sq mi (1,236 km2) • MSA4,135.4 sq mi (10,711 km2)Population (2020) • Urban974,397 (US: 48th) • Urban density2,147.9/sq mi (829.3/km2) • MSA1,362,180 (US: 43rd) • CSA1,512,133 (US: 38th)GDP • MSA$90.836 billion (2022)Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT) The Louisville metropolitan area is the 43rd largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. It had a population of 1,395,855 in 2020 according to the latest official census, and its principal city is Louisville, Kentucky. The metropolitan area 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