The Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in Kentucky, anchored by the city of Bowling Green. As of 2014, the MSA had an estimated population of 165,732.

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Bowling Green Metro
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fountain Square Park, 2008
Bowling Green–Glasgow–Franklin, KY CSA   Bowling Green, KY MSA   Glasgow, KY µSA   Franklin, KY µSA   City of Bowling Green
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Largest city	Bowling Green
Other cities	- Brownsville  - Scottsville  - Morgantown  - Smiths Grove  - Woodburn
Area
• Total	548 sq mi (1,420 km2)
Highest elevation	Pilot Knob[1]935 ft (285 m)
Lowest elevation	Confluence of the Green and Barren Rivers[2] 395 ft (120 m)
Population
• Total	165,732 (2,014)[3]
• Rank	246th in the U.S.
• Density	220.06/sq mi (54.4/km2)

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• Allen
• Butler
• Edmonson
• Warren

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 104,166 people, 40,013 households, and 26,873 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 88.25% White, 7.68% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $30,782, and the median income for a family was $38,493. Males had a median income of $29,417 versus $19,968 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,664.

The Bowling Green–Glasgow–Franklin Combined Statistical Area (CSA) as defined by the United States Census Bureau in 2023 consists of the 7 counties in Bowling Green MSA, Franklin, KY μSA, and Glasgow, KY μSA.^[5]

• Kentucky census statistical areas