Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg, IL

Paducah, Cape Girardeau, and Harrisburg are the 17th , 17th , and 425th largest cities in the states of Kentucky, Missouri, and Illinois, with populations of 26,749 (2023), 40,508 (2023), and 7,907 (2023), respectively according to the U.S Census. The largest industries in these cities include Health Care and Social Assistance, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, Educational Services, and Accommodation and Food Services. Some of these cities’ largest employers include Baptist Health-Paducah, Mercy Health-Lourdes, Four Rivers Nuclear
Partnership, Saint Francis Healthcare System, SoutheastHEALTH, Procter & Gamble, Aldis, Kroger, and Walmart.