Counties in Kentucky
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Kentucky has 120 counties, home to about 4,510,725 people. Sort the table by any column, or search by name or seat.
Counties120time zones: Central, Eastern
Most peopleJefferson County777,392 residents, 17% of the state
Fewest peopleRobertson County2,239 residents
Most crowdedJefferson County2,041 people per sq mi
Largest by landPike County786.2 sq mi
Priciest homesOldham Countymedian value $375,000
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| County | Seat | Population | Land sq mi | People / sq mi | Median home | Time zone | FIPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | Louisville | 777,392 | 380.8 | 2,041 | $237,200 | Eastern | 21111 |
| Fayette | Lexington | 321,122 | 283.9 | 1,131 | $272,100 | Eastern | 21067 |
| Kenton | Covington and Independence | 169,817 | 160.4 | 1,059 | $227,500 | Eastern | 21117 |
| Boone | Burlington | 137,676 | 246.3 | 559 | $253,200 | Eastern | 21015 |
| Warren | Bowling Green | 137,549 | 541.7 | 254 | $242,600 | Central | 21227 |
| Hardin | Elizabethtown | 111,452 | 623.9 | 179 | $205,900 | Eastern | 21093 |
| Daviess | Owensboro | 103,195 | 458.4 | 225 | $185,800 | Central | 21059 |
| Madison | Richmond | 94,064 | 437.9 | 215 | $220,700 | Eastern | 21151 |
| Campbell | Alexandria and Newport | 93,193 | 151.3 | 616 | $234,500 | Eastern | 21037 |
| Bullitt | Shepherdsville | 83,209 | 297.1 | 280 | $233,700 | Eastern | 21029 |
| Christian | Hopkinsville | 72,599 | 717.7 | 101 | $149,200 | Central | 21047 |
| Oldham | La Grange | 68,600 | 187.3 | 366 | $375,000 | Eastern | 21185 |
| McCracken | Paducah | 67,584 | 248.8 | 272 | $182,900 | Central | 21145 |
| Pulaski | Somerset | 65,503 | 658.1 | 100 | $156,300 | Eastern | 21199 |
| Laurel | London | 62,731 | 433.7 | 145 | $143,400 | Eastern | 21125 |
| Scott | Georgetown | 58,269 | 282.2 | 206 | $264,200 | Eastern | 21209 |
| Pike | Pikeville | 57,466 | 786.2 | 73 | $104,200 | Eastern | 21195 |
| Jessamine | Nicholasville | 53,792 | 172.1 | 313 | $245,100 | Eastern | 21113 |
| Franklin | Frankfort | 51,563 | 207.9 | 248 | $198,700 | Eastern | 21073 |
| Shelby | Shelbyville | 48,599 | 379.8 | 128 | $277,500 | Eastern | 21211 |
| Boyd | Catlettsburg | 48,043 | 159.9 | 300 | $126,300 | Eastern | 21019 |
| Nelson | Bardstown | 47,102 | 418.7 | 112 | $224,100 | Eastern | 21179 |
| Hopkins | Madisonville | 45,143 | 542.2 | 83 | $128,800 | Central | 21107 |
| Barren | Glasgow | 44,670 | 487.4 | 92 | $166,900 | Central | 21009 |
| Henderson | Henderson | 44,493 | 436.4 | 102 | $165,700 | Central | 21101 |
| Calloway | Murray | 37,882 | 384.9 | 98 | $181,200 | Central | 21035 |
| Clark | Winchester | 37,004 | 252.5 | 147 | $197,900 | Eastern | 21049 |
| Whitley | Williamsburg | 36,755 | 437.9 | 84 | $120,600 | Eastern | 21235 |
| Graves | Mayfield | 36,612 | 551.8 | 66 | $139,000 | Central | 21083 |
| Greenup | Greenup | 35,639 | 344.5 | 103 | $135,300 | Eastern | 21089 |
| Floyd | Prestonsburg | 35,342 | 393.3 | 90 | $93,300 | Eastern | 21071 |
| Marshall | Benton | 31,728 | 302.1 | 105 | $173,700 | Central | 21157 |
| Muhlenberg | Greenville | 30,712 | 467.3 | 66 | $121,300 | Central | 21177 |
| Boyle | Danville | 30,708 | 180.3 | 170 | $200,700 | Eastern | 21021 |
| Knox | Barbourville | 30,034 | 386.3 | 78 | $109,200 | Eastern | 21121 |
| Meade | Brandenburg | 30,032 | 305.5 | 98 | $195,000 | Eastern | 21163 |
| Montgomery | Mount Sterling | 28,271 | 197.4 | 143 | $163,800 | Eastern | 21173 |
| Perry | Hazard | 27,847 | 339.7 | 82 | $90,700 | Eastern | 21193 |
| Logan | Russellville | 27,731 | 552.2 | 50 | $151,500 | Central | 21141 |
| Woodford | Versailles | 27,017 | 189.6 | 142 | $270,400 | Eastern | 21239 |
| Grayson | Leitchfield | 26,586 | 499.5 | 53 | $160,100 | Central | 21085 |
| Carter | Grayson | 26,515 | 409.5 | 65 | $126,100 | Eastern | 21043 |
| Taylor | Campbellsville | 26,205 | 266.4 | 98 | $163,700 | Eastern | 21217 |
| Harlan | Harlan | 26,185 | 465.8 | 56 | $73,100 | Eastern | 21095 |
| Grant | Williamstown | 25,238 | 258.0 | 98 | $185,500 | Eastern | 21081 |
| Rowan | Morehead | 24,525 | 279.9 | 88 | $155,900 | Eastern | 21205 |
| Lincoln | Stanford | 24,415 | 332.9 | 73 | $139,300 | Eastern | 21137 |
| Anderson | Lawrenceburg | 24,098 | 202.3 | 119 | $213,200 | Eastern | 21005 |
| Bell | Pineville | 23,878 | 359.0 | 67 | $83,000 | Eastern | 21013 |
| Ohio | Hartford | 23,704 | 587.1 | 40 | $113,400 | Central | 21183 |
| Mercer | Harrodsburg | 22,824 | 249.4 | 92 | $189,700 | Eastern | 21167 |
| Johnson | Paintsville | 22,464 | 262.0 | 86 | $125,300 | Eastern | 21115 |
| Letcher | Whitesburg | 21,146 | 337.9 | 63 | $70,500 | Eastern | 21133 |
| Allen | Scottsville | 21,029 | 343.7 | 61 | $176,300 | Central | 21003 |
| Breckinridge | Hardinsburg | 20,722 | 569.7 | 36 | $141,400 | Central | 21027 |
| Bourbon | Paris | 20,174 | 289.7 | 70 | $211,600 | Eastern | 21017 |
| Clay | Manchester | 20,105 | 469.3 | 43 | $87,300 | Eastern | 21051 |
| Spencer | Taylorsville | 19,875 | 186.7 | 106 | $297,600 | Eastern | 21215 |
| Simpson | Franklin | 19,786 | 234.2 | 84 | $195,700 | Central | 21213 |
| Marion | Lebanon | 19,680 | 343.6 | 57 | $158,700 | Eastern | 21155 |
| Wayne | Monticello | 19,592 | 458.0 | 43 | $121,700 | Eastern | 21231 |
| Hart | Munfordville | 19,470 | 412.7 | 47 | $124,600 | Central | 21099 |
| Adair | Columbia | 19,016 | 405.3 | 47 | $134,800 | Central | 21001 |
| Harrison | Cynthiana | 18,971 | 306.5 | 62 | $188,900 | Eastern | 21097 |
| Russell | Jamestown | 18,117 | 253.3 | 72 | $148,200 | Central | 21207 |
| Garrard | Lancaster | 17,346 | 229.9 | 75 | $186,800 | Eastern | 21079 |
| Mason | Maysville | 16,995 | 240.1 | 71 | $157,500 | Eastern | 21161 |
| McCreary | Whitley City | 16,905 | 426.7 | 40 | $77,000 | Eastern | 21147 |
| Lawrence | Louisa | 16,171 | 415.6 | 39 | $108,100 | Eastern | 21127 |
| Rockcastle | Mount Vernon | 16,144 | 316.6 | 51 | $119,300 | Eastern | 21203 |
| Casey | Liberty | 15,951 | 444.3 | 36 | $135,700 | Eastern | 21045 |
| Henry | New Castle | 15,774 | 286.3 | 55 | $181,300 | Eastern | 21103 |
| Fleming | Flemingsburg | 15,221 | 348.7 | 44 | $115,200 | Eastern | 21069 |
| Larue | Hodgenville | 15,028 | 261.0 | 58 | $177,500 | Eastern | 21123 |
| Pendleton | Falmouth | 14,683 | 277.1 | 53 | $160,800 | Eastern | 21191 |
| Trigg | Cadiz | 14,211 | 441.4 | 32 | $192,000 | Central | 21221 |
| Estill | Irvine | 14,079 | 253.1 | 56 | $111,900 | Eastern | 21065 |
| Knott | Hindman | 14,046 | 351.5 | 40 | $74,600 | Eastern | 21119 |
| Morgan | West Liberty | 13,938 | 381.1 | 37 | $106,000 | Eastern | 21175 |
| Breathitt | Jackson | 13,438 | 492.4 | 27 | $61,800 | Eastern | 21025 |
| Union | Morganfield | 13,379 | 342.9 | 39 | $109,000 | Central | 21225 |
| Powell | Stanton | 13,057 | 179.0 | 73 | $142,400 | Eastern | 21197 |
| Lewis | Vanceburg | 13,028 | 482.9 | 27 | $86,100 | Eastern | 21135 |
| Jackson | McKee | 13,003 | 345.2 | 38 | $107,000 | Eastern | 21109 |
| Webster | Dixon | 12,873 | 332.0 | 39 | $97,600 | Central | 21233 |
| Bath | Owingsville | 12,812 | 278.0 | 46 | $111,800 | Eastern | 21011 |
| Caldwell | Princeton | 12,631 | 344.8 | 37 | $113,500 | Central | 21033 |
| Butler | Morgantown | 12,373 | 426.1 | 29 | $105,500 | Central | 21031 |
| Todd | Elkton | 12,330 | 374.5 | 33 | $157,400 | Central | 21219 |
| Edmonson | Brownsville | 12,243 | 302.8 | 40 | $136,600 | Central | 21061 |
| Washington | Springfield | 12,091 | 297.3 | 41 | $168,300 | Eastern | 21229 |
| Magoffin | Salyersville | 11,495 | 308.4 | 37 | $88,300 | Eastern | 21153 |
| Monroe | Tompkinsville | 11,318 | 329.5 | 34 | $116,300 | Central | 21171 |
| Green | Greensburg | 11,278 | 286.0 | 39 | $118,900 | Central | 21087 |
| Owen | Owenton | 11,270 | 350.5 | 32 | $165,000 | Eastern | 21187 |
| Martin | Inez | 11,181 | 229.6 | 49 | $84,900 | Eastern | 21159 |
| Carroll | Carrollton | 10,878 | 128.7 | 85 | $129,800 | Eastern | 21041 |
| Metcalfe | Edmonton | 10,372 | 289.7 | 36 | $103,100 | Central | 21169 |
| Leslie | Hyden | 10,261 | 400.9 | 26 | $74,100 | Eastern | 21131 |
| Clinton | Albany | 9,240 | 197.1 | 47 | $114,000 | Central | 21053 |
| McLean | Calhoun | 9,127 | 252.5 | 36 | $145,600 | Central | 21149 |
| Hancock | Hawesville | 9,032 | 187.7 | 48 | $137,600 | Central | 21091 |
| Crittenden | Marion | 8,972 | 359.6 | 25 | $115,700 | Central | 21055 |
| Livingston | Smithland | 8,941 | 313.0 | 29 | $116,300 | Central | 21139 |
| Lyon | Eddyville | 8,831 | 213.8 | 41 | $183,600 | Central | 21143 |
| Gallatin | Warsaw | 8,749 | 98.3 | 89 | $169,400 | Eastern | 21077 |
| Trimble | Bedford | 8,531 | 147.8 | 58 | $172,700 | Eastern | 21223 |
| Bracken | Brooksville | 8,427 | 202.7 | 42 | $116,400 | Eastern | 21023 |
| Ballard | Wickliffe | 7,678 | 247.1 | 31 | $132,900 | Central | 21007 |
| Nicholas | Carlisle | 7,655 | 195.3 | 39 | $119,600 | Eastern | 21181 |
| Lee | Beattyville | 7,375 | 208.8 | 35 | $82,100 | Eastern | 21129 |
| Elliott | Sandy Hook | 7,336 | 234.3 | 31 | $97,400 | Eastern | 21063 |
| Wolfe | Campton | 6,484 | 222.2 | 29 | $66,400 | Eastern | 21237 |
| Fulton | Hickman | 6,440 | 205.9 | 31 | $78,100 | Central | 21075 |
| Menifee | Frenchburg | 6,203 | 203.5 | 30 | $111,500 | Eastern | 21165 |
| Cumberland | Burkesville | 5,948 | 305.1 | 19 | $128,600 | Central | 21057 |
| Carlisle | Bardwell | 4,763 | 189.5 | 25 | $104,700 | Central | 21039 |
| Hickman | Clinton | 4,470 | 242.3 | 18 | $92,300 | Central | 21105 |
| Owsley | Booneville | 4,021 | 197.4 | 20 | $79,900 | Eastern | 21189 |
| Robertson | Mount Olivet | 2,239 | 99.6 | 22 | $123,400 | Eastern | 21201 |
Which Kentucky cities are in more than one county?
- Fort Knox: Hardin County 73.8%, Meade County 26.2% of residents
- Corbin: Whitley County 70.8%, Knox County 29.2% of residents
- Walton: Boone County 93.6%, Kenton County 6.4% of residents
- Prospect: Jefferson County 99.8%, Oldham County 0.2% of residents
- Junction City: Boyle County 98.6%, Lincoln County 1.4% of residents
- North Corbin: Laurel County 65.6%, Knox County 34.4% of residents
- Pleasureville: Henry County 89.7%, Shelby County 10.3% of residents
Sources: Census TIGER/Line 2024; ACS 2019-2023 5-year; Wikidata, CC0 (seats); timezone-boundary-builder (time zones). Data as of November 1, 2026. Not affiliated with any government agency.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Kentucky?
120.
What is the most populated county in Kentucky?
Jefferson County, with about 777,392 people (17% of the state).
What is the least populated county in Kentucky?
Robertson County, with about 2,239 people.
What is the largest county in Kentucky by land?
Pike County, 786.2 sq mi of land.
What county am I in, in Kentucky?
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