Kentucky County Map

All 120 counties with county seats and major cities

Kentucky has 120 counties, the third-most of any state if Virginia's independent cities are left out of the count. This map shows all 120 counties and their county seats. Tap a county for details, or download the free printable map below.

Kentucky county map showing all 120 counties with county names and county seats
Map of Kentucky counties with county seats (dots) and the state capital, Frankfort (star). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

Updated October 4, 2026 · Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2025 · Population: Census estimates for July 1, 2025

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Kentucky county facts

Number of counties
120
Largest by land area
Pike County 786 sq mi
Smallest by land area
Gallatin County 98.3 sq mi
Most people
Jefferson County 795,222
Fewest people
Robertson County 2,325
Fastest growing since 2020
Warren County +11%
Highest median household income
Oldham County $122,497
Oldest county
Fayette County est. 1780
Newest county
McCreary County est. 1912
State capital
Frankfort Franklin County

Beckham County, formed on February 9, 1904, lasted 80 days: the Court of Appeals ruled it left a parent county below 400 square miles, and it ceased to exist on April 29, 1904.

List of 120 Kentucky counties

Sorted A–Z. Click a column to sort, or a name to show it on the map. Download as CSV

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Median incomeEstablishedFIPS
Adair CountyColumbia19,423+2.8%405$53,553180221001
Allen CountyScottsville22,536+9.5%344$61,403181521003
Anderson CountyLawrenceburg25,225+5.6%202$74,488182721005
Ballard CountyWickliffe7,594−1.8%247$66,164184221007
Barren CountyGlasgow45,641+2.6%487$50,628–21009
Bath CountyOwingsville13,176+3.4%278$56,541181121011
Bell CountyPineville22,829−5.3%359$31,354186721013
Boone CountyBurlington145,316+6.9%246$99,414179821015
Bourbon CountyParis20,243−0.1%290$61,354178621017
Boyd CountyCatlettsburg47,751−1.1%160$61,118186021019
Boyle CountyDanville31,632+3.3%180$61,159184221021
Bracken CountyBrooksville8,511+1.3%203$66,319179621023
Breathitt CountyJackson12,558−8.5%492$34,808183921025
Breckinridge CountyHardinsburg21,503+5.2%570$55,843179921027
Bullitt CountyShepherdsville86,454+5.1%297$80,558179621029
Butler CountyMorgantown12,520+1.2%426$56,092181021031
Caldwell CountyPrinceton12,609−0.4%345$59,583180921033
Calloway CountyMurray39,421+5%385$52,706182121035
Campbell CountyAlexandria, Newport95,441+2.5%151$77,567179421037
Carlisle CountyBardwell4,747−1.5%190$62,439188621039
Carroll CountyCarrollton11,141+3.1%129$56,466183821041
Carter CountyGrayson26,149−1.8%410$51,235183821043
Casey CountyLiberty16,205+1.6%444$45,510180621045
Christian CountyHopkinsville70,115−3.7%718$55,494179621047
Clark CountyWinchester37,888+2.4%253$64,348179221049
Clay CountyManchester19,465−4.3%469$40,900180721051
Clinton CountyAlbany9,139−1.2%197$44,844183621053
Crittenden CountyMarion8,807−2%360$46,656184221055
Cumberland CountyBurkesville5,992+1.8%305$40,000–21057
Daviess CountyOwensboro104,898+1.5%458$68,214181521059
Edmonson CountyBrownsville12,749+5.2%303$54,937182521061
Elliott CountySandy Hook7,265−1.2%234$45,776186921063
Estill CountyIrvine13,962−1.4%253$46,051180821065
Fayette CountyLexington329,751+2.2%284$69,479178021067
Fleming CountyFlemingsburg15,787+4.7%349$49,307179821069
Floyd CountyPrestonsburg34,401−4.3%393$41,279180021071
Franklin CountyFrankfort52,649+2.2%208$65,298179421073
Fulton CountyHickman6,218−4.5%206$38,217184521075
Gallatin CountyWarsaw8,840+1.7%98$63,346179821077
Garrard CountyLancaster18,207+7.4%230$63,087179621079
Grant CountyWilliamstown26,181+5%258$69,178182021081
Graves CountyMayfield37,050+1.1%552$50,772182421083
Grayson CountyLeitchfield27,406+3.7%500$50,757181021085
Green CountyGreensburg11,644+4.8%286$46,798179221087
Greenup CountyGreenup35,213−2.1%345$60,751180321089
Hancock CountyHawesville9,050−0.5%188$65,464182921091
Hardin CountyElizabethtown113,482+2.5%624$67,647179221093
Harlan CountyHarlan24,725−7.9%466$41,693181921095
Harrison CountyCynthiana19,627+5.1%307$66,442179321097
Hart CountyMunfordville20,117+4.4%413$52,285181921099
Henderson CountyHenderson44,255−1.2%436$58,851179821101
Henry CountyNew Castle16,447+4.9%286$63,347179821103
Hickman CountyClinton4,372−3.3%242$60,867182121105
Hopkins CountyMadisonville45,127−0.7%542$56,815180621107
Jackson CountyMcKee13,325+2.8%345$40,000185821109
Jefferson CountyLouisville795,222+1.6%381$69,866178021111
Jessamine CountyNicholasville57,147+7.8%172$74,576179821113
Johnson CountyPaintsville22,051−2.8%262$44,904184321115
Kenton CountyCovington, Independence175,779+4%160$80,548184021117
Knott CountyHindman13,321−6.5%352$41,761188421119
Knox CountyBarbourville29,532−2.2%386$32,527179921121
Larue CountyHodgenville15,184+2.1%261$67,067184321123
Laurel CountyLondon63,746+1.8%434$57,771182521125
Lawrence CountyLouisa15,765−3.2%416$46,772182121127
Lee CountyBeattyville7,297−1.2%209$37,568187021129
Leslie CountyHyden9,627−8.5%401$35,934187821131
Letcher CountyWhitesburg19,952−7.4%338$41,793184221133
Lewis CountyVanceburg12,901−1.4%483$46,838180621135
Lincoln CountyStanford25,353+4.4%333$52,440178021137
Livingston CountySmithland8,863−0.3%313$58,984179921139
Logan CountyRussellville28,669+4.5%552$60,382179221141
Lyon CountyEddyville9,123+5.1%214$65,066185421143
Madison CountyRichmond101,696+9.7%438$63,351178521151
Magoffin CountySalyersville11,110−4.6%308$33,080186021153
Marion CountyLebanon20,115+2.8%344$59,627183421155
Marshall CountyBenton31,659−0%302$65,831184221157
Martin CountyInez10,697−5.3%230$37,042187021159
Mason CountyMaysville16,936−1.1%240$52,178178821161
McCracken CountyPaducah67,553−0.5%249$64,373–21145
McCreary CountyWhitley City17,124+1.4%427$33,750191221147
McLean CountyCalhoun9,064−1%253$65,596185421149
Meade CountyBrandenburg30,699+2.3%306$74,355182321163
Menifee CountyFrenchburg6,430+5.2%204$45,096186921165
Mercer CountyHarrodsburg23,733+4.8%249$64,824178521167
Metcalfe CountyEdmonton10,583+2.9%290$51,473186021169
Monroe CountyTompkinsville11,191−1.3%330$51,280182021171
Montgomery CountyMount Sterling28,822+2.5%197$56,396179621173
Morgan CountyWest Liberty14,415+5%381$47,913182221175
Muhlenberg CountyGreenville30,634−1%467$51,927179821177
Nelson CountyBardstown49,036+4.9%419$69,562178421179
Nicholas CountyCarlisle7,949+5.5%195$59,531179921181
Ohio CountyHartford23,934+0.7%587$57,798179821183
Oldham CountyLa Grange70,986+5%187$122,497182321185
Owen CountyOwenton11,601+3%351$61,134181921187
Owsley CountyBooneville3,932−3%197$22,188184321189
Pendleton CountyFalmouth14,800+1.1%277$64,669179821191
Perry CountyHazard26,555−6.7%340$42,181182021193
Pike CountyPikeville54,721−6.7%786$44,312182121195
Powell CountyStanton12,812−2.4%179$40,309185221197
Pulaski CountySomerset67,384+3.6%658$51,898179821199
Robertson CountyMount Olivet2,325+6%100$51,830186721201
Rockcastle CountyMount Vernon16,148+0.7%317$48,862181021203
Rowan CountyMorehead24,476−0.7%280$54,321185621205
Russell CountyJamestown18,608+3.4%253$44,738182521207
Scott CountyGeorgetown62,262+8.9%282$85,158179221209
Shelby CountyShelbyville51,243+6.5%380$82,604179221211
Simpson CountyFranklin20,788+6.1%234$59,858181921213
Spencer CountyTaylorsville20,998+8.1%187$102,618182421215
Taylor CountyCampbellsville26,763+2.9%266$60,456184821217
Todd CountyElkton12,972+6%375$61,103181921219
Trigg CountyCadiz14,512+3.3%441$59,857182021221
Trimble CountyBedford8,701+2.7%148$66,027183721223
Union CountyMorganfield12,839−6.1%343$60,327181121225
Warren CountyBowling Green149,375+11%542$65,794179621227
Washington CountySpringfield12,368+2.8%297$61,616179221229
Wayne CountyMonticello19,597+0.2%458$45,739180021231
Webster CountyDixon12,929−0.7%332$59,628186021233
Whitley CountyWilliamsburg37,297+1.6%438$44,615181821235
Wolfe CountyCampton6,298−4.1%222$30,417186021237
Woodford CountyVersailles27,883+3.8%190$83,788178821239

Kentucky county map with cities

The largest cities in Kentucky and the counties they are in. Cities that cross a county line list every county, the main one first. To find any smaller town, use the search box above.

Kentucky county map with cities and county seats
Kentucky counties with county seat towns. Download the full-size image
CityCountyPopulation 2025
LouisvilleJefferson County641,962
LexingtonFayette County329,751
Bowling GreenWarren County78,505
OwensboroDaviess County60,892
CovingtonKenton County41,847
GeorgetownScott County40,883
RichmondMadison County40,663
ElizabethtownHardin County35,448
FlorenceBoone County34,018
NicholasvilleJessamine County33,857
HopkinsvilleChristian County30,411
IndependenceKenton County30,198
JeffersontownJefferson County29,193
FrankfortFranklin County28,657
HendersonHenderson County27,822
PaducahMcCracken County26,730
RadcliffHardin County22,576
AshlandBoyd County20,996
ErlangerKenton and Boone counties20,158
WinchesterClark County19,514
MadisonvilleHopkins County19,428
Mount WashingtonBullitt County18,989
MurrayCalloway County18,964
ShelbyvilleShelby County18,453
St. MatthewsJefferson County17,868
DanvilleBoyle County17,736
Fort ThomasCampbell County17,142
BereaMadison County16,662
ShivelyJefferson County15,895
GlasgowBarren County15,302

Printable Kentucky county maps (free PDF, PNG, SVG)

Every map is free to print and share. The PDFs are vector files with real text, so they stay sharp at any size and you can search them for a county name. Use 11×17 (tabloid) for the most readable labels.

Kentucky county map with all 120 counties labeled

Color map with names

All 120 counties labeled, county seats marked. Letter and 11×17 PDF, high-resolution PNG, editable SVG.

Kentucky county map with cities

Map with cities

Counties with their county seat towns and major cities.

Blank outline map of Kentucky counties

Blank outline map

County lines only, no names. For quizzes, coloring and your own notes.

Kentucky county map with numbers

Numbered map with key

A number in every county with an alphabetical key.

Black and white Kentucky county map

Black and white

Labeled map that prints well on any printer.

Map of Kentucky counties shaded by population density

Population map

Counties shaded by population density (2025 estimates).

Data and GIS files

The county table as CSV, and the boundaries as GeoJSON and KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).

Why does Kentucky have 120 counties?

Kentucky began as a single county of Virginia. In 1780 Virginia split Kentucky County into Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln, which together covered nearly all of the future state. Settlers lived far from those county seats, and the trip could take days, so the counties kept being divided. Kentucky had nine counties at statehood in 1792 and 42 by 1800. People wanted to live within a day's ride of their county seat, and the population rules for new counties were often ignored. A 1795 law tried to slow the splitting by making a parent county give up a seat in the General Assembly. The Constitution of 1891 set firmer limits: no new county under 400 square miles or 12,000 people, and no new county line within ten miles of an existing county seat. McCreary County, created in 1912, was the last.

County numbers: The state numbers the counties 001–120 in alphabetical order (Mc names filed as Mac) for tax reporting and county road maps.

Regions of Kentucky

Kentucky's counties grouped into the 15 Area Development Districts of Kentucky (source).

Purchase Area Development District

Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, Calloway

Pennyrile Area Development District

Livingston, Crittenden, Lyon, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Trigg, Christian, Todd

Green River Area Development District

Union, Henderson, Webster, McLean, Daviess, Ohio, Hancock

Barren River Area Development District

Logan, Simpson, Butler, Warren, Edmonson, Hart, Barren, Allen, Metcalfe, Monroe

Lincoln Trail Area Development District

Breckinridge, Meade, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Washington, Marion

Jefferson Area Development District (KIPDA)

Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble

Northern Kentucky Area Development District

Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Grant, Pendleton

Buffalo Trace Area Development District

Bracken, Mason, Robertson, Fleming, Lewis

Gateway Area Development District

Rowan, Bath, Montgomery, Menifee, Morgan

FIVCO Area Development District

Greenup, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Lawrence

Big Sandy Area Development District

Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Floyd, Pike

Kentucky River Area Development District

Wolfe, Owsley, Lee, Breathitt, Leslie, Perry, Knott, Letcher

Cumberland Valley Area Development District

Jackson, Rockcastle, Laurel, Clay, Knox, Whitley, Bell, Harlan

Lake Cumberland Area Development District

Taylor, Adair, Green, Casey, Russell, Pulaski, Clinton, Cumberland, Wayne, McCreary

Bluegrass Area Development District

Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, Mercer, Boyle, Lincoln, Garrard, Jessamine, Fayette, Scott, Harrison, Bourbon, Nicholas, Clark, Madison, Powell, Estill

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Kentucky counties: questions and answers

How many counties are in Kentucky?
Kentucky has 120 counties.
What is the largest county in Kentucky?
By land area, Pike County is the largest (786 sq mi). By population, Jefferson County is the largest, with 795,222 people (2025 estimate).
What is the smallest county in Kentucky?
Gallatin County is the smallest by land area (98.3 sq mi). Robertson County has the fewest people: 2,325 (2025 estimate).
What is the wealthiest county in Kentucky?
By median household income, Oldham County ranks first with $122,497 (American Community Survey 2020–2024). The lowest is Owsley County at $22,188.
What county is Louisville in?
Louisville is in Jefferson County.
What county is Lexington in?
Lexington is in Fayette County.
What county is Bowling Green in?
Bowling Green is in Warren County.
What county is Frankfort in?
Frankfort, the state capital, is in Franklin County.
How can I see county lines on Google Maps?
Google Maps does not draw county lines. Download the KML file from the printable maps section above and import it into Google My Maps (Create a new map › Import) or open it in Google Earth to see every Kentucky county boundary on top of Google's map.
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Sources and methodology

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