Louisville Metro Area Counties

12 counties · 1.4 million people (2025) · 3,961 sq mi

The Louisville metro area (officially the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 12 counties in Indiana and Kentucky, with 1,402,509 people in 2025. Jefferson County is the most populous.

Map of the 12 counties of the Louisville metro area with county names and major cities
The 12 counties of the Louisville metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 12 counties of the Louisville metro area

Sorted by population. 5 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyStateCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Jefferson CountyKentuckyLouisville795,222+1.6%381Central
Clark CountyIndianaJeffersonville130,451+7.7%373Central
Bullitt CountyKentuckyShepherdsville86,454+5.1%297Central
Floyd CountyIndianaNew Albany82,153+2.1%149Central
Oldham CountyKentuckyLa Grange70,986+5%187Central
Shelby CountyKentuckyShelbyville51,243+6.5%380Outlying
Nelson CountyKentuckyBardstown49,036+4.9%419Outlying
Harrison CountyIndianaCorydon40,437+2%484Outlying
Meade CountyKentuckyBrandenburg30,699+2.3%306Outlying
Washington CountyIndianaSalem28,383+0.8%514Outlying
Spencer CountyKentuckyTaylorsville20,998+8.1%187Outlying
Henry CountyKentuckyNew Castle16,447+4.9%286Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

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County maps of Indiana and Kentucky

Other metro areas

All 97 metro area county maps

Sources