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Kentucky County Map

Kentucky has 120 counties, the third-highest number of any state. Jefferson County, home to Louisville, is the most populous, with 782,969 residents in 2020, and Pike County is the largest by land area at 786.7 sq mi. The capital, Frankfort, is the seat of Franklin County.

County map of Kentucky showing all 120 counties

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120counties
Jeffersonmost populous: 782,969
Pikelargest: 786.7 sq mi land
Gallatinsmallest county: 98.4 sq mi land

List of Kentucky counties

CountyCounty seatPopulation (2020)Land area (sq mi)
AdairColumbia18,903405.3
AllenScottsville20,588344.3
AndersonLawrenceburg23,852202.2
BallardWickliffe7,728246.9
BarrenGlasgow44,485487.6
BathOwingsville12,750278.8
BellPineville24,097359.1
BooneBurlington135,968246.3
BourbonParis20,252289.7
BoydCatlettsburg48,261159.9
BoyleDanville30,614180.3
BrackenBrooksville8,400202.7
BreathittJackson13,718492.4
BreckinridgeHardinsburg20,432569.8
BullittShepherdsville82,217297.1
ButlerMorgantown12,371426.1
CaldwellPrinceton12,649344.8
CallowayMurray37,103385.0
CampbellAlexandria and Newport93,076151.3
CarlisleBardwell4,826189.4
CarrollCarrollton10,810128.7
CarterGrayson26,627409.5
CaseyLiberty15,941444.2
ChristianHopkinsville72,748717.5
ClarkWinchester36,972252.5
ClayManchester20,345469.3
ClintonAlbany9,253197.3
CrittendenMarion8,990360.0
CumberlandBurkesville5,888305.2
DaviessOwensboro103,312458.4
EdmonsonBrownsville12,126302.9
ElliottSandy Hook7,354234.3
EstillIrvine14,163253.1
FayetteLexington322,570283.6
FlemingFlemingsburg15,082348.5
FloydPrestonsburg35,942393.3
FranklinFrankfort51,541207.8
FultonHickman6,515205.9
GallatinWarsaw8,69098.4
GarrardLancaster16,953230.1
GrantWilliamstown24,941258.0
GravesMayfield36,649551.8
GraysonLeitchfield26,420499.9
GreenGreensburg11,107286.0
GreenupGreenup35,962344.5
HancockHawesville9,095187.7
HardinElizabethtown110,702623.4
HarlanHarlan26,831465.8
HarrisonCynthiana18,692306.4
HartMunfordville19,288412.6
HendersonHenderson44,793436.3
HenryNew Castle15,678286.3
HickmanClinton4,521242.3
HopkinsMadisonville45,423542.1
JacksonMcKee12,955345.2
JeffersonLouisville782,969380.8
JessamineNicholasville52,991172.2
JohnsonPaintsville22,680262.0
KentonCovington and Independence169,064160.3
KnottHindman14,251351.5
KnoxBarbourville30,193386.3
LarueHodgenville14,867261.6
LaurelLondon62,613434.0
LawrenceLouisa16,293415.6
LeeBeattyville7,395208.9
LeslieHyden10,513400.9
LetcherWhitesburg21,548337.9
LewisVanceburg13,080482.8
LincolnStanford24,275332.8
LivingstonSmithland8,888313.3
LoganRussellville27,432552.2
LyonEddyville8,680213.8
MadisonRichmond92,701437.4
MagoffinSalyersville11,637308.4
MarionLebanon19,581343.0
MarshallBenton31,659302.2
MartinInez11,287229.6
MasonMaysville17,120240.1
McCrackenPaducah67,875248.7
McCrearyWhitley City16,888426.8
McLeanCalhoun9,152252.5
MeadeBrandenburg30,003305.4
MenifeeFrenchburg6,113203.6
MercerHarrodsburg22,641249.1
MetcalfeEdmonton10,286289.6
MonroeTompkinsville11,338329.4
MontgomeryMount Sterling28,114197.4
MorganWest Liberty13,726381.1
MuhlenbergGreenville30,928467.4
NelsonBardstown46,738417.5
NicholasCarlisle7,537195.2
OhioHartford23,772587.3
OldhamLa Grange67,607187.2
OwenOwenton11,278351.1
OwsleyBooneville4,051197.4
PendletonFalmouth14,644277.2
PerryHazard28,473339.7
PikePikeville58,669786.7
PowellStanton13,129179.0
PulaskiSomerset65,034658.4
RobertsonMount Olivet2,19399.9
RockcastleMount Vernon16,037316.5
RowanMorehead24,662279.8
RussellJamestown17,991253.7
ScottGeorgetown57,155281.8
ShelbyShelbyville48,065379.8
SimpsonFranklin19,594234.2
SpencerTaylorsville19,490186.7
TaylorCampbellsville26,023266.4
ToddElkton12,243374.5
TriggCadiz14,061441.5
TrimbleBedford8,474151.6
UnionMorganfield13,668342.8
WarrenBowling Green134,554541.7
WashingtonSpringfield12,027297.0
WayneMonticello19,555458.2
WebsterDixon13,017332.1
WhitleyWilliamsburg36,712437.8
WolfeCampton6,562222.2
WoodfordVersailles26,871190.1

Most populous counties

Kentucky had 4,505,836 residents in the 2020 Census. The five most populous counties hold 34.3% of them:

  1. Jefferson County (seat: Louisville): 782,969 people, 17.4% of the state
  2. Fayette County (seat: Lexington): 322,570 people, 7.2% of the state
  3. Kenton County (seat: Covington and Independence): 169,064 people, 3.8% of the state
  4. Boone County (seat: Burlington): 135,968 people, 3.0% of the state
  5. Warren County (seat: Bowling Green): 134,554 people, 3.0% of the state

The least populous county is Robertson County, with 2,193 residents.

Largest and smallest counties

By land area, the largest counties are Pike County (786.7 sq mi), Christian County (717.5 sq mi) and Pulaski County (658.4 sq mi). The smallest are Gallatin County (98.4 sq mi), Robertson County (99.9 sq mi) and Carroll County (128.7 sq mi).

Pike County is also the largest counting water, at 788.6 sq mi in total. The average county covers 329.1 sq mi of land.

How counties work in Kentucky

Only Texas (254) and Georgia (159) have more counties than Kentucky. Many Kentucky counties are small: Gallatin County has just 98.4 sq mi of land.

Each county is governed by a fiscal court, led by an elected county judge/executive.

Kentucky’s two largest cities have merged with their counties. Lexington and Fayette County formed the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in 1974, and Louisville and Jefferson County merged into Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government in 2003.

Two Northern Kentucky counties have two county seats each: Kenton County (Covington and Independence) and Campbell County (Alexandria and Newport).

Printable Kentucky county maps

The labeled map shows every county name; the blank version has county lines only, for coloring or quizzes. Both are SVG files that print sharply at any size.

Labeled county map of Kentucky
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Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 120 counties, more than any state except Texas and Georgia.

What is the largest county in Kentucky?

Pike County, with 786.7 sq mi of land; its seat is Pikeville. Christian County (717.5 sq mi) is second.

What is the most populous county in Kentucky?

Jefferson County, with 782,969 people in 2020, or 17.4% of the state. Fayette County (Lexington) is second with 322,570.

What county is Louisville in?

Louisville is in Jefferson County; the city and county have had a merged metro government since 2003. Frankfort, the capital, is in Franklin County.

Neighboring state county maps

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2020 Census, 2020 Gazetteer, boundaries); county seats: Wikidata and Wikipedia county lists. Last reviewed October 2026.