Map of Kentucky Counties

Kentucky is divided into 120 counties, making it the fourth-highest number of counties in the United States. Use the interactive maps below to explore these counties and their boundaries. Download free maps or learn more about creating a custom map of Kentucky to visualize your own data.

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List of Counties (120)

List of 120 counties
#CountyCounty seatYear founded
1AdairColumbia1802
2AllenScottsville1815
3AndersonLawrenceburg1827
4BallardWickliffe1842
5BarrenGlasgow1798
6BathOwingsville1811
7BellPineville1867
8BooneBurlington1798
9BourbonParis1785
10BoydCatlettsburg1860
11BoyleDanville1842
12BrackenBrooksville1796
13BreathittJackson1839
14BreckinridgeHardinsburg1799
15BullittShepherdsville1796
16ButlerMorgantown1810
17CaldwellPrinceton1809
18CallowayMurray1822
19CampbellAlexandria and Newport1794
20CarlisleBardwell1886
21CarrollCarrollton1838
22CarterGrayson1838
23CaseyLiberty1806
24ChristianHopkinsville1796
25ClarkWinchester1792
26ClayManchester1807
27ClintonAlbany1835
28CrittendenMarion1842
29CumberlandBurkesville1798
30DaviessOwensboro1815
31EdmonsonBrownsville1825
32ElliottSandy Hook1869
33EstillIrvine1808
34FayetteLexington1780
35FlemingFlemingsburg1798
36FloydPrestonsburg1800
37FranklinFrankfort1794
38FultonHickman1845
39GallatinWarsaw1798
40GarrardLancaster1796
41GrantWilliamstown1820
42GravesMayfield1824
43GraysonLeitchfield1810
44GreenGreensburg1792
45GreenupGreenup1803
46HancockHawesville1829
47HardinElizabethtown1792
48HarlanHarlan1819
49HarrisonCynthiana1793
50HartMunfordville1819
51HendersonHenderson1798
52HenryNew Castle1798
53HickmanClinton1821
54HopkinsMadisonville1806
55JacksonMcKee1858
56JeffersonLouisville1780
57JessamineNicholasville1798
58JohnsonPaintsville1843
59KentonCovington and Independence1840
60KnottHindman1884
61KnoxBarbourville1799
62LarueHodgenville1843
63LaurelLondon1825
64LawrenceLouisa1821
65LeeBeattyville1870
66LeslieHyden1878
67LetcherWhitesburg1842
68LewisVanceburg1806
69LincolnStanford1780
70LivingstonSmithland1799
71LoganRussellville1792
72LyonEddyville1854
73MadisonRichmond1785
74MagoffinSalyersville1860
75MarionLebanon1834
76MarshallBenton1842
77MartinInez1870
78MasonMaysville1788
79McCrackenPaducah1825
80McCrearyWhitley City1912
81McLeanCalhoun1854
82MeadeBrandenburg1823
83MenifeeFrenchburg1869
84MercerHarrodsburg1785
85MetcalfeEdmonton1860
86MonroeTompkinsville1820
87MontgomeryMount Sterling1796
88MorganWest Liberty1822
89MuhlenbergGreenville1798
90NelsonBardstown1784
91NicholasCarlisle1799
92OhioHartford1798
93OldhamLa Grange1823
94OwenOwenton1819
95OwsleyBooneville1843
96PendletonFalmouth1798
97PerryHazard1820
98PikePikeville1821
99PowellStanton1852
100PulaskiSomerset1798
101RobertsonMount Olivet1867
102RockcastleMount Vernon1810
103RowanMorehead1856
104RussellJamestown1825
105ScottGeorgetown1792
106ShelbyShelbyville1792
107SimpsonFranklin1819
108SpencerTaylorsville1824
109TaylorCampbellsville1848
110ToddElkton1819
111TriggCadiz1820
112TrimbleBedford1837
113UnionMorganfield1811
114WarrenBowling Green1796
115WashingtonSpringfield1792
116WayneMonticello1800
117WebsterDixon1860
118WhitleyWilliamsburg1818
119WolfeCampton1860
120WoodfordVersailles1788

Kentucky Counties: Key Facts

  • Total number of counties: 120 (4th highest among all U.S. states)
  • Most populous county: Jefferson County (Louisville) - approx. 793,881 residents (2024)
  • Least populous county: Robertson County - 2,193 (2020)
  • Largest county by land area: Pike County - 785.7 square miles (2,035.0 km²)
  • Smallest county by area: Robertson County - 100.3 square miles (259.8 km²)
  • Counties with major urban centers: Jefferson (Louisville), Fayette (Lexington), Kenton & Boone (part of Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metro)
  • State capital location: Franklin County (Frankfort)
  • Time zones: Eastern Time Zone in eastern counties and Central Time Zone in western counties
  • Neighboring states: Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois

Interesting Facts

  • Fourth-most counties in the U.S.: Kentucky’s 120 counties rank fourth in number nationwide.
  • Pike County's borders: Borders both Virginia and West Virginia.
  • High county density: About one county per 331 square miles.
  • Most boundaries were established by 1939, with intensive formation between 1776 and the late 1800s.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kentucky has 120 counties, the fourth-highest number among U.S. states. This reflects historical settlement patterns from the late 18th and 19th centuries.

Pike County is the largest, covering 785.7 square miles. It is located in eastern Kentucky and borders both Virginia and West Virginia.

Robertson County is the smallest, with an area of 100.3 square miles. It is also the least populated county in Kentucky.

Jefferson County has the largest population (793,881 as of 2024), including the city of Louisville, Kentucky's largest city.

Robertson County has the smallest population, with approx. 2,193 residents (2020).

Major urban counties include Jefferson (Louisville), Fayette (Lexington), and Kenton & Boone (part of the Cincinnati–Northern Kentucky metro area).

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