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Kentucky county map

Kentucky has 120 counties. Pike County is the largest by land at 786 square miles, and Jefferson County is the most populous with 793,881 residents.

Population 2024
4,588,372
#26 of 51
Land area
39,485 sq mi
#36 of 51
Density
116.2 / sq mi
#25 of 51
Counties
120
Capital: Frankfort
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Frankfort 38.19° N, 84.88° W

Map of all 120 counties in Kentucky

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Kentucky map sheets.

AdairAllenAndersonBallardBarrenBathBellBooneBourbonBoydBoyleBrackenBreathittBreckinridgeBullittButlerCaldwellCallowayCampbellCarlisleCarrollCarterCaseyChristianClarkClayClintonCrittendenCumberlandDaviessEdmonsonElliottEstillFayetteFlemingFloydFranklinFultonGallatinGarrardGrantGravesGraysonGreenGreenupHancockHardinHarlanHarrisonHartHendersonHenryHickmanHopkinsJacksonJeffersonJessamineJohnsonKentonKnottKnoxLarueLaurelLawrenceLeeLeslieLetcherLewisLincolnLivingstonLoganLyonMcCrackenMcCrearyMcLeanMadisonMagoffinMarionMarshallMartinMasonMeadeMenifeeMercerMetcalfeMonroeMontgomeryMorganMuhlenbergNelsonNicholasOhioOldhamOwenOwsleyPendletonPerryPikePowellPulaskiRobertsonRockcastleRowanRussellScottShelbySimpsonSpencerTaylorToddTriggTrimbleUnionWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWhitleyWolfeWoodfordKentucky county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
120 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Kentucky population and land area

Kentucky had 4,588,372 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 26th of the 50 states and DC. Its 39,485 square miles of land rank 36th. Kentucky averages 116.2 people per square mile of land, close to the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 25th.

Population, 2024
4,588,37226th of 51
Land area
39,485 sq mi36th of 51
Density
116.2 per sq mi25th of 51
Number of counties
120
Capital
Frankfort38.187° N, 84.875° W
State FIPS code
21

Kentucky counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Frankfort.

Adair County: 47Kenton County: 1,090Owen County: 33Morgan County: 38Bracken County: 42Edmonson County: 42Trigg County: 33Jackson County: 39Spencer County: 112Clark County: 149Jessamine County: 328Green County: 40Henry County: 57Graves County: 67Webster County: 39Washington County: 41Ohio County: 41Knott County: 38Meade County: 100Carroll County: 86Scott County: 219Lincoln County: 75Greenup County: 102Boyle County: 174Hardin County: 181Nelson County: 116Hart County: 48Christian County: 99Carlisle County: 25Crittenden County: 25Elliott County: 31Garrard County: 78Larue County: 58Lee County: 35Leslie County: 24Hancock County: 48Lewis County: 27Lyon County: 42McLean County: 36Magoffin County: 36Martin County: 47Mason County: 71Rockcastle County: 51Menifee County: 31Russell County: 73Whitley County: 85Todd County: 34Union County: 38Wolfe County: 29Bell County: 64Boyd County: 299Butler County: 29Metcalfe County: 36Grant County: 100Simpson County: 87Pike County: 71Gallatin County: 90Harlan County: 54Fayette County: 1,161Logan County: 52Muhlenberg County: 65Bath County: 47Mercer County: 94Barren County: 94Franklin County: 252Bullitt County: 289Boone County: 585Campbell County: 621Jefferson County: 2,085Wayne County: 43Ballard County: 31Anderson County: 123Pulaski County: 102Knox County: 77Laurel County: 146Breckinridge County: 37Oldham County: 377Letcher County: 60Lawrence County: 38McCracken County: 272Nicholas County: 40Owsley County: 20Powell County: 72Bourbon County: 70Calloway County: 101Henderson County: 101Clinton County: 47Warren County: 273Montgomery County: 146Floyd County: 88Woodford County: 146Hopkins County: 83Johnson County: 84Marshall County: 105Estill County: 55Cumberland County: 20Fleming County: 45Madison County: 227Carter County: 64Allen County: 64Daviess County: 228Harrison County: 64Perry County: 79Fulton County: 31Clay County: 42Robertson County: 24Trimble County: 58Taylor County: 101Shelby County: 132McCreary County: 39Breathitt County: 26Livingston County: 28Hickman County: 18Rowan County: 88Casey County: 36Monroe County: 34Marion County: 58Grayson County: 54Caldwell County: 37Pendleton County: 54
Density
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Largest county in Kentucky by land area

Pike County ranks first at 786 square miles and Gallatin County last at 98 square miles. The top value is 8.0 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Pike County786
  2. 02Christian County718
  3. 03Pulaski County658
  4. 04Hardin County624
  5. 05Ohio County587
  6. 06Breckinridge County570
  7. 07Logan County552
  8. 08Graves County552
  9. 09Hopkins County542
  10. 10Warren County542

Most populous county in Kentucky

Jefferson County ranks first at 793,881 residents and Robertson County last at 2,382 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Jefferson County793,881
  2. 02Fayette County329,437
  3. 03Kenton County174,862
  4. 04Warren County147,936
  5. 05Boone County144,135
  6. 06Hardin County112,826
  7. 07Daviess County104,457
  8. 08Madison County99,582
  9. 09Campbell County94,008
  10. 10Bullitt County85,802

Least populous county in Kentucky

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Robertson County2,382
  2. 02Owsley County3,928
  3. 03Hickman County4,393
  4. 04Carlisle County4,777
  5. 05Cumberland County6,047
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Kentucky

Jefferson County ranks first at 2,084.6 people per square mile and Hickman County last at 18.1 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Jefferson County2,084.6
  2. 02Fayette County1,160.6
  3. 03Kenton County1,090.4
  4. 04Campbell County621.3
  5. 05Boone County585.3
  6. 06Oldham County376.6
  7. 07Jessamine County328.2
  8. 08Boyd County298.8
  9. 09Bullitt County288.8
  10. 10Warren County273.1
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Kentucky

Oldham County ranks first at $120,818 and Owsley County last at $35,000. The top value is 3.5 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Oldham County$120,818
  2. 02Spencer County$97,726
  3. 03Boone County$89,313
  4. 04Scott County$81,956
  5. 05Campbell County$80,573
  6. 06Kenton County$79,604
  7. 07Woodford County$78,344
  8. 08Anderson County$78,336
  9. 09Shelby County$76,693
  10. 10Bullitt County$75,402

Towns and cities in Kentucky

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 206 incorporated places in Kentucky with 1,000 or more residents, holding 2,471,191 people together, or 54% of the state total. 79 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Dayton at 39.112° N and the southernmost is Fulton at 36.515° N. Among places of 5,000+, Richmond grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 12.1%.

  1. 01Louisville/Jefferson County640,796
  2. 02Lexington-Fayette329,437
  3. 03Bowling Green79,076
  4. 04Owensboro60,675
  5. 05Covington41,611
  6. 06Georgetown40,518
  7. 07Richmond39,581
  8. 08Elizabethtown34,565
  9. 09Florence33,763
  10. 10Nicholasville33,458
  11. 11Hopkinsville30,800
  12. 12Independence30,196
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Frankfort, the capital

80.8% of Kentucky's place population, 1,997,751 of 2,471,191 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Frankfort. That ranks 19th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Frankfort, month by month, are on the Frankfort daylight page.

States bordering Kentucky

Kentucky borders 7 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Indianapolis, 129 miles NNW of Frankfort in a straight line.

UTM zones in Kentucky

The internal points of Kentucky's counties fall in UTM zones 16, 17. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Kentucky spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 120 counties in Kentucky

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
21111Jefferson County793,881#13812,084.6$64,977
21067Fayette County329,437#22841,160.6$67,320
21117Kenton County174,862#31601,090.4$79,604
21227Warren County147,936542273.1$62,108
21015Boone County144,135246585.3$89,313
21093Hardin County112,826624180.8$65,472
21059Daviess County104,457458227.9$63,213
21151Madison County99,582438227.4$65,438
21037Campbell County94,008151621.3$80,573
21029Bullitt County85,802297288.8$75,402
21047Christian County71,00671898.9$54,934
21185Oldham County70,525187376.6$120,818
21145McCracken County67,550249271.5$60,801
21199Pulaski County66,842658101.6$54,487
21125Laurel County63,353434146.1$52,093
21209Scott County61,700282218.6$81,956
21113Jessamine County56,495172328.2$75,155
21195Pike County55,43078670.5$46,402
21073Franklin County52,442208252.2$66,920
21211Shelby County50,124380132.0$76,693
21179Nelson County48,706419116.3$65,928
21019Boyd County47,777160298.8$57,112
21009Barren County45,60948793.6$51,068
21107Hopkins County45,21854283.4$55,080
21101Henderson County44,175436101.2$58,742
21035Calloway County38,975385101.3$51,424
21049Clark County37,673252149.2$72,386
21235Whitley County37,23343885.0$43,910
21083Graves County36,82155266.7$53,947
21089Greenup County35,273344102.4$59,151
21071Floyd County34,53239387.8$40,604
21157Marshall County31,734302105.0$61,426
21021Boyle County31,394180174.1$62,541
21177Muhlenberg County30,51246765.3$52,291
21163Meade County30,44230599.7$69,228
21121Knox County29,65738676.8$37,640
21173Montgomery County28,771197145.8$54,848
21141Logan County28,46755251.6$61,186
21239Woodford County27,728190146.3$78,344
21085Grayson County27,07050054.2$54,543
21217Taylor County26,809266100.6$52,832
21193Perry County26,73934078.7$42,519
21043Carter County26,09841063.7$50,853
21081Grant County25,72225899.7$68,309
21095Harlan County25,05246653.8$36,916
21137Lincoln County24,91033374.8$51,359
21005Anderson County24,883202123.0$78,336
21205Rowan County24,67528088.2$51,712
21183Ohio County23,93358740.8$55,512
21167Mercer County23,51524994.3$67,348
21013Bell County23,05135964.2$35,566
21115Johnson County22,09826284.4$45,126
21003Allen County22,03734464.1$56,483
21027Breckinridge County21,22157037.2$59,267
21215Spencer County20,823187111.5$97,726
21213Simpson County20,35023486.9$60,371
21017Bourbon County20,33329070.2$61,530
21133Letcher County20,13933859.6$41,737
21099Hart County19,92341348.3$51,921
21155Marion County19,85134457.8$54,466
21231Wayne County19,62945842.9$42,721
21051Clay County19,59246941.7$36,330
21097Harrison County19,52530663.7$63,689
21001Adair County19,23940547.5$45,974
21207Russell County18,45825372.9$47,397
21079Garrard County18,04023078.5$62,980
21161Mason County16,95624070.6$56,706
21147McCreary County16,82442739.4$36,348
21203Rockcastle County16,22631751.3$49,406
21103Henry County16,19828656.6$66,530
21045Casey County15,94844435.9$42,914
21127Lawrence County15,79841638.0$46,200
21069Fleming County15,59134944.7$50,804
21123Larue County15,12826158.0$66,310
21191Pendleton County14,84427753.6$71,116
21221Trigg County14,55944133.0$57,844
21175Morgan County14,30038137.5$44,587
21065Estill County14,00225355.3$45,129
21119Knott County13,43835238.2$42,345
21109Jackson County13,35834538.7$44,713
21225Union County13,17834338.4$60,771
21011Bath County12,95127846.6$54,247
21197Powell County12,92817972.2$46,014
21135Lewis County12,87548326.7$46,340
21233Webster County12,85433238.7$59,260
21025Breathitt County12,80449226.0$40,093
21219Todd County12,75737534.1$57,288
21061Edmonson County12,63530341.7$56,545
21033Caldwell County12,61134536.6$52,719
21031Butler County12,55142629.5$56,395
21229Washington County12,26929741.3$59,071
21087Green County11,55228640.4$48,153
21187Owen County11,43535032.6$64,868
21171Monroe County11,16332933.9$44,605
21153Magoffin County11,11830836.0$40,162
21041Carroll County11,11112986.3$62,710
21159Martin County10,69623046.6$35,522
21169Metcalfe County10,55829036.5$40,690
21131Leslie County9,72940124.3$39,855
21053Clinton County9,18319746.6$39,877
21149McLean County9,12625336.1$58,403
21143Lyon County9,07821442.5$63,989
21091Hancock County9,01318848.0$70,998
21055Crittenden County8,98236025.0$53,894
21139Livingston County8,81531328.2$57,586
21077Gallatin County8,8059889.6$66,789
21223Trimble County8,59114858.1$65,885
21023Bracken County8,49720341.9$64,458
21181Nicholas County7,81619540.0$52,978
21007Ballard County7,62624730.9$69,716
21129Lee County7,31320935.0$37,939
21063Elliott County7,26323431.0$43,501
21237Wolfe County6,36422228.6$40,949
21165Menifee County6,34120431.2$44,734
21075Fulton County6,28220630.5$41,088
21057Cumberland County6,04730519.8$43,127
21039Carlisle County4,77718925.2$58,639
21105Hickman County4,39324218.1$56,348
21189Owsley County3,92819719.9$35,000
21201Robertson County2,38210023.9$55,507

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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