Kentucky County Map, List of Counties in Kentucky with Seats

The U.S. state of Kentucky is divided into 120 Counties. Explore the Kentucky County Map, all Counties list along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and their population, areas and the date of formation.

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Kentucky is a state in the United States of America. Kentucky was accepted and considered as one of the states of Union in the year 1792. The environs states of the Kentucky are Tennessee which is located to the south, Missouri is situated to the west, Illinois and Indiana to the northwest and Ohio lies in the north and northeast. The capital city of the state is Frankfort. The capital city is very popular for its magnificent and splendid capitol buildings. The state was nicknamed as Bluegrass state as state has a lot lush green fields to which blue-purple buds appear during spring. Hence it is called like that. The population of Kentucky is expected to have reached 4.51 million by 2021 that ranks as 25th state in terms of population. Kentucky is spread across 39486 square miles that accounts for 102269 square kilometers.

Kentucky for the ease of administration is sub- divided into 120 counties. Pike County is considered as the largest and biggest county in the state which has 787.6 square miles of arena. The tiniest county in terms of area is Gallatin County. The most populous county in the state of Kentucky is Jefferson County while least populated county is Robertson County which second smallest county in area. Kentucky itself was a county once upon a time in the state of Virginia. When it attained statehood, it had 9 counties. Jefferson is the oldest county of the state. The wealthiest county in Kentucky is Oldham while the poorest county is McCreary County. In fact, McCreary is the poorest of all the counties of United States of America. There are 419 cities in Kentucky.

Kentucky has three branches of the government. They are Executive branch which is headed by the governor, Legislative branch that consists of General Assembly and Senate and Judicial branch the supreme power is given to the supreme court. Every County has its own legislative council which is known as fiscal court. By law the fiscal court may either be consisting of three commissioners or judges of the county.

The U.S. state of Kentucky has 120 Counties. This is list of Kentucky Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order along with check their population, areas and the date of formation.

List of Counties in Kentucky with County Seats

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CountyCounty SeatFounding OrderFIPS codeFounding DatePopulation (2021)AreaFormed
Jefferson CountyLouisville1 of 3 original counties1111,780777,874385 sq mi (997 km2)January 15, 1851
Lincoln CountyStanford1 of 3 original counties1371,78024,243337 sq mi (873 km2)January 15, 1851
Fayette CountyLexington1 of 3 original counties671,780321,793284 sq mi (736 km2)February 20, 1847
Nelson CountyBardstown41791,78447,098423 sq mi (1,096 km2)February 17, 1843
Bourbon CountyParis5171,78520,229291 sq mi (754 km2)January 15, 1851
Mercer CountyHarrodsburg61671,78522,850251 sq mi (650 km2)December 21, 1837
Madison CountyRichmond71511,78594,666441 sq mi (1,142 km2)February 17, 1843
Mason CountyMaysville81611,78816,931241 sq mi (624 km2)January 13, 1846
Woodford CountyVersailles92391,78827,075191 sq mi (495 km2)January 15, 1851
Washington CountySpringfield102291,79212,072301 sq mi (780 km2)December 21, 1837
Scott CountyGeorgetown112091,79258,252285 sq mi (738 km2)January 15, 1851
Shelby CountyShelbyville122111,79248,461384 sq mi (995 km2)January 15, 1851
Logan CountyRussellville131411,79227,771556 sq mi (1,440 km2)January 15, 1851
Clark CountyWinchester14491,79236,871254 sq mi (658 km2)January 15, 1851
Hardin CountyElizabethtown15931,792111,607628 sq mi (1,627 km2)January 15, 1851
Green CountyGreensburg16871,79211,291289 sq mi (749 km2)December 21, 1837
Harrison CountyCynthiana17971,79318,950310 sq mi (803 km2)January 15, 1851
Franklin CountyFrankfort18731,79451,682210 sq mi (544 km2)January 15, 1851
Campbell CountyAlexandria and Newport19371,79493,050152 sq mi (394 km2)January 15, 1851
Bullitt CountyShepherdsville20291,79682,918299 sq mi (774 km2)January 13, 1846
Christian CountyHopkinsville21471,79672,357721 sq mi (1,867 km2)January 15, 1851
Montgomery CountyMount Sterling221731,79628,219199 sq mi (515 km2)December 21, 1837
Bracken CountyBrooksville23231,7968,439203 sq mi (526 km2)December 21, 1837
Warren CountyBowling Green242271,796137,212545 sq mi (1,412 km2)January 15, 1851
Garrard CountyLancaster25791,79617,362231 sq mi (598 km2)January 13, 1846
Fleming CountyFlemingsburg26691,79815,224351 sq mi (909 km2)February 17, 1843
Pulaski CountySomerset271991,79865,423662 sq mi (1,715 km2)January 13, 1846
Pendleton CountyFalmouth281911,79814,607280 sq mi (725 km2)December 21, 1837
Livingston CountySmithland291391,7998,959316 sq mi (818 km2)September 6, 1834
Boone CountyBurlington30151,798137,412246 sq mi (637 km2)January 15, 1851
Henry CountyNew Castle311031,79815,657289 sq mi (749 km2)September 6, 1834
Cumberland CountyBurkesville32571,7985,879306 sq mi (793 km2)January 15, 1851
Gallatin CountyWarsaw33771,7988,775105 sq mi (272 km2)December 21, 1837
Muhlenberg CountyGreenville341771,79830,694475 sq mi (1,230 km2)January 15, 1851
Ohio CountyHartford351831,79823,688594 sq mi (1,538 km2)January 15, 1851
Jessamine CountyNicholasville361131,79853,626173 sq mi (448 km2)February 24, 1847
Barren CountyGlasgow3791,79844,544491 sq mi (1,272 km2)January 15, 1851
Henderson CountyHenderson381011,79844,329440 sq mi (1,140 km2)January 15, 1851
Breckinridge CountyHardinsburg39271,79920,651572 sq mi (1,481 km2)July 8, 1851
Floyd CountyPrestonsburg40711,80035,274394 sq mi (1,020 km2)December 22, 1856
Knox CountyBarbourville411211,79929,909388 sq mi (1,005 km2)January 15, 1851
Nicholas CountyCarlisle421811,7997,712197 sq mi (510 km2)January 15, 1851
Wayne CountyMonticello432311,80019,540459 sq mi (1,189 km2)January 15, 1851
Adair CountyColumbia4411,80218,932407 sq mi (1,054 km2)December 7, 1836
Greenup CountyGreenup45891,80335,649346 sq mi (896 km2)January 15, 1851
Casey CountyLiberty46451,80615,866446 sq mi (1,155 km2)February 26, 1857
Clay CountyManchester47511,80720,206471 sq mi (1,220 km2)January 15, 1851
Lewis CountyVanceburg481351,80612,987484 sq mi (1,254 km2)February 17, 1843
Hopkins CountyMadisonville491071,80645,138551 sq mi (1,427 km2)December 21, 1837
Estill CountyIrvine50651,80814,092254 sq mi (658 km2)January 13, 1846
Caldwell CountyPrinceton51331,80912,624347 sq mi (899 km2)January 21, 1839
Rockcastle CountyMount Vernon522031,81016,115318 sq mi (824 km2)December 21, 1837
Butler CountyMorgantown53311,81012,294428 sq mi (1,109 km2)December 21, 1837
Grayson CountyLeitchfield54851,81026,524504 sq mi (1,305 km2)December 21, 1837
Union CountyMorganfield552251,81113,544345 sq mi (894 km2)January 15, 1851
Bath CountyOwingsville56111,81112,778279 sq mi (723 km2)December 7, 1836
Allen CountyScottsville5731,81520,797346 sq mi (896 km2)December 21, 1837
Daviess CountyOwensboro58591,815103,063462 sq mi (1,197 km2)December 7, 1836
Whitley CountyWilliamsburg592351,81836,939440 sq mi (1,140 km2)January 13, 1846
Harlan CountyHarlan60951,81926,164467 sq mi (1,210 km2)January 15, 1851
Hart CountyMunfordville61991,81919,460416 sq mi (1,077 km2)January 13, 1846
Owen CountyOwenton621871,81911,294352 sq mi (912 km2)February 17, 1843
Simpson CountyFranklin632131,81919,718236 sq mi (611 km2)June 10, 1845
Todd CountyElkton642191,81912,285376 sq mi (974 km2)January 13, 1846
Monroe CountyTompkinsville651711,82011,233331 sq mi (857 km2)January 15, 1851
Trigg CountyCadiz662211,82014,192443 sq mi (1,147 km2)January 15, 1851
Grant CountyWilliamstown67811,82025,244260 sq mi (673 km2)January 15, 1851
Perry CountyHazard681931,82027,929342 sq mi (886 km2)February 17, 1843
Lawrence CountyLouisa691271,82116,290419 sq mi (1,085 km2)January 15, 1851
Pike CountyPikeville701951,82157,391788 sq mi (2,041 km2)December 7, 1836
Hickman CountyClinton711051,8214,424244 sq mi (632 km2)January 15, 1851
Calloway CountyMurray72351,82237,560386 sq mi (1,000 km2)January 15, 1851
Morgan CountyWest Liberty731751,82213,820381 sq mi (987 km2)February 24, 1847
Oldham CountyLa Grange741851,82368,685189 sq mi (490 km2)January 15, 1851
Graves CountyMayfield75831,82436,615556 sq mi (1,440 km2)January 15, 1851
Meade CountyBrandenburg761631,82330,131308 sq mi (798 km2)January 15, 1851
Spencer CountyTaylorsville772151,82419,916186 sq mi (482 km2)January 13, 1846
McCracken CountyPaducah781451,82567,454251 sq mi (650 km2)February 24, 1847
Edmonson CountyBrownsville79611,82512,291303 sq mi (785 km2)February 17, 1843
Laurel CountyLondon801251,82562,561436 sq mi (1,129 km2)February 24, 1847
Russell CountyJamestown812071,82518,156254 sq mi (658 km2)January 15, 1851
Anderson CountyLawrenceburg8251,82724,035203 sq mi (526 km2)December 21, 1837
Hancock CountyHawesville83911,8299,064189 sq mi (490 km2)January 15, 1851
Marion CountyLebanon841551,83419,725347 sq mi (899 km2)January 15, 1851
Clinton CountyAlbany85531,8359,265198 sq mi (513 km2)January 13, 1846
Trimble CountyBedford862231,8378,530149 sq mi (386 km2)February 17, 1843
Carroll CountyCarrollton87411,83810,863130 sq mi (337 km2)February 24, 1847
Carter CountyGrayson88431,83826,412411 sq mi (1,064 km2)January 15, 1851
Breathitt CountyJackson89251,83913,553495 sq mi (1,282 km2)December 7, 1836
Kenton CountyCovington and Independence901171,840169,495163 sq mi (422 km2)February 17, 1843
Crittenden CountyMarion91551,8428,947362 sq mi (938 km2)January 13, 1846
Marshall CountyBenton921571,84231,748305 sq mi (790 km2)January 25, 1839
Ballard CountyWickliffe9371,8427,695251 sq mi (650 km2)January 13, 1846
Boyle CountyDanville94211,84230,747182 sq mi (471 km2)January 12, 1853
Letcher CountyWhitesburg951331,84221,253339 sq mi (878 km2)January 15, 1851
Owsley CountyBooneville961891,8433,953198 sq mi (513 km2)February 20, 1847
Johnson CountyPaintsville971151,84322,556262 sq mi (679 km2)January 12, 1853
LaRue CountyHodgenville981231,84315,028263 sq mi (681 km2)January 15, 1851
Fulton CountyHickman99751,8456,512209 sq mi (541 km2)January 15, 1851
Taylor CountyCampbellsville1002171,84826,235270 sq mi (699 km2) 
Powell CountyStanton1011971,85213,133180 sq mi (466 km2) 
Lyon CountyEddyville1021431,8548,803216 sq mi (559 km2) 
McLean CountyCalhoun1031491,8549,100254 sq mi (658 km2) 
Rowan CountyMorehead1042051,85624,861281 sq mi (728 km2) 
Jackson CountyMcKee1051091,85812,984346 sq mi (896 km2) 
Metcalfe CountyEdmonton106169186010,349291 sq mi (754 km2) 
Boyd CountyCatlettsburg10719186047,899160 sq mi (414 km2) 
Magoffin CountySalyersville108153186011,497310 sq mi (803 km2) 
Webster CountyDixon109233186012,813335 sq mi (868 km2) 
Wolfe CountyCampton11023718606,507223 sq mi (578 km2) 
Robertson CountyMount Olivet11120118672,257100 sq mi (259 km2) 
Bell CountyPineville11213186723,858361 sq mi (935 km2) 
Menifee CountyFrenchburg11316518696,194204 sq mi (528 km2) 
Elliott CountySandy Hook1146318697,381234 sq mi (606 km2) 
Lee CountyBeattyville11512918707,451210 sq mi (544 km2) 
Martin CountyInez116159187011,140231 sq mi (598 km2) 
Leslie CountyHyden117131187810,278404 sq mi (1,046 km2) 
Knott CountyHindman118119188414,053352 sq mi (912 km2) 
Carlisle CountyBardwell1193918864,791192 sq mi (497 km2) 
McCreary CountyWhitley City120147191216,892428 sq mi (1,109 km2)
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