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2025 Census boundaries120 mapped unitsCapital: Frankfort
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Labelled map of Kentucky counties Adair CountyAllen CountyAnderson CountyBallard CountyBarren CountyBath CountyBell CountyBoone CountyBourbon CountyBoyd CountyBoyle CountyBracken CountyBreathitt CountyBreckinridge CountyBullitt CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCalloway CountyCampbell CountyCarlisle CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCasey CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCrittenden CountyCumberland CountyDaviess CountyEdmonson CountyElliott CountyEstill CountyFayette CountyFleming CountyFloyd CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGarrard CountyGrant CountyGraves CountyGrayson CountyGreen CountyGreenup CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHarlan CountyHarrison CountyHart CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyHickman CountyHopkins CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyJessamine CountyJohnson CountyKenton CountyKnott CountyKnox CountyLarue CountyLaurel CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLeslie CountyLetcher CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyLyon CountyMadison CountyMagoffin CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMartin CountyMason CountyMcCracken CountyMcCreary CountyMcLean CountyMeade CountyMenifee CountyMercer CountyMetcalfe CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMuhlenberg CountyNelson CountyNicholas CountyOhio CountyOldham CountyOwen CountyOwsley CountyPendleton CountyPerry CountyPike CountyPowell CountyPulaski CountyRobertson CountyRockcastle CountyRowan CountyRussell CountyScott CountyShelby CountySimpson CountySpencer CountyTaylor CountyTodd CountyTrigg CountyTrimble CountyUnion CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWhitley CountyWolfe CountyWoodford County
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Kentucky county geography overview

Kentucky has 120 counties, which places it 4th among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 39,486.2 square miles of land place the state 36th by mapped land area.

The average county-level area is 329 square miles, while the median is 306 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 9% of the state’s mapped land area.

120county-level units
306 sq mimedian land area
786.2 sq milargest unit
2%share of mapped area that is water

Largest and smallest Kentucky counties

Pike County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 786.2 square miles. It represents about 2% of all mapped land in Kentucky. At the other end of the range, Gallatin County has 98.3 square miles of land.

Largest by land area

  1. Pike County786.2 sq mi
  2. Christian County717.8 sq mi
  3. Pulaski County658.1 sq mi
  4. Hardin County623.9 sq mi
  5. Ohio County587.1 sq mi

Smallest by land area

  1. Gallatin County98.3 sq mi
  2. Robertson County99.6 sq mi
  3. Carroll County128.7 sq mi
  4. Trimble County147.8 sq mi
  5. Campbell County151.3 sq mi

Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.

Alphabetical list of Kentucky counties

The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Kentucky state FIPS prefix 21. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.

120 county-level areas

Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)
No.NameFIPS codeLand areaWater area
1Adair County21001405.3 sq mi7.1 sq mi
2Allen County21003343.7 sq mi8.1 sq mi
3Anderson County21005202.3 sq mi2 sq mi
4Ballard County21007247.1 sq mi26.9 sq mi
5Barren County21009487.4 sq mi12.6 sq mi
6Bath County21011278 sq mi6 sq mi
7Bell County21013359 sq mi2.1 sq mi
8Boone County21015246.3 sq mi10.2 sq mi
9Bourbon County21017289.7 sq mi1.9 sq mi
10Boyd County21019159.9 sq mi2.2 sq mi
11Boyle County21021180.3 sq mi2.5 sq mi
12Bracken County21023202.7 sq mi6.3 sq mi
13Breathitt County21025492.4 sq mi2.8 sq mi
14Breckinridge County21027569.7 sq mi15.9 sq mi
15Bullitt County21029297.1 sq mi3.2 sq mi
16Butler County21031426.1 sq mi5.4 sq mi
17Caldwell County21033344.8 sq mi3.3 sq mi
18Calloway County21035384.9 sq mi25.8 sq mi
19Campbell County21037151.3 sq mi8.1 sq mi
20Carlisle County21039189.5 sq mi9.5 sq mi
21Carroll County21041128.7 sq mi8.6 sq mi
22Carter County21043409.5 sq mi2.6 sq mi
23Casey County21045444.3 sq mi1.5 sq mi
24Christian County21047717.8 sq mi6.2 sq mi
25Clark County21049252.5 sq mi2.7 sq mi
26Clay County21051469.3 sq mi1.8 sq mi
27Clinton County21053197.1 sq mi8.4 sq mi
28Crittenden County21055359.6 sq mi11.7 sq mi
29Cumberland County21057305.1 sq mi5.8 sq mi
30Daviess County21059458.4 sq mi18.1 sq mi
31Edmonson County21061302.8 sq mi5.2 sq mi
32Elliott County21063234.3 sq mi1 sq mi
33Estill County21065253.1 sq mi2.5 sq mi
34Fayette County21067283.9 sq mi1.7 sq mi
35Fleming County21069348.7 sq mi2.6 sq mi
36Floyd County21071393.3 sq mi2.4 sq mi
37Franklin County21073207.9 sq mi4.1 sq mi
38Fulton County21075205.9 sq mi24.7 sq mi
39Gallatin County2107798.3 sq mi6.4 sq mi
40Garrard County21079229.9 sq mi4 sq mi
41Grant County21081258 sq mi2.8 sq mi
42Graves County21083551.8 sq mi5 sq mi
43Grayson County21085499.5 sq mi11.5 sq mi
44Green County21087286 sq mi2.8 sq mi
45Greenup County21089344.5 sq mi10 sq mi
46Hancock County21091187.7 sq mi11.2 sq mi
47Hardin County21093623.9 sq mi6.2 sq mi
48Harlan County21095465.8 sq mi2.3 sq mi
49Harrison County21097306.5 sq mi3.4 sq mi
50Hart County21099412.7 sq mi5.2 sq mi
51Henderson County21101436.4 sq mi29.2 sq mi
52Henry County21103286.3 sq mi4.9 sq mi
53Hickman County21105242.3 sq mi10.7 sq mi
54Hopkins County21107542.3 sq mi12.1 sq mi
55Jackson County21109345.2 sq mi1.3 sq mi
56Jefferson County21111380.8 sq mi16.8 sq mi
57Jessamine County21113172.1 sq mi2.4 sq mi
58Johnson County21115262 sq mi2.2 sq mi
59Kenton County21117160.4 sq mi3.9 sq mi
60Knott County21119351.5 sq mi1.3 sq mi
61Knox County21121386.3 sq mi1.4 sq mi
62Larue County21123261.1 sq mi2.6 sq mi
63Laurel County21125433.7 sq mi10 sq mi
64Lawrence County21127415.6 sq mi4.5 sq mi
65Lee County21129208.8 sq mi2.4 sq mi
66Leslie County21131400.9 sq mi3.5 sq mi
67Letcher County21133337.9 sq mi1.1 sq mi
68Lewis County21135482.9 sq mi12.3 sq mi
69Lincoln County21137332.9 sq mi3.5 sq mi
70Livingston County21139313 sq mi29.2 sq mi
71Logan County21141552.2 sq mi4.8 sq mi
72Lyon County21143213.8 sq mi42.7 sq mi
73Madison County21151437.9 sq mi5.3 sq mi
74Magoffin County21153308.4 sq mi0.7 sq mi
75Marion County21155343.6 sq mi3.3 sq mi
76Marshall County21157302.1 sq mi38 sq mi
77Martin County21159229.6 sq mi1 sq mi
78Mason County21161240.1 sq mi6.3 sq mi
79McCracken County21145248.8 sq mi19.1 sq mi
80McCreary County21147426.7 sq mi4.2 sq mi
81McLean County21149252.5 sq mi3.7 sq mi
82Meade County21163305.5 sq mi18.9 sq mi
83Menifee County21165203.5 sq mi2.4 sq mi
84Mercer County21167249.4 sq mi3.9 sq mi
85Metcalfe County21169289.7 sq mi1.5 sq mi
86Monroe County21171329.5 sq mi2.6 sq mi
87Montgomery County21173197.4 sq mi1.5 sq mi
88Morgan County21175381.1 sq mi2.7 sq mi
89Muhlenberg County21177467.3 sq mi12.1 sq mi
90Nelson County21179418.7 sq mi5.4 sq mi
91Nicholas County21181195.3 sq mi1.5 sq mi
92Ohio County21183587.1 sq mi9.1 sq mi
93Oldham County21185187.3 sq mi9.1 sq mi
94Owen County21187350.5 sq mi3.8 sq mi
95Owsley County21189197.4 sq mi0.9 sq mi
96Pendleton County21191277.1 sq mi4.8 sq mi
97Perry County21193339.7 sq mi2.9 sq mi
98Pike County21195786.2 sq mi2.3 sq mi
99Powell County21197179 sq mi1.2 sq mi
100Pulaski County21199658.1 sq mi19 sq mi
101Robertson County2120199.6 sq mi0.5 sq mi
102Rockcastle County21203316.6 sq mi1.5 sq mi
103Rowan County21205279.9 sq mi6.4 sq mi
104Russell County21207253.3 sq mi29.6 sq mi
105Scott County21209282.2 sq mi3.2 sq mi
106Shelby County21211379.8 sq mi5.9 sq mi
107Simpson County21213234.2 sq mi2.3 sq mi
108Spencer County21215186.7 sq mi5 sq mi
109Taylor County21217266.4 sq mi10.4 sq mi
110Todd County21219374.5 sq mi2.5 sq mi
111Trigg County21221441.4 sq mi39.9 sq mi
112Trimble County21223147.8 sq mi8.2 sq mi
113Union County21225342.9 sq mi20.3 sq mi
114Warren County21227541.7 sq mi5.8 sq mi
115Washington County21229297.3 sq mi3.9 sq mi
116Wayne County21231458 sq mi26.1 sq mi
117Webster County21233332 sq mi3.6 sq mi
118Whitley County21235437.9 sq mi7.2 sq mi
119Wolfe County21237222.2 sq mi0.6 sq mi
120Woodford County21239189.6 sq mi2.5 sq mi

How to read and use this map

County lines are administrative boundaries, not postal routes. A mailing address can use a city name associated with a neighboring area, and ZIP codes can cross county lines. When you need to identify a county for an address, confirm it with an official geocoder or local government source.

For classroom or planning use, download a PDF from the controls above. Labelled exports use numbered callouts for crowded areas; numbered quiz maps match the alphabetical county list. SVG files keep the boundary lines sharp at larger paper sizes.

Frequently asked questions

How many counties are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 120 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.

Can I print this Kentucky county map?

Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.

What is the largest county in Kentucky?

Pike County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 786.2 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.

What is the smallest county in Kentucky?

Gallatin County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 98.3 square miles.

Are these legal survey boundaries?

No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.

Map source

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.