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Counties in Kentucky that I have Visited

There are 120 counties in Kentucky
The Bluegrass State

Kentucky County Outline Map
Source of underlying map: Indiana State University, Cartography

I have visited 36 Counties = 30.0% of Counties in Kentucky

Kentucky Map

Quick facts about Kentucky

  • Location: See map on the right side of the page.
  • Size(1): 39,728 square miles. Kentucky is the 36th largest state. The next larger state is Ohio and the next smaller state is Virginia.
  • Population(2): 4,173,405 people. Kentucky is the 26th most populous state. The next more populous state is South Carolina and the next less populous state is Oregon.
  • Population Density: 105.05 people per square mile. Kentucky is the 22nd most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is South Carolina and the next less densely populated state is Louisiana.
  • Bordering States: Kentucky shares a border with 7 states: Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Missouri; Tennessee; Virginia and West Virginia.
  • Admission to the Union: June 1, 1792. Kentucky was the 15th state admitted to the Union, after Vermont and before Ohio.
  • Capital: Frankfort.
  • Highest Point: 4,139 feet at Black Mountain. See SummitPost's Black Mountain page.
  • Lowest Point: 279 Feet at the Mississippi River in Fulton County.
  • Government website: Kentucky.gov: - Home.
  • Official Tourism website: Kentucky - Unbridled Spirit.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia's Kentucky page.

Counties in Kentucky

Below are the 120 counties in Kentucky. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are in bold. If I have a photograph or other item associated with a county somewhere else on my website, there will also be a link.
  1. Adair
  2. Allen
  3. Anderson
  4. Ballard
  5. Barren
  6. Bath
  7. Bell
  8. Boone
  9. Bourbon
  10. Boyd
  11. Boyle
  12. Bracken
  13. Breathitt
  14. Breckinridge
  15. Bullitt
  16. Butler
  17. Caldwell
  18. Calloway
  19. Campbell
  20. Carlisle
  21. Carroll
  22. Carroll
  23. Carter
  24. Casey
  25. Christian
  26. Clark
  27. Clay
  28. Clinton
  29. Crittenden
  30. Cumberland
  31. Daviess
  32. Edmonson
  33. Elliott
  34. Estill
  35. Fayette
  36. Flemming
  37. Floyd
  38. Franklin
  39. Fulton
  40. Gallatin
  41. Garrard
  42. Grant
  43. Graves
  44. Grayson
  45. Green
  46. Greenup
  47. Hancock
  48. Hardin
  49. Harlan
  50. Harrison
  51. Hart
  52. Henderson
  53. Henry
  54. Hickman
  55. Hopkins
  56. Jackson
  57. Jefferson: Largest county population in Kentucky (693,604 people in 2000 Census).
  58. Jessamine
  59. Johnson
  60. Kenton
  61. Knott
  62. Knox
  63. Larue
  64. Laurel
  65. Lawrence
  66. Lee
  67. Leslie
  68. Letcher
  69. Lewis
  70. Lincoln
  71. Livingston
  72. Logan
  73. Lyon
  74. Madison
  75. Magoffin
  76. Marion
  77. Marshall
  78. Martin
  79. Mason
  80. McCracken
  81. McCreary
  82. McLean
  83. Meade
  84. Menifee
  85. Mercer
  86. Metcalfe
  87. Monroe
  88. Montgomery
  89. Morgan
  90. Muhlenberg
  91. Nelson
  92. Ohio
  93. Oldham
  94. Owen
  95. Owsley
  96. Pendleton
  97. Perry
  98. Pike: Largest county in Kentucky (788 square miles).
  99. Powell
  100. Pulaski
  101. Robertson: Smallest county in Kentucky (100 square miles) and Smallest county population in Kentucky (2,266 people in 2000 Census).
  102. Rockcastle
  103. Rowan
  104. Russel
  105. Scott
  106. Shelby
  107. Simpson
  108. Spencer
  109. Taylor
  110. Todd
  111. Trigg
  112. Trimble
  113. Union
  114. Warren
  115. Washington
  116. Wayne
  117. Webster
  118. Whitley
  119. Wolfe
  120. Woodford

Sources:

(1) U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder: 2005 Population Estimates; Table GCT-T1.
(2) U.S. Census Bureau FedStats - MapStats: 2000 Land Area; United States.

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