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Kentucky Map
Every county, city and town in Kentucky on one zoomable map, with interstates, US highways, rivers and lakes. Switch on towns and counties above the map and zoom in for every name; tap a county to see its seat, population and largest towns.
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Printable maps of Kentucky
Free to print for class and home: Kentucky with its cities and towns, a county map with every county and county seat, and a blank outline map. PDFs fit one A4 or US Letter page.
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About Kentucky
Kentucky has 120 counties, 418 cities and 136 Census-designated communities, and about 4,606,864 people (2025 estimate) on 102,267 km² (39,485 sq mi) of land. The capital is Frankfort; the largest city is Louisville, with 641,962 people. It borders Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Jefferson County is the most populous county (795,222 people) and Robertson County the least (2,325); Pike County is the largest by land area (2,036 km²) and Gallatin County the smallest (255 km²).
Largest cities in Kentucky
The 25 most populous cities and towns. All 554 are on the map above: switch on Towns and zoom in to see them.
| # | City | County | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville | Jefferson County | 641,962 |
| 2 | Lexington | Fayette County | 329,751 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | Warren County | 78,505 |
| 4 | Owensboro | Daviess County | 60,892 |
| 5 | Covington | Kenton County | 41,847 |
| 6 | Georgetown | Scott County | 40,883 |
| 7 | Richmond | Madison County | 40,663 |
| 8 | Elizabethtown | Hardin County | 35,448 |
| 9 | Florence | Boone County | 34,018 |
| 10 | Nicholasville | Jessamine County | 33,857 |
| 11 | Hopkinsville | Christian County | 30,411 |
| 12 | Independence | Kenton County | 30,198 |
| 13 | Jeffersontown | Jefferson County | 29,193 |
| 14 | Frankfort | Franklin County | 28,657 |
| 15 | Henderson | Henderson County | 27,822 |
| 16 | Paducah | McCracken County | 26,730 |
| 17 | Radcliff | Hardin County | 22,576 |
| 18 | Ashland | Boyd County | 20,996 |
| 19 | Erlanger | Kenton County | 20,158 |
| 20 | Winchester | Clark County | 19,514 |
| 21 | Madisonville | Hopkins County | 19,428 |
| 22 | Mount Washington | Bullitt County | 18,989 |
| 23 | Murray | Calloway County | 18,964 |
| 24 | Shelbyville | Shelby County | 18,453 |
| 25 | St. Matthews | Jefferson County | 17,868 |
Populations are US Census Bureau estimates for July 2025, within city or town limits.
Counties of Kentucky
All 120 counties with their county seats. Select one to show it on the map.
| Columbia | 19,423 | 1,050 | |
| Scottsville | 22,536 | 890 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 25,225 | 524 | |
| Wickliffe | 7,594 | 640 | |
| Glasgow | 45,641 | 1,262 | |
| Owingsville | 13,176 | 720 | |
| Pineville | 22,829 | 930 | |
| Burlington | 145,316 | 638 | |
| Paris | 20,243 | 750 | |
| Catlettsburg | 47,751 | 414 | |
| Danville | 31,632 | 467 | |
| Brooksville | 8,511 | 525 | |
| Jackson | 12,558 | 1,275 | |
| Hardinsburg | 21,503 | 1,476 | |
| Shepherdsville | 86,454 | 769 | |
| Morgantown | 12,520 | 1,104 | |
| Princeton | 12,609 | 893 | |
| Murray | 39,421 | 997 | |
| Newport | 95,441 | 392 | |
| Bardwell | 4,747 | 491 | |
| Carrollton | 11,141 | 333 | |
| Grayson | 26,149 | 1,061 | |
| Liberty | 16,205 | 1,151 | |
| Hopkinsville | 70,115 | 1,859 | |
| Winchester | 37,888 | 654 | |
| Manchester | 19,465 | 1,215 | |
| Albany | 9,139 | 510 | |
| Marion | 8,807 | 931 | |
| Burkesville | 5,992 | 790 | |
| Owensboro | 104,898 | 1,187 | |
| Brownsville | 12,749 | 784 | |
| Sandy Hook | 7,265 | 607 | |
| Irvine | 13,962 | 655 | |
| Lexington | 329,751 | 735 | |
| Flemingsburg | 15,787 | 903 | |
| Prestonsburg | 34,401 | 1,019 | |
| Frankfort | 52,649 | 538 | |
| Hickman | 6,218 | 533 | |
| Warsaw | 8,840 | 255 | |
| Lancaster | 18,207 | 596 | |
| Williamstown | 26,181 | 668 | |
| Mayfield | 37,050 | 1,429 | |
| Leitchfield | 27,406 | 1,294 | |
| Greensburg | 11,644 | 741 | |
| Greenup | 35,213 | 892 | |
| Hawesville | 9,050 | 486 | |
| Elizabethtown | 113,482 | 1,616 | |
| Harlan | 24,725 | 1,206 | |
| Cynthiana | 19,627 | 794 | |
| Munfordville | 20,117 | 1,069 | |
| Henderson | 44,255 | 1,130 | |
| New Castle | 16,447 | 741 | |
| Clinton | 4,372 | 628 | |
| Madisonville | 45,127 | 1,404 | |
| McKee | 13,325 | 894 | |
| Louisville | 795,222 | 986 | |
| Nicholasville | 57,147 | 446 | |
| Paintsville | 22,051 | 678 | |
| Covington and Independence | 175,779 | 415 | |
| Hindman | 13,321 | 910 | |
| Barbourville | 29,532 | 1,001 | |
| Hodgenville | 15,184 | 676 | |
| London | 63,746 | 1,123 | |
| Louisa | 15,765 | 1,076 | |
| Beattyville | 7,297 | 541 | |
| Hyden | 9,627 | 1,038 | |
| Whitesburg | 19,952 | 875 | |
| Vanceburg | 12,901 | 1,251 | |
| Stanford | 25,353 | 862 | |
| Smithland | 8,863 | 811 | |
| Russellville | 28,669 | 1,430 | |
| Eddyville | 9,123 | 554 | |
| Richmond | 101,696 | 1,134 | |
| Salyersville | 11,110 | 799 | |
| Lebanon | 20,115 | 890 | |
| Benton | 31,659 | 783 | |
| Inez | 10,697 | 595 | |
| Maysville | 16,936 | 622 | |
| Paducah | 67,553 | 644 | |
| Whitley City | 17,124 | 1,105 | |
| Calhoun | 9,064 | 654 | |
| Brandenburg | 30,699 | 791 | |
| Frenchburg | 6,430 | 527 | |
| Harrodsburg | 23,733 | 646 | |
| Edmonton | 10,583 | 750 | |
| Tompkinsville | 11,191 | 853 | |
| Mount Sterling | 28,822 | 511 | |
| West Liberty | 14,415 | 987 | |
| Greenville | 30,634 | 1,210 | |
| Bardstown | 49,036 | 1,084 | |
| Carlisle | 7,949 | 506 | |
| Hartford | 23,934 | 1,521 | |
| La Grange | 70,986 | 485 | |
| Owenton | 11,601 | 908 | |
| Booneville | 3,932 | 511 | |
| Falmouth | 14,800 | 718 | |
| Hazard | 26,555 | 880 | |
| Pikeville | 54,721 | 2,036 | |
| Stanton | 12,812 | 464 | |
| Somerset | 67,384 | 1,704 | |
| Mount Olivet | 2,325 | 258 | |
| Mount Vernon | 16,148 | 820 | |
| Morehead | 24,476 | 725 | |
| Jamestown | 18,608 | 656 | |
| Georgetown | 62,262 | 731 | |
| Shelbyville | 51,243 | 984 | |
| Franklin | 20,788 | 607 | |
| Taylorsville | 20,998 | 483 | |
| Campbellsville | 26,763 | 690 | |
| Elkton | 12,972 | 970 | |
| Cadiz | 14,512 | 1,143 | |
| Bedford | 8,701 | 383 | |
| Morganfield | 12,839 | 888 | |
| Bowling Green | 149,375 | 1,403 | |
| Springfield | 12,368 | 770 | |
| Monticello | 19,597 | 1,186 | |
| Dixon | 12,929 | 860 | |
| Williamsburg | 37,297 | 1,134 | |
| Campton | 6,298 | 575 | |
| Versailles | 27,883 | 491 |
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Sources
- Counties, state borders, city and town locations and highways: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, Gazetteer files and TIGER/Line roads (2023).
- Populations: US Census Bureau Population Estimates, Vintage 2025; Census-designated communities: 2020 Census.
- County seats and founding years: National Association of Counties (NACo) County Explorer.