List of counties in Kentucky

The U.S. state of Kentucky is subdivided into 120 counties and is in the number of counties in third place in Texas (254) and Georgia (159). A law from the early days of the state says that the district capital should not be farther than a day's ride from the border of the county.

The official abbreviation for Kentucky is KY, the FIPS code is 21, the FIPS code of each county so always start with 21, to which said in the table for each county three-digit number is appended.

The population figures given in the table are based on the results of the census in 2011.

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