Kentucky, the Bluegrass State
Land area: 39,732 sq. mi. (36)
Population (2020): 4,505,836 (26), up 3.84% since 2010
Population density: 109.22 per sq. mi. (22)
U.S. Representatives (2023-32): 6
Entered Union: 1-Jun-1792 (15)
I haven’t spent that much time in Kentucky, but I’ve been impressed by my brief visits. The Daniel Boone National Forest, on Route 27 near the Cumberland River, had a sign pointing to a Natural Arch. I’m glad I detoured to see it. This beats the pants off Natural Bridge, Va. Of course, if you go up to Louisville the first Saturday in May, you can mingle with 150,000 of your closest friends and blow $15 on a mint julep and $2 (or more) betting on a horse race.
No. of Counties I've Visited: 120 of 120
| County |
Pop. (2020) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Adair | 18,903 | 17-Aug-2022 | | Columbia | yes |
| Allen | 20,588 | 1-Jul-2021 | | Scottsville | yes |
| Anderson | 23,852 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Lawrenceburg | yes |
| Ballard | 7,728 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Wickliffe | yes |
| Barren | 44,485 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Glasgow | yes |
| Bath | 12,750 | 6-Aug-2021 | | Owingsville | yes |
| Bell | 24,097 | 28-Nov-2023 | | Pineville | yes |
| Boone | 135,968 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Burlington | |
| Bourbon | 20,252 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Paris | yes |
| Boyd | 48,261 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Catlettsburg | yes |
| Boyle | 30,614 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Danville | yes |
| Bracken | 8,400 | 19-Aug-1993 | | Brooksville | |
| Breathitt | 13,718 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Jackson | yes |
| Breckinridge | 20,432 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Hardinsburg | yes |
| Bullitt | 82,217 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Shepherdsville | yes |
| Butler | 12,371 | 2-Jul-2021 | | Morgantown | yes |
| Caldwell | 12,649 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Princeton | yes |
| Calloway | 37,103 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Murray | yes |
| Campbell | 93,076 | 26-Nov-2021 | | Alexandria | yes |
| Newport | yes |
| Carlisle | 4,826 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Bardwell | yes |
| Carroll | 10,810 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Carrollton | |
| Carter | 26,627 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Grayson | yes |
| Casey | 15,941 | 18-Aug-2007 | | Liberty | yes |
| Christian | 72,748 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Hopkinsville | yes |
| Clark | 36,972 | 27-Jun-2022 | | Winchester | yes |
| Clay | 20,345 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Manchester | yes |
| Clinton | 9,253 | 27-Nov-2021 | | Albany | yes |
| Crittenden | 8,990 | 20-Oct-2022 | | Marion | yes |
| Cumberland | 5,888 | 10-Aug-1997 | | Burkesville | yes |
| Daviess | 103,312 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Owensboro | yes |
| Edmonson | 12,126 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Brownsville | |
| Elliott | 7,354 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Sandy Hook | yes |
| Estill | 14,163 | 5-Jul-2003 | | Irvine | yes |
| Fayette | 322,570 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Lexington | yes |
| Fleming | 15,082 | 9-Aug-2021 | | Flemingsburg | yes |
| Floyd | 35,942 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Prestonsburg | yes |
| Franklin | 51,541 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Frankfort | yes |
| Fulton | 6,515 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Hickman | yes |
| Gallatin | 8,690 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Warsaw | yes |
| Garrard | 16,953 | 26-Nov-2021 | | Lancaster | yes |
| Grant | 24,941 | 7-Aug-2021 | | Williamstown | yes |
| Graves | 36,649 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Mayfield | yes |
| Grayson | 26,420 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Leitchfield | yes |
| Green | 11,107 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Greensburg | yes |
| Greenup | 35,962 | 24-Nov-2022 | | Greenup | yes |
| Hancock | 9,095 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Hawesville | yes |
| Hardin | 110,702 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Elizabethtown | yes |
| Harlan | 26,831 | 9-Aug-2021 | | Harlan | yes |
| Harrison | 18,692 | 26-Nov-2021 | | Cynthiana | yes |
| Hart | 19,288 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Munfordville | yes |
| Henderson | 44,793 | 20-Oct-2022 | | Henderson | yes |
| Henry | 15,678 | 24-Sep-2023 | | New Castle | yes |
| Hickman | 4,521 | 23-Jun-2023 | | Clinton | yes |
| Hopkins | 45,423 | 22-Jun-2023 | | Madisonville | yes |
| Jackson | 12,955 | 9-Aug-2021 | | McKee | yes |
| Jefferson | 782,969 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Louisville | yes |
| Jessamine | 52,991 | 26-Nov-2021 | | Nicholasville | yes |
| Johnson | 22,680 | 16-Aug-2012 | | Paintsville | yes |
| Kenton | 169,064 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Covington | yes |
| Independence | yes |
| Knott | 14,251 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Hindman | yes |
| Knox | 30,193 | 12-Aug-2011 | | Barbourville | yes |
| Larue | 14,867 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Hodgenville | yes |
| Laurel | 62,613 | 29-Nov-2023 | | London | yes |
| Lawrence | 16,293 | 16-Aug-2012 | | Louisa | |
| Lee | 7,395 | 5-Jul-2003 | | Beattyville | yes |
| Leslie | 10,513 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Hyden | yes |
| Letcher | 21,548 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Whitesburg | yes |
| Lewis | 13,080 | 19-Aug-1993 | | Vanceburg | yes |
| Lincoln | 24,275 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Stanford | yes |
| Livingston | 8,888 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Smithland | yes |
| Logan | 27,432 | 22-Jun-2023 | | Russellville | yes |
| Lyon | 8,680 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Eddyville | yes |
| McCracken | 67,875 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Paducah | yes |
| McCreary | 16,888 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Whitley City | yes |
| McLean | 9,152 | 24-Sep-2020 | | Calhoun | |
| Madison | 92,701 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Richmond | yes |
| Magoffin | 11,637 | 25-Nov-2022 | | Salyersville | yes |
| Marion | 19,581 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Lebanon | yes |
| Marshall | 31,659 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Benton | yes |
| Martin | 11,287 | 5-Jul-2003 | | Inez | yes |
| Mason | 17,120 | 23-Nov-2022 | | Maysville | yes |
| Meade | 30,003 | 22-Aug-2014 | | Brandenburg | |
| Menifee | 6,113 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Frenchburg | yes |
| Mercer | 22,641 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Harrodsburg | yes |
| Metcalfe | 10,286 | 17-Aug-2022 | | Edmonton | yes |
| Monroe | 11,338 | 18-Aug-2007 | | Tompkinsville | yes |
| Montgomery | 28,114 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Mount Sterling | yes |
| Morgan | 13,726 | 25-Nov-2022 | | West Liberty | yes |
| Muhlenberg | 30,928 | 24-Sep-2020 | | Greenville | yes |
| Nelson | 46,738 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Bardstown | yes |
| Nicholas | 7,537 | 9-Aug-2021 | | Carlisle | |
| Ohio | 23,772 | 2-Jul-2021 | | Hartford | yes |
| Oldham | 67,607 | 24-Sep-2023 | | La Grange | yes |
| Owen | 11,278 | 7-Aug-2021 | | Owenton | yes |
| Owsley | 4,051 | 5-Jul-2003 | | Booneville | yes |
| Pendleton | 14,644 | 26-Nov-2021 | | Falmouth | yes |
| Perry | 28,473 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Hazard | yes |
| Pike | 58,669 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Pikeville | yes |
| Powell | 13,129 | 27-Jun-2022 | | Stanton | yes |
| Pulaski | 65,034 | 17-Aug-2022 | | Somerset | yes |
| Robertson | 2,193 | 9-Aug-2021 | | Mount Olivet | yes |
| Rockcastle | 16,037 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Mount Vernon | yes |
| Rowan | 24,662 | 30-Aug-2017 | | Morehead | yes |
| Russell | 17,991 | 17-Aug-2022 | | Jamestown | yes |
| Scott | 57,155 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Georgetown | yes |
| Shelby | 48,065 | 2-Jul-2023 | | Shelbyville | yes |
| Simpson | 19,594 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Franklin | yes |
| Spencer | 19,490 | 21-Aug-2017 | | Taylorsville | |
| Taylor | 26,023 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Campbellsville | yes |
| Todd | 12,243 | 22-Jun-2023 | | Elkton | yes |
| Trigg | 14,061 | 19-Oct-2023 | | Cadiz | yes |
| Trimble | 8,474 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Bedford | yes |
| Union | 13,668 | 22-Jun-2023 | | Morganfield | yes |
| Warren | 134,554 | 24-Sep-2023 | | Bowling Green | yes |
| Washington | 12,027 | 16-Aug-2022 | | Springfield | yes |
| Wayne | 19,555 | 10-Aug-1997 | | Monticello | yes |
| Webster | 13,017 | 22-Jun-2023 | | Dixon | yes |
| Whitley | 36,712 | 29-Nov-2023 | | Williamsburg | yes |
| Wolfe | 6,562 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Campton | yes |
| Woodford | 26,871 | 21-Oct-2022 | | Versailles | yes |
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