Kentucky

Our Kentucky coverage spans 40 communities with a combined population of about 1,776,937 people. The Bluegrass State is known for bourbon, horse racing, and rolling green hills. The most populous community is Louisville, with about 631,818 residents in Jefferson County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Lexington (323,725) and Bowling Green (75,388) follow. The state capital, Frankfort, sits in Franklin County.

Kentucky has 120 counties with dedicated boundary maps and American Community Survey statistics on GIS Map. Jefferson County is the most populous, with about 783,022 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Oldham County at $122,497. By land area, Pike County is the largest at roughly 786 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 28.8, is found in Christian County. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Fort Thomas reports the highest median household income at $104,350. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

Kentucky's mapped cities sit at a wide range of elevations. London is the highest at about 1,241 feet above sea level, while Paducah is the lowest at about 340 feet. The state is split between time zones: Eastern (32 cities) and Central (8 cities). According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Alfisols are the dominant soil order beneath 27 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 12 government-owned and 89 leased properties in these cities, the most in Louisville. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

There are 90 ZIP code tabulation areas in Kentucky with dedicated pages. The most populated one has about 65,961 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 65,421 people. The densest packs about 39,066 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.