Kentucky
The freest counties in Kentucky (2026)
Kentucky has 120 counties in the ranking. The freest is Owen, #333 of 3,144 in the country. The state itself scores5.8 of 10 for fraser institute state ranking and 10 of 10 for 2a, which every county in Kentucky shares.
Election 2026 updates
News that could move a factor in this ranking. The scores do not change until the data behind them does.
- 333OwenKentucky
- 419LyonKentucky
- 475EdmonsonKentucky
- 478ButlerKentucky
- 530ClintonKentucky
- 551ElliottKentucky
- 555NicholasKentucky
- 559AdairKentucky
- 640MeadeKentucky
- 654RobertsonKentucky
- 658SpencerKentucky
- 666CrittendenKentucky
- 675AndersonKentucky
- 684BallardKentucky
- 706HartKentucky
- 706LoganKentucky
- 709MorganKentucky
- 716OldhamKentucky
- 734MartinKentucky
- 748McLeanKentucky
- 754TrimbleKentucky
- 771CarlisleKentucky
- 775HenryKentucky
- 833HickmanKentucky
- 840MarshallKentucky
- 841MercerKentucky
- 851LivingstonKentucky
- 861BooneKentucky
- 868MetcalfeKentucky
- 891GallatinKentucky
- 958AllenKentucky
- 958GravesKentucky
- 967BathKentucky
- 973LarueKentucky
- 989BrackenKentucky
- 990SimpsonKentucky
- 1011UnionKentucky
- 1026PendletonKentucky
- 1051GrantKentucky
- 1065CumberlandKentucky
- 1078CaseyKentucky
- 1098MuhlenbergKentucky
- 1127WoodfordKentucky
- 1159GarrardKentucky
- 1195GreenKentucky
- 1200BourbonKentucky
- 1206MasonKentucky
- 1217WashingtonKentucky
- 1218HarrisonKentucky
- 1222CampbellKentucky
- 1230WebsterKentucky
- 1248TaylorKentucky
- 1251OwsleyKentucky
- 1302NelsonKentucky
- 1303BarrenKentucky
- 1311FlemingKentucky
- 1314ShelbyKentucky
- 1316FultonKentucky
- 1324CaldwellKentucky
- 1331LaurelKentucky
- 1343JacksonKentucky
- 1354ScottKentucky
- 1386ToddKentucky
- 1388MarionKentucky
- 1424MonroeKentucky
- 1451JessamineKentucky
- 1458CarterKentucky
- 1488MenifeeKentucky
- 1491MontgomeryKentucky
- 1496TriggKentucky
- 1500LewisKentucky
- 1503RussellKentucky
- 1507CallowayKentucky
- 1532McCrearyKentucky
- 1533MadisonKentucky
- 1544GreenupKentucky
- 1566HancockKentucky
- 1582WayneKentucky
- 1597CarrollKentucky
- 1602PowellKentucky
- 1617BoyleKentucky
- 1619BreckinridgeKentucky
- 1634WarrenKentucky
- 1643ClarkKentucky
- 1643WolfeKentucky
- 1677KnoxKentucky
- 1715RockcastleKentucky
- 1743MagoffinKentucky
- 1759KentonKentucky
- 1778BullittKentucky
- 1788RowanKentucky
- 1793McCrackenKentucky
- 1810OhioKentucky
- 1848DaviessKentucky
- 1850HardinKentucky
- 1883PulaskiKentucky
- 1913LeeKentucky
- 1962WhitleyKentucky
- 1997GraysonKentucky
- 2006LawrenceKentucky
- 2011LeslieKentucky
- 2035HopkinsKentucky
- 2042EstillKentucky
- 2085ClayKentucky
- 2122LincolnKentucky
- 2162BoydKentucky
- 2197JohnsonKentucky
- 2201ChristianKentucky
- 2223FloydKentucky
- 2241BellKentucky
- 2251PikeKentucky
- 2275BreathittKentucky
- 2319FayetteKentucky
- 2320FranklinKentucky
- 2332HarlanKentucky
- 2340PerryKentucky
- 2353KnottKentucky
- 2367HendersonKentucky
- 2436LetcherKentucky
- 2883JeffersonKentucky
See the freest counties of 2026 nationally, or readhow the ranking works.