Carter County
Also known as Carter County, Kentucky, Carter County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- William Grayson Carter
- Seat
- Grayson
- Largest city
- Grayson
- Judge executive
- Brandon Burton (R)
- Total
- 412 sq mi (1,070 km )
- Land
- 409 sq mi (1,060 km )
- Water
- 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,149
- Density
- 65.1/sq mi (25.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,627. Its county seat is Grayson. Carter County is in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Carter Caves State Resort Park.
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