There are 203 Jails & Prisons in Kentucky, serving a population of 4,424,376 people in an area of 39,475 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 21,794 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 194 square miles.
The state of Kentucky is ranked 19th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 21st in Jails & Prisons per square mile.