Bracken County, Kentucky

Bracken County, Kentucky, has 8,511 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Brooksville. It uses Eastern Time and covers 203 sq mi (525 km²) of land.

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Bracken County in Kentucky
Mason CountyPendleton CountyAugustaBrooksvilleGermantown
Bracken County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
8,511
Land area
203 sq mi (525 km²)
County seat or government
Brooksville
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$66,319 ± $9,305
Median home value
$125,000 ± $21,882
Median rent, with utilities
$756 ± $80
Homes lived in by their owners
78.5% ± 3.7 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro areaOutlying county
Water area
6.29 sq mi (16.3 km²)
State
Kentucky
County code (FIPS)
21023
Coordinates (central point)
38.680365, -84.115235

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Bracken County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/New_YorkUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 410407,040 people
  2. 410044,025 people
  3. 410022,543 people
  4. 410642,161 people
  5. 410431,694 people
  6. 410441,263 people
  7. 410341,254 people

7 ZIP Code areas overlap Bracken County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Bracken County, largest first

  1. Bracken County School District6,787 people
  2. Augusta Independent School District1,657 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Augusta, Kentucky (city)1,510 people
  2. Brooksville, Kentucky (city)883 people
  3. Germantown, Kentucky (city)232 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Robertson County, Kentucky12 mi south
  2. Pendleton County, Kentucky13 mi west
  3. Mason County, Kentucky17 mi east
  4. Harrison County, Kentucky20 mi southwest
  5. Brown County, Ohio22 mi northeast
  6. Clermont County, Ohio26 mi north

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Areas that only touch the edge

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