Kentucky Business Licenses

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General Kentucky Guides & Resources

Kentucky Business Licenses for Regulated Industries

Kentucky Corporate Filings

Kentucky Tax Filings

Kentucky State Licensing Agencies

Below is a listing of the state-level licensing agencies within Kentucky that a business should check for business license requirements.

Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
Attorney General - Charities
Board of Accountancy
Board of Architects

Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Real Estate Professionals
Cabinet for Economic Development

Department of Insurance
Department of Revenue
Labor Cabinet - Department of Workers' Claims
Office of Employment and Training
Secretary of State

Kentucky Local Business Licences

Below is a listing of the local jurisdictions within Kentucky that a business should check for local business license requirements.

County / Parish

Adair County
Allen County
Anderson County
Ballard County
Barren County
Bath County
Bell County
Boone County
Bourbon County
Boyd County
Boyle County
Bracken County
Breathitt County
Breckinridge County
Bullitt County
Butler County
Caldwell County
Calloway County
Campbell County
Carlisle County
Carroll County
Carter County
Casey County
Christian County
Clark County
Clay County
Clinton County
Crittenden County
Cumberland County
Daviess County
Edmonson County
Elliott County
Estill County
Fayette County
Fleming County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Gallatin County
Garrard County

Grant County
Graves County
Grayson County
Green County
Greenup County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Harlan County
Harrison County
Hart County
Henderson County
Henry County
Hickman County
Hopkins County
Jackson County
Jefferson County
Jessamine County
Johnson County
Kenton County
Knott County
Knox County
Larue County
Laurel County
Lawrence County
Lee County
Leslie County
Letcher County
Lewis County
Lincoln County
Livingston County
Logan County
Lyon County
Madison County
Magoffin County
Marion County
Marshall County
Martin County
Mason County
McCracken County
McCreary County

McLean County
Meade County
Menifee County
Mercer County
Metcalfe County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Morgan County
Muhlenberg County
Nelson County
Nicholas County
Ohio County
Oldham County
Owen County
Owsley County
Pendleton County
Perry County
Pike County
Powell County
Pulaski County
Robertson County
Rockcastle County
Rowan County
Russell County
Scott County
Shelby County
Simpson County
Spencer County
Taylor County
Todd County
Trigg County
Trimble County
Union County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Whitley County
Wolfe County
Woodford County

City / Borough / Municipality / Neighborhood

Ages Brookside
Albany
Alexandria
Almo
Annville
Ashland
Auburn
Augusta
Barbourville
Bardstown
Bardwell
Barlow
Beattyville
Beauty
Beaver
Beaver Dam
Bedford
Bellevue
Benton
Berea
Beverly
Booneville
Boons Camp
Bowling Green
Brandenburg
Brooksville
Brownsville
Bryantsville
Buckner
Burgin
Burkesville
Burlington
Bush
Butler
Cadiz
Calhoun
Calvert City
Campbellsburg
Campbellsville
Campton
Canada
Canmer
Carlisle
Carrollton
Cave City
Central City
Clay City
Clinton
Cloverport
Cold Spring
Columbia
Combs
Confluence
Corbin
Cornettsville
Covington
Coxs Creek
Cranks
Crestwood
Cumberland
Cynthiana
Danville
Dawson Springs
Dayton
Dixon
Dry Ridge
Dunnville
Dwarf
East Bernstadt
Eddyville
Edgewood
Edmonton
Elizabethtown
Elkton
Eminence
Erlanger
Evarts
Fall Rock
Falmouth
Fancy Farm
Ferguson
Fisherville
Flat Lick
Flemingsburg

Florence
Ford
Fort Campbell
Fort Knox
Fort Mitchell
Fort Thomas
Fort Wright
Fountain Run
Frankfort
Franklin
Frenchburg
Fulton
Garfield
Georgetown
Ghent
Glasgow
Glencoe
Goshen
Gracey
Grayson
Greensburg
Greenup
Greenville
Guthrie
Hardinsburg
Harlan
Harold
Harrodsburg
Hartford
Hawesville
Hazard
Hebron
Henderson
Hickman
Highland Heights
Hindman
Hodgenville
Hopkinsville
Horse Branch
Hoskinston
Hyden
Independence
Inez
Irvine
Ivel
Jackhorn
Jackson
Jamestown
Jeffersontown
Jenkins
Keavy
La Center
La Fayette
La Grange
Lancaster
Latonia
Lawrenceburg
Lebanon
Leitchfield
Lewisport
Lexington
Liberty
Lloyd
London
Lookout
Lost Creek
Louisa
Louisville
Lovelaceville
Lovely
Lyndon
Madisonville
Manchester
Marion
Mayfield
Maysville
McKee
Melvin
Middlesboro
Middletown
Midway
Millersburg
Monticello
Morehead

Morgantown
Mount Olivet
Mount Sterling
Mount Vernon
Mount Washington
Mousie
Munfordville
Murray
Nerinx
New Castle
Newport
Nicholasville
Oak Grove
Oakland
Old Washington
Olive Hill
Owensboro
Owenton
Owingsville
Paducah
Paintsville
Paris
Pembroke
Pewee Valley
Pikeville
Pineville
Pinsonfork
Pleasureville
Prestonsburg
Princeton
Prospect
Providence
Raccoon
Radcliff
Richmond
Russell
Russell Springs
Russellville
Saint Matthews
Salem
Salt Lick
Salvisa
Salyersville
Sandy Hook
Science Hill
Scottsville
Sedalia
Shelbyville
Shepherdsville
Silver Grove
Smithland
Somerset
Springfield
Stamping Ground
Stanford
Stanton
Stearns
Sturgis
Summer Shade
Summit
Taylor Mill
Taylorsville
Tompkinsville
Topmost
Ulysses
Union
Upton
Vanceburg
Versailles
Vicco
Villa Hills
Viper
Walton
Warsaw
Wellington
West Liberty
West Point
Westport
Whitesburg
Whitley City
Wickliffe
Williamsburg
Williamstown
Wilmore
Winchester