Pulaski County, Kentucky

Pulaski County
County
Pulaski County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°06′N 84°35′W / 37.1°N 84.58°W / 37.1; -84.58
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1798
Named for	Kazimierz Pułaski
Seat	Somerset
Largest city	Somerset
Area
• Total	677 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Land	658 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2)  2.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	65,034
• Estimate  (2023)	66,191
• Density	96/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	pcgovt.com

Pulaski County is a county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,034.^[1] Its county seat is Somerset.^[2] The county was founded in December 1798 from land given by Lincoln and Green Counties and named for Polish patriot Count Casimir Pulaski.^[3][4][5] Pulaski County comprises the Somerset, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area. Somerset's population is just over 11,000, but the Micropolitan Area for Somerset/Pulaski County is over 65,000.