# Military Bases in Kentucky: All 5 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Kentucky has 5 military bases (0.7% of the US), #47 by count and #47 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in Kentucky

Kentucky has **5 military bases**: 0.7% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#47 by count** and **#47 per person** (0.11 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Kentucky has 5 military bases, 0.7% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #47 of 51 by count and #47 per person (0.11 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Fort Knox, at 109,270 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#47

national rank (per capita)

5

military bases

0.11

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Kentucky: 5 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/kentucky.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 5 military bases in Kentucky

| # | Name                                | Details                            |
| - | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 1 | Blue Grass Army Depot               | Army · 14,603 acres                |
| 2 | Fort Knox                           | Army · 109,270 acres               |
| 3 | Louisville IAP-Standiford FL Site 1 | Air National Guard · 82 acres      |
| 4 | NG Frankfort Boone NG Center        | Army National Guard · 356 acres    |
| 5 | NG WH Ford Regional Tng Ctr         | Army National Guard · 11,117 acres |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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