Letcher County, Kentucky

Letcher County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,548.^[1] Its county seat is Whitesburg.^[2]

Letcher County
County
Letcher County courthouse in Whitesburg
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 37°07′N 82°51′W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1842
Named for	Robert P. Letcher
Seat	Whitesburg
Largest city	Jenkins
Area
• Total	339 sq mi (880 km2)
• Land	338 sq mi (880 km2)
• Water	1.1 sq mi (3 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	21,548
• Density	64/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	letchercounty.ky.gov