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Restaurant health inspection grades in Kentucky

Coverage: all 120 counties

GradeLocal lists 31,557 Kentucky restaurants. Their average score is 98.3, an A. This guide explains who inspects them, what the results mean and how the grades break down.

31,557restaurants listed
98.3 · Aaverage score
120counties covered
Oct 30, 2026latest inspection date

See every Kentucky grade

Who inspects restaurants in Kentucky

Kentucky's statewide inspection portal, with Jefferson County from Louisville open data. Scores out of 100.

Coverage: Statewide, all 120 counties. All sources

What Kentucky publishes

Kentucky’s results on GradeLocal are scores out of 100. 31,489 of the 31,557 listings (99.8%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 68 have no result we can grade and show “Not graded”.

How GradeLocal grades Kentucky restaurants

Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D.

There are four letters, A to D, with no F. The same rule applies in every state, and the cutoffs are never adjusted for a state, county or city. We always use the latest inspection.

How grades work has the full rules.

68 listings have no result we can turn into a letter: 68 No result recorded. Those listings show “Not graded”. The average above leaves them out.

How Kentucky restaurants grade

The latest grade for each of the 31,557 listings.

A
31,045
98.4% · grade A
B
404
1.3% · grade B
C
28
0.1% · grade C
D
12
<0.1% · grade D
–
68
0.2% · not graded

Inspection dates in our Kentucky data run from Aug 19, 2005 to Oct 30, 2026. 29,876 of the 31,557 listings (94.7%) were inspected in the 12 months before Oct 30, 2026, our latest record. A restaurant may have been inspected again since.

Top-rated places in Kentucky

Ten A-grade places with the highest scores. Ties go to the most recent inspection, and each name appears once.

  1. A
    Arby's RestaurantDry RidgeOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  2. A
    Audubon Elementary SchoolOwensboroOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  3. A
    Blue Agave GrillLexingtonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  4. A
    Bush SchoolLondonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  5. A
    Cane Ridge Elementary Cafe.ParisOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  6. A
    Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolParisOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  7. A
    Cauldron CafeCovingtonOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  8. A
    Corbin Splash PadCorbinOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  9. A
    Country Inn & SuitesBowling GreenOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026
  10. A
    Flesh TonesLeitchfieldOfficial score 100, inspected Oct 30, 2026

A grade shows one inspection on one day. Check the official record linked on each page.

Counties in Kentucky

Every county with at least one listing. Pick one to see its restaurants.

CountyRestaurantsAverage
Adair County13099.0 · A
Allen County10698.5 · A
Anderson County14799.4 · A
Ballard County3598.7 · A
Barren County40898.5 · A
Bath County8498.0 · A
Bell County16198.0 · A
Boone County1,26198.6 · A
Bourbon County13198.7 · A
Boyd County40295.5 · A
Boyle County27198.6 · A
Bracken County6897.1 · A
Breathitt County13098.4 · A
Breckinridge County14896.3 · A
Bullitt County23698.2 · A
Butler County9099.1 · A
Caldwell County10799.4 · A
Calloway County32497.7 · A
Campbell County76698.9 · A
Carlisle County1598.4 · A
Carroll County15999.0 · A
Carter County21196.7 · A
Casey County10099.5 · A
Christian County47298.5 · A
Clark County24897.7 · A
Clay County6797.0 · A
Clinton County10997.7 · A
Crittenden County7898.2 · A
Cumberland County4598.7 · A
Daviess County76699.5 · A
Edmonson County7398.3 · A
Elliott County3598.3 · A
Estill County7798.1 · A
Fayette County2,70197.6 · A
Fleming County8198.4 · A
Floyd County23296.1 · A
Franklin County43698.6 · A
Fulton County4098.5 · A
Gallatin County7798.0 · A
Garrard County9797.8 · A
Grant County21199.4 · A
Graves County20496.8 · A
Grayson County21298.7 · A
Green County6099.0 · A
Greenup County22598.2 · A
Hancock County5499.1 · A
Hardin County58297.6 · A
Harlan County18998.0 · A
Harrison County11998.9 · A
Hart County13799.0 · A
Henderson County27497.0 · A
Henry County12099.6 · A
Hickman County1998.3 · A
Hopkins County33699.0 · A
Jackson County4098.6 · A
Jefferson County5,14198.4 · A
Jessamine County34198.1 · A
Johnson County15397.6 · A
Kenton County1,05999.1 · A
Knott County8497.5 · A
Knox County9596.9 · A
Larue County5697.2 · A
Laurel County43498.9 · A
Lawrence County12099.3 · A
Lee County6698.6 · A
Leslie County4998.6 · A
Letcher County15398.2 · A
Lewis County6296.0 · A
Lincoln County14498.1 · A
Livingston County8298.5 · A
Logan County15996.9 · A
Lyon County13698.7 · A
Madison County44798.1 · A
Magoffin County9199.7 · A
Marion County5898.5 · A
Marshall County66798.9 · A
Martin County8497.9 · A
Mason County12397.8 · A
McCracken County35597.8 · A
McCreary County8398.0 · A
McLean County18298.5 · A
Meade County11598.9 · A
Menifee County5198.8 · A
Mercer County19398.1 · A
Metcalfe County8098.2 · A
Monroe County9098.6 · A
Montgomery County21198.1 · A
Morgan County8996.9 · A
Muhlenberg County21795.8 · A
Nelson County24396.6 · A
Nicholas County4097.9 · A
Ohio County8897.6 · A
Oldham County30999.0 · A
Owen County6899.5 · A
Owsley County3298.4 · A
Pendleton County7898.1 · A
Perry County21497.5 · A
Pike County41797.7 · A
Powell County11697.7 · A
Pulaski County53799.1 · A
Robertson County1497.4 · A
Rockcastle County5697.7 · A
Rowan County26897.9 · A
Russell County16599.7 · A
Scott County35098.1 · A
Shelby County34298.9 · A
Simpson County21399.4 · A
Spencer County8099.0 · A
Taylor County20799.5 · A
Todd County8997.9 · A
Trigg County12397.9 · A
Trimble County6999.1 · A
Union County11099.3 · A
Warren County1,12398.9 · A
Washington County5798.1 · A
Wayne County14398.1 · A
Webster County8599.5 · A
Whitley County28797.9 · A
Wolfe County5897.3 · A
Woodford County20098.9 · A

Questions about Kentucky grades

Who inspects restaurants in Kentucky?

Kentucky's statewide inspection portal, with Jefferson County from Louisville open data. Scores out of 100.

What does Kentucky publish: a score, a letter or something else?

Kentucky’s results on GradeLocal are scores out of 100. 31,489 of the 31,557 listings (99.8%) carry an official score out of 100. The other 68 have no result we can grade and show “Not graded”.

How does GradeLocal grade restaurants in Kentucky?

Where the agency publishes a score out of 100, that is the score we show (the Official score), and the letter comes from it: 90 or higher is an A, 80 to 89 is a B, 70 to 79 is a C and below 70 is a D. We always use the latest inspection.

How many Kentucky restaurants are on GradeLocal?

31,557 restaurants in 120 counties. The average score is 98.3, an A. 98.4% have an A.

How current are the Kentucky grades?

Inspection dates in our Kentucky data run from Aug 19, 2005 to Oct 30, 2026. We update each state’s records regularly, but there is always a delay, and a restaurant may have been inspected again since. For the latest official report, follow the agency link on each restaurant’s page.

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