Kentucky does not use a Florida-style county sales surtax on the purchase of a car as its main local vehicle tax. The big local line is the annual motor-vehicle property tax billed through the county PVA (property valuation administrator). Jefferson County is not Fayette County. This guide compares live combined rates — state plus local — and shows what that rate means on a $25,000 taxable value. Right now the highest combined property-tax rate is 1.042% in Fayette, and the lowest is 0.83% in Adair / Carlisle / Cumberland / Owsley. Jefferson is 1.035%; Fayette is 1.042%. If you live in Jefferson rather than Fayette, the gap is 0.007%, or $1.75 on a $25,000 taxable purchase. This guide compares 120 localities across 120 counties. Rates are sourced from Kentucky PVA offices and the Department of Revenue and update in real time so a levy change cannot leave a stale percentage in the prose.
Why the locality on the title changes the bill
You pay the county where the vehicle is taxed (generally where it is garaged). Moving from Lexington to Louisville changes the January bill, not only the clerk’s title stamp. Sales tax on the purchase, if any, is a different DOR question; this guide is the property-tax rate.
Jefferson sits at 1.035% while Kenton sits at 0.98%. If you live in Jefferson instead of Kenton, that is 0.055% — $13.75 on a $25,000 taxable purchase. People move this gap around without meaning to: a dealer in a cheaper jurisdiction does not rewrite the sourcing rules. The live comparisons below use the same combined motor-vehicle property-tax rate field the calculator uses.
- Kentucky Department of Revenue — motor vehicle property tax; PVA resources
- KRS Chapter 132 — levy of property taxes; motor vehicles
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet / county clerks — registration collection of vehicle tax
- County PVA offices (Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Warren, and others)
How this state taxes (or fees) a vehicle
Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 132 authorizes ad valorem taxation of motor vehicles. The state sets a statewide motor-vehicle rate; counties, cities, school districts, and other taxing districts add local rates. PVA offices assess; county clerks often collect with registration. This article’s live figures use the combined rate. A companion column on the official rate data estimates annual tax on a $25,000 vehicle — we still compute dollars with live rates so the essay cannot go stale.
Pay when you renew the registration or when the clerk bills vehicle tax. New residents generally owe on the next assessment cycle. Appeals go to the PVA, not to this official rates.
Highest and lowest rates right now
Among localities currently loaded for Kentucky, the maximum combined property-tax rate is 1.042% (Fayette) and the minimum is 0.83% (Adair / Carlisle / Cumberland / Owsley). Those names are live. If a district overtakes the leader next quarter, the sentence updates automatically. On a $40,000 taxable price, the high row is $416.80 and the low row is $332.00.
Treat a raw maximum with care when official tables include special districts, CID parcels, or vehicle types other than a passenger car. The regional sections below prefer ordinary cities and counties you would actually put on a title. The appendix remains the complete searchable list.
Louisville and Bullitt / Oldham / Shelby
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Jefferson is 1.035% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
If you live in Jefferson rather than Bullitt, the combined property-tax rate is 1.035% versus 0.95% — a gap of 0.085%. On a $25,000 taxable price that is $21.25.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Jefferson versus Oldham — the combined property-tax rate runs 1.035% against 0.99%, a gap of 0.045% or $18.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Jefferson versus Bullitt
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $25,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Jefferson (1.035%); the other titles in Bullitt (0.95%).
Jefferson combined property-tax rate (1.035%): $258.75
Bullitt combined property-tax rate (0.95%): $237.50
Gap if you live in Jefferson rather than Bullitt: $21.25
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined motor-vehicle property-tax rate does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $5,000. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Kentucky unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$5,000 in Bullitt: $47.50
$40,000 in Jefferson: $414.00
$40,000 in Bullitt: $380.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Northern Kentucky
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Kenton is 0.98% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Cross from Boone into Kenton and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.93% to 0.98%. That 0.05% swing is $12.50 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Kenton versus Campbell — the combined property-tax rate runs 0.98% against 0.97%, a gap of 0.01% or $4.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Boone, Campbell, Kenton. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Kenton versus Boone
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $25,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Kenton (0.98%); the other titles in Boone (0.93%).
Kenton combined property-tax rate (0.98%): $245.00
Boone combined property-tax rate (0.93%): $232.50
Gap if you live in Kenton rather than Boone: $12.50
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined motor-vehicle property-tax rate does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $5,000. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Kentucky unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$5,000 in Boone: $46.50
$40,000 in Kenton: $392.00
$40,000 in Boone: $372.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Lexington and the Bluegrass
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Fayette is 1.042% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
A household deciding between Fayette and Madison is not deciding between identical local bills. Fayette is 1.042%; Madison is 0.94%. On $25,000 that is $260.50 versus $235.00, a cash gap of $25.50.
If you live in Scott rather than Franklin, the combined property-tax rate is 0.95% versus 0.93% — a gap of 0.02%. On a $25,000 taxable price that is $5.00.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Fayette versus Franklin — the combined property-tax rate runs 1.042% against 0.93%, a gap of 0.112% or $44.80 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Fayette, Franklin, Madison, Scott. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Fayette versus Madison
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $25,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Fayette (1.042%); the other titles in Madison (0.94%).
Fayette combined property-tax rate (1.042%): $260.50
Madison combined property-tax rate (0.94%): $235.00
Gap if you live in Fayette rather than Madison: $25.50
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined motor-vehicle property-tax rate does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $5,000. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Kentucky unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$5,000 in Madison: $47.00
$40,000 in Fayette: $416.80
$40,000 in Madison: $376.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
West, south, and the mountains
This cluster is where many readers actually live. Warren is 0.96% in the current official rates. The comparisons that follow keep names in the sentence and live amounts in the same sentence.
Warren is currently 0.96%; McCracken is 0.95%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Warren, that is the extra (or the savings) versus McCracken.
Cross from Hardin into Daviess and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.94% to 0.96%. That 0.02% swing is $5.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Christian is currently 0.91%; Pike is 0.89%. The difference is 0.02%, or $5.00 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Christian, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Pike.
Cross from Boyd into Pulaski and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.92% to 0.9%. That 0.02% swing is $5.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Hopkins is currently 0.9%; Laurel is 0.91%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Hopkins, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Laurel.
From one end of this cluster to the other — Warren versus Laurel — the combined property-tax rate runs 0.96% against 0.91%, a gap of 0.05% or $20.00 on $40,000.
Named in this section: Boyd, Christian, Daviess, Hardin, Hopkins, Laurel, McCracken, Pike, Pulaski, Warren. Other rows that belong to the same counties still live in the appendix table.
Example 1: Warren versus McCracken
Scenario: Two buyers each pay $25,000 for the same used SUV. One titles in Warren (0.96%); the other titles in McCracken (0.95%).
Warren combined property-tax rate (0.96%): $240.00
McCracken combined property-tax rate (0.95%): $237.50
Gap if you live in Warren rather than McCracken: $2.50
The statewide pieces discussed above do not create this gap. The local combined motor-vehicle property-tax rate does.
Example 2: A cheaper vehicle and a dearer one
Scenario: Same two places, but the car is only $5,000. Local tax still applies to the taxable price (there is no Florida-style $5,000 surtax cap in Kentucky unless a separate statute says otherwise).
$5,000 in McCracken: $47.50
$40,000 in Warren: $384.00
$40,000 in McCracken: $380.00
Watch how the dollar gap grows with price when the levy is a percentage, and how it does not when a neighboring state uses a flat fee instead.
Counties and localities covered here
Current official data covers 120 distinct county/parish labels and 120 total rows. Names, as printed:
Adair, Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bell, Boone, Bourbon, Boyd, Boyle, Bracken, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Campbell, Carlisle, Carroll, Carter, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Hancock, Hardin, Harlan, Harrison, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Madison, Magoffin, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Mason, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Mercer, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Scott, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford.
If a name is long, truncated, or includes a district tag, that is how the official locality is labeled. Look it up in the appendix rather than shortening the official name.
More named comparisons
The regional sections cannot quote every locality. These additional pairs still use live rates and real place names, so you can see how neighbors diverge without scrolling the appendix yet.
Cross from Fayette into Jefferson and the combined property-tax rate moves from 1.042% to 1.035%. That 0.007% swing is $2.80 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Kenton is currently 0.98%; Boone is 0.93%. The difference is 0.05%, or $20.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Kenton, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Boone.
Cross from McCracken into Warren and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.95% to 0.96%. That 0.01% swing is $4.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Hardin is currently 0.94%; Daviess is 0.96%. The difference is 0.02%, or $8.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Hardin, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Daviess.
Cross from Madison into Campbell and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.94% to 0.97%. That 0.03% swing is $12.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Bullitt is currently 0.95%; Christian is 0.91%. The difference is 0.04%, or $16.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Bullitt, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Christian.
Cross from Pulaski into Pike and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.9% to 0.89%. That 0.01% swing is $4.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Oldham is currently 0.99%; Scott is 0.95%. The difference is 0.04%, or $16.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Oldham, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Scott.
Cross from Boyd into Franklin and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.92% to 0.93%. That 0.01% swing is $4.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Hopkins is currently 0.9%; Laurel is 0.91%. The difference is 0.01%, or $4.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Hopkins, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Laurel.
Cross from Allen into Adair and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.87% to 0.83%. That 0.04% swing is $16.00 on a $40,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Anderson is currently 0.9%; Ballard is 0.85%. The difference is 0.05%, or $20.00 on a $40,000 vehicle. If you live in Anderson, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Ballard.
A longer tour of named places
One more pass across named places, still in comparison sentences, still live:
Adair is currently 0.83%; Allen is 0.87%. The difference is 0.04%, or $10.00 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Adair, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Allen.
Cross from Ballard into Anderson and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.85% to 0.9%. That 0.05% swing is $12.50 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Barren is currently 0.88%; Bath is 0.86%. The difference is 0.02%, or $5.00 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Barren, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Bath.
Cross from Boone into Bell and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.93% to 0.89%. That 0.04% swing is $10.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Bourbon is currently 0.91%; Boyd is 0.92%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Bourbon, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Boyd.
Cross from Bracken into Boyle and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.84% to 0.94%. That 0.1% swing is $25.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Breathitt is currently 0.87%; Breckinridge is 0.86%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Breathitt, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Breckinridge.
Cross from Butler into Bullitt and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.85% to 0.95%. That 0.1% swing is $25.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Caldwell is currently 0.88%; Calloway is 0.89%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Caldwell, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Calloway.
Cross from Carlisle into Campbell and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.83% to 0.97%. That 0.14% swing is $35.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Carroll is currently 0.87%; Carter is 0.88%. The difference is 0.01%, or $2.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Carroll, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Carter.
Cross from Christian into Casey and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.91% to 0.85%. That 0.06% swing is $15.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Clark is currently 0.92%; Clay is 0.86%. The difference is 0.06%, or $15.00 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Clark, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Clay.
Cross from Crittenden into Clinton and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.85% to 0.84%. That 0.01% swing is $2.50 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Cumberland is currently 0.83%; Daviess is 0.96%. The difference is 0.13%, or $32.50 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Cumberland, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Daviess.
Cross from Elliott into Edmonson and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.84% to 0.85%. That 0.01% swing is $2.50 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Estill is currently 0.87%; Fayette is 1.042%. The difference is 0.172%, or $43.00 on a $25,000 vehicle. If you live in Estill, that is the extra (or the savings) versus Fayette.
Cross from Floyd into Fleming and the combined property-tax rate moves from 0.88% to 0.86%. That 0.02% swing is $5.00 on a $25,000 purchase — large enough to notice on a buyer’s order, small next to a statewide percentage if the gap is thin.
Two complete examples
These two walk-throughs use the same live rate as the regional boxes. They are not a substitute for a clerk’s calculator, but they show the arithmetic behind the live dollar figures.
Complete example A: $25,000 in Jefferson
Scenario: Taxable or assessed amount $25,000 in Jefferson.
Combined property-tax rate 1.035%
Result: $258.75
Same amount in Fayette (1.042%): $260.50
Gap: $1.75
This is the local (or combined) rate line only.
Complete example B: $40,000 in Fayette
Scenario: Step the amount to $40,000 and keep the same two places.
Jefferson: $414.00
Gap: $2.80
Percentage and millage gaps scale with the base. Flat-fee states in this series do not.
What these rates do not include
County clerk title fees, U-Drive-It tax, and sales/use tax on the purchase are not this PVA combined rate.
- Kentucky Department of Revenue — motor vehicle property tax; PVA resources
- KRS Chapter 132 — levy of property taxes; motor vehicles
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet / county clerks — registration collection of vehicle tax
- County PVA offices (Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Warren, and others)
Common questions
Is this the tax I pay at the dealership on day one? Not primarily. Dealers collect other fees. The PVA rate is the annual property tax on the vehicle.
Why use $25,000 in the examples? Because the official rate data itself includes an annual-tax-on-$25,000 column. It is a realistic midsize-car assessed value for comparison, not your appraisal.
Can I trust a screenshot of this article in six months? Trust the live rates on this page, not a PDF. Highest and lowest names update when official rates change.
What if a rate shows as unavailable? The locality name may not match official spelling. Search the appendix and use the official city or county label.
Does a dealer in the cheap locality save me money? Almost never, if sourcing follows residence or first use. Jefferson still pays 1.035% when that is where the vehicle belongs.
How these rates stay current
Every rate and dollar amount in this article is pulled live from current official data used by Kentucky PVA offices and the Department of Revenue. When an official levy changes, the figures on this page update in real time. Highest and lowest locality names also update automatically.
This is an educational estimator, not a clerk’s receipt. Effective dates, exemptions, trade-in rules, and assessment fractions can be more precise than a single combined rate. When you title, the state’s collecting office is the authority.
Appendix: searchable rate table
Use this as a search box, not as a substitute for the comparisons above. Filter by city, county, or location name.
| County | Combined rate |
|---|---|
| Adair | 0.83% |
| Allen | 0.87% |
| Anderson | 0.9% |
| Ballard | 0.85% |
| Barren | 0.88% |
| Bath | 0.86% |
| Bell | 0.89% |
| Boone | 0.93% |
| Bourbon | 0.91% |
| Boyd | 0.92% |
| Boyle | 0.94% |
| Bracken | 0.84% |
| Breathitt | 0.87% |
| Breckinridge | 0.86% |
| Bullitt | 0.95% |
| Butler | 0.85% |
| Caldwell | 0.88% |
| Calloway | 0.89% |
| Campbell | 0.97% |
| Carlisle | 0.83% |
| Carroll | 0.87% |
| Carter | 0.88% |
| Casey | 0.85% |
| Christian | 0.91% |
| Clark | 0.92% |
| Clay | 0.86% |
| Clinton | 0.84% |
| Crittenden | 0.85% |
| Cumberland | 0.83% |
| Daviess | 0.96% |
| Edmonson | 0.85% |
| Elliott | 0.84% |
| Estill | 0.87% |
| Fayette | 1.042% |
| Fleming | 0.86% |
| Floyd | 0.88% |
| Franklin | 0.93% |
| Fulton | 0.85% |
| Gallatin | 0.87% |
| Garrard | 0.88% |
| Grant | 0.89% |
| Graves | 0.87% |
| Grayson | 0.88% |
| Green | 0.85% |
| Greenup | 0.89% |
| Hancock | 0.86% |
| Hardin | 0.94% |
| Harlan | 0.87% |
| Harrison | 0.88% |
| Hart | 0.86% |
| Henderson | 0.92% |
| Henry | 0.89% |
| Hickman | 0.84% |
| Hopkins | 0.9% |
| Jackson | 0.85% |
| Jefferson | 1.035% |
| Jessamine | 0.93% |
| Johnson | 0.87% |
| Kenton | 0.98% |
| Knott | 0.86% |
| Knox | 0.87% |
| Larue | 0.88% |
| Laurel | 0.91% |
| Lawrence | 0.86% |
| Lee | 0.85% |
| Leslie | 0.84% |
| Letcher | 0.87% |
| Lewis | 0.85% |
| Lincoln | 0.89% |
| Livingston | 0.86% |
| Logan | 0.9% |
| Lyon | 0.85% |
| McCracken | 0.95% |
| McCreary | 0.84% |
| McLean | 0.86% |
| Madison | 0.94% |
| Magoffin | 0.85% |
| Marion | 0.88% |
| Marshall | 0.89% |
| Martin | 0.85% |
| Mason | 0.88% |
| Meade | 0.89% |
| Menifee | 0.84% |
| Mercer | 0.9% |
| Metcalfe | 0.86% |
| Monroe | 0.85% |
| Montgomery | 0.89% |
| Morgan | 0.85% |
| Muhlenberg | 0.88% |
| Nelson | 0.92% |
| Nicholas | 0.86% |
| Ohio | 0.87% |
| Oldham | 0.99% |
| Owen | 0.87% |
| Owsley | 0.83% |
| Pendleton | 0.88% |
| Perry | 0.87% |
| Pike | 0.89% |
| Powell | 0.86% |
| Pulaski | 0.9% |
| Robertson | 0.84% |
| Rockcastle | 0.87% |
| Rowan | 0.88% |
| Russell | 0.86% |
| Scott | 0.95% |
| Shelby | 0.93% |
| Simpson | 0.88% |
| Spencer | 0.9% |
| Taylor | 0.88% |
| Todd | 0.86% |
| Trigg | 0.87% |
| Trimble | 0.88% |
| Union | 0.87% |
| Warren | 0.96% |
| Washington | 0.88% |
| Wayne | 0.86% |
| Webster | 0.87% |
| Whitley | 0.88% |
| Wolfe | 0.85% |
| Woodford | 0.94% |
Conclusion
Kentucky does not have one vehicle-tax number. Jefferson is 1.035%; Fayette is 1.042%; the live high is 1.042% and the live low is 0.83%. If you live in the high place, you feel it on a $25,000 taxable purchase; if you live in the low place, you still owe whatever statewide tax or fee the statutes below impose. Walk the region that matches your address, then confirm the live row in the appendix before you sign.
- Complete reference list
- Kentucky Department of Revenue — motor vehicle property tax; PVA resources
- KRS Chapter 132 — levy of property taxes; motor vehicles
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet / county clerks — registration collection of vehicle tax
- County PVA offices (Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton, Warren, and others)
This guide is an educational estimator. It is not legal, tax, or DMV advice. Figures shown inline are sourced from Kentucky PVA offices and the Department of Revenue and related official rate data, update in real time, and can change when a locality’s levy changes. Confirm amounts with the collecting agency cited above before you pay.