Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Public Records
Louisville/Jefferson County is an incorporated metro government in Jefferson County, Kentucky, with an estimated population of 640,796 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 263.0 square miles of land. That is up about 8,906 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Louisville/Jefferson County Local Government Office
Louisville/Jefferson County's own metro government government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the clerk under the Kentucky Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the metro government; see the offices below.
Louisville/Jefferson County has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Louisville/Jefferson County
Louisville/Jefferson County is in Jefferson County. In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Jefferson County at a Glance
| County | Jefferson County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 793,881 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Jefferson County Office of Circuit Court Clerk (Louis D. Brandeis Hall of Justice)
| Address | 600 W. Jefferson St., Louisville, KY 40202 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit, Family, District and Business Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, traffic, small claims, divorce, probate) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | kycourts.gov/…/Jefferson.aspx ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Jefferson County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Louisville/Jefferson County
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY:
📋 Louisville/Jefferson County Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics (Cabinet for Health and Family Services)Certified birth and death certificates for Kentucky are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Jefferson County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kentucky Court of Justice |
| Sex offender registry | Kentucky Sex Offender Registry (Kentucky State Police) |