Built from the statute and cross-checked against what the revenue department currently applies.
Verified September 21, 2026 · statute and revenue department cross-checked
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Who pays
Seller.
What to know about Kentucky
A flat 0.1 percent with no local add-on. The county clerk collects it and the money stays with the county; the clerk keeps 5 percent as a collection fee.
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Sources
Statute: KRS 142.050
KRS 142.050 “A tax upon the grantor named in the deed shall be imposed at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50) for each $500 of value or fraction thereof”
Last verified: September 21, 2026.
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Estimates only. Your closing agent or the county recorder issues the final figure, and exemptions can change what you owe. This page does not collect or store anything you enter.