Welcome to Hopkins County, Kentucky!

Hopkins County is unique in that it is a community that offers the security and friendliness of a small town while at the same time it has abundant outdoor recreation opportunities and an outstanding performing and visual arts center. Some attractions include the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, Western Kentucky Speedway, Downtown Dawson Springs, Ruby Laffoon Cabin, Dawson Springs Museum and Art Center, Anne P. Baker Gallery, Hopkins County Historical Society, Historic Downtown Hanson, Downtown Madisonville, Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, and Riverside Park. Hopkins County is a “great place to be” and is located in a charming nook of Western Kentucky.