Meade county is in the Pennyrile region of Kentucky. The elevation in the county ranges from 383 to 1000 feet above sea level.
In 2010 the county population was 28,602 in a land area of 305.42 square miles, an average of 93.6 people per square mile.
The equine population was 2,000 in the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.
Meade county was named for Captain James Meade, who was killed at the River Raisin in the War of 1812.
The original county seat, from 1824 until 1825, was Claysville.
Part of Fort Knox is in the county.