Bandana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States.

[4] Some say the community was so named for a traveling salesman who carried his goods in a bandana sack, while others believe the name marks an incident when a bandana was lost by a group of pioneers near the site.

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 203 people, 77 households, and 63 families residing in the CDP.

There were 101 housing units at an average density of 105.65 per square mile (40.79/km2).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.0% White, 2.5% African American, and 0.5% from two or more races.