[1] Its county seat is Smithland and its largest community is Ledbetter.

[3] The county was strongly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and many men volunteered for the Confederate Army.

[4][5] Livingston County is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

It is a prohibition or dry county with the exception of Grand Rivers which voted to allow alcohol sales in 2016.

24.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.