It was established on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998.

Apart from Lublin, other towns of the county were Kazimierz Dolny, Lubartow, Wawolnica, Kurow, Leczna, Konskowola, Belzyce and Parczew.

Exact boundary between Urzedow and Lublin counties is difficult to pin down, as it has varied in different centuries.

Lublin County existed in its original form until the 18th-century forced Partitions of Poland.

It continued to exist also in the Duchy of Warsaw, Russian-controlled Congress Poland and Second Polish Republic, but its borders were subject to frequent changes, due to several administrative centers.