| Kielce County | |
| Native Name: | Powiat kielecki |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Coordinates: | 50.8833°N 57°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Kielce |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Świętokrzyskie |
| Seat: | Kielce |
| Parts Type: | Gminas |
| Parts: | Total 19 |
| P1: | Gmina Bieliny |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Area Total Km2: | 2247.45 |
| Population Total: | 206,856 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Urban: | 14965 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank1: | 191891 |
| Website: | http://www.powiat.kielce.pl/ |
| P2: | Gmina Bodzentyn |
| P3: | Gmina Chęciny |
| P4: | Gmina Chmielnik |
| P5: | Gmina Daleszyce |
| P6: | Gmina Górno |
| P7: | Gmina Łagów |
| P8: | Gmina Łopuszno |
| P9: | Gmina Masłów |
| P10: | Gmina Miedziana Góra |
| P11: | Gmina Mniów |
| P12: | Gmina Morawica |
| P13: | Gmina Nowa Słupia |
| P14: | Gmina Piekoszów |
| P15: | Gmina Pierzchnica |
| P16: | Gmina Raków |
| P17: | Gmina Sitkówka-Nowiny |
| P18: | Gmina Strawczyn |
| P19: | Gmina Zagnańsk |
| Blank Name: | Car plates |
| Blank Info: | TKI |
Kielce County (Polish: powiat kielecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the city of Kielce, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The county contains five towns: Chęciny, 140NaN0 south-west of Kielce, Chmielnik, 320NaN0 south of Kielce, Daleszyce, 170NaN0 south-east of Kielce, Bodzentyn, 250NaN0 east of Kielce, Morawica, 13,7 km (8,5 mi) south of Kielce.
The county covers an area of 2247.45km2. As of 2019 its total population is 206,856, out of which the population of Chęciny is 4,444, that of Chmielnik is 3,681, that of Daleszyce is 2,896, that of Bodzentyn is 2,233, that of Morawica is 1,711, and the rural population is 191,891.[1]
Apart from the city of Kielce, Kielce County is also bordered by Końskie County to the north, Skarżysko County to the north-east, Starachowice County, Ostrowiec County and Opatów County to the east, Staszów County to the south-east, Busko County and Pińczów County to the south, Jędrzejów County to the south-west, and Włoszczowa County to the west.
The county is subdivided into 19 gminas (four urban-rural and 15 rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
| Gmina | Type | Area (km2) | Population (2019) | Seat | |
| Gmina Morawica | urban-rural | 140.5 | 16,639 | Morawica | |
| Gmina Piekoszów | rural | 102.5 | 16,453 | Piekoszów | |
| Gmina Daleszyce | urban-rural | 222.2 | 15,874 | Daleszyce | |
| Gmina Chęciny | urban-rural | 127.6 | 15,096 | Chęciny | |
| Gmina Górno | rural | 83.3 | 14,475 | Górno | |
| Gmina Zagnańsk | rural | 124.4 | 12,967 | Zagnańsk | |
| Gmina Miedziana Góra | rural | 70.8 | 11,535 | Miedziana Góra | |
| Gmina Bodzentyn | urban-rural | 160.3 | 11,534 | Bodzentyn | |
| Gmina Chmielnik | urban-rural | 142.9 | 11,268 | Chmielnik | |
| Gmina Masłów | rural | 86.3 | 11,014 | Masłów | |
| Gmina Strawczyn | rural | 86.3 | 10,792 | Strawczyn | |
| Gmina Bieliny | rural | 88.1 | 10,277 | Bieliny | |
| Gmina Mniów | rural | 95.3 | 9,352 | Mniów | |
| Gmina Łopuszno | rural | 176.8 | 9,022 | Łopuszno | |
| Gmina Nowa Słupia | rural | 85.9 | 8,131 | Nowa Słupia | |
| Gmina Nowiny | rural | 45.8 | 7,889 | Nowiny | |
| Gmina Raków | rural | 191.1 | 5,612 | Raków | |
| Gmina Łagów | rural | 113.0 | 5,300 | Łagów | |
| Gmina Pierzchnica | rural | 104.6 | 3,626 | Pierzchnica |