Paducahis a city in and thecounty seatofMcCracken County,Kentucky,United States.The largest city in theJackson Purchaseregion, it is located at the confluence of theTennesseeand theOhio Rivers.Twenty blocks of the city's downtown have been designated as a historic district and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
Paducah is the hub ofits micropolitan area, which includes McCracken,Ballard, andLivingstoncountiesin Kentucky and Massac CountyinIllinois.