Kogi State consist of three senatorial districts viz Western Senatorial district, Central Senatorial district and Eastern Senatorial district. It also consists of nine Federal Constituencies viz Oken/Ogori-Magongo; Ajaokuta; Okehi/Adavi; Kabba-bunu/Ijumu; Yagba; Lokoja/Koton-karfi; Idah/Igala-mela/Ofu; Dekina/Bassa and Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro.

It also has twenty-one Council Areas: Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Kogi, Lokoja, Mopamuro, Ofu, Ogori-Magongo, Okene, Okehi, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba-East, and Yagba-West.

These LGAs are:

 

Name Status Census Population
Census 1991-11-26
Population
Census 2006-03-21
Population
Projection 2016-03-21
Kogi State 2,147,756 3,314,043 4,473,500
Adavi Local Government Area 157,092 217,219 293,200
Ajaokuta Local Government Area 97,904 122,432 165,300
Ankpa Local Government Area … 266,176 359,300
Bassa Local Government Area 88,496 139,687 188,600
Dekina Local Government Area 177,513 260,968 352,300
Ibaji Local Government Area … 127,572 172,200
Idah Local Government Area … 79,755 107,700
Igalamela-Odolu Local Government Area … 127,572 172,200
Ibaji Local Government Area … 147,048 198,500
Ijumu Local Government Area 66,603 118,593 160,100
Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area … 144,579 195,200
Kogi Local Government Area 82,483 115,100 155,400
Lokoja Local Government Area … 196,643 265,400
Mopa-Muro Local Government Area … 43,760 59,100
Ofu Local Government Area 108,095 191,480 258,500
Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area … 39,807 53,700
Okehi Local Government Area 146,264 223,574 301,800
Okene Local Government Area … 325,623 439,500
Olamaboro Local Government Area 104,705 158,490 213,900
Omala Local Government Area … 107,968 145,700
Yagba East Local Government Area 88,780 147,641 199,300
Yagba West Local Government Area 76,936 139,928 188,900
Nigeria Federal Republic 88,992,220 140,431,790 193,392,500