Kirovohrad Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into territorial communities (hromadas).

On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four.^[1][2] These are:

1. Holovanivsk (Голованівський район), the center is in the rural settlement of Holovanivsk;
2. Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), the center is in the city of Kropyvnytskyi;
3. Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район), the center is in the town of Novoukrainka;
4. Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район), the center is in the town of Oleksandriia.

Before July 2020, Kirovohrad Oblast was subdivided into 25 regions: 21 districts (raions) and 4 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.^[3]

Note: Asterisks (*) Though the administrative center of the rayon was housed in the city/town that it was named after, cities do not answer to the rayon authorities only towns do; instead they were directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore were not counted as part of rayon statistics.

• Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction:
  • Kropyvnytskyi Municipality
    • Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницьки), formerly Kirovohrad,^[5] the administrative center of the oblast
    • Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Nove (Нове)
  • Oleksandriia Municipality
    • Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Oleksandriia (Олександрія)
    • Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Oleksandriiske (Олександрійське), formerly Dymytrove^[6]
      • Pantaivka (Пантаївка)
  • Svitlovodsk Municipality
    • Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Svitlovodsk (Світловодськ)
    • Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Vlasivka (Власівка)
  • Znamianka Municipality
    • Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Znamianka (Знам'янка)
    • Urban-type settlements under the city's jurisdiction:
      • Znamianka Druha (Знам'янка Друга)
• Districts (raions):
  • Blahovishchenske Raion (Благовіщенський район), formerly Ulianovka Raion
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Blahovishchenske (Благовіщенське), formerly Ulianovka^[7]
  • Bobrynets (Бобринецький район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Bobrynets (Бобринець)
  • Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Pomichna (Помічна)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Dobrovelychkivka (Добровеличківка)
  • Dolynska (Долинський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Dolynska (Долинська)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Molodizhne (Молодіжне)
  • Haivoron (Гайворонський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Haivoron (Гайворон)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Salkove (Салькове)
      • Zavallia (Завалля)
  • Holovanivsk (Голованівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Holovanivsk (Голованівськ)
      • Pobuzke (Побузьке)
  • Kompaniivka (Компаніївський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kompaniivka (Компаніївка)
  • Kropyvnytskyi (Кропивницький район), formerly Kirovohrad Raion
  • Mala Vyska (Маловисківський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Mala Vyska (Мала Виска)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Smoline (Смоліне)
  • Novhorodka (Новгородківський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novhorodka (Новгородка)
  • Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novoarkhanhelsk (Новоархангельськ)
  • Novomyrhorod (Новомиргородський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novomyrhorod (Новомиргород)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Kapitanivka (Капітанівка)
  • Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнський район)
    • Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Novoukrainka (Новоукраїнка)
  • Oleksandriia (Олександрійський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Nova Praha (Нова Прага)
      • Pryiutivka (Приютівка)
  • Oleksandrivka (Олександрівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Lisove (Лісове)
      • Oleksandrivka (Олександрівка)
      • Yelyzavethradka (Єлизаветградка)
  • Onufriivka (Онуфріївський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Onufriivka (Онуфріївка)
      • Pavlysh (Павлиш)
  • Petrove (Петрівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Balakhivka (Балахівка)
      • Petrove (Петрове)
  • Svitlovodsk (Світловодський район)
  • Ustynivka (Устинівський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Ustynivka (Устинівка)
  • Vilshanka (Вільшанський район)
    • Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction:
      • Vilshanka (Вільшанка)
  • Znamianka (Знам'янський район)