A light emitting diode backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device having the same is provided. The light emitting diode improves efficiency of a backlight and productivity by mounting light emitting diodes and drive components onto the same printed circuit board. The light emitting diode (LED) backlight unit includes a printed circuit board, a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted onto the printed circuit board, a plurality of drive components mounted onto the printed circuit board and driving the light emitting diodes and a control unit electrically connected with the printed circuit board and controlling the drive components.