Southeast Kentucky Cities

70 cities

City	Rank	County	2025 Pop. ↓
Middlesborough	1	Bell County	8,784
Corbin	2	Whitley County	7,845
London	3	Laurel County	7,607
Pikeville	4	Pike County	7,243
Williamsburg	5	Whitley County	5,063
Hazard	6	Perry County	4,785
Prestonsburg	7	Floyd County	3,600
Barbourville	8	Knox County	3,103
Jackson	9	Breathitt County	2,056
North Corbin	10	Knox County	2,001
Harlan	11	Harlan County	1,770
Cumberland	12	Harlan County	1,740
Jenkins	13	Letcher County	1,721
Whitesburg	14	Letcher County	1,586
Coal Run Village	15	Pike County	1,559
Pineville	16	Bell County	1,558
Salyersville	17	Magoffin County	1,485
Manchester	18	Clay County	1,369
South Wallins	19	Harlan County	1,005
Elkhorn City	20	Pike County	947
Auxier	21	Floyd County	903
East Bernstadt	22	Laurel County	883
Flat Lick	23	Knox County	864
Millstone	24	Letcher County	814
Evarts	25	Harlan County	803
Artemus	26	Knox County	714
McRoberts	27	Letcher County	711
Pippa Passes	28	Knott County	664
Betsy Layne	29	Floyd County	656
McDowell	30	Floyd County	645
Hindman	31	Knott County	625
Virgie	32	Pike County	583
Lynch	33	Harlan County	581
Loyall	34	Harlan County	573
Emlyn	35	Whitley County	568
Mayking	36	Letcher County	537
Wallins Creek	37	Harlan County	536
Fleming-Neon	38	Letcher County	506
Kenvir	39	Harlan County	498
Inez	40	Martin County	497
Coldiron	41	Harlan County	487
Cawood	42	Harlan County	475
Martin	43	Floyd County	470
Wheelwright	44	Floyd County	454
Benham	45	Harlan County	446
Forest Hills	46	Pike County	431
Ages	47	Harlan County	430
Diablock	48	Knott County	418
Wayland	49	Floyd County	369
Rockholds	50	Whitley County	364
Phelps	51	Pike County	334
South Williamson	52	Pike County	308
Vicco	53	Perry County	299
Belfry	54	Pike County	291
Coxton	55	Harlan County	286
Pathfork	56	Harlan County	277
Hyden	57	Leslie County	276
McCarr	58	Pike County	260
Oneida	59	Clay County	234
Warfield	60	Martin County	230
Payne Gap	61	Letcher County	205
Allen	62	Floyd County	172
Booneville	63	Owsley County	163
Jeff	64	Perry County	138
Dwale	65	Floyd County	124
Arjay	66	Bell County	120
Buckhorn	67	Perry County	80
Combs	68	Perry County	43
Freeburn	69	Pike County	39
Maytown	70	Floyd County	16

About Southeast Kentucky

Laurel County, Pike County, Whitley County, Floyd County, Knox County, Perry County, Harlan County, Bell County, Letcher County, Clay County, Knott County, Breathitt County, Magoffin County, Martin County, Leslie County, and Owsley County are the counties generally considered part of Southeast Kentucky.

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