Southeast Kentucky Cities

71 cities

City	Rank	County	2025 Pop. ↓
Middlesborough	1	Bell County	8,787
Corbin	2	Whitley County	7,908
London	3	Laurel County	7,572
Pikeville	4	Pike County	7,276
Williamsburg	5	Whitley County	5,333
Hazard	6	Perry County	4,700
Prestonsburg	7	Floyd County	3,571
Barbourville	8	Knox County	3,047
North Corbin	9	Knox County	2,141
Jackson	10	Breathitt County	2,067
Harlan	11	Harlan County	1,793
Cumberland	12	Harlan County	1,749
Jenkins	13	Letcher County	1,722
Whitesburg	14	Letcher County	1,590
Coal Run Village	15	Pike County	1,579
Pineville	16	Bell County	1,543
Salyersville	17	Magoffin County	1,477
Manchester	18	Clay County	1,411
Wheelwright	19	Floyd County	1,189
Elkhorn City	20	Pike County	964
South Wallins	21	Harlan County	962
Auxier	22	Floyd County	814
Millstone	23	Letcher County	694
Flat Lick	24	Knox County	673
Mayking	25	Letcher County	669
East Bernstadt	26	Laurel County	666
Pathfork	27	Harlan County	641
McDowell	28	Floyd County	633
Hindman	29	Knott County	630
Pippa Passes	30	Knott County	612
Evarts	31	Harlan County	590
Kenvir	32	Harlan County	589
Lynch	33	Harlan County	588
Artemus	34	Knox County	587
Loyall	35	Harlan County	581
Betsy Layne	36	Floyd County	555
Emlyn	37	Whitley County	542
Fleming-Neon	38	Letcher County	537
Inez	39	Martin County	503
Martin	40	Floyd County	469
Cawood	41	Harlan County	463
Benham	42	Harlan County	455
Diablock	43	Knott County	452
Forest Hills	44	Pike County	445
Virgie	45	Pike County	432
Wayland	46	Floyd County	353
Ages	47	Harlan County	348
Phelps	48	Pike County	309
Vicco	49	Perry County	302
McCarr	50	Pike County	275
Hyden	51	Leslie County	273
South Williamson	52	Pike County	255
Wallins Creek	53	Harlan County	255
Coldiron	54	Harlan County	251
Coxton	55	Harlan County	245
Warfield	56	Martin County	236
McRoberts	57	Letcher County	229
Jeff	58	Perry County	226
Payne Gap	59	Letcher County	200
Belfry	60	Pike County	173
Allen	61	Floyd County	164
Rockholds	62	Whitley County	162
Booneville	63	Owsley County	157
Dwale	64	Floyd County	126
Blackey	65	Letcher County	125
Oneida	66	Clay County	119
Freeburn	67	Pike County	107
Buckhorn	68	Perry County	80
Combs	69	Perry County	43
Arjay	70	Bell County	22
Maytown	71	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.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024