Southeast Kentucky Cities

71 cities

City	Rank	County	2026 Pop. ↓
Middlesborough	1	Bell County	8,675
Corbin	2	Whitley County	7,925
London	3	Laurel County	7,572
Pikeville	4	Pike County	7,186
Williamsburg	5	Whitley County	5,334
Hazard	6	Perry County	4,593
Prestonsburg	7	Floyd County	3,505
Barbourville	8	Knox County	3,014
North Corbin	9	Knox County	2,166
Jackson	10	Breathitt County	2,034
Harlan	11	Harlan County	1,756
Cumberland	12	Harlan County	1,711
Jenkins	13	Letcher County	1,688
Coal Run Village	14	Pike County	1,563
Whitesburg	15	Letcher County	1,555
Pineville	16	Bell County	1,520
Salyersville	17	Magoffin County	1,456
Manchester	18	Clay County	1,389
Wheelwright	19	Floyd County	1,327
South Wallins	20	Harlan County	969
Elkhorn City	21	Pike County	950
Auxier	22	Floyd County	824
Millstone	23	Letcher County	732
Mayking	24	Letcher County	681
McDowell	25	Floyd County	676
East Bernstadt	26	Laurel County	663
Pathfork	27	Harlan County	658
Flat Lick	28	Knox County	654
Pippa Passes	29	Knott County	642
Hindman	30	Knott County	614
Kenvir	31	Harlan County	608
Artemus	32	Knox County	586
Evarts	33	Harlan County	579
Lynch	34	Harlan County	575
Loyall	35	Harlan County	570
Emlyn	36	Whitley County	550
Betsy Layne	37	Floyd County	546
Fleming-Neon	38	Letcher County	529
Inez	39	Martin County	496
Martin	40	Floyd County	461
Diablock	41	Knott County	452
Forest Hills	42	Pike County	447
Cawood	43	Harlan County	445
Benham	44	Harlan County	444
Virgie	45	Pike County	443
Ages	46	Harlan County	372
Wayland	47	Floyd County	347
Vicco	48	Perry County	298
McCarr	49	Pike County	282
Wallins Creek	50	Harlan County	272
Phelps	51	Pike County	270
Hyden	52	Leslie County	268
Coxton	53	Harlan County	261
Coldiron	54	Harlan County	253
South Williamson	55	Pike County	232
Warfield	56	Martin County	232
Jeff	57	Perry County	220
McRoberts	58	Letcher County	192
Payne Gap	59	Letcher County	191
Belfry	60	Pike County	185
Allen	61	Floyd County	161
Booneville	62	Owsley County	156
Rockholds	63	Whitley County	146
Blackey	64	Letcher County	133
Dwale	65	Floyd County	112
Oneida	66	Clay County	100
Freeburn	67	Pike County	88
Buckhorn	68	Perry County	79
Combs	69	Perry County	46
Arjay	70	Bell County	23
Maytown	71	Floyd County	17

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