Southeast Kentucky Cities

70 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
Jackson	9	Breathitt County	2,067
North Corbin	10	Knox County	2,001
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
South Wallins	20	Harlan County	1,005
Elkhorn City	21	Pike County	964
Auxier	22	Floyd County	903
East Bernstadt	23	Laurel County	883
Flat Lick	24	Knox County	864
Millstone	25	Letcher County	814
Artemus	26	Knox County	714
McRoberts	27	Letcher County	711
Betsy Layne	28	Floyd County	656
McDowell	29	Floyd County	645
Hindman	30	Knott County	630
Pippa Passes	31	Knott County	612
Evarts	32	Harlan County	590
Lynch	33	Harlan County	588
Virgie	34	Pike County	583
Loyall	35	Harlan County	581
Emlyn	36	Whitley County	568
Fleming-Neon	37	Letcher County	537
Mayking	38	Letcher County	537
Wallins Creek	39	Harlan County	536
Inez	40	Martin County	503
Kenvir	41	Harlan County	498
Coldiron	42	Harlan County	487
Cawood	43	Harlan County	475
Martin	44	Floyd County	469
Benham	45	Harlan County	455
Forest Hills	46	Pike County	445
Ages	47	Harlan County	430
Diablock	48	Knott County	418
Rockholds	49	Whitley County	364
Wayland	50	Floyd County	353
Phelps	51	Pike County	334
South Williamson	52	Pike County	308
Vicco	53	Perry County	302
Belfry	54	Pike County	291
Coxton	55	Harlan County	286
Pathfork	56	Harlan County	277
Hyden	57	Leslie County	273
McCarr	58	Pike County	260
Warfield	59	Martin County	236
Oneida	60	Clay County	234
Payne Gap	61	Letcher County	205
Allen	62	Floyd County	164
Booneville	63	Owsley County	157
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.

Sources

City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024