Corbin, KY Micro Area
The Corbin, KY micro area is made up of 4 counties in Kentucky: Laurel, Whitley, Knox, and Clay, largest first. About 150,040 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 0.1% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 150,040 0.1% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Micropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 4: 3 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 1,727 sq mi (4,474 km²)
- Time zone
- Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
- State
- Kentucky
- Combined statistical area
- Middlesborough-Corbin, KY
- CBSA code
- 18340
Counties in the Corbin, KY micro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel County | Central | 63,746 | 42.5% |
| Whitley County | Central | 37,297 | 24.9% |
| Knox County | Central | 29,532 | 19.7% |
| Clay County | Outlying | 19,465 | 13.0% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of 10,000 to 49,999 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- Corbin8,246 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Middlesborough-Corbin, KY combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Middlesborough, KY Micro Area22,829 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Somerset, KY Micro Area30 mi west
- Middlesborough, KY Micro Area30 mi southeast
- Richmond-Berea, KY Micro Area56 mi north
- Knoxville, TN Metro Area67 mi south
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