Bell County, Kentucky
6 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 23,509
- Median household income
- $31,354
- ±3,340
- Unemployed
- 10.1%
- 817 of 8,079 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 79.3%
- 7,883 of 9,939 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Bell | 23,858 (2021) | Po Box 339, Pineville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Middlesborough | 9,273 (2021) | Po Box 756, Middlesboro | — |
| City of Pineville | 1,662 (2021) | Po Box 688, Pineville | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell County Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 1677, Middlesboro | Website |
| Bell County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 10581 Us Highway 25 E, Pineville | — |
| Bell County Garbage and Refuse District | Solid waste management | 55 Highway 1534, Pineville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Bell County
School district7 schools
211 Virginia Ave, Pineville, KY, 40977
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Middlesboro Independent
School district7 schools
220 N 20th St, Middlesboro, KY, 40965
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Pineville Independent
School district3 schools
401 Virginia Avenue, Pineville, KY, 40977
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Red Bird Farmers Market (Beverly)
Knox County Farmers' Market (Barbourville)
Whitley County Farmers Market (Corbin) · Whitley County Farmers Market (WCFM) (Williamsburg)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.