Harlan County, Kentucky
11 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 25,772
- Median household income
- $41,693
- ±4,836
- Unemployed
- 9.5%
- 808 of 8,476 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.2%
- 9,037 of 10,731 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 Harlan | 26,164 (2021) | Po Box 956, Harlan | — |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Benham | 497 (2021) | Po Box E, Benham | — |
| City of Cumberland | 1,898 (2021) | 402 W Main St, Cumberland | — |
| City of Evarts | 865 (2021) | Po Box 208, Evarts | Website |
| City of Harlan | 1,718 (2021) | Po Box 783, Harlan | — |
| City of Loyall | 620 (2021) | Po Box 1060, Loyall | — |
| City of Lynch | 635 (2021) | Po Box 667, Lynch | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan County Public Library | Libraries | 107 N 3rd St, Harlan | — |
| Harlan County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 212 East Clover Street Suite 1, Harlan | — |
| Black Mountain Utility District | Water supply utility | 609 Four Mile Rd, Baxter | — |
| Cawood Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 429, Cawood | — |
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
Harlan County
School district11 schools
251 Ball Park Rd, Harlan, KY, 40831
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Harlan Independent
School district3 schools
420 E Central St, Harlan, KY, 40831
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
Letcher County Farmers' Market (Whitesburg)
Hazard/Perry County Farmers' Market (354 Perry Park Rd Hazard)
Wise Farmers' Market (Wise)
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.