CoxtonKY
The town, settled in 1899, counts 137 residents.
Is Coxton a good place to live?
31% of residents live below the poverty line in Coxton, above both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 143 in Kentucky we compare has a higher midpoint age than Coxton. Coxton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
137 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Coxton: who provides what
Coxton is unincorporated, so Harlan County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Coxton.
Compared with most of Kentucky and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Coxton is higher
Expected losses in Coxton break down as 74% from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Coxton’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Middlesborough (9%), Barbourville (4%) and Winchester (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 32 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Coxton has four seasons and pleasant summers
Of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare, none has a lower July high than Coxton. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 25° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Coxton stands out in Kentucky and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress
27% of adults worry about having enough food in Coxton. No town among the 142 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Coxton. The town beats the Kentucky average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 23. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Coxton.
| Coxton | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 23% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Coxton | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.4% | 81.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 19.9% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
United States Penitentiary and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coxton. Close and well known come first.
18 mi Ancient siteUnited States Penitentiary
21 mi MountainBlack Mountain
15 mi National Historical ParkCumberland Gap National Historical Park765K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumHensley SettlementPhoto credits
United States Penitentiary: Nyttend, Public domain · Black Mountain: iLoveMountains.org, CC BY 2.0 · Cumberland Gap National Historical Park: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hensley Settlement: National Park Service, Public domain
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Everything we know about Coxton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coxton; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Coxton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Coxton for work
Where Coxton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Coxton
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Coxton is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office is closed. The community was listed as a CDP in 2014, so no population figures are available from the 2010 census. As of the 2020 census, Coxton had a population of 176.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
Questions about Coxton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coxton, KY a good place to live?
Coxton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.