Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area

The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in the Appalachian Plateau region of the United States. Referred to locally as the "Tri-State area," and colloquially as "Kyova" (Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia), the region spans seven counties in the three states of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. With a population of 361,580, the Tri-State area is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The region offers a diverse range of outdoor activities.

Communities




Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
• Barboursville, West Virginia

• Buffalo, West Virginia

• Burlington, Ohio (census-designated place)

• Catlettsburg, Kentucky

• Ceredo, West Virginia

• Coal Grove, Ohio

• Culloden, West Virginia (census-designated place)

• Eleanor, West Virginia

• Grayson, Kentucky

• Greenup, Kentucky

• Hamlin, West Virginia

• Kenova, West Virginia

• Lavalette, West Virginia

• Lesage, West Virginia (census-designated place)

• Louisa, Kentucky

• Milton, West Virginia

• Nitro, West Virginia (partial)

• Olive Hill, Kentucky

• Raceland, Kentucky

• Rush, Kentucky (census-designated place)

• Russell, Kentucky

• South Point, Ohio

• South Shore, Kentucky

• Wayne, West Virginia

• Westwood, Kentucky (census-designated place)

• Worthington, Kentucky

• Winfield, West Virginia

Places with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

 * Athalia, Ohio
 * Bancroft, West Virginia
 * Bellefonte, Kentucky
 * Chesapeake, Ohio
 * Fort Gay, West Virginia
 * Hanging Rock, Ohio
 * Lavalette, West Virginia (census-designated place)
 * Poca, West Virginia
 * Proctorville, Ohio
 * West Hamlin, West Virginia
 * Wurtland, Kentucky

Unincorporated places
• Alkol, West Virginia

• Armilda, West Virginia

• Atenville, West Virginia

• Brabant, West Virginia

• Branchland, West Virginia

• Cannonsburg, Kentucky

• Coalton, Kentucky

• Confidence, West Virginia

• Crum, West Virginia

• Culloden, West Virginia

• Dollie, West Virginia

• Dunlow, West Virginia

• East Lynn, West Virginia

• Echo, West Virginia

• Eden Park, West Virginia

• Etna, Ohio

• Ferrellsburg, West Virginia

• Fourteen, West Virginia

• Fraziers Bottom, West Virginia

• Fry, West Virginia

• Genoa, West Virginia

• Gill, West Virginia

• Green Shoal, West Virginia

• Griffithsville, West Virginia

• Hometown, West Virginia

• Ironville, Kentucky

• Kitts Hill, Ohio

• Lanham, West Virginia

• Leet, West Virginia

• Liberty, West Virginia

• Meads, Kentucky

• Midway, West Virginia

• Midkiff, West Virginia

• Ona, West Virginia

• Pedro, Ohio

• Pleasant View, West Virginia

• Pliny, West Virginia

• Princess, Kentucky

• Ranger, West Virginia

• Rector, West Virginia

• Raymond City, West Virginia

• Red House, West Virginia

• Rock Camp, Ohio

• Rockdale, Kentucky

• Salt Rock, West Virginia

• Sod, West Virginia

• Scott Depot, West Virginia

• Scottown, Ohio

• Spurlockville, West Virginia

• Sumerco, West Virginia

• Summit, Kentucky

• Sweetland, West Virginia

• Teays, West Virginia

• Warren, West Virginia

• Waterloo, Ohio

• Wewanta, West Virginia

• Willow Wood, Ohio

• Wilsondale, West Virginia

• Yawkey, West Virginia

Townships (Lawrence County, Ohio)
• Aid

• Decatur

• Elizabeth

• Fayette

• Hamilton

• Lawrence

• Mason

• Perry

• Rome

• Symmes

• Union

• Upper

• Washington

• Windsor

Demographics
As of 2018, there were 352,823 people and 136,769 households residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.9% White, 2.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.1% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $45,535. The per capita income for the MSA was $25,801. 18.2% of the population is beneath the poverty line, including 23% of children and 11% of seniors.

In 2008, an Associated Press article designated the Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area as the unhealthiest in America, based on its analysis of data collected in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly half the adults in this metropolitan area were obese.

Major highways

 * I-64.svg Interstate 64
 * US 23.svg U.S. Route 23
 * US 52.svg U.S. Route 52
 * US 60.svg U.S. Route 60
 * WV-2.svg West Virginia Route 2
 * WV-10.svg West Virginia Route 10
 * WV-152.svg West Virginia Route 152
 * WV-527.svg West Virginia Route 527
 * Elongated circle 3.svg Kentucky Route 3
 * Elongated circle 10.svg John Y. Brown Jr. AA Highway (KY 10)
 * Elongated circle 67.svg Industrial Parkway (KY 67)
 * Elongated circle 180.svg Kentucky Route 180
 * OH-7.svg Ohio State Route 7
 * OH-93.svg Ohio State Route 93
 * OH-527.svg Ohio State Route 527

Area codes
The following prefixes are used for long-distance phone service dialing to the region within the MSA.
 * 304, 681 – West Virginia Counties
 * 606 – Kentucky Counties
 * 740, 220 – Ohio

Higher education

 * Ashland Community and Technical College
 * Collins Career Center
 * Huntington Junior College
 * Marshall University
 * Morehead State University at Ashland
 * Mountwest Community and Technical College
 * Ohio University Southern Campus