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Pikeville's economy is very diverse compared to the other major coal producing counties but the economy of Pike County as a whole is still very much tied into coal. Pikeville has established itself as a banking center for Eastern Kentucky but those banks along with many businesses in Pike County owe their existence to coal. Pikeville will be fine, but as the coal industry continues to decline Pike County will feel the effects, Gut was right about that.

Not only banks, don't forget lawyers. That's about all that downtown has turned into. Like many small towns, most business is outside of downtown, and government/law/bank/funeral homes make up most of the towns now. The basic Wal-Mart affect.