Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tri-State Area

| official_name = Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY

| settlement_type = Metropolitan Statistical Area

| image_skyline = Huntington, West Virginia (2023).jpg

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| image_size = 300px

| image_caption = Downtown Huntington

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| map_alt = Map of The Tri-State Area

| map_caption = Charleston–Huntington–Ashland, WV–OH–KY CSA

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{{leftlegend|#0000FF|Charleston, WV MSA}}

{{leftlegend|#FF0000|Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH MSA}}

{{leftlegend|#FFFF00|Portsmouth, OH µSA}}

{{leftlegend|#697100|City of Charleston}}

{{leftlegend|#6740AA|City of Huntington}}

{{leftlegend|#007272|City of Ashland}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = File:Flag of United States.svg United States

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia

File:Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
File:Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio

| subdivision_type2 = Largest city

| subdivision_name2 = Huntington

| subdivision_type3 = Other cities

| subdivision_name3 =  - Ashland
 - Portsmouth
 - Ironton
 - Teays Valley
 - Flatwoods

| established_title =

| established_date =

| unit_pref = US

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_sq_mi = 2159.9

| elevation_max_footnotes =

| elevation_max_ft = Kelly Knob:{{cite gnis|id=1541140|title=Kelly Knob}} Retrieved on 2010-08-19 1,512

| elevation_max_m = 461

| elevation_min_footnotes =

| elevation_min_ft = Ohio River:[https://www.uky.edu/KGS/water/library/gwatlas/Greenup/Topography.htm Groundwater Resources of Greenup County, Kentucky] Retrieved on 2010-08-19 485

| elevation_min_m = 148

| population_as_of = 2015 est.

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 361,580

| population_density_sq_mi= 167.4

| population_density_km2 = 64.6

| population_rank = 146th in the U.S.

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Charleston, WV (MSA)|url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP16620|work=Federal Reserve Economic Data |publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}{{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (MSA) |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP26580|work=Federal Reserve Economic Data |publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}

|demographics2_title1 = Total

|demographics2_info1 = $32.937 billion (2022)

| timezone1 = EST

| utc_offset1 = −5

| timezone1_DST = EDT

| utc_offset1_DST = −4

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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.[https://www.kyovaipc.org/overview.php Overview - Kyovaipc.org] With a population of 361,580,{{cite web|url=http://m.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |title=Population statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319014422/http://m.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=March 19, 2013 |df=mdy-all}} the Tri-State area is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The region offers a diverse range of outdoor activities.{{Cite web|title=KY-OH-WV Tri-State|url=https://kyohwvrecreationguide.wordpress.com/|access-date=2020-07-12|website=KY-OH-WV Tri-State|language=en}}