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As of the 2020 census the city's population was 322,570, anchoring a metropolitan area of 516,811 people and a combined statistical area of 747,919 people. Lexington is consolidated entirely within Fayette County, and vice versa.
Lexington-Fayette is a city in Kentucky with a 2024 population of 318,081, declining at a rate of -0.35% annually. Learn about its history, diversity, demographics, economy, and more from this web page.
Census data for Lexington-Fayette, KY (pop. 320,347), including age, race, sex, income, poverty, marital status, education and more.
See the chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Lexington-Fayette metro area from 1950 to 2024, based on United Nations data. Compare the population of Lexington-Fayette with other U.S. cities and download historical data.
Lexington-Fayette, KY is home to a population of 321k people, from which 93.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 10% of Lexington-Fayette, KY residents were born outside of the country (32.2k people).
Population & Diversity. Economy. Civics. Education. Housing & Living. Health. About. In 2022, Lexington-Fayette, KY had a population of 516k people with a median age of 36.5 and a median household income of $68,089.
Census data for Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area (pop. 517,916), including age, race, sex, income, poverty, marital status, education and more.
