Census Data for Lexington - Fayette

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Lexington - Fayette a population of 323,922 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Lexington - Fayette a population of 295,803 people.

The community of Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County. The 2010 Census gave Fayette County; a population of 296,848 people. This means that Lexington - Fayette had 99.6% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Kentucky had a population of 4,339,367 people, meaning that Lexington - Fayette had 6.82% of the total population of Kentucky.

Fayette County ...

Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County<3>.

The county had a population of 296,848 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 295,803 people, Lexington - Fayette represented 99.6% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fayette County.

Miscellaneous Information for Lexington - Fayette ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Fayette County or the community of Lexington - Fayette:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Lexington - Fayette:
- GNIS ID for Lexington - Fayette: 1681812
- GNIS ID for Fayette County: 516880
- GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 21 (Kentucky)
- County Code: 067 (Fayette County)
- Place Code: 46027 (Lexington - Fayette)
- State & County Code: 21/067 (Kentucky / Fayette County)
- State & Place Code: 21/46027 (Kentucky / Lexington - Fayette)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Lexington - Fayette is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Lexington - Fayette.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.