Fayette

County in Kentucky

County

The population development of Fayette.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Fayette	County	225,366	260,512	295,803	322,566	329,437	→
Kentucky	State	3,685,296	4,041,769	4,339,367	4,506,302	4,588,372

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Fayette.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lexington (Lexington-Fayette)	Urban County	Fayette	225,366	260,527	295,875	322,566	329,437	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	155,876
Females	166,694

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	68,074
18-64 years	208,473
65+ years	46,023

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	10,218
70-79 years	20,213
60-69 years	33,379
50-59 years	36,435
40-49 years	39,483
30-39 years	46,968
20-29 years	55,504
10-19 years	42,810
0-9 years	37,560

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,443
Urban	313,127

»Race« (C 2020)
White	220,236
Black/African American	48,076
Indigenous	1,105
Asian	13,427
Pacific Islander	144
Some other	16,732
2 or more	22,850

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	29,750
Other	292,820