Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Population History

Latest Data (2017)

Population	321,959
Nationwide Rank	60

Quick Facts

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is the 60th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is a urban county.

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is as large as it has ever been. In 2017 Lexington-Fayette had its largest population ever.

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is growing somewhat quickly. It is growing faster than 66% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
50	Wichita, Kansas	390,591	10.8%
51	Cleveland, Ohio	385,525	-19.1%
52	Tampa, Florida	385,430	26.7%
53	Bakersfield, California	380,874	55.4%
54	Aurora, Colorado	366,623	31.9%
55	Anaheim, California	352,497	7.0%
56	Honolulu, Hawaii	350,395	-5.5%
57	Santa Ana, California	334,136	-1.2%
58	Riverside, California	327,728	26.8%
59	Corpus Christi, Texas	325,605	17.4%
60	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	321,959	23.2%
61	Stockton, California	310,496	26.9%
62	St. Louis, Missouri	308,626	-11.0%
63	St. Paul, Minnesota	306,621	6.9%
64	Henderson, Nevada	302,539	68.7%
65	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	302,407	-9.3%
66	Cincinnati, Ohio	301,301	-9.0%
67	Anchorage, Alaska	294,356	12.9%
68	Greensboro, North Carolina	290,222	27.0%
69	Plano, Texas	286,143	27.6%
70	Newark, New Jersey	285,154	4.5%

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
29	Louisville/Jefferson County	621,349	12.1%
60	Lexington-Fayette	321,959	23.2%