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Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Demographics

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area is the 107th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 516,811 residents across 1,470 square miles. That is about 352 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 516,811
Land area 1,470 sq mi
Density 352 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
County Fayette 322,570 283.6 1,137
Scott County, KY 57,155 281.8 203
Jessamine County 52,991 172.1 308
County Clark 36,972 252.5 146
County Woodford 26,871 188.8 142
Bourbon County, KY 20,252 289.7 70

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