Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Area
Lexington skyline
Map of Lexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KYCSA   City of Lexington   Lexington-FayetteMSA   Richmond–BereaµSA   Frankfort µSA   Mount Sterling µSA
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Largest city	Lexington
Area
• MSA	1,484.07 sq mi (3,843.7 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	516,811(109th)[1]
GDP [2]
• Total	$35.670 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes	859,502

TheLexington–Fayette metropolitan area is the109th-largestmetropolitan statistical area (MSA) in theUnited States. It was originally formed by theUnited States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted solely ofFayette County until 1980, when surrounding counties saw increases in their population densities and the number of their residents employed withinLexington-Fayette, which led to them meeting Census criteria to be added to the MSA.

The Lexington-Fayette MSA is the primary MSA of theLexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area which includes theMicropolitan Statistical Areas ofFrankfort (Franklin andAnderson counties),Mount Sterling (Montgomery,Bath, andMenifee counties), andRichmond–Berea (Madison andRockcastle counties). TheLexington-Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond, KY combined statistical area has a July 1, 2012 Census Bureau estimated population of 703,271.^[3]

The following is a list of cities in the Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area with 2021United States Census Bureau estimates of their population.^[4]Principal cities of the metropolitan area are considered by the Census Bureau to represent significant employment centers:^[5]

Principal city

• Lexington – 321,793

Municipalities with more than 10,000 people

• Georgetown – 37,730
• Nicholasville – 31,490
• Winchester – 19,071
• Versailles – 10,431
• Paris – 10,209

Municipalities with fewer than 10,000 people

• Wilmore – 6,027
• Midway – 1,690
• Stamping Ground – 796
• Millersburg – 744
• North Middletown – 603
• Sadieville – 326
• Corinth – 229

• Populations are based on published estimates by the United States Bureau of the Census.

¹County was not a part of Lexington-Fayette MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.

• Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond combined statistical area (2003) map
• U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFactsArchived 2004-04-01 at theWayback Machine
• U.S. Census Bureau population estimates at theLibrary of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-12-06)
• Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas at theWayback Machine (archived 2008-03-09)
• About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
• Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions

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