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Map of the Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond CSA, with the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in red

The Lexington–Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 106th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the United States. It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted solely of Fayette County until 1980 when surrounding counties saw increases in their population densities and the number of their residents employed within Lexington-Fayette, which led to them meeting Census criteria to be added to the MSA.

The Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA is the primary MSA of the Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY Combined Statistical Area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort, KY (Franklin and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling, KY (Montgomery, Bath, and Menifee counties), and Richmond-Berea, KY (Madison and Rockcastle counties). The Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY Combined Statistical Area has a July 1, 2005 Census Bureau estimated population of 635,642.

Geographic Area	2010 Census	Census 2000	1990 Census	1980 Census	1970 Census	1960 Census	1950 Census
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA	472,099	408,326	348,428	317,629	174,323	131,906	100,746
Bourbon County, Kentucky	19,985	19,360	19,236	19,405	18,476¹	18,178¹	17,752¹
Clark County, Kentucky	35,613	33,144	29,496	28,322	24,090¹	21,075¹	18,898¹
Fayette County, Kentucky	295,803	260,512	225,366	204,165	174,323	131,906	100,746
Jessamine County, Kentucky	48,586	39,041	30,508	26,146	17,430¹	13,625¹	12,458¹
Scott County, Kentucky	47,173	33,061	23,867	21,813	19,948¹	15,376¹	15,141¹
Woodford County, Kentucky	24,939	23,208	19,955	17,778	14,434¹	11,913¹	11,212¹

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

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

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Central city	Lexington

Municipalities with population over 10,000	Georgetown Nicholasville Winchester

Municipalities with population 5,000-10,000	Paris Versailles Wilmore

Municipalities with population under 5,000	Corinth Midway Millersburg North Middletown Sadieville Stamping Ground

Counties	Bourbon Clark Fayette Jessamine Scott Woodford

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