Fayette County, Kentucky

Fayette County
Fayette County
Consolidated city-county
	Lexington-Fayette Urban County
	Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Complex in Lexington
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°02′N 84°28′W / 38.04°N 84.46°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1780
Named for	Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
Seat	Lexington
Largest city	Lexington
Area
• Total	286 sq mi (740 km2)
• Land	284 sq mi (740 km2)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.7%
Population (2020)
• Total	322,570
• Estimate (2023)	320,154
• Density	1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.lexingtonky.gov

Fayette County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky and is consolidated with the city of Lexington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 322,570,^[1] making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. Since 1974, its territory, population and government have been shared with Lexington.^[2] Fayette County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.