Geographic-scope notice: Lexington is not a separately-incorporated place in the U.S. Census Bureau's Place geography – it is either a neighborhood within a larger municipality (in Fayette County) or a town-class subdivision in a state where the Census reports demographics at the town rather than place level. To avoid presenting county-level aggregates as city-level data, this page does not show synthetic Census or health figures for Lexington. For the surrounding county aggregates, see the Kentucky state directory.
City safety & data profile
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Lexington, KY is a 320K-resident city in Fayette County.
Fayette County, Kentucky. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Lexington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Lexington has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and 7 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 320K
- Population
- Top 1%
- By size
The read on Lexington
Lexington is one of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 7 hospitals serve the Lexington area.
- 7
- hospitals in & near Lexington
The quick read
Reading Lexington, KY beyond the headline numbers
Lexington sits inside Fayette County, Kentucky, at roughly 37.99°N, -84.48°W. Population 320,347.
7 hospitals in/around Lexington, 3.2/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Lexington from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
Hospitals 7 total
Safety Context
Lexington, KY is located in Fayette County, Kentucky. With a population of 320K, Residents have access to 7 hospitals with an average rating of 3.2/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Lexington area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Kentucky
Real-time AQI for every monitored Kentucky location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Lexington's profile
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Fayette County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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