How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 329,400 people living in Fayette County, KY. That makes Fayette County the second-most populous county in Kentucky. It is home to 7.2% of people living in the state.

329K

population of Fayette County, KY (2024)

7.2%

County share of the Kentucky population (2024)

About 329,400 people lived in Fayette County, KY in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Fayette County, KY’s age demographics?

About 50,700 Fayette County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.1% of Kentucky’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 68,000 Fayette County residents, or 20.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.4% of Kentucky’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Fayette County, KY's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Fayette County, KY’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 65.5% of the Fayette County, KY population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Fayette County, KY also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (16%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Fayette County’s Hispanic population accounts for 10.1%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 5.1% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Fayette County, KY has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Black or African American population than Kentucky as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

Keep exploring

Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

Page sources

USAFacts endeavors to share the most up-to-date information available. We sourced the data on this page directly from government agencies; however, the intervals at which agencies publish updated data vary.