page_title: Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
hierarchical_section_title: Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area
caption_attribution_description: Locator map of the Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond Combined Statistical Area in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. The five components of the CSA are colored separately: Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area: red Richmond-Berea Micropolitan Statistical Area: yellow Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area: green Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area: blue
context_page_description: The Lexington–Fayette metropolitan area is the 106th-largest metropolitan statistical area 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 MSA is the primary MSA of the Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort, Mount Sterling, and Richmond–Berea. The Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond combined statistical area has a July 1, 2012 Census Bureau estimated population of 703,271.
context_section_description: The Lexington–Fayette metropolitan 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 MSA is the primary MSA of the Lexington–Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort combined statistical area which includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Frankfort (Franklin and Anderson counties), Mount Sterling (Montgomery, Bath, and Menifee counties), and Richmond–Berea (Madison and Rockcastle counties). The Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond combined statistical area has a July 1, 2012 Census Bureau estimated population of 703,271.
caption: Map of the Lexington–Fayette–Frankfort–Richmond CSA, with the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area highlighted in red.
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