Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area

The Lexington-Fayette, KY metropolitan area spans 6 counties and had 533,366 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $41.5 billion that year.

Kentucky6 countiesPart of Lexington-Fayette--Richmond--Frankfort, KY

GDP, 2024$41.5B#102 of 387 · +5.8% nominal

Income per person, 2024$66,130#135 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.8%#141 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.9#212 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Lexington, KYUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 6 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	—	—	13.7%
Government	$6.7B	16.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$5.1B	12.2%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$1.8B	4.3%	8.7%
Professional services	—	—	8.0%
Health care	—	—	7.5%
Wholesale trade	—	—	6.3%
Retail trade	$2.9B	7.0%	5.9%
Information	$824M	2.0%	5.7%
Construction	$2.0B	4.9%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	—	—	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$1.6B	3.8%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	—	—	3.0%
Other services	$1.1B	2.8%	2.0%
Management of companies	—	—	1.8%
Utilities	$117M	0.3%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$53M	0.1%	1.3%
Education	—	—	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$329M	0.8%	1.0%
Agriculture	$1.6B	3.8%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Bourbon County	Kentucky	Outlying	21017
Clark County	Kentucky	Outlying	21049
Fayette County	Kentucky	Central	21067
Jessamine County	Kentucky	Outlying	21113
Scott County	Kentucky	Outlying	21209
Woodford County	Kentucky	Outlying	21239