Last official estimated population of Fayette County was 296,695 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.093% of total US population and 6.7% of total Kentucky state population. Area of Fayette County is 285.6 mi² (=739.6 km²), in this year population density was 1,039.02 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.08%/yr), Fayette County population in 2026 would be 299,387 [0].
Historical population of Fayette County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1790-1800] -2.68 %/yr
[1800-1810] +4.3 %/yr
[1810-1820] +0.85 %/yr
[1820-1830] +0.77 %/yr
[1830-1840] -1.22 %/yr
[1840-1850] +0.24 %/yr
[1850-1860] -0.06 %/yr
[1860-1870] +1.66 %/yr
[1870-1880] +0.85 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.09 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.66 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.27 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.37 %/yr
[1920-1930] +2.29 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.42 %/yr
[1940-1950] +2.47 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.73 %/yr
[1960-1970] +2.83 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.59 %/yr
[1980-1990] +0.99 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.46 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.13 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.43 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.08 %/yr
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Population of Fayette County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 10098 | 9303 | 19,401 |
| 5 to 9 | 9501 | 9210 | 18,711 |
| 10 to 14 | 8861 | 8585 | 17,446 |
| 15 to 19 | 10260 | 10390 | 20,650 |
| 20 to 24 | 17118 | 17201 | 34,319 |
| 25 to 29 | 12369 | 11972 | 24,341 |
| 30 to 34 | 12275 | 11825 | 24,100 |
| 35 to 39 | 10932 | 10352 | 21,284 |
| 40 to 44 | 10040 | 9824 | 19,864 |
| 45 to 49 | 9452 | 9288 | 18,740 |
| 50 to 54 | 9776 | 10276 | 20,052 |
| 55 to 59 | 8989 | 10059 | 19,048 |
| 60 to 64 | 7740 | 8822 | 16,562 |
| 65 to 69 | 5723 | 6780 | 12,503 |
| 70 to 74 | 3731 | 4779 | 8,510 |
| 75 to 79 | 2589 | 3483 | 6,072 |
| 80 to 84 | 1653 | 2646 | 4,299 |
| 85+ | 1554 | 3341 | 4,895 |
Fayette County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 140909 | 148573 | 289,482 |
| WAC | 123120 | 127206 | 250,326 |
| WA | 119747 | 123607 | 243,354 |
| NHWAC | 112469 | 118678 | 231,147 |
| NHWA | 109402 | 115348 | 224,750 |
| BAC | 24931 | 26532 | 51,463 |
| NHBAC | 24058 | 25664 | 49,722 |
| BA | 22690 | 24075 | 46,765 |
| NHBA | 22000 | 23385 | 45,385 |
| H | 11752 | 9563 | 21,315 |
| HWAC | 10651 | 8528 | 19,179 |
| HWA | 10345 | 8259 | 18,604 |
| AAC | 6940 | 6987 | 13,927 |
| NHAAC | 6794 | 6843 | 13,637 |
| AA | 5958 | 5969 | 11,927 |
| NHAA | 5897 | 5899 | 11,796 |
| TOM | 3635 | 3878 | 7,513 |
| NHTOM | 3289 | 3572 | 6,861 |
| IAC | 1320 | 1448 | 2,768 |
| NHIAC | 939 | 1119 | 2,058 |
| HBAC | 873 | 868 | 1,741 |
| HBA | 690 | 690 | 1,380 |
| IA | 501 | 519 | 1,020 |
| HIAC | 381 | 329 | 710 |
| HTOM | 346 | 306 | 652 |
| NHIA | 263 | 313 | 576 |
| NAC | 252 | 224 | 476 |
| HIA | 238 | 206 | 444 |
| NHNAC | 157 | 165 | 322 |
| HAAC | 146 | 144 | 290 |
| NA | 130 | 88 | 218 |
| HNAC | 95 | 59 | 154 |
| HAA | 61 | 70 | 131 |
| NHNA | 58 | 56 | 114 |
| HNA | 72 | 32 | 104 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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