Total Population in Fayette County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
323,725
Rank #227/3,222 · #2 in KY
93th
Fayette 323,725
KY 4,534,824 -92.9%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's total population of 323,725 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Fayette County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #224 | Luzerne County, PA | 327,675 |
| #225 | Lancaster County, NE | 326,696 |
| #226 | Escambia County, FL | 325,923 |
| #227 | Fayette County, KY | 323,725 |
| #228 | Rockingham County, NH | 319,082 |
| #229 | Lubbock County, TX | 318,884 |
| #230 | Northampton County, PA | 318,580 |
About Total Population
Fayette County, Kentucky has a total population of 323,725, ranking #227 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Kentucky, it ranks #2 of 120. This places it in the 93th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.