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Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 13,268
  equals Births 31,392
  less Deaths 18,124
Net Migration 13,926
  equals net International Migration 7,320
  plus net Domestic Migration 6,606

The population of the Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA changed from 473,464 on 2010 to 500,535 in 2015 -- a change of 27,071 (5.72%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), net migration (13,926) exceeded natural change (13,268); net migration has been the primary contributing factor for the metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Bourbon County, KY21017P0000001 19,945 19,985 19,986 19,960 20,019 20,116 171 0.86
Clark County, KY21049P0000001 35,613 35,465 35,755 35,599 35,710 35,757 144 0.40
Fayette County, KY21067P0000001 296,717 301,291 305,525 308,829 311,399 314,488 17,771 5.99
Jessamine County, KY21113P0000001 48,712 48,961 49,544 50,188 50,988 51,961 3,249 6.67
Scott County, KY21209P0000001 47,446 48,040 49,053 50,050 51,327 52,420 4,974 10.48
Woodford County, KY21239P0000001 25,031 24,925 25,058 25,268 25,539 25,793 762 3.04
Total P0000001 473,464 478,667 484,921 489,894 494,982 500,535 27,071 5.72
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017B0000001 180 216 241 236 223 237 1,153 
Clark County, KY21049B0000001 412 402 433 424 406 416 2,081 
Fayette County, KY21067B0000001 3,860 4,003 3,999 4,055 4,058 4,093 20,208 
Jessamine County, KY21113B0000001 660 662 688 651 683 684 3,368 
Scott County, KY21209B0000001 620 589 643 646 675 689 3,242 
Woodford County, KY21239B0000001 324 291 258 273 257 261 1,340 
Total B0000001 6,056 6,163 6,262 6,285 6,302 6,380 31,392 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017D0000001 304 199 199 199 201 214 1,012 
Clark County, KY21049D0000001 456 375 385 418 387 343 1,908 
Fayette County, KY21067D0000001 1,796 2,065 2,051 2,219 2,163 2,130 10,628 
Jessamine County, KY21113D0000001 464 366 376 387 379 374 1,882 
Scott County, KY21209D0000001 180 297 287 338 333 355 1,610 
Woodford County, KY21239D0000001 140 220 211 225 215 213 1,084 
Total D0000001 3,340 3,522 3,509 3,786 3,678 3,629 18,124 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017NC000001 -124 17 42 37 22 23 141 
Clark County, KY21049NC000001 -44 27 48 6 19 73 173 
Fayette County, KY21067NC000001 2,064 1,938 1,948 1,836 1,895 1,963 9,580 
Jessamine County, KY21113NC000001 196 296 312 264 304 310 1,486 
Scott County, KY21209NC000001 440 292 356 308 342 334 1,632 
Woodford County, KY21239NC000001 184 71 47 48 42 48 256 
Total NC000001 2,716 2,641 2,753 2,499 2,624 2,751 13,268 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017MI000001 8 30 14 16 19 20 99 
Clark County, KY21049MI000001 -8 13 11 12 14 14 64 
Fayette County, KY21067MI000001 944 1,064 1,174 1,277 1,458 1,466 6,439 
Jessamine County, KY21113MI000001 68 48 82 90 106 105 431 
Scott County, KY21209MI000001 8 32 43 46 55 55 231 
Woodford County, KY21239MI000001 0 -1 9 12 16 20 56 
Total MI000001 1,020 1,186 1,333 1,453 1,668 1,680 7,320 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017MD000001 -40 -2 -52 -80 21 67 -46 
Clark County, KY21049MD000001 68 -199 230 -174 95 -5 -53 
Fayette County, KY21067MD000001 612 1,626 1,088 167 -600 -287 1,994 
Jessamine County, KY21113MD000001 264 -118 192 292 365 531 1,262 
Scott County, KY21209MD000001 608 268 599 624 844 684 3,019 
Woodford County, KY21239MD000001 184 -172 79 140 209 174 430 
Total MD000001 1,696 1,403 2,136 969 934 1,164 6,606 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Bourbon County, KY21017MN000001 -32 28 -38 -64 40 87 53 
Clark County, KY21049MN000001 60 -186 241 -162 109 9 11 
Fayette County, KY21067MN000001 1,556 2,690 2,262 1,444 858 1,179 8,433 
Jessamine County, KY21113MN000001 332 -70 274 382 471 636 1,693 
Scott County, KY21209MN000001 616 300 642 670 899 739 3,250 
Woodford County, KY21239MN000001 184 -173 88 152 225 194 486 
Total MN000001 2,716 2,589 3,469 2,422 2,602 2,844 13,926 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Bourbon County, KY21017GQ000001 236 236 236 236 236 236 0 0.00
Clark County, KY21049GQ000001 458 458 458 458 458 458 0 0.00
Fayette County, KY21067GQ000001 12,829 12,822 12,959 12,988 12,896 12,967 138 1.08
Jessamine County, KY21113GQ000001 1,767 1,758 1,684 1,760 1,755 1,765 -2 -0.11
Scott County, KY21209GQ000001 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,316 1,320 1,320 4 0.30
Woodford County, KY21239GQ000001 333 338 325 320 307 341 8 2.40
Total GQ000001 16,939 16,928 16,978 17,078 16,972 17,087 148 0.87

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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