Market
Scope
Bluegrass Rankings
2021
- #6 Best City for New College Grads, SmartAsset
- Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development, Site Selection Magazine
- #5 Best Run City in America, WalletHub
- #11 Best City for First-Time Homebuyers, Smart Asset
- #15 Cities Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most
- #22 The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2021, Travel + Leisure
- #9 2020 Top Micropolitan by Number of Economic Development Projects (Richmond-Berea, KY), Site Selection Magazine
- #10 2020 Top Metro by Number of Economic Development Projects, Site Selection Magazine
#5 2020 Top State by Most Top Micropolitan Areas (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine - #7 2020 Top State by Number of Economic Development Projects (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine
- #3 2020 Top State by Number of Economic Development Projects Per Capita (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine
- #10 City with Best Work-Life Balance, SmartAsset
2020
- #10 Best Places to Live on a $60,000 Salary, SmartAsset
- # 5 Most Affordable City for an Early Retirement
- #35 Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers – 2020 Edition
- # 9 The 10 Most Diversified Metro Economies in the US, WalletHub
- #5 Best City to Buy an Affordable Family Home, SmartAsset
- #10 Best Cities for Young Professionals – 2020 Edition, SmartAsset
- #1 Cities Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most, WalletHub
- Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development, Site Selection Magazine
- First-Rate Economic Development Agency, Southern Business & Development
- #6 Best Pharmacy School in the U.S. (University of Kentucky), U.S. News & World Report
- #2 Best Cities for College Grads, SmartAsset
- #9 Friendliest City in the U.S., Conde Nast Traveler
- #1 Most Favorable State Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, U.S. News & World Report
- #19 Cities With the Youngest Workforces, SmartAsset
- #2 2019 Top State by Number of Economic Development Projects in Micropolitan Areas (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine
- #7 2019 Top Metro by Number of Economic Development Projects, Site Selection Magazine
- #2 2019 Top State by Number of Economic Development Projects Per Capita (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine
- #8 2018 Top State by Number of Economic Development Projects (Kentucky), Site Selection Magazine
- #30 Best Weekend Getaways in the South, Country Living
- Top-10 Midwest Success Stories, Manhatten Institute
- #3 Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance, SmartAsset
Major Regional Employers 2022
Company | Description | Employees | |
University of Kentucky | Education | 15,541 | |
Kentucky State Government Employees | Government | 11,210 | |
Toyota Motor Manufacturing | Manufacturing | 9,712 | |
Amazon.com | Distribution | 5,727 | |
Fayette County Public Schools | Education | 5,620 | |
Baptist Health | Healthcare | 4,502 | |
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government | Government | 2,884 | |
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) | Healthcare | 2,621 | |
Madison County School System | Education | 2,000 | |
Conduent | Outsourcing | 2,500 | |
Scott County Public Schools | Education | 1,926 | |
Veterans Medical Center | Healthcare | 2,000 | |
Eastern Kentucky University | Education | 1,800 | |
Jessamine County Schools | Education | 1,500 | |
Lockheed Martin | Manufacturing | 1,500 | |
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Plant | Engineering Services | 1,200 | |
Lexmark International Inc. | World HQ | 1,400 |
Population
Lexington, KY | Kentucky | |
|---|---|---|
Population estimate July 1, 2019 | 323,152 | 4,467,673 |
Population estimate base April 1, 2010 | 295,867 | 4,339,333 |
Population, percent change - 2010 to 2018 | 9.4% | 3.0% |
Source: US Census Bureau