Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

 and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region

Bluegrass region

The Bluegrass Region is a geographic region in the state of Kentucky, United States. It occupies the northern part of the state and since European settlement has contained a majority of the state's population and its largest cities....

. In the 2010 Census the city's population was 295,803, anchoring a metropolitan area

Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area

The Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area is the 106th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States. It was originally formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950 and consisted solely of Fayette County until 1980 when surrounding counties saw increases in their...

 of 472,099 people and a Combined Statistical Area

Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY Combined Statistical Area

The Lexington-Fayette-Frankfort-Richmond, KY Combined Statistical Area, created by the United States Bureau of the Census in 2000, is the 76th largest Combined Statistical Area of the United States...

 of 687,173 people.

Lexington ranks tenth among US cities in college education rate, with 39.5% of residents having at least a bachelor's degree.