Fayette County, KY elected officials: the fiscal court, sheriff, school board and cities

Fiscal Court

Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council

Official website

Also elected countywide

How many local governments Fayette County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Fayette County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

Who lives in Fayette County

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 9.5% · White 66.7% · Black 14.4% · Asian 4.3% · Other or more than one race 5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

Jobs in Fayette County

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted: BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Kentucky's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Fayette County

Crimes reported to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Kentucky · the U.S.

Police staffing

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who are the Fayette County commissioners?

Dan Wu (Vice Mayor (Council Member, At-large)); James Brown (Council Member, At-large); Chuck Ellinger II (Council Member, At-large); Tyler Morton (Council Member, District 1); Shayla Lynch (Council Member, District 2); Tom Eblen (Council Member, District 3); Emma Curtis (Council Member, District 4); Liz Sheehan (Council Member, District 5); Lisa Higgins-Hord (Council Member, District 6); Joseph Hale (Council Member, District 7); Amy Beasley (Council Member, District 8); Whitney Elliott Baxter (Council Member, District 9); Dave Sevigny (Council Member, District 10); Jennifer Reynolds (Council Member, District 11); Hil Boone (Council Member, District 12); Dan Wu\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-large-vice-mayor-dan-wu\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council At-Large, James Brown\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-large-james-brown\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council At-Large, Chuck Ellinger II\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-large-chuck-ellinger-ii\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 1, Tyler Morton\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-1-tyler-morton\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 2, Shayla Lynch, J.D.\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-2-shayla-lynch-jd\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 3, Tom Eblen\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-3-tom-eblen\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 4, Emma Curtis\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-4-emma-curtis\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 5, Liz Sheehan\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-5-liz-sheehan\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 6, Lisa Higgins-Hord\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-6-lisa-higgins-hord\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 7, Joseph Hale\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-7-joseph-hale\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 8, Amy Beasley\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-8-amy-beasley\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 9, Whitney Elliott Baxter\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-9-whitney-elliott-baxter\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 10, Dave Sevigny\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-10-dave-sevigny\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 11, Jennifer Reynolds\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-11-jennifer-reynolds\",\"children\":[]},{\"title\":\"Council District 12, Hil Boone\",\"url\":\"\\/government\\/office-urban-county-council\\/councilmembers\\/council-district-12-hil-boone\",\"children\":[]}]}]","content":[{"__typename":"ParagraphRichText","id":"9018","title":null,"responsiveTables":false,"callOutBox":false,"body":{"processed":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lexington Fayette Urban County Council has 15 members.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vice mayor\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo at-large councilmembers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 district councilmembers\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Vice Mayor and at-large councilmembers serve four-year terms and represent the entirety of Fayette County. 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What is the population of Fayette County?

About 323,725 people, with a median age of 35.3; the median household income is $69,479 and 14.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fayette County?

3.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 6,949 people unemployed in a labor force of 182,089, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fayette County?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 municipal, 1 school district and 2 special district governments.