Lexington
Primary City: Lexington
Primary State/Province: Kentucky
Primary Language: English
Population: 775K
GDP: $39B • GDP per capita: $49,851
Lexington metro area
38.04, -84.46Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
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Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Total Teams, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
Major League Teams/Venues
College Basketball (Southeastern)👑
Kentucky
College Football (FBS) (Southeastern)
Kentucky
Notable Venues1 venue
Basketball
Rupp Arena
Lexington
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams1 team
Football/Soccer • United States
Lexington SC
Lexington • Level: 2
Other Men’s Teams1 team
Baseball • Atlantic League
Lexington Legends
Lexington
Other College Teams4 teams
Major Sporting Events
Championship Finals1 event
1985 NCAA Final Four
Basketball Final
1985 • Lexington
Complete Event Timeline1 event
1985 NCAA Final Four
Championship Finals
1985 • Lexington
Championship History
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lexington, across all sports, newest first. 12in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2012-04-02 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour Champ |
| 1998 | 1998-03-30 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour Champ |
| 1996 | 1996-04-01 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour Champ |
| 1978 | 1978-03-27 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour/Helms Champ |
| 1958 | 1958-03-22 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour/Helms Champ |
| 1954 | — | Kentucky | Helms Champ |
| 1951 | 1951-03-27 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour/Helms Champ |
| 1949 | 1949-03-26 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour/Helms Champ |
| 1948 | 1948-03-23 | Kentucky | NCAA Tour/Helms/P-P Champ |
| 1947 | — | Kentucky | P-P Champ |
| 1934 | — | Kentucky | P-P Champ |
| 1933 | — | Kentucky | Helms Champ |
Top Companies
Total Market Cap: $17B across 2 companies
Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Sound of Lexington
#195 by artist origin · combined 3.2 (US 1 / UK 0.3) · signature decade 1970s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Exile
Number-one singles by Lexington artists1
Kiss You All Over
Exile
| Single | Artist | Chart | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiss You All Over | Exile | US | 1978 |
Screen of Lexington
#66 by film pedigree · score 62.4 · 9 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: George Clooney, Robert D. Webb, Michael Shannon, Harry Dean Stanton, Joseph Jackson
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Blue Grass Airport
Lexington • 4 - Regional