1. Start with the geography your firm actually serves
Mayfield city is recorded as a municipality in Graves County, Kentucky. That distinction matters when you interpret attribution records. A report limited to Mayfield city is not automatically a report for all of Graves County, and a county-wide inquiry is not automatically a Mayfield inquiry. Population data can help define an eligibility question, but it cannot establish how many people need legal services, how many search for a lawyer, or how many will become qualified inquiries. Lead Attribution therefore has a practical role: help your team examine the geographic information already associated with each inquiry and compare it with the service area your firm has chosen.
Recommended approach
Before changing a budget or judging a channel, decide how your firm will classify Mayfield, Graves County and any broader Kentucky service area. Review whether location is captured consistently in intake, whether a caller’s location is verified during qualification, and whether reports can be read without confusing city, county and state coverage. Treat the Mayfield population figure as context for that review, not as a forecast.
