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Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.8%+206%

02Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.9%−4%

03Shively, KYKY15,8952.9%+19%

04Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.9%+17%

05Central City, KYKY5,7933.4%−40%

06Hillview, KYKY9,0204.0%+168%

07Russellville, KYKY7,4544.6%+0%

08Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+75%

09Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.2%−9%

10Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.2%+2%

11Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+22%

12Hebron, KYKY6,4075.8%–

13Princeton, KYKY6,1685.9%−12%

14Henderson, KYKY27,8226.2%+16%

15Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%+45%

16Dayton, KYKY5,9746.6%+346%

17Monticello, KYKY5,7216.6%+37%

18Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.7%+12%

19Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%+24%

20Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.0%+71%

21Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.6%+12%

22Franklin, KYKY10,7597.6%+32%

23Cynthiana, KYKY6,5767.7%+47%

24Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.0%+108%

25Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118.0%+26%

26Winchester, KYKY19,5148.1%+62%

27Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.9%+42%

28Florence, KYKY34,0188.9%+60%

29London, KYKY7,6379.0%+50%

30Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%+36%

31Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.1%+40%

32Mount Washington, KYKY18,9899.2%+135%

33Maysville, KYKY8,6889.3%+27%

34Somerset, KYKY12,6959.6%+49%

35Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.1%+84%

36Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.4%+59%

37Covington, KYKY41,84710.7%+152%

38Corbin, KYKY7,91110.9%+39%

39Independence, KYKY30,19811.2%+148%

40Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+128%

41Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.4%+77%

42Erlanger, KYKY20,15811.5%+131%

43Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.6%+18%

44Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%+73%

45Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.1%+34%

46Burlington, KYKY18,00812.1%+131%

47Paducah, KYKY26,73012.2%+62%

48Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%+24%

49Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.5%+61%

50Paris, KYKY10,13012.5%+252%

51Ashland, KYKY20,99612.6%+56%

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.7%−16%

53Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.8%+1%

54Newport, KYKY13,99812.8%+237%

55Berea, KYKY16,66213.0%+42%

56Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.0%+303%

57Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.2%+51%

58Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.2%+14%

59Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.7%+128%

60Louisville, KYKY641,96214.0%–

61Richmond, KYKY40,66314.2%+38%

62Walton, KYKY5,86814.2%+335%

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14414.4%+34%

64Highland Heights, KYKY6,34115.2%+139%

65Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%+134%

66Murray, KYKY18,96415.5%−4%

67Morehead, KYKY6,77616.0%−24%

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.2%+59%

69La Grange, KYKY10,66916.5%+91%

70Fort Wright, KYKY6,24017.0%+23%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,30117.8%+33%

72Cold Spring, KYKY6,64018.3%+70%

73Crestwood, KYKY6,58219.5%+148%

74Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.6%+58%

75Fort Knox, KYKY8,83619.9%+259%

76Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.3%+20%

77Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+45%

78Lexington, KYKY329,75121.0%+45%

79Francisville, KYKY10,56521.0%–

80Wilmore, KYKY6,38021.5%−10%

81Middletown, KYKY9,94421.8%+68%

82Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14223.6%+68%

83Union, KYKY7,93724.2%+90%

84Villa Hills, KYKY7,79725.1%+62%

85Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+69%

86St. Matthews, KYKY17,86826.5%+64%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES