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Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 11.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Shelbyville, KY, up 28 places to #27.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲6Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.8%+1.9 pts

02▲1Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.9%−0.1 pts

03▲5Shively, KYKY15,8952.9%+0.5 pts

04▼2Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.9%+0.4 pts

05▲15Central City, KYKY5,7933.4%−2.3 pts

06▼5Hillview, KYKY9,0204.0%+2.5 pts

07▲10Russellville, KYKY7,4544.6%0.0 pts

08▲3Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+2.2 pts

09▼4Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.2%−0.5 pts

10▲6Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.2%+0.1 pts

11▼2Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+1.0 pts

12▲6Hebron, KYKY6,4075.8%–

13▲10Princeton, KYKY6,1685.9%−0.8 pts

14▲7Henderson, KYKY27,8226.2%+0.8 pts

15▲10Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%+2.0 pts

16▲20Dayton, KYKY5,9746.6%+5.1 pts

17▼7Monticello, KYKY5,7216.6%+1.8 pts

18▲11Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.7%+0.7 pts

19▼13Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%+1.3 pts

20▲8Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.0%+2.9 pts

21▲23Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.6%+0.8 pts

22▼18Franklin, KYKY10,7597.6%+1.9 pts

23▲20Cynthiana, KYKY6,5767.7%+2.4 pts

24Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.0%+4.1 pts

25▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118.0%+1.7 pts

26▼12Winchester, KYKY19,5148.1%+3.1 pts

27▲28Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.9%+2.6 pts

28▲7Florence, KYKY34,0188.9%+3.3 pts

29▼17London, KYKY7,6379.0%+3.0 pts

30▼11Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%+2.4 pts

31▲6Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.1%+2.6 pts

32▼10Mount Washington, KYKY18,9899.2%+5.3 pts

33▲12Maysville, KYKY8,6889.3%+2.0 pts

34▼19Somerset, KYKY12,6959.6%+3.1 pts

35▼22Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.1%+4.6 pts

36▲2Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.4%+3.9 pts

37▲3Covington, KYKY41,84710.7%+6.4 pts

38▲10Corbin, KYKY7,91110.9%+3.0 pts

39▼6Independence, KYKY30,19811.2%+6.7 pts

40▲7Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+6.3 pts

41▼9Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.4%+4.9 pts

42▲14Erlanger, KYKY20,15811.5%+6.5 pts

43▲7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.6%+1.8 pts

44▼14Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%+5.0 pts

45▲8Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.1%+3.1 pts

46▼7Burlington, KYKY18,00812.1%+6.8 pts

47▼6Paducah, KYKY26,73012.2%+4.6 pts

48▲15Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%+2.4 pts

49Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.5%+4.7 pts

50▲2Paris, KYKY10,13012.5%+8.9 pts

51▲11Ashland, KYKY20,99612.6%+4.5 pts

52▲9Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.7%−2.4 pts

53▲6Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.8%+0.1 pts

54▲4Newport, KYKY13,99812.8%+9.0 pts

55▼4Berea, KYKY16,66213.0%+3.8 pts

56▲9Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.0%+9.8 pts

57▼26Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.2%+4.4 pts

58▲6Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.2%+1.6 pts

59▼32Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.7%+7.7 pts

60▼6Louisville, KYKY641,96214.0%–

61▼1Richmond, KYKY40,66314.2%+3.9 pts

62▼28Walton, KYKY5,86814.2%+10.9 pts

63▲3Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14414.4%+3.7 pts

64▼7Highland Heights, KYKY6,34115.2%+8.8 pts

65▼19Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%+8.8 pts

66▲8Murray, KYKY18,96415.5%−0.7 pts

67Morehead, KYKY6,77616.0%−5.1 pts

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.2%+6.0 pts

69▼27La Grange, KYKY10,66916.5%+7.9 pts

70▲10Fort Wright, KYKY6,24017.0%+3.2 pts

71▼2Lyndon, KYKY11,30117.8%+4.4 pts

72▲1Cold Spring, KYKY6,64018.3%+7.6 pts

73▲13Crestwood, KYKY6,58219.5%+11.6 pts

74▲4Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.6%+7.2 pts

75▼3Fort Knox, KYKY8,83619.9%+14.4 pts

76▲5Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.3%+3.4 pts

77▲5Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+6.4 pts

78▲1Lexington, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts

79▼3Francisville, KYKY10,56521.0%–

80▲3Wilmore, KYKY6,38021.5%−2.3 pts

81▼11Middletown, KYKY9,94421.8%+8.8 pts

82▼5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14223.6%+9.5 pts

83▼8Union, KYKY7,93724.2%+11.5 pts

84Villa Hills, KYKY7,79725.1%+9.6 pts

85▼14Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+10.4 pts

86▼1St. Matthews, KYKY17,86826.5%+10.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES