RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 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

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.6%−78%

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%+71%

03Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.6%−47%

04Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.8%−54%

05Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%+23%

06Hillview, KYKY9,0202.0%+31%

07Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.0%−49%

08Newport, KYKY13,9982.2%−42%

09Shively, KYKY15,8952.2%−7%

10Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3%−47%

11Walton, KYKY5,8682.4%−25%

12Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.6%−76%

13Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.7%−49%

14Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9%−11%

15Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.9%−28%

16La Grange, KYKY10,6693.0%−65%

17Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.0%−66%

18Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0%−39%

19Covington, KYKY41,8473.3%−23%

20Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3%−25%

21Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.5%−35%

22Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7%−19%

23Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.7%−42%

24Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.9%−35%

25Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.9%−22%

26Monticello, KYKY5,7213.9%−19%

27Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.0%−28%

28Crestwood, KYKY6,5824.1%−48%

29Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.2%−23%

30Franklin, KYKY10,7594.3%−26%

31Independence, KYKY30,1984.4%−3%

32Leitchfield, KYKY7,0154.4%−23%

33Paris, KYKY10,1304.4%+23%

34Maysville, KYKY8,6884.5%−39%

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.5%−34%

36Radcliff, KYKY22,5764.6%−9%

37Union, KYKY7,9374.9%−62%

38Central City, KYKY5,7934.9%−13%

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,7835.1%−25%

40Princeton, KYKY6,1685.1%−24%

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.2%−18%

42Henderson, KYKY27,8225.2%−2%

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,0185.2%−13%

44Versailles, KYKY10,7345.2%−20%

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.3%+78%

46Paducah, KYKY26,7305.5%−27%

47Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%+5%

48Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115.6%−12%

49Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%+1%

50Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.7%−27%

51London, KYKY7,6375.7%−5%

52Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%−26%

53Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.9%−9%

54Ashland, KYKY20,9966.0%−26%

55Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.1%−7%

56Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%−4%

57Danville, KYKY17,7366.3%−37%

58Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%−1%

59Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.7%+6%

60Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.4%−7%

61Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4488.4%−14%

62Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%−15%

63Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.1%−27%

64Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.7%−16%

65Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1939.7%−4%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%−8%

67Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75110.1%−29%

68Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%−19%

69Berea, KYKY16,66210.3%+12%

70Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+128%

71Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14211.4%−19%

72Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%−8%

73Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.0%−10%

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24012.0%−13%

75Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712.1%−22%

76Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.6%−20%

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.7%−9%

78St. Matthews, KYKY17,86813.8%−14%

79Murray, KYKY18,96414.4%−11%

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57517.1%+14%

81Morehead, KYKY6,77617.2%−18%

82Wilmore, KYKY6,38024.7%+4%

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