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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 5.2%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.6%–

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%–

03Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.6%–

04Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.8%–

05Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%–

06Hillview, KYKY9,0202.0%–

07Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.0%–

08Newport, KYKY13,9982.2%–

09Shively, KYKY15,8952.2%–

10Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3%–

11Walton, KYKY5,8682.4%–

12Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.6%–

13Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.7%–

14Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9%–

15Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.9%–

16La Grange, KYKY10,6693.0%–

17Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.0%–

18Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0%–

19Covington, KYKY41,8473.3%–

20Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3%–

21Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.5%–

22Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7%–

23Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.7%–

24Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.9%–

25Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.9%–

26Monticello, KYKY5,7213.9%–

27Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.0%–

28Crestwood, KYKY6,5824.1%–

29Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.2%–

30Franklin, KYKY10,7594.3%–

31Independence, KYKY30,1984.4%–

32Leitchfield, KYKY7,0154.4%–

33Paris, KYKY10,1304.4%–

34Maysville, KYKY8,6884.5%–

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.5%–

36Radcliff, KYKY22,5764.6%–

37Union, KYKY7,9374.9%–

38Central City, KYKY5,7934.9%–

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,7835.1%–

40Princeton, KYKY6,1685.1%–

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.2%–

42Henderson, KYKY27,8225.2%–

43Vine Grove, KYKY7,0185.2%–

44Versailles, KYKY10,7345.2%–

45Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.3%–

46Paducah, KYKY26,7305.5%–

47Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%–

48Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115.6%–

49Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%–

50Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.7%–

51London, KYKY7,6375.7%–

52Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%–

53Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.9%–

54Ashland, KYKY20,9966.0%–

55Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.1%–

56Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%–

57Danville, KYKY17,7366.3%–

58Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%–

59Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.7%–

60Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.4%–

61Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4488.4%–

62Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%–

63Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.1%–

64Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.7%–

65Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1939.7%–

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%–

67Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75110.1%–

68Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%–

69Berea, KYKY16,66210.3%–

70Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%–

71Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14211.4%–

72Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%–

73Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.0%–

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24012.0%–

75Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712.1%–

76Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.6%–

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.7%–

78St. Matthews, KYKY17,86813.8%–

79Murray, KYKY18,96414.4%–

80Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57517.1%–

81Morehead, KYKY6,77617.2%–

82Wilmore, KYKY6,38024.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS