RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%−42%

02Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%−24%

03Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5%−18%

04Shively, KYKY15,8952.4%+8%

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.5%+347%

06Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.0%−44%

07Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.0%+87%

08Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.2%+13%

09Walton, KYKY5,8683.3%+34%

10Paris, KYKY10,1303.5%−19%

11Newport, KYKY13,9983.8%+71%

12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.8%+96%

13Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.9%+116%

14Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394.1%+40%

15Covington, KYKY41,8474.2%+30%

16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.3%+89%

17Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.5%+34%

18Independence, KYKY30,1984.5%+4%

19Russellville, KYKY7,4544.5%+23%

20Monticello, KYKY5,7214.8%+24%

21Reidland, KYKY5,2774.9%−56%

22Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.0%+27%

23Winchester, KYKY19,5145.0%+65%

24Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+10%

25Burlington, KYKY18,0085.2%−5%

26Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%+95%

27Henderson, KYKY27,8225.3%+2%

28Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%+30%

29Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+55%

30Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365.6%+39%

31Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%−1%

32Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%+15%

33Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.7%+30%

34Franklin, KYKY10,7595.8%+35%

35London, KYKY7,6376.0%+5%

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.0%+15%

37Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.0%+55%

38Shelbyville, KYKY18,4536.3%+21%

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%−5%

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.3%+14%

41Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%+1%

42Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.5%+73%

43Somerset, KYKY12,6956.5%+4%

44Versailles, KYKY10,7346.5%+25%

45Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.5%+10%

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.6%+7%

47Princeton, KYKY6,1686.7%+31%

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.8%+34%

49Bardstown, KYKY14,1616.8%+52%

50Maysville, KYKY8,6887.3%+65%

51Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%+37%

52Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.8%+37%

53Corbin, KYKY7,9117.9%+36%

54Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.9%+93%

55Ashland, KYKY20,9968.1%+35%

56La Grange, KYKY10,6698.6%+187%

57Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.7%+191%

58Frankfort, KYKY28,6579.0%+8%

59Berea, KYKY16,6629.2%−11%

60Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.8%+16%

61Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%+59%

62Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.2%+5%

63Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%+18%

64Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.8%+312%

65Cold Spring, KYKY6,64010.8%+9%

66Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.6%+20%

67Pikeville, KYKY7,27012.4%+37%

68Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+24%

69Union, KYKY7,93712.7%+160%

70Middletown, KYKY9,94413.0%+9%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.4%+12%

72Fort Wright, KYKY6,24013.8%+15%

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14214.1%+23%

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75114.2%+41%

75Lexington, KYKY329,75114.5%–

76Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57515.0%−12%

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.1%+10%

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79715.5%+28%

79Murray, KYKY18,96416.2%+13%

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%+17%

81Edgewood, KYKY8,50316.9%+24%

82Morehead, KYKY6,77621.0%+22%

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38023.8%−4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS