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%−0.7 pts

02Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%−0.5 pts

03Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5%−0.3 pts

04Shively, KYKY15,8952.4%+0.2 pts

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.5%+1.9 pts

06Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.0%−2.3 pts

07Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.0%+1.4 pts

08Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.2%+0.4 pts

09Walton, KYKY5,8683.3%+0.8 pts

10Paris, KYKY10,1303.5%−0.8 pts

11Newport, KYKY13,9983.8%+1.6 pts

12Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.8%+1.9 pts

13Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.9%+2.1 pts

14Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394.1%+1.2 pts

15Covington, KYKY41,8474.2%+1.0 pts

16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.3%+2.0 pts

17Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.5%+1.1 pts

18Independence, KYKY30,1984.5%+0.2 pts

19Russellville, KYKY7,4544.5%+0.9 pts

20Monticello, KYKY5,7214.8%+0.9 pts

21Reidland, KYKY5,2774.9%−6.3 pts

22Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.0%+1.1 pts

23Winchester, KYKY19,5145.0%+2.0 pts

24Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+0.5 pts

25Burlington, KYKY18,0085.2%−0.3 pts

26Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%+2.6 pts

27Henderson, KYKY27,8225.3%+0.1 pts

28Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%+1.2 pts

29Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+1.9 pts

30Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365.6%+1.5 pts

31Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%−0.1 pts

32Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%+0.7 pts

33Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.7%+1.3 pts

34Franklin, KYKY10,7595.8%+1.5 pts

35London, KYKY7,6376.0%+0.3 pts

36Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.0%+0.8 pts

37Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.0%+2.1 pts

38Shelbyville, KYKY18,4536.3%+1.1 pts

39Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%−0.4 pts

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.3%+0.8 pts

41Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%+0.1 pts

42Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.5%+2.7 pts

43Somerset, KYKY12,6956.5%+0.2 pts

44Versailles, KYKY10,7346.5%+1.3 pts

45Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.5%+0.6 pts

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.6%+0.5 pts

47Princeton, KYKY6,1686.7%+1.6 pts

48Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.8%+1.7 pts

49Bardstown, KYKY14,1616.8%+2.3 pts

50Maysville, KYKY8,6887.3%+2.9 pts

51Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%+2.0 pts

52Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.8%+2.1 pts

53Corbin, KYKY7,9117.9%+2.1 pts

54Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.9%+3.8 pts

55Ashland, KYKY20,9968.1%+2.1 pts

56La Grange, KYKY10,6698.6%+5.6 pts

57Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.7%+5.7 pts

58Frankfort, KYKY28,6579.0%+0.6 pts

59Berea, KYKY16,6629.2%−1.1 pts

60Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.8%+1.3 pts

61Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%+3.7 pts

62Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.2%+0.5 pts

63Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%+1.6 pts

64Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.8%+8.2 pts

65Cold Spring, KYKY6,64010.8%+0.9 pts

66Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.6%+1.9 pts

67Pikeville, KYKY7,27012.4%+3.3 pts

68Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+2.4 pts

69Union, KYKY7,93712.7%+7.8 pts

70Middletown, KYKY9,94413.0%+1.1 pts

71Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.4%+1.4 pts

72Fort Wright, KYKY6,24013.8%+1.8 pts

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14214.1%+2.7 pts

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75114.2%+4.1 pts

75Lexington, KYKY329,75114.5%–

76Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57515.0%−2.1 pts

77Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.1%+1.4 pts

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79715.5%+3.4 pts

79Murray, KYKY18,96416.2%+1.8 pts

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%+2.3 pts

81Edgewood, KYKY8,50316.9%+3.3 pts

82Morehead, KYKY6,77621.0%+3.8 pts

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38023.8%−0.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS