RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 8.0%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.4%−2.1 pts

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%+0.7 pts

03Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.1%−0.8 pts

04Hillview, KYKY9,0202.5%+1.0 pts

05Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.6%−0.3 pts

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.5%−2.2 pts

07Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%−2.5 pts

08Central City, KYKY5,7933.8%−1.9 pts

09Fort Knox, KYKY8,8363.9%−1.7 pts

10Dayton, KYKY5,9744.0%+2.5 pts

11Russellville, KYKY7,4544.0%−0.6 pts

12Paris, KYKY10,1304.0%+0.5 pts

13Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.1%+0.3 pts

14Walton, KYKY5,8684.2%+0.9 pts

15Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.2%−0.1 pts

16Monticello, KYKY5,7214.5%−0.3 pts

17Shively, KYKY15,8954.6%+2.2 pts

18Franklin, KYKY10,7595.1%−0.7 pts

19Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%0.0 pts

20Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.2%−1.3 pts

21Covington, KYKY41,8475.4%+1.2 pts

22Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+1.0 pts

23Winchester, KYKY19,5145.5%+0.5 pts

24La Grange, KYKY10,6695.6%−3.0 pts

25London, KYKY7,6375.6%−0.3 pts

26Corbin, KYKY7,9115.7%−2.1 pts

27Maysville, KYKY8,6885.7%−1.6 pts

28Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.8%+0.3 pts

29Bardstown, KYKY14,1615.9%−0.9 pts

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.0%−0.3 pts

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,8576.0%+0.5 pts

32Mount Washington, KYKY18,9896.1%+2.2 pts

33Florence, KYKY34,0186.4%+0.8 pts

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.5%−0.3 pts

35Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.5%+0.1 pts

36Independence, KYKY30,1986.8%+2.3 pts

37Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.0%+0.5 pts

38Henderson, KYKY27,8227.1%+1.7 pts

39Bellevue, KYKY5,8477.2%+4.0 pts

40Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%0.0 pts

41Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.6%+1.6 pts

42Burlington, KYKY18,0087.6%+2.4 pts

43Newport, KYKY13,9987.8%+4.0 pts

44Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.0%+2.7 pts

45Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.2%+1.6 pts

46Ashland, KYKY20,9968.4%+0.2 pts

47Somerset, KYKY12,6958.5%+2.1 pts

48Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.6%−0.4 pts

49Erlanger, KYKY20,1588.6%+3.6 pts

50Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.7%+2.4 pts

51Flatwoods, KYKY7,4398.7%+4.6 pts

52Hebron, KYKY6,4078.9%–

53Versailles, KYKY10,7349.0%+2.5 pts

54Georgetown, KYKY40,8839.2%+1.4 pts

55Reidland, KYKY5,2779.2%+4.3 pts

56Louisville, KYKY641,96210.1%–

57Berea, KYKY16,66210.1%+0.9 pts

58Alexandria, KYKY10,99410.2%+1.5 pts

59Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.4%+0.2 pts

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,34110.5%+4.2 pts

61Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+4.2 pts

62Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.3%+1.5 pts

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14411.8%+1.1 pts

64Oakbrook, KYKY10,21111.8%−0.8 pts

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.9%+0.3 pts

66Richmond, KYKY40,66312.0%+1.8 pts

67Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.3%−1.1 pts

68Danville, KYKY17,73612.3%+2.3 pts

69Crestwood, KYKY6,58213.8%+5.9 pts

70Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.9%−1.2 pts

71Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57514.3%−0.7 pts

72Cold Spring, KYKY6,64014.8%+4.1 pts

73Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75115.0%+0.9 pts

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24015.1%+1.3 pts

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%0.0 pts

76Lexington, KYKY329,75116.4%+1.9 pts

77Francisville, KYKY10,56516.5%–

78Union, KYKY7,93716.7%+3.9 pts

79Edgewood, KYKY8,50317.2%+0.3 pts

80Middletown, KYKY9,94417.8%+4.8 pts

81Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14217.9%+3.9 pts

82Murray, KYKY18,96418.2%+2.0 pts

83Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.7%+3.2 pts

84Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.1%+6.7 pts

85Morehead, KYKY6,77624.0%+3.0 pts

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38028.3%+4.5 pts

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