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Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 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, KYKY7,8300.4%−86%

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%+78%

03Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.1%−28%

04Hillview, KYKY9,0202.5%+69%

05Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.6%−11%

06Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.5%−38%

07Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%−41%

08Central City, KYKY5,7933.8%−33%

09Fort Knox, KYKY8,8363.9%−30%

10Dayton, KYKY5,9744.0%+169%

11Russellville, KYKY7,4544.0%−12%

12Paris, KYKY10,1304.0%+14%

13Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.1%+7%

14Walton, KYKY5,8684.2%+28%

15Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.2%−2%

16Monticello, KYKY5,7214.5%−7%

17Shively, KYKY15,8954.6%+91%

18Franklin, KYKY10,7595.1%−12%

19Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+1%

20Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.2%−20%

21Covington, KYKY41,8475.4%+27%

22Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+21%

23Winchester, KYKY19,5145.5%+10%

24La Grange, KYKY10,6695.6%−35%

25London, KYKY7,6375.6%−6%

26Corbin, KYKY7,9115.7%−27%

27Maysville, KYKY8,6885.7%−22%

28Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.8%+6%

29Bardstown, KYKY14,1615.9%−14%

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.0%−5%

31Nicholasville, KYKY33,8576.0%+10%

32Mount Washington, KYKY18,9896.1%+57%

33Florence, KYKY34,0186.4%+15%

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.5%−5%

35Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.5%+2%

36Independence, KYKY30,1986.8%+50%

37Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.0%+7%

38Henderson, KYKY27,8227.1%+32%

39Bellevue, KYKY5,8477.2%+123%

40Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%−0%

41Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.6%+27%

42Burlington, KYKY18,0087.6%+46%

43Newport, KYKY13,9987.8%+105%

44Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.0%+52%

45Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.2%+25%

46Ashland, KYKY20,9968.4%+3%

47Somerset, KYKY12,6958.5%+32%

48Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.6%−5%

49Erlanger, KYKY20,1588.6%+73%

50Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.7%+38%

51Flatwoods, KYKY7,4398.7%+112%

52Hebron, KYKY6,4078.9%–

53Versailles, KYKY10,7349.0%+38%

54Georgetown, KYKY40,8839.2%+19%

55Reidland, KYKY5,2779.2%+87%

56Louisville, KYKY641,96210.1%–

57Berea, KYKY16,66210.1%+10%

58Alexandria, KYKY10,99410.2%+17%

59Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.4%+2%

60Highland Heights, KYKY6,34110.5%+66%

61Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+62%

62Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.3%+16%

63Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14411.8%+10%

64Oakbrook, KYKY10,21111.8%−7%

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.9%+3%

66Richmond, KYKY40,66312.0%+18%

67Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.3%−8%

68Danville, KYKY17,73612.3%+23%

69Crestwood, KYKY6,58213.8%+75%

70Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.9%−8%

71Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57514.3%−5%

72Cold Spring, KYKY6,64014.8%+38%

73Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75115.0%+6%

74Fort Wright, KYKY6,24015.1%+9%

75St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%−0%

76Lexington, KYKY329,75116.4%+13%

77Francisville, KYKY10,56516.5%–

78Union, KYKY7,93716.7%+31%

79Edgewood, KYKY8,50317.2%+2%

80Middletown, KYKY9,94417.8%+37%

81Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14217.9%+27%

82Murray, KYKY18,96418.2%+12%

83Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.7%+21%

84Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.1%+54%

85Morehead, KYKY6,77624.0%+14%

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38028.3%+19%

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