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Fewest graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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

01Hillview, KYKY9,0201.8%+0.3 pts

02Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.1%−0.4 pts

03Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.1%+0.1 pts

04Franklin, KYKY10,7593.6%−2.2 pts

05Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%−2.1 pts

06Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9%−1.6 pts

07Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3563.9%+3.0 pts

08Shively, KYKY15,8954.2%+1.8 pts

09Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.8%+0.3 pts

10Monticello, KYKY5,7215.1%+0.2 pts

11Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+2.3 pts

12London, KYKY7,6375.4%−0.5 pts

13Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+0.0 pts

14Winchester, KYKY19,5145.8%+0.8 pts

15Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%−0.3 pts

16Radcliff, KYKY22,5766.2%+1.1 pts

17Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%+1.9 pts

18Hebron, KYKY6,4076.5%–

19Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.7%+0.2 pts

20Central City, KYKY5,7937.0%+1.3 pts

21Henderson, KYKY27,8227.0%+1.7 pts

22Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.3%+3.4 pts

23Princeton, KYKY6,1687.6%+0.9 pts

24Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.7%+3.9 pts

25Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.7%+3.4 pts

26Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.7%+1.4 pts

27Vine Grove, KYKY7,0187.7%+1.7 pts

28Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.8%+3.7 pts

29Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.9%+1.9 pts

30Bardstown, KYKY14,1618.0%+1.1 pts

31Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.5%−0.2 pts

32Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.7%+2.3 pts

33Independence, KYKY30,1988.7%+4.2 pts

34Walton, KYKY5,8688.9%+5.6 pts

35Florence, KYKY34,0189.1%+3.5 pts

36Dayton, KYKY5,9749.1%+7.6 pts

37Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.3%+2.9 pts

38Owensboro, KYKY60,8929.4%+2.8 pts

39Burlington, KYKY18,0089.9%+4.6 pts

40Covington, KYKY41,84710.0%+5.7 pts

41Paducah, KYKY26,73010.2%+2.6 pts

42La Grange, KYKY10,66910.2%+1.6 pts

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,57610.3%+5.0 pts

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,78310.5%+3.7 pts

45Maysville, KYKY8,68810.5%+3.2 pts

46Versailles, KYKY10,73410.5%+4.0 pts

47Reidland, KYKY5,27710.7%+5.8 pts

48Corbin, KYKY7,91110.7%+2.9 pts

49Georgetown, KYKY40,88311.1%+3.4 pts

50Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.2%+1.5 pts

51Berea, KYKY16,66211.3%+2.2 pts

52Paris, KYKY10,13011.6%+8.0 pts

53Frankfort, KYKY28,65711.8%+2.8 pts

54Louisville, KYKY641,96212.0%–

55Shelbyville, KYKY18,45312.0%+5.8 pts

56Erlanger, KYKY20,15812.0%+7.1 pts

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34112.1%+5.8 pts

58Newport, KYKY13,99812.2%+8.4 pts

59Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.5%−0.2 pts

60Richmond, KYKY40,66312.5%+2.3 pts

61Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.8%−2.3 pts

62Ashland, KYKY20,99613.0%+4.9 pts

63Danville, KYKY17,73613.2%+3.2 pts

64Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.3%+1.8 pts

65Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.5%+10.3 pts

66Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.8%+3.0 pts

67Morehead, KYKY6,77614.4%−6.6 pts

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.5%+4.3 pts

69Lyndon, KYKY11,30115.1%+1.7 pts

70Middletown, KYKY9,94415.1%+2.1 pts

71Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57516.1%+1.1 pts

72Fort Knox, KYKY8,83616.3%+10.7 pts

73Cold Spring, KYKY6,64016.6%+5.8 pts

74Murray, KYKY18,96417.0%+0.8 pts

75Union, KYKY7,93717.4%+4.6 pts

76Francisville, KYKY10,56518.4%–

77Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14219.4%+5.3 pts

78Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.5%+7.1 pts

79Lexington, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts

80Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.7%+5.8 pts

81Edgewood, KYKY8,50319.7%+2.8 pts

82Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+6.3 pts

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38022.0%−1.8 pts

84Villa Hills, KYKY7,79723.4%+7.9 pts

85St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.8%+7.6 pts

86Crestwood, KYKY6,58224.7%+16.8 pts

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