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Least educated, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%−41%

02Oak Grove, KYKY7,83011.0%+6%

03Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.7%+18%

04Leitchfield, KYKY7,01512.4%+21%

05Monticello, KYKY5,72113.3%+29%

06Shively, KYKY15,89513.9%+70%

07Russellville, KYKY7,45414.1%+43%

08Cynthiana, KYKY6,57615.4%+40%

09Franklin, KYKY10,75915.5%+42%

10Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.8%+40%

11Princeton, KYKY6,16816.7%+54%

12Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.8%+129%

13Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35616.9%+214%

14London, KYKY7,63718.0%+18%

15Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.3%+36%

16Hillview, KYKY9,02018.6%+222%

17Middlesborough, KYKY8,77618.9%+70%

18Mayfield, KYKY9,85119.3%+20%

19Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+39%

20Maysville, KYKY8,68819.9%+14%

21Somerset, KYKY12,69519.9%+46%

22Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57621.0%+50%

23Williamsburg, KYKY5,37121.2%−18%

24Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32921.8%+96%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,30222.4%+51%

26Winchester, KYKY19,51422.4%+78%

27Dayton, KYKY5,97422.9%+343%

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.3%+46%

29Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.6%+18%

30Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.6%+69%

31Elsmere, KYKY9,52124.3%+116%

32Campbellsville, KYKY11,78324.7%+79%

33Ashland, KYKY20,99624.8%+36%

34Paris, KYKY10,13025.0%+140%

35Corbin, KYKY7,91125.5%+42%

36Owensboro, KYKY60,89226.1%+47%

37Mount Washington, KYKY18,98926.1%+127%

38Vine Grove, KYKY7,01826.2%+115%

39Florence, KYKY34,01826.4%+48%

40Danville, KYKY17,73626.5%+17%

41Bardstown, KYKY14,16126.7%+62%

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.7%+44%

43Nicholasville, KYKY33,85726.9%+92%

44Berea, KYKY16,66227.2%+17%

45Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44828.3%+32%

46Frankfort, KYKY28,65728.4%+14%

47Paducah, KYKY26,73028.8%+55%

48Morehead, KYKY6,77629.9%−17%

49Hebron, KYKY6,40730.0%–

50Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.2%+16%

51Burlington, KYKY18,00831.8%+45%

52Reidland, KYKY5,27731.9%+75%

53Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.1%+80%

54Covington, KYKY41,84732.2%+142%

55Walton, KYKY5,86832.6%+189%

56Louisville, KYKY641,96233.8%–

57Georgetown, KYKY40,88334.1%+70%

58Richmond, KYKY40,66334.9%+36%

59Alexandria, KYKY10,99435.3%+61%

60Oakbrook, KYKY10,21135.6%−6%

61Murray, KYKY18,96436.1%+6%

62Newport, KYKY13,99836.3%+237%

63Independence, KYKY30,19836.4%+94%

64Versailles, KYKY10,73436.7%+106%

65Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14438.3%+31%

66La Grange, KYKY10,66938.4%+84%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19339.8%+22%

68Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.4%+54%

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,34140.7%+80%

70Cold Spring, KYKY6,64042.6%+50%

71Bellevue, KYKY5,84743.5%+247%

72Lyndon, KYKY11,30143.8%+18%

73Fort Wright, KYKY6,24045.3%+19%

74Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+94%

75Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.5%+26%

76Lexington, KYKY329,75148.3%+35%

77Fort Knox, KYKY8,83648.3%+120%

78Wilmore, KYKY6,38049.6%−4%

79Villa Hills, KYKY7,79751.4%+16%

80Middletown, KYKY9,94453.2%+45%

81Edgewood, KYKY8,50354.9%+30%

82Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%+50%

83Francisville, KYKY10,56556.4%–

84St. Matthews, KYKY17,86858.7%+34%

85Union, KYKY7,93758.9%+37%

86Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57560.1%+36%

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