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Least educated, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 27.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Williamsburg, KY, up 28 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲6Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%−3.9 pts

02▲3Oak Grove, KYKY7,83011.0%+0.7 pts

03▲6Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.7%+1.8 pts

04▼1Leitchfield, KYKY7,01512.4%+2.1 pts

05▲6Monticello, KYKY5,72113.3%+3.0 pts

06▲4Shively, KYKY15,89513.9%+5.7 pts

07▲6Russellville, KYKY7,45414.1%+4.2 pts

08▼2Cynthiana, KYKY6,57615.4%+4.4 pts

09▼5Franklin, KYKY10,75915.5%+4.6 pts

10▲4Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.8%+4.5 pts

11▲21Princeton, KYKY6,16816.7%+5.8 pts

12▲8Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.8%+9.5 pts

13▲20Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35616.9%+11.5 pts

14▼6London, KYKY7,63718.0%+2.8 pts

15Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.3%+4.9 pts

16▼15Hillview, KYKY9,02018.6%+12.8 pts

17▼15Middlesborough, KYKY8,77618.9%+7.7 pts

18▲3Mayfield, KYKY9,85119.3%+3.2 pts

19▼2Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+5.4 pts

20▲6Maysville, KYKY8,68819.9%+2.5 pts

21▼9Somerset, KYKY12,69519.9%+6.3 pts

22▼4Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57621.0%+7.0 pts

23▲28Williamsburg, KYKY5,37121.2%−4.7 pts

24▼2Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32921.8%+10.7 pts

25▲2Glasgow, KYKY15,30222.4%+7.5 pts

26▼7Winchester, KYKY19,51422.4%+9.8 pts

27▲12Dayton, KYKY5,97422.9%+17.8 pts

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.3%+7.3 pts

29▼13Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.6%+3.6 pts

30▲1Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.6%+9.6 pts

31▼7Elsmere, KYKY9,52124.3%+13.0 pts

32▲18Campbellsville, KYKY11,78324.7%+10.9 pts

33▲9Ashland, KYKY20,99624.8%+6.6 pts

34▲1Paris, KYKY10,13025.0%+14.6 pts

35▲5Corbin, KYKY7,91125.5%+7.5 pts

36▲1Owensboro, KYKY60,89226.1%+8.3 pts

37▼12Mount Washington, KYKY18,98926.1%+14.6 pts

38▼4Vine Grove, KYKY7,01826.2%+14.0 pts

39▼1Florence, KYKY34,01826.4%+8.6 pts

40▼4Danville, KYKY17,73626.5%+3.8 pts

41▼12Bardstown, KYKY14,16126.7%+10.2 pts

42▲6Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.7%+8.2 pts

43▼13Nicholasville, KYKY33,85726.9%+12.9 pts

44▲3Berea, KYKY16,66227.2%+3.9 pts

45▲1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44828.3%+6.9 pts

46▲8Frankfort, KYKY28,65728.4%+3.5 pts

47▼3Paducah, KYKY26,73028.8%+10.2 pts

48▼5Morehead, KYKY6,77629.9%−6.3 pts

49▼8Hebron, KYKY6,40730.0%–

50▲10Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.2%+4.3 pts

51▲4Burlington, KYKY18,00831.8%+9.9 pts

52▼7Reidland, KYKY5,27731.9%+13.7 pts

53▲9Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.1%+14.3 pts

54▼5Covington, KYKY41,84732.2%+18.9 pts

55▼32Walton, KYKY5,86832.6%+21.3 pts

56Louisville, KYKY641,96233.8%–

57▼5Georgetown, KYKY40,88334.1%+14.0 pts

58▲3Richmond, KYKY40,66334.9%+9.2 pts

59Alexandria, KYKY10,99435.3%+13.4 pts

60▲4Oakbrook, KYKY10,21135.6%−2.3 pts

61▲7Murray, KYKY18,96436.1%+2.0 pts

62▲1Newport, KYKY13,99836.3%+25.5 pts

63▼5Independence, KYKY30,19836.4%+17.7 pts

64▼11Versailles, KYKY10,73436.7%+18.9 pts

65Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14438.3%+9.0 pts

66▼9La Grange, KYKY10,66938.4%+17.5 pts

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19339.8%+7.2 pts

68▲2Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.4%+14.1 pts

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,34140.7%+18.2 pts

70▲3Cold Spring, KYKY6,64042.6%+14.1 pts

71▲1Bellevue, KYKY5,84743.5%+31.0 pts

72▼1Lyndon, KYKY11,30143.8%+6.7 pts

73▲7Fort Wright, KYKY6,24045.3%+7.2 pts

74▲8Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+22.9 pts

75▲2Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.5%+9.9 pts

76▼2Lexington, KYKY329,75148.3%+12.6 pts

77▼11Fort Knox, KYKY8,83648.3%+26.4 pts

78▼3Wilmore, KYKY6,38049.6%−2.0 pts

79▼1Villa Hills, KYKY7,79751.4%+7.0 pts

80▼4Middletown, KYKY9,94453.2%+16.4 pts

81▲3Edgewood, KYKY8,50354.9%+12.6 pts

82▲3Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%+18.4 pts

83▼2Francisville, KYKY10,56556.4%–

84▲2St. Matthews, KYKY17,86858.7%+14.7 pts

85▼2Union, KYKY7,93758.9%+15.8 pts

86▼7Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57560.1%+15.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES