RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Least educated, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 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

01Hillview, KYKY9,0204.4%−24%

02Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.8%−58%

03Dayton, KYKY5,9744.8%−8%

04Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.1%−50%

05Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.9%−48%

06Walton, KYKY5,8685.9%−47%

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%−36%

08Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3566.8%+25%

09Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.0%−50%

10Shively, KYKY15,8957.2%−12%

11Franklin, KYKY10,7597.4%−32%

12La Grange, KYKY10,6697.9%−62%

13Bellevue, KYKY5,8478.0%−36%

14Newport, KYKY13,9988.0%−26%

15Monticello, KYKY5,7218.1%−21%

16Leitchfield, KYKY7,0158.6%−16%

17Cynthiana, KYKY6,5769.1%−18%

18Flatwoods, KYKY7,4399.5%−15%

19Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%−12%

20Covington, KYKY41,8479.8%−27%

21Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3299.8%−12%

22Central City, KYKY5,7939.9%+3%

23Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.3%−27%

24Paris, KYKY10,13010.3%−1%

25Glasgow, KYKY15,30210.5%−30%

26Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.6%−64%

27Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58610.6%−47%

28Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110.7%+45%

29Russellville, KYKY7,45411.0%+11%

30Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%−9%

31Maysville, KYKY8,68811.2%−36%

32Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.3%+2%

33Winchester, KYKY19,51411.4%−10%

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.7%−15%

35Henderson, KYKY27,82211.8%−16%

36Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.9%−26%

37Crestwood, KYKY6,58211.9%−51%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.4%−25%

39Corbin, KYKY7,91112.8%−29%

40Independence, KYKY30,19813.1%−30%

41Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.2%−2%

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%−28%

43Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41113.4%−16%

44Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.8%−37%

45London, KYKY7,63714.0%−8%

46Florence, KYKY34,01814.2%−21%

47Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.2%−29%

48Ashland, KYKY20,99614.2%−22%

49Paducah, KYKY26,73014.6%−22%

50Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.9%+6%

51Somerset, KYKY12,69515.0%+10%

52Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%−14%

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.3%−14%

54Burlington, KYKY18,00815.6%−29%

55Danville, KYKY17,73616.1%−29%

56Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%−9%

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.3%−24%

58Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.3%−21%

59Union, KYKY7,93719.1%−56%

60Richmond, KYKY40,66319.6%−24%

61Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44819.9%−7%

62Pikeville, KYKY7,27020.6%−21%

63Reidland, KYKY5,27722.4%+23%

64Frankfort, KYKY28,65722.7%−9%

65Williamsburg, KYKY5,37122.7%−12%

66Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.4%−13%

67Cold Spring, KYKY6,64023.9%−16%

68Berea, KYKY16,66226.8%+15%

69Murray, KYKY18,96427.1%−20%

70Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19327.5%−16%

71Morehead, KYKY6,77628.7%−21%

72Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030.0%−21%

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14230.1%−19%

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75130.3%−19%

75Middletown, KYKY9,94433.6%−9%

76Lyndon, KYKY11,30134.8%−6%

77Edgewood, KYKY8,50335.7%−16%

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79736.4%−18%

79St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.5%−17%

80Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138.0%+0%

81Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.9%+1%

82Wilmore, KYKY6,38057.8%+12%

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