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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 13.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Hillview, KYKY9,0204.4%–

02Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.8%–

03Dayton, KYKY5,9744.8%–

04Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.1%–

05Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.9%–

06Walton, KYKY5,8685.9%–

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%–

08Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3566.8%–

09Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.0%–

10Shively, KYKY15,8957.2%–

11Franklin, KYKY10,7597.4%–

12La Grange, KYKY10,6697.9%–

13Bellevue, KYKY5,8478.0%–

14Newport, KYKY13,9988.0%–

15Monticello, KYKY5,7218.1%–

16Leitchfield, KYKY7,0158.6%–

17Cynthiana, KYKY6,5769.1%–

18Flatwoods, KYKY7,4399.5%–

19Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%–

20Covington, KYKY41,8479.8%–

21Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3299.8%–

22Central City, KYKY5,7939.9%–

23Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.3%–

24Paris, KYKY10,13010.3%–

25Glasgow, KYKY15,30210.5%–

26Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.6%–

27Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58610.6%–

28Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110.7%–

29Russellville, KYKY7,45411.0%–

30Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%–

31Maysville, KYKY8,68811.2%–

32Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.3%–

33Winchester, KYKY19,51411.4%–

34Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.7%–

35Henderson, KYKY27,82211.8%–

36Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.9%–

37Crestwood, KYKY6,58211.9%–

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.4%–

39Corbin, KYKY7,91112.8%–

40Independence, KYKY30,19813.1%–

41Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.2%–

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%–

43Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41113.4%–

44Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.8%–

45London, KYKY7,63714.0%–

46Florence, KYKY34,01814.2%–

47Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.2%–

48Ashland, KYKY20,99614.2%–

49Paducah, KYKY26,73014.6%–

50Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.9%–

51Somerset, KYKY12,69515.0%–

52Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%–

53Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.3%–

54Burlington, KYKY18,00815.6%–

55Danville, KYKY17,73616.1%–

56Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%–

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.3%–

58Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.3%–

59Union, KYKY7,93719.1%–

60Richmond, KYKY40,66319.6%–

61Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44819.9%–

62Pikeville, KYKY7,27020.6%–

63Reidland, KYKY5,27722.4%–

64Frankfort, KYKY28,65722.7%–

65Williamsburg, KYKY5,37122.7%–

66Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.4%–

67Cold Spring, KYKY6,64023.9%–

68Berea, KYKY16,66226.8%–

69Murray, KYKY18,96427.1%–

70Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19327.5%–

71Morehead, KYKY6,77628.7%–

72Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030.0%–

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14230.1%–

74Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75130.3%–

75Middletown, KYKY9,94433.6%–

76Lyndon, KYKY11,30134.8%–

77Edgewood, KYKY8,50335.7%–

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79736.4%–

79St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.5%–

80Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138.0%–

81Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.9%–

82Wilmore, KYKY6,38057.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS