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Least educated, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Dayton, KYKY5,9745.2%+8%

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.4%−20%

03Hillview, KYKY9,0205.8%+32%

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9317.4%−31%

05Shively, KYKY15,8958.2%+14%

06Central City, KYKY5,7939.6%−3%

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6999.9%+57%

08Russellville, KYKY7,4549.9%−10%

09Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%+20%

10Monticello, KYKY5,72110.3%+26%

11Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.3%+102%

12Paris, KYKY10,13010.4%+1%

13Newport, KYKY13,99810.8%+35%

14Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+14%

15Franklin, KYKY10,75910.9%+47%

16Cynthiana, KYKY6,57611.0%+22%

17Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.1%−2%

18Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32911.1%+13%

19Elsmere, KYKY9,52111.2%+91%

20Walton, KYKY5,86811.3%+90%

21Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.3%+18%

22Mount Washington, KYKY18,98911.5%+141%

23Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%+9%

24Bellevue, KYKY5,84712.5%+57%

25Winchester, KYKY19,51412.6%+11%

26Covington, KYKY41,84713.3%+36%

27Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.4%+2%

28Somerset, KYKY12,69513.6%−9%

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,78313.8%+17%

30Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57613.9%+98%

31Henderson, KYKY27,82214.0%+18%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.0%−6%

33Nicholasville, KYKY33,85714.0%+36%

34Glasgow, KYKY15,30214.9%+42%

35London, KYKY7,63715.2%+9%

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.0%+19%

37Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.1%+35%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16116.5%+33%

39Maysville, KYKY8,68817.4%+56%

40Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.8%+16%

41Erlanger, KYKY20,15817.8%+10%

42Versailles, KYKY10,73417.8%+17%

43Florence, KYKY34,01817.9%+26%

44Corbin, KYKY7,91117.9%+40%

45Reidland, KYKY5,27718.2%−19%

46Ashland, KYKY20,99618.2%+28%

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45318.6%+39%

48Paducah, KYKY26,73018.6%+28%

49Independence, KYKY30,19818.7%+43%

50Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.9%+87%

51Georgetown, KYKY40,88320.1%+41%

52La Grange, KYKY10,66920.9%+165%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44821.4%+8%

54Burlington, KYKY18,00821.9%+40%

55Alexandria, KYKY10,99421.9%+58%

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.9%+27%

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34122.6%+31%

58Danville, KYKY17,73622.7%+41%

59Berea, KYKY16,66223.4%−13%

60Crestwood, KYKY6,58224.2%+103%

61Frankfort, KYKY28,65724.9%+10%

62Richmond, KYKY40,66325.7%+31%

63Williamsburg, KYKY5,37125.9%+14%

64Pikeville, KYKY7,27026.2%+27%

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50526.9%+15%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,64028.5%+19%

67Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14429.3%+177%

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19332.6%+19%

69Murray, KYKY18,96434.1%+26%

70Lexington, KYKY329,75135.6%–

71Morehead, KYKY6,77636.2%+26%

72Middletown, KYKY9,94436.8%+10%

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14237.0%+23%

74Lyndon, KYKY11,30137.1%+7%

75Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75137.6%+24%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.9%−0%

77Fort Wright, KYKY6,24038.1%+27%

78Edgewood, KYKY8,50342.3%+19%

79Union, KYKY7,93743.1%+126%

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,86843.9%+20%

81Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.4%−1%

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,79744.4%+22%

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38051.6%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS