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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 (2023 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 2000

01Dayton, KYKY5,9745.2%+0%

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.4%+0%

03Hillview, KYKY9,0205.8%+0%

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9317.4%+0%

05Shively, KYKY15,8958.2%+0%

06Central City, KYKY5,7939.6%+0%

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6999.9%+0%

08Russellville, KYKY7,4549.9%+0%

09Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%+0%

10Monticello, KYKY5,72110.3%+0%

11Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.3%+0%

12Paris, KYKY10,13010.4%+0%

13Newport, KYKY13,99810.8%+0%

14Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+0%

15Franklin, KYKY10,75910.9%+0%

16Cynthiana, KYKY6,57611.0%+0%

17Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.1%+0%

18Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32911.1%+0%

19Elsmere, KYKY9,52111.2%+0%

20Walton, KYKY5,86811.3%+0%

21Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.3%+0%

22Mount Washington, KYKY18,98911.5%+0%

23Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%+0%

24Bellevue, KYKY5,84712.5%+0%

25Winchester, KYKY19,51412.6%+0%

26Covington, KYKY41,84713.3%+0%

27Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.4%+0%

28Somerset, KYKY12,69513.6%+0%

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,78313.8%+0%

30Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57613.9%+0%

31Henderson, KYKY27,82214.0%+0%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.0%+0%

33Nicholasville, KYKY33,85714.0%+0%

34Glasgow, KYKY15,30214.9%+0%

35London, KYKY7,63715.2%+0%

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.0%+0%

37Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.1%+0%

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16116.5%+0%

39Maysville, KYKY8,68817.4%+0%

40Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.8%+0%

41Erlanger, KYKY20,15817.8%+0%

42Versailles, KYKY10,73417.8%+0%

43Florence, KYKY34,01817.9%+0%

44Corbin, KYKY7,91117.9%+0%

45Reidland, KYKY5,27718.2%+0%

46Ashland, KYKY20,99618.2%+0%

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45318.6%+0%

48Paducah, KYKY26,73018.6%+0%

49Independence, KYKY30,19818.7%+0%

50Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.9%+0%

51Georgetown, KYKY40,88320.1%+0%

52La Grange, KYKY10,66920.9%+0%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44821.4%+0%

54Burlington, KYKY18,00821.9%+0%

55Alexandria, KYKY10,99421.9%+0%

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.9%+0%

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34122.6%+0%

58Danville, KYKY17,73622.7%+0%

59Berea, KYKY16,66223.4%+0%

60Crestwood, KYKY6,58224.2%+0%

61Frankfort, KYKY28,65724.9%+0%

62Richmond, KYKY40,66325.7%+0%

63Williamsburg, KYKY5,37125.9%+0%

64Pikeville, KYKY7,27026.2%+0%

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50526.9%+0%

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,64028.5%+0%

67Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14429.3%+0%

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19332.6%+0%

69Murray, KYKY18,96434.1%+0%

70Lexington, KYKY329,75135.6%+0%

71Morehead, KYKY6,77636.2%+0%

72Middletown, KYKY9,94436.8%+0%

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14237.0%+0%

74Lyndon, KYKY11,30137.1%+0%

75Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75137.6%+0%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.9%+0%

77Fort Wright, KYKY6,24038.1%+0%

78Edgewood, KYKY8,50342.3%+0%

79Union, KYKY7,93743.1%+0%

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,86843.9%+0%

81Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.4%+0%

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,79744.4%+0%

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38051.6%+0%

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