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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%+0.4 pts

02Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.4%−1.4 pts

03Hillview, KYKY9,0205.8%+1.4 pts

04Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9317.4%−3.3 pts

05Shively, KYKY15,8958.2%+1.0 pts

06Central City, KYKY5,7939.6%−0.3 pts

07Lebanon, KYKY6,6999.9%+3.6 pts

08Russellville, KYKY7,4549.9%−1.1 pts

09Leitchfield, KYKY7,01510.2%+1.7 pts

10Monticello, KYKY5,72110.3%+2.1 pts

11Oak Grove, KYKY7,83010.3%+5.2 pts

12Paris, KYKY10,13010.4%+0.1 pts

13Newport, KYKY13,99810.8%+2.8 pts

14Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+1.3 pts

15Franklin, KYKY10,75910.9%+3.5 pts

16Cynthiana, KYKY6,57611.0%+2.0 pts

17Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.1%−0.2 pts

18Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32911.1%+1.3 pts

19Elsmere, KYKY9,52111.2%+5.3 pts

20Walton, KYKY5,86811.3%+5.3 pts

21Flatwoods, KYKY7,43911.3%+1.7 pts

22Mount Washington, KYKY18,98911.5%+6.7 pts

23Vine Grove, KYKY7,01812.2%+1.1 pts

24Bellevue, KYKY5,84712.5%+4.6 pts

25Winchester, KYKY19,51412.6%+1.3 pts

26Covington, KYKY41,84713.3%+3.5 pts

27Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.4%+0.2 pts

28Somerset, KYKY12,69513.6%−1.4 pts

29Campbellsville, KYKY11,78313.8%+2.0 pts

30Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57613.9%+6.9 pts

31Henderson, KYKY27,82214.0%+2.2 pts

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.0%−0.9 pts

33Nicholasville, KYKY33,85714.0%+3.7 pts

34Glasgow, KYKY15,30214.9%+4.4 pts

35London, KYKY7,63715.2%+1.2 pts

36Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41116.0%+2.6 pts

37Mayfield, KYKY9,85116.1%+4.2 pts

38Bardstown, KYKY14,16116.5%+4.1 pts

39Maysville, KYKY8,68817.4%+6.2 pts

40Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.8%+2.5 pts

41Erlanger, KYKY20,15817.8%+1.6 pts

42Versailles, KYKY10,73417.8%+2.5 pts

43Florence, KYKY34,01817.9%+3.7 pts

44Corbin, KYKY7,91117.9%+5.2 pts

45Reidland, KYKY5,27718.2%−4.2 pts

46Ashland, KYKY20,99618.2%+4.0 pts

47Shelbyville, KYKY18,45318.6%+5.2 pts

48Paducah, KYKY26,73018.6%+4.0 pts

49Independence, KYKY30,19818.7%+5.6 pts

50Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58619.9%+9.3 pts

51Georgetown, KYKY40,88320.1%+5.9 pts

52La Grange, KYKY10,66920.9%+13.0 pts

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44821.4%+1.5 pts

54Burlington, KYKY18,00821.9%+6.2 pts

55Alexandria, KYKY10,99421.9%+8.0 pts

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.9%+4.6 pts

57Highland Heights, KYKY6,34122.6%+5.3 pts

58Danville, KYKY17,73622.7%+6.6 pts

59Berea, KYKY16,66223.4%−3.4 pts

60Crestwood, KYKY6,58224.2%+12.3 pts

61Frankfort, KYKY28,65724.9%+2.2 pts

62Richmond, KYKY40,66325.7%+6.1 pts

63Williamsburg, KYKY5,37125.9%+3.2 pts

64Pikeville, KYKY7,27026.2%+5.6 pts

65Bowling Green, KYKY78,50526.9%+3.5 pts

66Cold Spring, KYKY6,64028.5%+4.6 pts

67Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14429.3%+18.7 pts

68Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19332.6%+5.1 pts

69Murray, KYKY18,96434.1%+7.0 pts

70Lexington, KYKY329,75135.6%–

71Morehead, KYKY6,77636.2%+7.6 pts

72Middletown, KYKY9,94436.8%+3.3 pts

73Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14237.0%+6.9 pts

74Lyndon, KYKY11,30137.1%+2.3 pts

75Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75137.6%+7.3 pts

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21137.9%−0.1 pts

77Fort Wright, KYKY6,24038.1%+8.1 pts

78Edgewood, KYKY8,50342.3%+6.6 pts

79Union, KYKY7,93743.1%+24.0 pts

80St. Matthews, KYKY17,86843.9%+7.4 pts

81Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.4%−0.6 pts

82Villa Hills, KYKY7,79744.4%+8.0 pts

83Wilmore, KYKY6,38051.6%−6.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS