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Least educated, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 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

01Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3565.6%+4%

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,0157.9%−23%

03Hillview, KYKY9,0208.4%+46%

04Monticello, KYKY5,7218.7%−15%

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,8309.7%−6%

06Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9319.9%+35%

07Russellville, KYKY7,45410.1%+2%

08Dayton, KYKY5,97410.6%+105%

09Central City, KYKY5,79310.9%+14%

10Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.2%+14%

11Shively, KYKY15,89511.5%+40%

12Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.5%−6%

13Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.9%+7%

14Elsmere, KYKY9,52112.0%+7%

15London, KYKY7,63713.0%−14%

16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57613.2%−5%

17Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.5%+17%

18Paris, KYKY10,13013.8%+32%

19Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.9%+25%

20Franklin, KYKY10,75913.9%+27%

21Winchester, KYKY19,51414.0%+11%

22Maysville, KYKY8,68814.3%−18%

23Campbellsville, KYKY11,78314.6%+6%

24Bardstown, KYKY14,16114.7%−11%

25Princeton, KYKY6,16814.9%+37%

26Radcliff, KYKY22,57614.9%+11%

27Corbin, KYKY7,91115.0%−16%

28Mayfield, KYKY9,85115.0%−7%

29Somerset, KYKY12,69515.1%+11%

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41115.9%−0%

31Henderson, KYKY27,82216.6%+18%

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.6%+19%

33Cynthiana, KYKY6,57617.2%+56%

34Covington, KYKY41,84717.3%+30%

35Walton, KYKY5,86817.4%+55%

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43917.4%+55%

37Ashland, KYKY20,99617.5%−4%

38Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.5%−1%

39Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.9%+28%

40Paducah, KYKY26,73018.6%−0%

41Glasgow, KYKY15,30218.7%+25%

42Florence, KYKY34,01819.6%+10%

43La Grange, KYKY10,66920.2%−3%

44Versailles, KYKY10,73420.8%+17%

45Bellevue, KYKY5,84721.0%+67%

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58621.0%+5%

47Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.0%−4%

48Newport, KYKY13,99821.5%+99%

49Georgetown, KYKY40,88323.0%+15%

50Alexandria, KYKY10,99423.2%+6%

51Shelbyville, KYKY18,45323.3%+25%

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,37123.4%−9%

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44823.9%+12%

54Louisville, KYKY641,96225.3%–

55Highland Heights, KYKY6,34125.4%+12%

56Independence, KYKY30,19825.5%+36%

57Danville, KYKY17,73625.6%+13%

58Erlanger, KYKY20,15825.6%+44%

59Frankfort, KYKY28,65726.0%+4%

60Berea, KYKY16,66226.2%+12%

61Burlington, KYKY18,00826.3%+20%

62Richmond, KYKY40,66327.4%+7%

63Hebron, KYKY6,40728.1%–

64Bowling Green, KYKY78,50528.7%+6%

65Reidland, KYKY5,27729.1%+60%

66Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14429.7%+1%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19330.3%−7%

68Pikeville, KYKY7,27035.2%+34%

69Cold Spring, KYKY6,64036.0%+26%

70Murray, KYKY18,96436.2%+6%

71Morehead, KYKY6,77637.6%+4%

72Lyndon, KYKY11,30138.2%+3%

73Lexington, KYKY329,75139.1%+10%

74Crestwood, KYKY6,58239.3%+63%

75Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57539.7%−11%

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21140.4%+7%

77Middletown, KYKY9,94442.5%+15%

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14243.0%+16%

79Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75143.0%+15%

80Francisville, KYKY10,56544.1%–

81Fort Wright, KYKY6,24044.6%+17%

82St. Matthews, KYKY17,86846.2%+5%

83Union, KYKY7,93746.7%+8%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,50347.2%+12%

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79750.0%+13%

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38069.7%+35%

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