RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Least educated, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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%+0.2 pts

02Leitchfield, KYKY7,0157.9%−2.3 pts

03Hillview, KYKY9,0208.4%+2.7 pts

04Monticello, KYKY5,7218.7%−1.6 pts

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,8309.7%−0.6 pts

06Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9319.9%+2.6 pts

07Russellville, KYKY7,45410.1%+0.2 pts

08Dayton, KYKY5,97410.6%+5.4 pts

09Central City, KYKY5,79310.9%+1.3 pts

10Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.2%+1.3 pts

11Shively, KYKY15,89511.5%+3.3 pts

12Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.5%−0.7 pts

13Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.9%+0.8 pts

14Elsmere, KYKY9,52112.0%+0.8 pts

15London, KYKY7,63713.0%−2.2 pts

16Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57613.2%−0.7 pts

17Mount Washington, KYKY18,98913.5%+1.9 pts

18Paris, KYKY10,13013.8%+3.4 pts

19Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32913.9%+2.7 pts

20Franklin, KYKY10,75913.9%+3.0 pts

21Winchester, KYKY19,51414.0%+1.3 pts

22Maysville, KYKY8,68814.3%−3.2 pts

23Campbellsville, KYKY11,78314.6%+0.9 pts

24Bardstown, KYKY14,16114.7%−1.7 pts

25Princeton, KYKY6,16814.9%+4.0 pts

26Radcliff, KYKY22,57614.9%+1.5 pts

27Corbin, KYKY7,91115.0%−2.9 pts

28Mayfield, KYKY9,85115.0%−1.1 pts

29Somerset, KYKY12,69515.1%+1.5 pts

30Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41115.9%−0.0 pts

31Henderson, KYKY27,82216.6%+2.6 pts

32Madisonville, KYKY19,42816.6%+2.6 pts

33Cynthiana, KYKY6,57617.2%+6.2 pts

34Covington, KYKY41,84717.3%+4.0 pts

35Walton, KYKY5,86817.4%+6.1 pts

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,43917.4%+6.1 pts

37Ashland, KYKY20,99617.5%−0.7 pts

38Owensboro, KYKY60,89217.5%−0.2 pts

39Nicholasville, KYKY33,85717.9%+3.9 pts

40Paducah, KYKY26,73018.6%−0.0 pts

41Glasgow, KYKY15,30218.7%+3.8 pts

42Florence, KYKY34,01819.6%+1.7 pts

43La Grange, KYKY10,66920.2%−0.7 pts

44Versailles, KYKY10,73420.8%+3.0 pts

45Bellevue, KYKY5,84721.0%+8.4 pts

46Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58621.0%+1.1 pts

47Fort Knox, KYKY8,83621.0%−1.0 pts

48Newport, KYKY13,99821.5%+10.7 pts

49Georgetown, KYKY40,88323.0%+2.9 pts

50Alexandria, KYKY10,99423.2%+1.3 pts

51Shelbyville, KYKY18,45323.3%+4.7 pts

52Williamsburg, KYKY5,37123.4%−2.5 pts

53Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44823.9%+2.5 pts

54Louisville, KYKY641,96225.3%–

55Highland Heights, KYKY6,34125.4%+2.8 pts

56Independence, KYKY30,19825.5%+6.8 pts

57Danville, KYKY17,73625.6%+2.9 pts

58Erlanger, KYKY20,15825.6%+7.9 pts

59Frankfort, KYKY28,65726.0%+1.1 pts

60Berea, KYKY16,66226.2%+2.8 pts

61Burlington, KYKY18,00826.3%+4.5 pts

62Richmond, KYKY40,66327.4%+1.8 pts

63Hebron, KYKY6,40728.1%–

64Bowling Green, KYKY78,50528.7%+1.7 pts

65Reidland, KYKY5,27729.1%+11.0 pts

66Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14429.7%+0.4 pts

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19330.3%−2.3 pts

68Pikeville, KYKY7,27035.2%+9.0 pts

69Cold Spring, KYKY6,64036.0%+7.5 pts

70Murray, KYKY18,96436.2%+2.1 pts

71Morehead, KYKY6,77637.6%+1.4 pts

72Lyndon, KYKY11,30138.2%+1.1 pts

73Lexington, KYKY329,75139.1%+3.4 pts

74Crestwood, KYKY6,58239.3%+15.1 pts

75Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57539.7%−4.7 pts

76Oakbrook, KYKY10,21140.4%+2.6 pts

77Middletown, KYKY9,94442.5%+5.7 pts

78Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14243.0%+6.0 pts

79Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75143.0%+5.5 pts

80Francisville, KYKY10,56544.1%–

81Fort Wright, KYKY6,24044.6%+6.5 pts

82St. Matthews, KYKY17,86846.2%+2.3 pts

83Union, KYKY7,93746.7%+3.6 pts

84Edgewood, KYKY8,50347.2%+5.0 pts

85Villa Hills, KYKY7,79750.0%+5.6 pts

86Wilmore, KYKY6,38069.7%+18.1 pts

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