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Least educated, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

01Hillview, KYKY9,0209.3%+62%

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,7769.4%−15%

03Leitchfield, KYKY7,0159.5%−7%

04Franklin, KYKY10,75911.5%+5%

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83012.2%+18%

06Cynthiana, KYKY6,57613.2%+19%

07Central City, KYKY5,79313.2%+38%

08London, KYKY7,63713.2%−13%

09Lebanon, KYKY6,69913.2%+34%

10Shively, KYKY15,89513.3%+62%

11Monticello, KYKY5,72113.6%+32%

12Somerset, KYKY12,69514.9%+10%

13Russellville, KYKY7,45415.2%+54%

14Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+39%

15Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.7%+17%

16Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.8%−16%

17Henderson, KYKY27,82217.6%+26%

18Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.8%+28%

19Winchester, KYKY19,51418.0%+43%

20Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93118.1%+146%

21Mayfield, KYKY9,85118.5%+15%

22Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32918.7%+68%

23Walton, KYKY5,86818.8%+67%

24Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.9%+68%

25Mount Washington, KYKY18,98919.1%+65%

26Maysville, KYKY8,68819.3%+11%

27Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.3%+30%

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.5%+22%

29Bardstown, KYKY14,16119.9%+21%

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.5%+46%

31Madisonville, KYKY19,42820.7%+47%

32Princeton, KYKY6,16821.5%+98%

33Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35621.9%+306%

34Vine Grove, KYKY7,01822.3%+83%

35Paris, KYKY10,13022.6%+117%

36Danville, KYKY17,73624.5%+8%

37Owensboro, KYKY60,89224.6%+39%

38Florence, KYKY34,01825.1%+41%

39Dayton, KYKY5,97425.1%+385%

40Corbin, KYKY7,91125.3%+41%

41Hebron, KYKY6,40725.9%–

42Ashland, KYKY20,99625.9%+42%

43Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−28%

44Paducah, KYKY26,73026.5%+43%

45Reidland, KYKY5,27727.3%+50%

46Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44827.7%+30%

47Berea, KYKY16,66227.9%+19%

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45328.1%+51%

49Covington, KYKY41,84728.3%+112%

50Campbellsville, KYKY11,78328.4%+107%

51Williamsburg, KYKY5,37128.9%+12%

52Georgetown, KYKY40,88329.6%+47%

53Versailles, KYKY10,73429.9%+68%

54Frankfort, KYKY28,65730.1%+21%

55Burlington, KYKY18,00830.2%+38%

56Louisville, KYKY641,96230.4%–

57La Grange, KYKY10,66930.5%+46%

58Independence, KYKY30,19830.7%+64%

59Alexandria, KYKY10,99431.3%+43%

60Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.6%+17%

61Richmond, KYKY40,66332.1%+25%

62Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.2%+81%

63Newport, KYKY13,99832.3%+200%

64Oakbrook, KYKY10,21132.4%−15%

65Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14434.7%+18%

66Fort Knox, KYKY8,83635.8%+63%

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19336.6%+12%

68Murray, KYKY18,96436.7%+8%

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,34137.4%+66%

70Pikeville, KYKY7,27041.1%+57%

71Lyndon, KYKY11,30141.3%+11%

72Bellevue, KYKY5,84742.9%+242%

73Cold Spring, KYKY6,64043.3%+52%

74Lexington, KYKY329,75145.0%+26%

75Wilmore, KYKY6,38046.5%−10%

76Middletown, KYKY9,94446.6%+27%

77Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75146.8%+25%

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79747.2%+6%

79Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57547.4%+7%

80Fort Wright, KYKY6,24048.7%+28%

81Francisville, KYKY10,56549.4%–

82Crestwood, KYKY6,58249.7%+105%

83Union, KYKY7,93751.4%+19%

84Edgewood, KYKY8,50352.7%+25%

85Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14253.8%+46%

86St. Matthews, KYKY17,86855.3%+26%

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