RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Least educated, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 26.5%.

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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%+3.6 pts

02Middlesborough, KYKY8,7769.4%−1.7 pts

03Leitchfield, KYKY7,0159.5%−0.7 pts

04Franklin, KYKY10,75911.5%+0.6 pts

05Oak Grove, KYKY7,83012.2%+1.9 pts

06Cynthiana, KYKY6,57613.2%+2.1 pts

07Central City, KYKY5,79313.2%+3.6 pts

08London, KYKY7,63713.2%−2.0 pts

09Lebanon, KYKY6,69913.2%+3.3 pts

10Shively, KYKY15,89513.3%+5.1 pts

11Monticello, KYKY5,72113.6%+3.3 pts

12Somerset, KYKY12,69514.9%+1.3 pts

13Russellville, KYKY7,45415.2%+5.3 pts

14Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+4.4 pts

15Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.7%+2.3 pts

16Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.8%−3.1 pts

17Henderson, KYKY27,82217.6%+3.6 pts

18Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.8%+3.8 pts

19Winchester, KYKY19,51418.0%+5.4 pts

20Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93118.1%+10.7 pts

21Mayfield, KYKY9,85118.5%+2.4 pts

22Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32918.7%+7.6 pts

23Walton, KYKY5,86818.8%+7.5 pts

24Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.9%+7.7 pts

25Mount Washington, KYKY18,98919.1%+7.5 pts

26Maysville, KYKY8,68819.3%+1.8 pts

27Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.3%+4.4 pts

28Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.5%+3.5 pts

29Bardstown, KYKY14,16119.9%+3.4 pts

30Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.5%+6.5 pts

31Madisonville, KYKY19,42820.7%+6.7 pts

32Princeton, KYKY6,16821.5%+10.7 pts

33Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35621.9%+16.5 pts

34Vine Grove, KYKY7,01822.3%+10.1 pts

35Paris, KYKY10,13022.6%+12.2 pts

36Danville, KYKY17,73624.5%+1.8 pts

37Owensboro, KYKY60,89224.6%+6.8 pts

38Florence, KYKY34,01825.1%+7.2 pts

39Dayton, KYKY5,97425.1%+19.9 pts

40Corbin, KYKY7,91125.3%+7.3 pts

41Hebron, KYKY6,40725.9%–

42Ashland, KYKY20,99625.9%+7.7 pts

43Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−10.2 pts

44Paducah, KYKY26,73026.5%+7.9 pts

45Reidland, KYKY5,27727.3%+9.2 pts

46Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44827.7%+6.3 pts

47Berea, KYKY16,66227.9%+4.5 pts

48Shelbyville, KYKY18,45328.1%+9.5 pts

49Covington, KYKY41,84728.3%+15.0 pts

50Campbellsville, KYKY11,78328.4%+14.7 pts

51Williamsburg, KYKY5,37128.9%+3.0 pts

52Georgetown, KYKY40,88329.6%+9.5 pts

53Versailles, KYKY10,73429.9%+12.1 pts

54Frankfort, KYKY28,65730.1%+5.2 pts

55Burlington, KYKY18,00830.2%+8.3 pts

56Louisville, KYKY641,96230.4%–

57La Grange, KYKY10,66930.5%+9.6 pts

58Independence, KYKY30,19830.7%+12.0 pts

59Alexandria, KYKY10,99431.3%+9.4 pts

60Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.6%+4.7 pts

61Richmond, KYKY40,66332.1%+6.4 pts

62Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.2%+14.4 pts

63Newport, KYKY13,99832.3%+21.5 pts

64Oakbrook, KYKY10,21132.4%−5.5 pts

65Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14434.7%+5.4 pts

66Fort Knox, KYKY8,83635.8%+13.9 pts

67Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19336.6%+4.0 pts

68Murray, KYKY18,96436.7%+2.6 pts

69Highland Heights, KYKY6,34137.4%+14.8 pts

70Pikeville, KYKY7,27041.1%+14.9 pts

71Lyndon, KYKY11,30141.3%+4.1 pts

72Bellevue, KYKY5,84742.9%+30.4 pts

73Cold Spring, KYKY6,64043.3%+14.8 pts

74Lexington, KYKY329,75145.0%+9.3 pts

75Wilmore, KYKY6,38046.5%−5.1 pts

76Middletown, KYKY9,94446.6%+9.8 pts

77Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75146.8%+9.3 pts

78Villa Hills, KYKY7,79747.2%+2.7 pts

79Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57547.4%+3.0 pts

80Fort Wright, KYKY6,24048.7%+10.6 pts

81Francisville, KYKY10,56549.4%–

82Crestwood, KYKY6,58249.7%+25.5 pts

83Union, KYKY7,93751.4%+8.3 pts

84Edgewood, KYKY8,50352.7%+10.4 pts

85Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14253.8%+16.9 pts

86St. Matthews, KYKY17,86855.3%+11.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS