RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most college graduates, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Louisville, KYKY641,962146,256+13%

02Lexington, KYKY329,751102,165+8%

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513,098+5%

04Owensboro, KYKY60,89210,426+6%

05Covington, KYKY41,8479,462+15%

06Georgetown, KYKY40,8838,369+31%

07Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1938,339+15%

08St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687,779+1%

09Richmond, KYKY40,6637,364+21%

10Independence, KYKY30,1986,902+23%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426,522+10%

12Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4486,166+8%

13Florence, KYKY34,0186,119+10%

14Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575,767+39%

15Paducah, KYKY26,7305,528+15%

16Frankfort, KYKY28,6575,439−3%

17Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4114,557+15%

18Erlanger, KYKY20,1584,396+7%

19Newport, KYKY13,9984,086+13%

20Francisville, KYKY10,5653,888+27%

21Burlington, KYKY18,0083,839+6%

22Henderson, KYKY27,8223,790+10%

23Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,775+10%

24Middletown, KYKY9,9443,726+41%

25Ashland, KYKY20,9963,714+0%

26Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,480+6%

27Murray, KYKY18,9643,371−10%

28Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893,229+80%

29Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,133+22%

30Winchester, KYKY19,5143,066+34%

31Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533,055−2%

32Danville, KYKY17,7362,981+15%

33Union, KYKY7,9372,940+48%

34Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,791+23%

35Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,725+21%

36Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,655+8%

37Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,655+7%

38Berea, KYKY16,6622,646−1%

39Versailles, KYKY10,7342,566+36%

40Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5752,515+30%

41La Grange, KYKY10,6692,493+42%

42Alexandria, KYKY10,9942,489+26%

43Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,484+44%

44Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,327+22%

45Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,139+1%

46Pikeville, KYKY7,2702,109+22%

47Fort Knox, KYKY8,8362,075+22%

48Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,998+37%

49Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,961+23%

50Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,870+2%

51Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,869−8%

52Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,816−9%

53Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,764+7%

54Somerset, KYKY12,6951,722+40%

55Paris, KYKY10,1301,721+19%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,648+18%

57Shively, KYKY15,8951,629+17%

58Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,573−4%

59Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,513+13%

60Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,411+38%

61Corbin, KYKY7,9111,388+12%

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,327+26%

63Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,302+16%

64Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,246+111%

65Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,229+53%

66Maysville, KYKY8,6881,228+5%

67Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,183+39%

68Hillview, KYKY9,0201,165+98%

69Hebron, KYKY6,4071,149+7%

70Reidland, KYKY5,2771,136+40%

71Franklin, KYKY10,7591,052+62%

72Walton, KYKY5,8681,020+105%

73London, KYKY7,637956+28%

74Dayton, KYKY5,974930−10%

75Flatwoods, KYKY7,439778−1%

76Morehead, KYKY6,776752−4%

77Russellville, KYKY7,454750+1%

78Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356704−29%

79Princeton, KYKY6,168690−15%

80Cynthiana, KYKY6,576654+16%

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,015632+41%

82Monticello, KYKY5,721573+6%

83Williamsburg, KYKY5,371551−29%

84Lebanon, KYKY6,699513−7%

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,830464−1%

86Central City, KYKY5,793224−56%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES