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. The median across all 86 is 2,484. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mount Washington, KY, up 18 places to #28.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

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%

06▲2Georgetown, KYKY40,8838,369+31%

07Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1938,339+15%

08▼2St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687,779+1%

09Richmond, KYKY40,6637,364+21%

10▲2Independence, KYKY30,1986,902+23%

11▼1Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1426,522+10%

12▼1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4486,166+8%

13▲1Florence, KYKY34,0186,119+10%

14▲2Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575,767+39%

15Paducah, KYKY26,7305,528+15%

16▼3Frankfort, KYKY28,6575,439−3%

17▲1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4114,557+15%

18▼1Erlanger, KYKY20,1584,396+7%

19▲2Newport, KYKY13,9984,086+13%

20▲7Francisville, KYKY10,5653,888+27%

21▲1Burlington, KYKY18,0083,839+6%

22▲1Henderson, KYKY27,8223,790+10%

23▲1Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,775+10%

24▲5Middletown, KYKY9,9443,726+41%

25▼5Ashland, KYKY20,9963,7140%

26▼1Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,480+6%

27▼8Murray, KYKY18,9643,371−10%

28▲18Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893,229+80%

29▲2Madisonville, KYKY19,4283,133+22%

30▲4Winchester, KYKY19,5143,066+34%

31▼5Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533,055−2%

32▼2Danville, KYKY17,7362,981+15%

33▲7Union, KYKY7,9372,940+48%

34▲1Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,791+23%

35▲1Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,725+21%

36▼3Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,655+8%

37▼5Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,655+7%

38▼10Berea, KYKY16,6622,646−1%

39▲5Versailles, KYKY10,7342,566+36%

40▲2Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5752,515+30%

41▲6La Grange, KYKY10,6692,493+42%

42▼1Alexandria, KYKY10,9942,489+26%

43▲6Bardstown, KYKY14,1612,484+44%

44▼1Glasgow, KYKY15,3022,327+22%

45▼8Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,139+1%

46▲2Pikeville, KYKY7,2702,109+22%

47▲3Fort Knox, KYKY8,8362,075+22%

48▲6Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,998+37%

49▲4Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,961+23%

50▼5Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,870+2%

51▼13Fort Wright, KYKY6,2401,869−8%

52▼13Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,816−9%

53▼2Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,764+7%

54▲6Somerset, KYKY12,6951,722+40%

55Paris, KYKY10,1301,721+19%

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,648+18%

57Shively, KYKY15,8951,629+17%

58▼6Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,573−4%

59▼1Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,513+13%

60▲6Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,411+38%

61▼2Corbin, KYKY7,9111,388+12%

62▲2Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,327+26%

63▼1Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,302+16%

64▲14Middlesborough, KYKY8,7761,246+111%

65▲6Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5861,229+53%

66▼5Maysville, KYKY8,6881,228+5%

67▲1Vine Grove, KYKY7,0181,183+39%

68▲11Hillview, KYKY9,0201,165+98%

69▼6Hebron, KYKY6,4071,149+7%

70Reidland, KYKY5,2771,136+40%

71▲6Franklin, KYKY10,7591,052+62%

72▲12Walton, KYKY5,8681,020+105%

73▲2London, KYKY7,637956+28%

74▼9Dayton, KYKY5,974930−10%

75▼3Flatwoods, KYKY7,439778−1%

76▼3Morehead, KYKY6,776752−4%

77▼1Russellville, KYKY7,454750+1%

78▼11Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356704−29%

79▼10Princeton, KYKY6,168690−15%

80Cynthiana, KYKY6,576654+16%

81▲5Leitchfield, KYKY7,015632+41%

82Monticello, KYKY5,721573+6%

83▼9Williamsburg, KYKY5,371551−29%

84▼3Lebanon, KYKY6,699513−7%

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,830464−1%

86▼3Central City, KYKY5,793224−56%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES