RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most college graduates, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 1,915.

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01Louisville, KYKY641,962129,106–

02Lexington, KYKY329,75194,488–

03Bowling Green, KYKY78,50512,465–

04Owensboro, KYKY60,8929,817–

05Covington, KYKY41,8478,253–

06St. Matthews, KYKY17,8687,733–

07Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1937,266–

08Georgetown, KYKY40,8836,372–

09Richmond, KYKY40,6636,067–

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,1425,925–

11Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4485,685–

12Independence, KYKY30,1985,631–

13Frankfort, KYKY28,6575,603–

14Florence, KYKY34,0185,547–

15Paducah, KYKY26,7304,811–

16Nicholasville, KYKY33,8574,155–

17Erlanger, KYKY20,1584,118–

18Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4113,959–

19Murray, KYKY18,9643,748–

20Ashland, KYKY20,9963,706–

21Newport, KYKY13,9983,628–

22Burlington, KYKY18,0083,615–

23Henderson, KYKY27,8223,449–

24Lyndon, KYKY11,3013,421–

25Edgewood, KYKY8,5033,298–

26Shelbyville, KYKY18,4533,115–

27Francisville, KYKY10,5653,055–

28Berea, KYKY16,6622,672–

29Middletown, KYKY9,9442,641–

30Danville, KYKY17,7362,581–

31Madisonville, KYKY19,4282,573–

32Villa Hills, KYKY7,7972,474–

33Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,7512,453–

34Winchester, KYKY19,5142,295–

35Radcliff, KYKY22,5762,268–

36Oakbrook, KYKY10,2112,250–

37Cold Spring, KYKY6,6402,118–

38Fort Wright, KYKY6,2402,022–

39Campbellsville, KYKY11,7831,998–

40Union, KYKY7,9371,990–

41Alexandria, KYKY10,9941,974–

42Douglass Hills, KYKY5,5751,938–

43Glasgow, KYKY15,3021,915–

44Versailles, KYKY10,7341,890–

45Bellevue, KYKY5,8471,841–

46Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891,795–

47La Grange, KYKY10,6691,756–

48Pikeville, KYKY7,2701,732–

49Bardstown, KYKY14,1611,726–

50Fort Knox, KYKY8,8361,705–

51Wilmore, KYKY6,3801,649–

52Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9311,636–

53Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1441,596–

54Crestwood, KYKY6,5821,463–

55Paris, KYKY10,1301,441–

56Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3291,401–

57Shively, KYKY15,8951,396–

58Highland Heights, KYKY6,3411,343–

59Corbin, KYKY7,9111,237–

60Somerset, KYKY12,6951,231–

61Maysville, KYKY8,6881,169–

62Mayfield, KYKY9,8511,124–

63Hebron, KYKY6,4071,073–

64Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5761,050–

65Dayton, KYKY5,9741,028–

66Elsmere, KYKY9,5211,020–

67Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,356992–

68Vine Grove, KYKY7,018851–

69Princeton, KYKY6,168815–

70Reidland, KYKY5,277812–

71Mount Sterling, KYKY7,586803–

72Flatwoods, KYKY7,439789–

73Morehead, KYKY6,776780–

74Williamsburg, KYKY5,371771–

75London, KYKY7,637748–

76Russellville, KYKY7,454746–

77Franklin, KYKY10,759648–

78Middlesborough, KYKY8,776591–

79Hillview, KYKY9,020587–

80Cynthiana, KYKY6,576566–

81Lebanon, KYKY6,699551–

82Monticello, KYKY5,721542–

83Central City, KYKY5,793507–

84Walton, KYKY5,868498–

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,830470–

86Leitchfield, KYKY7,015447–

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