RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most educated, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 27.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Walton, KY, up 32 places to #32.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲7Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57560.1%+15.8 pts

02▲2Union, KYKY7,93758.9%+15.8 pts

03▼2St. Matthews, KYKY17,86858.7%+14.7 pts

04▲2Francisville, KYKY10,56556.4%–

05▼3Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%+18.4 pts

06▼3Edgewood, KYKY8,50354.9%+12.6 pts

07▲4Middletown, KYKY9,94453.2%+16.4 pts

08▲1Villa Hills, KYKY7,79751.4%+7.0 pts

09▲3Wilmore, KYKY6,38049.6%−2.0 pts

10▲11Fort Knox, KYKY8,83648.3%+26.4 pts

11▲2Lexington, KYKY329,75148.3%+12.6 pts

12▼2Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.5%+9.9 pts

13▼8Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+22.9 pts

14▼7Fort Wright, KYKY6,24045.3%+7.2 pts

15▲1Lyndon, KYKY11,30143.8%+6.7 pts

16▼1Bellevue, KYKY5,84743.5%+31.0 pts

17▼3Cold Spring, KYKY6,64042.6%+14.1 pts

18Highland Heights, KYKY6,34140.7%+18.2 pts

19▼2Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.4%+14.1 pts

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19339.8%+7.2 pts

21▲9La Grange, KYKY10,66938.4%+17.5 pts

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14438.3%+9.0 pts

23▲11Versailles, KYKY10,73436.7%+18.9 pts

24▲5Independence, KYKY30,19836.4%+17.7 pts

25▼1Newport, KYKY13,99836.3%+25.5 pts

26▼7Murray, KYKY18,96436.1%+2.0 pts

27▼4Oakbrook, KYKY10,21135.6%−2.3 pts

28Alexandria, KYKY10,99435.3%+13.4 pts

29▼3Richmond, KYKY40,66334.9%+9.2 pts

30▲5Georgetown, KYKY40,88334.1%+14.0 pts

31Louisville, KYKY641,96233.8%–

32▲32Walton, KYKY5,86832.6%+21.3 pts

33▲5Covington, KYKY41,84732.2%+18.9 pts

34▼9Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.1%+14.3 pts

35▲7Reidland, KYKY5,27731.9%+13.7 pts

36▼4Burlington, KYKY18,00831.8%+9.9 pts

37▼10Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.2%+4.3 pts

38▲8Hebron, KYKY6,40730.0%–

39▲5Morehead, KYKY6,77629.9%−6.3 pts

40▲3Paducah, KYKY26,73028.8%+10.2 pts

41▼8Frankfort, KYKY28,65728.4%+3.5 pts

42▼1Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44828.3%+6.9 pts

43▼3Berea, KYKY16,66227.2%+3.9 pts

44▲13Nicholasville, KYKY33,85726.9%+12.9 pts

45▼6Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.7%+8.2 pts

46▲12Bardstown, KYKY14,16126.7%+10.2 pts

47▲4Danville, KYKY17,73626.5%+3.8 pts

48▲1Florence, KYKY34,01826.4%+8.6 pts

49▲4Vine Grove, KYKY7,01826.2%+14.0 pts

50▲12Mount Washington, KYKY18,98926.1%+14.6 pts

51▼1Owensboro, KYKY60,89226.1%+8.3 pts

52▼5Corbin, KYKY7,91125.5%+7.5 pts

53▼1Paris, KYKY10,13025.0%+14.6 pts

54▼9Ashland, KYKY20,99624.8%+6.6 pts

55▼18Campbellsville, KYKY11,78324.7%+10.9 pts

56▲7Elsmere, KYKY9,52124.3%+13.0 pts

57▼1Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.6%+9.6 pts

58▲13Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.6%+3.6 pts

59Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.3%+7.3 pts

60▼12Dayton, KYKY5,97422.9%+17.8 pts

61▲7Winchester, KYKY19,51422.4%+9.8 pts

62▼2Glasgow, KYKY15,30222.4%+7.5 pts

63▲2Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32921.8%+10.7 pts

64▼28Williamsburg, KYKY5,37121.2%−4.7 pts

65▲4Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57621.0%+7.0 pts

66▲9Somerset, KYKY12,69519.9%+6.3 pts

67▼6Maysville, KYKY8,68819.9%+2.5 pts

68▲2Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+5.4 pts

69▼3Mayfield, KYKY9,85119.3%+3.2 pts

70▲15Middlesborough, KYKY8,77618.9%+7.7 pts

71▲15Hillview, KYKY9,02018.6%+12.8 pts

72Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.3%+4.9 pts

73▲6London, KYKY7,63718.0%+2.8 pts

74▼20Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35616.9%+11.5 pts

75▼8Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.8%+9.5 pts

76▼21Princeton, KYKY6,16816.7%+5.8 pts

77▼4Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.8%+4.5 pts

78▲5Franklin, KYKY10,75915.5%+4.6 pts

79▲2Cynthiana, KYKY6,57615.4%+4.4 pts

80▼6Russellville, KYKY7,45414.1%+4.2 pts

81▼4Shively, KYKY15,89513.9%+5.7 pts

82▼6Monticello, KYKY5,72113.3%+3.0 pts

83▲1Leitchfield, KYKY7,01512.4%+2.1 pts

84▼6Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.7%+1.8 pts

85▼3Oak Grove, KYKY7,83011.0%+0.7 pts

86▼6Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%−3.9 pts

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