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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57560.1%+36%

02Union, KYKY7,93758.9%+37%

03St. Matthews, KYKY17,86858.7%+34%

04Francisville, KYKY10,56556.4%–

05Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14255.3%+50%

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50354.9%+30%

07Middletown, KYKY9,94453.2%+45%

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,79751.4%+16%

09Wilmore, KYKY6,38049.6%−4%

10Fort Knox, KYKY8,83648.3%+120%

11Lexington, KYKY329,75148.3%+35%

12Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75147.5%+26%

13Crestwood, KYKY6,58247.1%+94%

14Fort Wright, KYKY6,24045.3%+19%

15Lyndon, KYKY11,30143.8%+18%

16Bellevue, KYKY5,84743.5%+247%

17Cold Spring, KYKY6,64042.6%+50%

18Highland Heights, KYKY6,34140.7%+80%

19Pikeville, KYKY7,27040.4%+54%

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19339.8%+22%

21La Grange, KYKY10,66938.4%+84%

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14438.3%+31%

23Versailles, KYKY10,73436.7%+106%

24Independence, KYKY30,19836.4%+94%

25Newport, KYKY13,99836.3%+237%

26Murray, KYKY18,96436.1%+6%

27Oakbrook, KYKY10,21135.6%−6%

28Alexandria, KYKY10,99435.3%+61%

29Richmond, KYKY40,66334.9%+36%

30Georgetown, KYKY40,88334.1%+70%

31Louisville, KYKY641,96233.8%–

32Walton, KYKY5,86832.6%+189%

33Covington, KYKY41,84732.2%+142%

34Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.1%+80%

35Reidland, KYKY5,27731.9%+75%

36Burlington, KYKY18,00831.8%+45%

37Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.2%+16%

38Hebron, KYKY6,40730.0%–

39Morehead, KYKY6,77629.9%−17%

40Paducah, KYKY26,73028.8%+55%

41Frankfort, KYKY28,65728.4%+14%

42Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44828.3%+32%

43Berea, KYKY16,66227.2%+17%

44Nicholasville, KYKY33,85726.9%+92%

45Shelbyville, KYKY18,45326.7%+44%

46Bardstown, KYKY14,16126.7%+62%

47Danville, KYKY17,73626.5%+17%

48Florence, KYKY34,01826.4%+48%

49Vine Grove, KYKY7,01826.2%+115%

50Mount Washington, KYKY18,98926.1%+127%

51Owensboro, KYKY60,89226.1%+47%

52Corbin, KYKY7,91125.5%+42%

53Paris, KYKY10,13025.0%+140%

54Ashland, KYKY20,99624.8%+36%

55Campbellsville, KYKY11,78324.7%+79%

56Elsmere, KYKY9,52124.3%+116%

57Madisonville, KYKY19,42823.6%+69%

58Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58623.6%+18%

59Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41123.3%+46%

60Dayton, KYKY5,97422.9%+343%

61Winchester, KYKY19,51422.4%+78%

62Glasgow, KYKY15,30222.4%+51%

63Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32921.8%+96%

64Williamsburg, KYKY5,37121.2%−18%

65Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57621.0%+50%

66Somerset, KYKY12,69519.9%+46%

67Maysville, KYKY8,68819.9%+14%

68Henderson, KYKY27,82219.4%+39%

69Mayfield, KYKY9,85119.3%+20%

70Middlesborough, KYKY8,77618.9%+70%

71Hillview, KYKY9,02018.6%+222%

72Radcliff, KYKY22,57618.3%+36%

73London, KYKY7,63718.0%+18%

74Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35616.9%+214%

75Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93116.8%+129%

76Princeton, KYKY6,16816.7%+54%

77Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.8%+40%

78Franklin, KYKY10,75915.5%+42%

79Cynthiana, KYKY6,57615.4%+40%

80Russellville, KYKY7,45414.1%+43%

81Shively, KYKY15,89513.9%+70%

82Monticello, KYKY5,72113.3%+29%

83Leitchfield, KYKY7,01512.4%+21%

84Lebanon, KYKY6,69911.7%+18%

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,83011.0%+6%

86Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%−41%

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