RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most educated, Kentucky cities · 1990

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 13.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38057.8%–

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.9%–

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138.0%–

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.5%–

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,79736.4%–

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50335.7%–

07Lyndon, KYKY11,30134.8%–

08Middletown, KYKY9,94433.6%–

09Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75130.3%–

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14230.1%–

11Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030.0%–

12Morehead, KYKY6,77628.7%–

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19327.5%–

14Murray, KYKY18,96427.1%–

15Berea, KYKY16,66226.8%–

16Cold Spring, KYKY6,64023.9%–

17Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.4%–

18Williamsburg, KYKY5,37122.7%–

19Frankfort, KYKY28,65722.7%–

20Reidland, KYKY5,27722.4%–

21Pikeville, KYKY7,27020.6%–

22Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44819.9%–

23Richmond, KYKY40,66319.6%–

24Union, KYKY7,93719.1%–

25Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.3%–

26Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.3%–

27Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%–

28Danville, KYKY17,73616.1%–

29Burlington, KYKY18,00815.6%–

30Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.3%–

31Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%–

32Somerset, KYKY12,69515.0%–

33Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.9%–

34Paducah, KYKY26,73014.6%–

35Ashland, KYKY20,99614.2%–

36Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.2%–

37Florence, KYKY34,01814.2%–

38London, KYKY7,63714.0%–

39Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.8%–

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41113.4%–

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%–

42Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.2%–

43Independence, KYKY30,19813.1%–

44Corbin, KYKY7,91112.8%–

45Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.4%–

46Crestwood, KYKY6,58211.9%–

47Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.9%–

48Henderson, KYKY27,82211.8%–

49Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.7%–

50Winchester, KYKY19,51411.4%–

51Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.3%–

52Maysville, KYKY8,68811.2%–

53Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%–

54Russellville, KYKY7,45411.0%–

55Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110.7%–

56Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58610.6%–

57Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.6%–

58Glasgow, KYKY15,30210.5%–

59Paris, KYKY10,13010.3%–

60Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.3%–

61Central City, KYKY5,7939.9%–

62Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3299.8%–

63Covington, KYKY41,8479.8%–

64Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%–

65Flatwoods, KYKY7,4399.5%–

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,5769.1%–

67Leitchfield, KYKY7,0158.6%–

68Monticello, KYKY5,7218.1%–

69Newport, KYKY13,9988.0%–

70Bellevue, KYKY5,8478.0%–

71La Grange, KYKY10,6697.9%–

72Franklin, KYKY10,7597.4%–

73Shively, KYKY15,8957.2%–

74Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.0%–

75Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3566.8%–

76Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%–

77Walton, KYKY5,8685.9%–

78Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.9%–

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.1%–

80Dayton, KYKY5,9744.8%–

81Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.8%–

82Hillview, KYKY9,0204.4%–

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