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 (2023 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38057.8%+12%

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57544.9%+1%

03Oakbrook, KYKY10,21138.0%+0%

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86836.5%−17%

05Villa Hills, KYKY7,79736.4%−18%

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50335.7%−16%

07Lyndon, KYKY11,30134.8%−6%

08Middletown, KYKY9,94433.6%−9%

09Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75130.3%−19%

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14230.1%−19%

11Fort Wright, KYKY6,24030.0%−21%

12Morehead, KYKY6,77628.7%−21%

13Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19327.5%−16%

14Murray, KYKY18,96427.1%−20%

15Berea, KYKY16,66226.8%+15%

16Cold Spring, KYKY6,64023.9%−16%

17Bowling Green, KYKY78,50523.4%−13%

18Williamsburg, KYKY5,37122.7%−12%

19Frankfort, KYKY28,65722.7%−9%

20Reidland, KYKY5,27722.4%+23%

21Pikeville, KYKY7,27020.6%−21%

22Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44819.9%−7%

23Richmond, KYKY40,66319.6%−24%

24Union, KYKY7,93719.1%−56%

25Fort Knox, KYKY8,83617.3%−21%

26Highland Heights, KYKY6,34117.3%−24%

27Erlanger, KYKY20,15816.2%−9%

28Danville, KYKY17,73616.1%−29%

29Burlington, KYKY18,00815.6%−29%

30Owensboro, KYKY60,89215.3%−14%

31Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%−14%

32Somerset, KYKY12,69515.0%+10%

33Madisonville, KYKY19,42814.9%+6%

34Paducah, KYKY26,73014.6%−22%

35Ashland, KYKY20,99614.2%−22%

36Georgetown, KYKY40,88314.2%−29%

37Florence, KYKY34,01814.2%−21%

38London, KYKY7,63714.0%−8%

39Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.8%−37%

40Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41113.4%−16%

41Shelbyville, KYKY18,45313.3%−28%

42Radcliff, KYKY22,57613.2%−2%

43Independence, KYKY30,19813.1%−30%

44Corbin, KYKY7,91112.8%−29%

45Bardstown, KYKY14,16112.4%−25%

46Crestwood, KYKY6,58211.9%−51%

47Mayfield, KYKY9,85111.9%−26%

48Henderson, KYKY27,82211.8%−16%

49Campbellsville, KYKY11,78311.7%−15%

50Winchester, KYKY19,51411.4%−10%

51Middlesborough, KYKY8,77611.3%+2%

52Maysville, KYKY8,68811.2%−36%

53Vine Grove, KYKY7,01811.1%−9%

54Russellville, KYKY7,45411.0%+11%

55Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93110.7%+45%

56Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58610.6%−47%

57Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.6%−64%

58Glasgow, KYKY15,30210.5%−30%

59Paris, KYKY10,13010.3%−1%

60Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.3%−27%

61Central City, KYKY5,7939.9%+3%

62Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3299.8%−12%

63Covington, KYKY41,8479.8%−27%

64Princeton, KYKY6,1689.5%−12%

65Flatwoods, KYKY7,4399.5%−15%

66Cynthiana, KYKY6,5769.1%−18%

67Leitchfield, KYKY7,0158.6%−16%

68Monticello, KYKY5,7218.1%−21%

69Newport, KYKY13,9988.0%−26%

70Bellevue, KYKY5,8478.0%−36%

71La Grange, KYKY10,6697.9%−62%

72Franklin, KYKY10,7597.4%−32%

73Shively, KYKY15,8957.2%−12%

74Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.0%−50%

75Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3566.8%+25%

76Lebanon, KYKY6,6996.3%−36%

77Walton, KYKY5,8685.9%−47%

78Elsmere, KYKY9,5215.9%−48%

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8305.1%−50%

80Dayton, KYKY5,9744.8%−8%

81Mount Washington, KYKY18,9894.8%−58%

82Hillview, KYKY9,0204.4%−24%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES