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Most educated, Kentucky cities · 2020

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 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

01St. Matthews, KYKY17,86855.3%+26%

02Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14253.8%+46%

03Edgewood, KYKY8,50352.7%+25%

04Union, KYKY7,93751.4%+19%

05Crestwood, KYKY6,58249.7%+105%

06Francisville, KYKY10,56549.4%–

07Fort Wright, KYKY6,24048.7%+28%

08Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57547.4%+7%

09Villa Hills, KYKY7,79747.2%+6%

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75146.8%+25%

11Middletown, KYKY9,94446.6%+27%

12Wilmore, KYKY6,38046.5%−10%

13Lexington, KYKY329,75145.0%+26%

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64043.3%+52%

15Bellevue, KYKY5,84742.9%+242%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,30141.3%+11%

17Pikeville, KYKY7,27041.1%+57%

18Highland Heights, KYKY6,34137.4%+66%

19Murray, KYKY18,96436.7%+8%

20Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19336.6%+12%

21Fort Knox, KYKY8,83635.8%+63%

22Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14434.7%+18%

23Oakbrook, KYKY10,21132.4%−15%

24Newport, KYKY13,99832.3%+200%

25Erlanger, KYKY20,15832.2%+81%

26Richmond, KYKY40,66332.1%+25%

27Bowling Green, KYKY78,50531.6%+17%

28Alexandria, KYKY10,99431.3%+43%

29Independence, KYKY30,19830.7%+64%

30La Grange, KYKY10,66930.5%+46%

31Louisville, KYKY641,96230.4%–

32Burlington, KYKY18,00830.2%+38%

33Frankfort, KYKY28,65730.1%+21%

34Versailles, KYKY10,73429.9%+68%

35Georgetown, KYKY40,88329.6%+47%

36Williamsburg, KYKY5,37128.9%+12%

37Campbellsville, KYKY11,78328.4%+107%

38Covington, KYKY41,84728.3%+112%

39Shelbyville, KYKY18,45328.1%+51%

40Berea, KYKY16,66227.9%+19%

41Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44827.7%+30%

42Reidland, KYKY5,27727.3%+50%

43Paducah, KYKY26,73026.5%+43%

44Morehead, KYKY6,77626.0%−28%

45Ashland, KYKY20,99625.9%+42%

46Hebron, KYKY6,40725.9%–

47Corbin, KYKY7,91125.3%+41%

48Dayton, KYKY5,97425.1%+385%

49Florence, KYKY34,01825.1%+41%

50Owensboro, KYKY60,89224.6%+39%

51Danville, KYKY17,73624.5%+8%

52Paris, KYKY10,13022.6%+117%

53Vine Grove, KYKY7,01822.3%+83%

54Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,35621.9%+306%

55Princeton, KYKY6,16821.5%+98%

56Madisonville, KYKY19,42820.7%+47%

57Nicholasville, KYKY33,85720.5%+46%

58Bardstown, KYKY14,16119.9%+21%

59Hopkinsville, KYKY30,41119.5%+22%

60Glasgow, KYKY15,30219.3%+30%

61Maysville, KYKY8,68819.3%+11%

62Mount Washington, KYKY18,98919.1%+65%

63Elsmere, KYKY9,52118.9%+68%

64Walton, KYKY5,86818.8%+67%

65Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,32918.7%+68%

66Mayfield, KYKY9,85118.5%+15%

67Shepherdsville, KYKY14,93118.1%+146%

68Winchester, KYKY19,51418.0%+43%

69Harrodsburg, KYKY9,57617.8%+28%

70Henderson, KYKY27,82217.6%+26%

71Mount Sterling, KYKY7,58616.8%−16%

72Radcliff, KYKY22,57615.7%+17%

73Flatwoods, KYKY7,43915.7%+39%

74Russellville, KYKY7,45415.2%+54%

75Somerset, KYKY12,69514.9%+10%

76Monticello, KYKY5,72113.6%+32%

77Shively, KYKY15,89513.3%+62%

78Lebanon, KYKY6,69913.2%+34%

79London, KYKY7,63713.2%−13%

80Central City, KYKY5,79313.2%+38%

81Cynthiana, KYKY6,57613.2%+19%

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,83012.2%+18%

83Franklin, KYKY10,75911.5%+5%

84Leitchfield, KYKY7,0159.5%−7%

85Middlesborough, KYKY8,7769.4%−15%

86Hillview, KYKY9,0209.3%+62%

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