RANKING · 2024 ACS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 86 cities in Kentucky that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 86 is 11.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Vine Grove, KY, up 32 places to #28.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01▲1St. Matthews, KYKY17,86826.5%+10.3 pts

02▲14Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+10.4 pts

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,79725.1%+9.6 pts

04▲8Union, KYKY7,93724.2%+11.5 pts

05▲5Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14223.6%+9.5 pts

06▲11Middletown, KYKY9,94421.8%+8.8 pts

07▼3Wilmore, KYKY6,38021.5%−2.3 pts

08▲3Francisville, KYKY10,56521.0%–

09▼1Lexington, KYKY329,75121.0%+6.5 pts

10▼5Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+6.4 pts

11▼5Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.3%+3.4 pts

12▲3Fort Knox, KYKY8,83619.9%+14.4 pts

13▼4Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.6%+7.2 pts

14▼13Crestwood, KYKY6,58219.5%+11.6 pts

15▼1Cold Spring, KYKY6,64018.3%+7.6 pts

16▲2Lyndon, KYKY11,30117.8%+4.4 pts

17▼10Fort Wright, KYKY6,24017.0%+3.2 pts

18▲27La Grange, KYKY10,66916.5%+7.9 pts

19Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.2%+6.0 pts

20Morehead, KYKY6,77616.0%−5.1 pts

21▼8Murray, KYKY18,96415.5%−0.7 pts

22▲19Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%+8.8 pts

23▲7Highland Heights, KYKY6,34115.2%+8.8 pts

24▼3Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14414.4%+3.7 pts

25▲28Walton, KYKY5,86814.2%+10.9 pts

26▲1Richmond, KYKY40,66314.2%+3.9 pts

27▲6Louisville, KYKY641,96214.0%–

28▲32Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.7%+7.7 pts

29▼6Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.2%+1.6 pts

30▲26Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.2%+4.4 pts

31▼9Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.0%+9.8 pts

32▲4Berea, KYKY16,66213.0%+3.8 pts

33▼4Newport, KYKY13,99812.8%+9.0 pts

34▼6Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.8%+0.1 pts

35▼9Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.7%−2.4 pts

36▼11Ashland, KYKY20,99612.6%+4.5 pts

37▼2Paris, KYKY10,13012.5%+8.9 pts

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.5%+4.7 pts

39▼15Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%+2.4 pts

40▲6Paducah, KYKY26,73012.2%+4.6 pts

41▲7Burlington, KYKY18,00812.1%+6.8 pts

42▼8Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.1%+3.1 pts

43▲14Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%+5.0 pts

44▼7Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.6%+1.8 pts

45▼14Erlanger, KYKY20,15811.5%+6.5 pts

46▲9Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.4%+4.9 pts

47▼7Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+6.3 pts

48▲6Independence, KYKY30,19811.2%+6.7 pts

49▼10Corbin, KYKY7,91110.9%+3.0 pts

50▼3Covington, KYKY41,84710.7%+6.4 pts

51▼2Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.4%+3.9 pts

52▲22Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.1%+4.6 pts

53▲19Somerset, KYKY12,6959.6%+3.1 pts

54▼12Maysville, KYKY8,6889.3%+2.0 pts

55▲10Mount Washington, KYKY18,9899.2%+5.3 pts

56▼6Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.1%+2.6 pts

57▲11Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%+2.4 pts

58▲17London, KYKY7,6379.0%+3.0 pts

59▼7Florence, KYKY34,0188.9%+3.3 pts

60▼28Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.9%+2.6 pts

61▲12Winchester, KYKY19,5148.1%+3.1 pts

62▼1Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118.0%+1.7 pts

63Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.0%+4.1 pts

64▼20Cynthiana, KYKY6,5767.7%+2.4 pts

65▲18Franklin, KYKY10,7597.6%+1.9 pts

66▼23Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.6%+0.8 pts

67▼8Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.0%+2.9 pts

68▲13Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%+1.3 pts

69▼11Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.7%+0.7 pts

70▲7Monticello, KYKY5,7216.6%+1.8 pts

71▼20Dayton, KYKY5,9746.6%+5.1 pts

72▼10Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%+2.0 pts

73▼7Henderson, KYKY27,8226.2%+0.8 pts

74▼10Princeton, KYKY6,1685.9%−0.8 pts

75▼6Hebron, KYKY6,4075.8%–

76▲2Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+1.0 pts

77▼6Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.2%+0.1 pts

78▲4Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.2%−0.5 pts

79▼3Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+2.2 pts

80▼10Russellville, KYKY7,4544.6%0.0 pts

81▲5Hillview, KYKY9,0204.0%+2.5 pts

82▼15Central City, KYKY5,7933.4%−2.3 pts

83▲2Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.9%+0.4 pts

84▼5Shively, KYKY15,8952.9%+0.5 pts

85▼1Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.9%−0.1 pts

86▼6Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.8%+1.9 pts

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