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Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01St. Matthews, KYKY17,86826.5%+64%

02Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57525.4%+69%

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,79725.1%+62%

04Union, KYKY7,93724.2%+90%

05Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14223.6%+68%

06Middletown, KYKY9,94421.8%+68%

07Wilmore, KYKY6,38021.5%−10%

08Francisville, KYKY10,56521.0%–

09Lexington, KYKY329,75121.0%+45%

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+45%

11Edgewood, KYKY8,50320.3%+20%

12Fort Knox, KYKY8,83619.9%+259%

13Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.6%+58%

14Crestwood, KYKY6,58219.5%+148%

15Cold Spring, KYKY6,64018.3%+70%

16Lyndon, KYKY11,30117.8%+33%

17Fort Wright, KYKY6,24017.0%+23%

18La Grange, KYKY10,66916.5%+91%

19Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19316.2%+59%

20Morehead, KYKY6,77616.0%−24%

21Murray, KYKY18,96415.5%−4%

22Versailles, KYKY10,73415.3%+134%

23Highland Heights, KYKY6,34115.2%+139%

24Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14414.4%+34%

25Walton, KYKY5,86814.2%+335%

26Richmond, KYKY40,66314.2%+38%

27Louisville, KYKY641,96214.0%–

28Vine Grove, KYKY7,01813.7%+128%

29Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.2%+14%

30Alexandria, KYKY10,99413.2%+51%

31Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.0%+303%

32Berea, KYKY16,66213.0%+42%

33Newport, KYKY13,99812.8%+237%

34Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.8%+1%

35Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.7%−16%

36Ashland, KYKY20,99612.6%+56%

37Paris, KYKY10,13012.5%+252%

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88312.5%+61%

39Danville, KYKY17,73612.4%+24%

40Paducah, KYKY26,73012.2%+62%

41Burlington, KYKY18,00812.1%+131%

42Frankfort, KYKY28,65712.1%+34%

43Bardstown, KYKY14,16111.8%+73%

44Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.6%+18%

45Erlanger, KYKY20,15811.5%+131%

46Madisonville, KYKY19,42811.4%+77%

47Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+128%

48Independence, KYKY30,19811.2%+148%

49Corbin, KYKY7,91110.9%+39%

50Covington, KYKY41,84710.7%+152%

51Owensboro, KYKY60,89210.4%+59%

52Nicholasville, KYKY33,85710.1%+84%

53Somerset, KYKY12,6959.6%+49%

54Maysville, KYKY8,6889.3%+27%

55Mount Washington, KYKY18,9899.2%+135%

56Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.1%+40%

57Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5869.0%+36%

58London, KYKY7,6379.0%+50%

59Florence, KYKY34,0188.9%+60%

60Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.9%+42%

61Winchester, KYKY19,5148.1%+62%

62Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4118.0%+26%

63Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3298.0%+108%

64Cynthiana, KYKY6,5767.7%+47%

65Franklin, KYKY10,7597.6%+32%

66Campbellsville, KYKY11,7837.6%+12%

67Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.0%+71%

68Middlesborough, KYKY8,7766.8%+24%

69Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.7%+12%

70Monticello, KYKY5,7216.6%+37%

71Dayton, KYKY5,9746.6%+346%

72Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5766.3%+45%

73Henderson, KYKY27,8226.2%+16%

74Princeton, KYKY6,1685.9%−12%

75Hebron, KYKY6,4075.8%–

76Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+22%

77Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.2%+2%

78Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.2%−9%

79Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+75%

80Russellville, KYKY7,4544.6%+0%

81Hillview, KYKY9,0204.0%+168%

82Central City, KYKY5,7933.4%−40%

83Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.9%+17%

84Shively, KYKY15,8952.9%+19%

85Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.9%−4%

86Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3562.8%+206%

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