RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 82 SHOWN OF 82

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 1990

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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38024.7%+4%

02Morehead, KYKY6,77617.2%−18%

03Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57517.1%+14%

04Murray, KYKY18,96414.4%−11%

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,86813.8%−14%

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.7%−9%

07Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.6%−20%

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712.1%−22%

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,24012.0%−13%

10Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.0%−10%

11Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%−8%

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14211.4%−19%

13Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%+128%

14Berea, KYKY16,66210.3%+12%

15Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%−19%

16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75110.1%−29%

17Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%−8%

18Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1939.7%−4%

19Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.7%−16%

20Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.1%−27%

21Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%−15%

22Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4488.4%−14%

23Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.4%−7%

24Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.7%+6%

25Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%−1%

26Danville, KYKY17,7366.3%−37%

27Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%−4%

28Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.1%−7%

29Ashland, KYKY20,9966.0%−26%

30Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.9%−9%

31Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%−26%

32London, KYKY7,6375.7%−5%

33Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.7%−27%

34Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%+1%

35Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115.6%−12%

36Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%+5%

37Paducah, KYKY26,7305.5%−27%

38Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.3%+78%

39Versailles, KYKY10,7345.2%−20%

40Vine Grove, KYKY7,0185.2%−13%

41Henderson, KYKY27,8225.2%−2%

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.2%−18%

43Princeton, KYKY6,1685.1%−24%

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,7835.1%−25%

45Central City, KYKY5,7934.9%−13%

46Union, KYKY7,9374.9%−62%

47Radcliff, KYKY22,5764.6%−9%

48Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.5%−34%

49Maysville, KYKY8,6884.5%−39%

50Paris, KYKY10,1304.4%+23%

51Leitchfield, KYKY7,0154.4%−23%

52Independence, KYKY30,1984.4%−3%

53Franklin, KYKY10,7594.3%−26%

54Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.2%−23%

55Crestwood, KYKY6,5824.1%−48%

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.0%−28%

57Monticello, KYKY5,7213.9%−19%

58Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.9%−22%

59Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.9%−35%

60Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.7%−42%

61Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7%−19%

62Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.5%−35%

63Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3%−25%

64Covington, KYKY41,8473.3%−23%

65Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0%−39%

66Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.0%−66%

67La Grange, KYKY10,6693.0%−65%

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.9%−28%

69Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9%−11%

70Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.7%−49%

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.6%−76%

72Walton, KYKY5,8682.4%−25%

73Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3%−47%

74Shively, KYKY15,8952.2%−7%

75Newport, KYKY13,9982.2%−42%

76Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.0%−49%

77Hillview, KYKY9,0202.0%+31%

78Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%+23%

79Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.8%−54%

80Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.6%−47%

81Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%+71%

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.6%−78%

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