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 (1990 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 –

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38024.7%–

02Morehead, KYKY6,77617.2%–

03Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57517.1%–

04Murray, KYKY18,96414.4%–

05St. Matthews, KYKY17,86813.8%–

06Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.7%–

07Edgewood, KYKY8,50313.6%–

08Villa Hills, KYKY7,79712.1%–

09Fort Wright, KYKY6,24012.0%–

10Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.0%–

11Middletown, KYKY9,94412.0%–

12Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14211.4%–

13Reidland, KYKY5,27711.2%–

14Berea, KYKY16,66210.3%–

15Oakbrook, KYKY10,21110.2%–

16Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75110.1%–

17Cold Spring, KYKY6,6409.9%–

18Jeffersontown, KYKY29,1939.7%–

19Bowling Green, KYKY78,5059.7%–

20Pikeville, KYKY7,2709.1%–

21Richmond, KYKY40,6638.7%–

22Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4488.4%–

23Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.4%–

24Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.7%–

25Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%–

26Danville, KYKY17,7366.3%–

27Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%–

28Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.1%–

29Ashland, KYKY20,9966.0%–

30Owensboro, KYKY60,8925.9%–

31Corbin, KYKY7,9115.8%–

32London, KYKY7,6375.7%–

33Georgetown, KYKY40,8835.7%–

34Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%–

35Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4115.6%–

36Burlington, KYKY18,0085.5%–

37Paducah, KYKY26,7305.5%–

38Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.3%–

39Versailles, KYKY10,7345.2%–

40Vine Grove, KYKY7,0185.2%–

41Henderson, KYKY27,8225.2%–

42Shelbyville, KYKY18,4535.2%–

43Princeton, KYKY6,1685.1%–

44Campbellsville, KYKY11,7835.1%–

45Central City, KYKY5,7934.9%–

46Union, KYKY7,9374.9%–

47Radcliff, KYKY22,5764.6%–

48Bardstown, KYKY14,1614.5%–

49Maysville, KYKY8,6884.5%–

50Paris, KYKY10,1304.4%–

51Leitchfield, KYKY7,0154.4%–

52Independence, KYKY30,1984.4%–

53Franklin, KYKY10,7594.3%–

54Middlesborough, KYKY8,7764.2%–

55Crestwood, KYKY6,5824.1%–

56Fort Knox, KYKY8,8364.0%–

57Monticello, KYKY5,7213.9%–

58Erlanger, KYKY20,1583.9%–

59Glasgow, KYKY15,3023.9%–

60Mayfield, KYKY9,8513.7%–

61Russellville, KYKY7,4543.7%–

62Nicholasville, KYKY33,8573.5%–

63Lebanon, KYKY6,6993.3%–

64Covington, KYKY41,8473.3%–

65Winchester, KYKY19,5143.0%–

66Alexandria, KYKY10,9943.0%–

67La Grange, KYKY10,6693.0%–

68Flatwoods, KYKY7,4392.9%–

69Bellevue, KYKY5,8472.9%–

70Cynthiana, KYKY6,5762.7%–

71Taylor Mill, KYKY7,1442.6%–

72Walton, KYKY5,8682.4%–

73Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5762.3%–

74Shively, KYKY15,8952.2%–

75Newport, KYKY13,9982.2%–

76Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3292.0%–

77Hillview, KYKY9,0202.0%–

78Dayton, KYKY5,9741.8%–

79Mount Washington, KYKY18,9891.8%–

80Elsmere, KYKY9,5211.6%–

81Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%–

82Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS