RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2000

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 83 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 1990

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38023.8%−0.9 pts

02Morehead, KYKY6,77621.0%+3.8 pts

03Edgewood, KYKY8,50316.9%+3.3 pts

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%+2.3 pts

05Murray, KYKY18,96416.2%+1.8 pts

06Villa Hills, KYKY7,79715.5%+3.4 pts

07Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.1%+1.4 pts

08Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57515.0%−2.1 pts

09Lexington, KYKY329,75114.5%–

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75114.2%+4.1 pts

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14214.1%+2.7 pts

12Fort Wright, KYKY6,24013.8%+1.8 pts

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.4%+1.4 pts

14Middletown, KYKY9,94413.0%+1.1 pts

15Union, KYKY7,93712.7%+7.8 pts

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+2.4 pts

17Pikeville, KYKY7,27012.4%+3.3 pts

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.6%+1.9 pts

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,64010.8%+0.9 pts

20Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.8%+8.2 pts

21Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%+1.6 pts

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.2%+0.5 pts

23Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%+3.7 pts

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.8%+1.3 pts

25Berea, KYKY16,6629.2%−1.1 pts

26Frankfort, KYKY28,6579.0%+0.6 pts

27Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.7%+5.7 pts

28La Grange, KYKY10,6698.6%+5.6 pts

29Ashland, KYKY20,9968.1%+2.1 pts

30Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.9%+3.8 pts

31Corbin, KYKY7,9117.9%+2.1 pts

32Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.8%+2.1 pts

33Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%+2.0 pts

34Maysville, KYKY8,6887.3%+2.9 pts

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1616.8%+2.3 pts

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.8%+1.7 pts

37Princeton, KYKY6,1686.7%+1.6 pts

38Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.6%+0.5 pts

39Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.5%+0.6 pts

40Versailles, KYKY10,7346.5%+1.3 pts

41Somerset, KYKY12,6956.5%+0.2 pts

42Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.5%+2.7 pts

43Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%+0.1 pts

44Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.3%+0.8 pts

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%−0.4 pts

46Shelbyville, KYKY18,4536.3%+1.1 pts

47Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.0%+2.1 pts

48Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.0%+0.8 pts

49London, KYKY7,6376.0%+0.3 pts

50Franklin, KYKY10,7595.8%+1.5 pts

51Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.7%+1.3 pts

52Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%+0.7 pts

53Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%−0.1 pts

54Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365.6%+1.5 pts

55Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+1.9 pts

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%+1.2 pts

57Henderson, KYKY27,8225.3%+0.1 pts

58Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%+2.6 pts

59Burlington, KYKY18,0085.2%−0.3 pts

60Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+0.5 pts

61Winchester, KYKY19,5145.0%+2.0 pts

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.0%+1.1 pts

63Reidland, KYKY5,2774.9%−6.3 pts

64Monticello, KYKY5,7214.8%+0.9 pts

65Russellville, KYKY7,4544.5%+0.9 pts

66Independence, KYKY30,1984.5%+0.2 pts

67Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.5%+1.1 pts

68Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.3%+2.0 pts

69Covington, KYKY41,8474.2%+1.0 pts

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394.1%+1.2 pts

71Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.9%+2.1 pts

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.8%+1.9 pts

73Newport, KYKY13,9983.8%+1.6 pts

74Paris, KYKY10,1303.5%−0.8 pts

75Walton, KYKY5,8683.3%+0.8 pts

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.2%+0.4 pts

77Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.0%+1.4 pts

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.0%−2.3 pts

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.5%+1.9 pts

80Shively, KYKY15,8952.4%+0.2 pts

81Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5%−0.3 pts

82Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%−0.5 pts

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%−0.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS