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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%−4%

02Morehead, KYKY6,77621.0%+22%

03Edgewood, KYKY8,50316.9%+24%

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%+17%

05Murray, KYKY18,96416.2%+13%

06Villa Hills, KYKY7,79715.5%+28%

07Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.1%+10%

08Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57515.0%−12%

09Lexington, KYKY329,75114.5%–

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75114.2%+41%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14214.1%+23%

12Fort Wright, KYKY6,24013.8%+15%

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.4%+12%

14Middletown, KYKY9,94413.0%+9%

15Union, KYKY7,93712.7%+160%

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+24%

17Pikeville, KYKY7,27012.4%+37%

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.6%+20%

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,64010.8%+9%

20Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.8%+312%

21Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%+18%

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.2%+5%

23Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%+59%

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.8%+16%

25Berea, KYKY16,6629.2%−11%

26Frankfort, KYKY28,6579.0%+8%

27Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.7%+191%

28La Grange, KYKY10,6698.6%+187%

29Ashland, KYKY20,9968.1%+35%

30Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.9%+93%

31Corbin, KYKY7,9117.9%+36%

32Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.8%+37%

33Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%+37%

34Maysville, KYKY8,6887.3%+65%

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1616.8%+52%

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.8%+34%

37Princeton, KYKY6,1686.7%+31%

38Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.6%+7%

39Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.5%+10%

40Versailles, KYKY10,7346.5%+25%

41Somerset, KYKY12,6956.5%+4%

42Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.5%+73%

43Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%+1%

44Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.3%+14%

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%−5%

46Shelbyville, KYKY18,4536.3%+21%

47Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.0%+55%

48Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.0%+15%

49London, KYKY7,6376.0%+5%

50Franklin, KYKY10,7595.8%+35%

51Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.7%+30%

52Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%+15%

53Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%−1%

54Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365.6%+39%

55Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+55%

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%+30%

57Henderson, KYKY27,8225.3%+2%

58Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%+95%

59Burlington, KYKY18,0085.2%−5%

60Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+10%

61Winchester, KYKY19,5145.0%+65%

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.0%+27%

63Reidland, KYKY5,2774.9%−56%

64Monticello, KYKY5,7214.8%+24%

65Russellville, KYKY7,4544.5%+23%

66Independence, KYKY30,1984.5%+4%

67Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.5%+34%

68Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.3%+89%

69Covington, KYKY41,8474.2%+30%

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394.1%+40%

71Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.9%+116%

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.8%+96%

73Newport, KYKY13,9983.8%+71%

74Paris, KYKY10,1303.5%−19%

75Walton, KYKY5,8683.3%+34%

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.2%+13%

77Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.0%+87%

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.0%−44%

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.5%+347%

80Shively, KYKY15,8952.4%+8%

81Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5%−18%

82Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%−24%

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%−42%

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