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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 (2023 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 2000

01Wilmore, KYKY6,38023.8%+0%

02Morehead, KYKY6,77621.0%+0%

03Edgewood, KYKY8,50316.9%+0%

04St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%+0%

05Murray, KYKY18,96416.2%+0%

06Villa Hills, KYKY7,79715.5%+0%

07Williamsburg, KYKY5,37115.1%+0%

08Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57515.0%+0%

09Lexington, KYKY329,75114.5%+0%

10Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75114.2%+0%

11Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14214.1%+0%

12Fort Wright, KYKY6,24013.8%+0%

13Lyndon, KYKY11,30113.4%+0%

14Middletown, KYKY9,94413.0%+0%

15Union, KYKY7,93712.7%+0%

16Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.7%+0%

17Pikeville, KYKY7,27012.4%+0%

18Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.6%+0%

19Cold Spring, KYKY6,64010.8%+0%

20Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14410.8%+0%

21Richmond, KYKY40,66310.2%+0%

22Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.2%+0%

23Danville, KYKY17,73610.0%+0%

24Elizabethtown, KYKY35,4489.8%+0%

25Berea, KYKY16,6629.2%+0%

26Frankfort, KYKY28,6579.0%+0%

27Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.7%+0%

28La Grange, KYKY10,6698.6%+0%

29Ashland, KYKY20,9968.1%+0%

30Crestwood, KYKY6,5827.9%+0%

31Corbin, KYKY7,9117.9%+0%

32Georgetown, KYKY40,8837.8%+0%

33Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%+0%

34Maysville, KYKY8,6887.3%+0%

35Bardstown, KYKY14,1616.8%+0%

36Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.8%+0%

37Princeton, KYKY6,1686.7%+0%

38Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.6%+0%

39Owensboro, KYKY60,8926.5%+0%

40Versailles, KYKY10,7346.5%+0%

41Somerset, KYKY12,6956.5%+0%

42Mayfield, KYKY9,8516.5%+0%

43Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.4%+0%

44Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.3%+0%

45Highland Heights, KYKY6,3416.3%+0%

46Shelbyville, KYKY18,4536.3%+0%

47Glasgow, KYKY15,3026.0%+0%

48Vine Grove, KYKY7,0186.0%+0%

49London, KYKY7,6376.0%+0%

50Franklin, KYKY10,7595.8%+0%

51Leitchfield, KYKY7,0155.7%+0%

52Central City, KYKY5,7935.7%+0%

53Florence, KYKY34,0185.6%+0%

54Fort Knox, KYKY8,8365.6%+0%

55Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+0%

56Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.4%+0%

57Henderson, KYKY27,8225.3%+0%

58Cynthiana, KYKY6,5765.3%+0%

59Burlington, KYKY18,0085.2%+0%

60Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+0%

61Winchester, KYKY19,5145.0%+0%

62Erlanger, KYKY20,1585.0%+0%

63Reidland, KYKY5,2774.9%+0%

64Monticello, KYKY5,7214.8%+0%

65Russellville, KYKY7,4544.5%+0%

66Independence, KYKY30,1984.5%+0%

67Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.5%+0%

68Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.3%+0%

69Covington, KYKY41,8474.2%+0%

70Flatwoods, KYKY7,4394.1%+0%

71Mount Washington, KYKY18,9893.9%+0%

72Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3293.8%+0%

73Newport, KYKY13,9983.8%+0%

74Paris, KYKY10,1303.5%+0%

75Walton, KYKY5,8683.3%+0%

76Bellevue, KYKY5,8473.2%+0%

77Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.0%+0%

78Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9313.0%+0%

79Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.5%+0%

80Shively, KYKY15,8952.4%+0%

81Dayton, KYKY5,9741.5%+0%

82Hillview, KYKY9,0201.5%+0%

83Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3560.9%+0%

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