RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 86 SHOWN OF 86

Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2010

Kentucky cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 86 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, KYKY6,38028.3%+19%

02Morehead, KYKY6,77624.0%+14%

03Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.1%+54%

04Villa Hills, KYKY7,79718.7%+21%

05Murray, KYKY18,96418.2%+12%

06Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14217.9%+27%

07Middletown, KYKY9,94417.8%+37%

08Edgewood, KYKY8,50317.2%+2%

09Union, KYKY7,93716.7%+31%

10Francisville, KYKY10,56516.5%–

11Lexington, KYKY329,75116.4%+13%

12St. Matthews, KYKY17,86816.2%−0%

13Fort Wright, KYKY6,24015.1%+9%

14Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75115.0%+6%

15Cold Spring, KYKY6,64014.8%+38%

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57514.3%−5%

17Williamsburg, KYKY5,37113.9%−8%

18Crestwood, KYKY6,58213.8%+75%

19Danville, KYKY17,73612.3%+23%

20Lyndon, KYKY11,30112.3%−8%

21Richmond, KYKY40,66312.0%+18%

22Bowling Green, KYKY78,50511.9%+3%

23Oakbrook, KYKY10,21111.8%−7%

24Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14411.8%+10%

25Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.3%+16%

26Princeton, KYKY6,16810.9%+62%

27Highland Heights, KYKY6,34110.5%+66%

28Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19310.4%+2%

29Alexandria, KYKY10,99410.2%+17%

30Berea, KYKY16,66210.1%+10%

31Louisville, KYKY641,96210.1%–

32Reidland, KYKY5,2779.2%+87%

33Georgetown, KYKY40,8839.2%+19%

34Versailles, KYKY10,7349.0%+38%

35Hebron, KYKY6,4078.9%–

36Flatwoods, KYKY7,4398.7%+112%

37Shelbyville, KYKY18,4538.7%+38%

38Erlanger, KYKY20,1588.6%+73%

39Frankfort, KYKY28,6578.6%−5%

40Somerset, KYKY12,6958.5%+32%

41Ashland, KYKY20,9968.4%+3%

42Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5868.2%+25%

43Cynthiana, KYKY6,5768.0%+52%

44Newport, KYKY13,9987.8%+105%

45Burlington, KYKY18,0087.6%+46%

46Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.6%+27%

47Paducah, KYKY26,7307.5%−0%

48Bellevue, KYKY5,8477.2%+123%

49Henderson, KYKY27,8227.1%+32%

50Owensboro, KYKY60,8927.0%+7%

51Independence, KYKY30,1986.8%+50%

52Madisonville, KYKY19,4286.5%+2%

53Campbellsville, KYKY11,7836.5%−5%

54Florence, KYKY34,0186.4%+15%

55Mount Washington, KYKY18,9896.1%+57%

56Nicholasville, KYKY33,8576.0%+10%

57Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4116.0%−5%

58Bardstown, KYKY14,1615.9%−14%

59Middlesborough, KYKY8,7765.8%+6%

60Maysville, KYKY8,6885.7%−22%

61Corbin, KYKY7,9115.7%−27%

62London, KYKY7,6375.6%−6%

63La Grange, KYKY10,6695.6%−35%

64Winchester, KYKY19,5145.5%+10%

65Lebanon, KYKY6,6995.4%+21%

66Covington, KYKY41,8475.4%+27%

67Mayfield, KYKY9,8515.2%−20%

68Radcliff, KYKY22,5765.1%+1%

69Franklin, KYKY10,7595.1%−12%

70Shively, KYKY15,8954.6%+91%

71Monticello, KYKY5,7214.5%−7%

72Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5764.2%−2%

73Walton, KYKY5,8684.2%+28%

74Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3294.1%+7%

75Paris, KYKY10,1304.0%+14%

76Russellville, KYKY7,4544.0%−12%

77Dayton, KYKY5,9744.0%+169%

78Fort Knox, KYKY8,8363.9%−30%

79Central City, KYKY5,7933.8%−33%

80Vine Grove, KYKY7,0183.5%−41%

81Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.5%−38%

82Elsmere, KYKY9,5212.6%−11%

83Hillview, KYKY9,0202.5%+69%

84Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9312.1%−28%

85Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3561.6%+78%

86Oak Grove, KYKY7,8300.4%−86%

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