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Most graduate degrees, Kentucky cities · 2020

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

01Crestwood, KYKY6,58224.7%+213%

02St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.8%+47%

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,79723.4%+51%

04Wilmore, KYKY6,38022.0%−7%

05Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+44%

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50319.7%+16%

07Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.7%+42%

08Lexington, KYKY329,75119.6%+36%

09Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.5%+57%

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14219.4%+38%

11Francisville, KYKY10,56518.4%–

12Union, KYKY7,93717.4%+36%

13Murray, KYKY18,96417.0%+5%

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64016.6%+54%

15Fort Knox, KYKY8,83616.3%+193%

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57516.1%+8%

17Middletown, KYKY9,94415.1%+16%

18Lyndon, KYKY11,30115.1%+13%

19Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.5%+42%

20Morehead, KYKY6,77614.4%−31%

21Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.8%+28%

22Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.5%+319%

23Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.3%+15%

24Danville, KYKY17,73613.2%+32%

25Ashland, KYKY20,99613.0%+61%

26Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.8%−15%

27Richmond, KYKY40,66312.5%+22%

28Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.5%−2%

29Newport, KYKY13,99812.2%+220%

30Highland Heights, KYKY6,34112.1%+91%

31Erlanger, KYKY20,15812.0%+142%

32Shelbyville, KYKY18,45312.0%+92%

33Louisville, KYKY641,96212.0%–

34Frankfort, KYKY28,65711.8%+31%

35Paris, KYKY10,13011.6%+227%

36Berea, KYKY16,66211.3%+24%

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.2%+15%

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88311.1%+43%

39Corbin, KYKY7,91110.7%+36%

40Reidland, KYKY5,27710.7%+117%

41Versailles, KYKY10,73410.5%+61%

42Maysville, KYKY8,68810.5%+43%

43Campbellsville, KYKY11,78310.5%+54%

44Cynthiana, KYKY6,57610.3%+96%

45La Grange, KYKY10,66910.2%+18%

46Paducah, KYKY26,73010.2%+35%

47Covington, KYKY41,84710.0%+135%

48Burlington, KYKY18,0089.9%+89%

49Owensboro, KYKY60,8929.4%+43%

50Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.3%+44%

51Dayton, KYKY5,9749.1%+511%

52Florence, KYKY34,0189.1%+63%

53Walton, KYKY5,8688.9%+172%

54Independence, KYKY30,1988.7%+94%

55Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.7%+36%

56Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.5%−3%

57Bardstown, KYKY14,1618.0%+17%

58Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.9%+32%

59Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.8%+89%

60Vine Grove, KYKY7,0187.7%+29%

61Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.7%+22%

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.7%+78%

63Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.7%+101%

64Princeton, KYKY6,1687.6%+13%

65Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.3%+87%

66Henderson, KYKY27,8227.0%+32%

67Central City, KYKY5,7937.0%+23%

68Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.7%+2%

69Hebron, KYKY6,4076.5%–

70Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%+41%

71Radcliff, KYKY22,5766.2%+22%

72Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%−4%

73Winchester, KYKY19,5145.8%+15%

74Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+1%

75London, KYKY7,6375.4%−9%

76Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+77%

77Monticello, KYKY5,7215.1%+4%

78Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.8%+8%

79Shively, KYKY15,8954.2%+76%

80Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3563.9%+326%

81Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9%−29%

82Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%−37%

83Franklin, KYKY10,7593.6%−38%

84Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.1%+5%

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.1%−16%

86Hillview, KYKY9,0201.8%+20%

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