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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 (2020 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%+16.8 pts

02St. Matthews, KYKY17,86823.8%+7.6 pts

03Villa Hills, KYKY7,79723.4%+7.9 pts

04Wilmore, KYKY6,38022.0%−1.8 pts

05Fort Mitchell, KYKY8,75120.5%+6.3 pts

06Edgewood, KYKY8,50319.7%+2.8 pts

07Fort Wright, KYKY6,24019.7%+5.8 pts

08Lexington, KYKY329,75119.6%+5.1 pts

09Pikeville, KYKY7,27019.5%+7.1 pts

10Fort Thomas, KYKY17,14219.4%+5.3 pts

11Francisville, KYKY10,56518.4%–

12Union, KYKY7,93717.4%+4.6 pts

13Murray, KYKY18,96417.0%+0.8 pts

14Cold Spring, KYKY6,64016.6%+5.8 pts

15Fort Knox, KYKY8,83616.3%+10.7 pts

16Douglass Hills, KYKY5,57516.1%+1.1 pts

17Middletown, KYKY9,94415.1%+2.1 pts

18Lyndon, KYKY11,30115.1%+1.7 pts

19Jeffersontown, KYKY29,19314.5%+4.3 pts

20Morehead, KYKY6,77614.4%−6.6 pts

21Taylor Mill, KYKY7,14413.8%+3.0 pts

22Bellevue, KYKY5,84713.5%+10.3 pts

23Bowling Green, KYKY78,50513.3%+1.8 pts

24Danville, KYKY17,73613.2%+3.2 pts

25Ashland, KYKY20,99613.0%+4.9 pts

26Williamsburg, KYKY5,37112.8%−2.3 pts

27Richmond, KYKY40,66312.5%+2.3 pts

28Oakbrook, KYKY10,21112.5%−0.2 pts

29Newport, KYKY13,99812.2%+8.4 pts

30Highland Heights, KYKY6,34112.1%+5.8 pts

31Erlanger, KYKY20,15812.0%+7.1 pts

32Shelbyville, KYKY18,45312.0%+5.8 pts

33Louisville, KYKY641,96212.0%–

34Frankfort, KYKY28,65711.8%+2.8 pts

35Paris, KYKY10,13011.6%+8.0 pts

36Berea, KYKY16,66211.3%+2.2 pts

37Elizabethtown, KYKY35,44811.2%+1.5 pts

38Georgetown, KYKY40,88311.1%+3.4 pts

39Corbin, KYKY7,91110.7%+2.9 pts

40Reidland, KYKY5,27710.7%+5.8 pts

41Versailles, KYKY10,73410.5%+4.0 pts

42Maysville, KYKY8,68810.5%+3.2 pts

43Campbellsville, KYKY11,78310.5%+3.7 pts

44Cynthiana, KYKY6,57610.3%+5.0 pts

45La Grange, KYKY10,66910.2%+1.6 pts

46Paducah, KYKY26,73010.2%+2.6 pts

47Covington, KYKY41,84710.0%+5.7 pts

48Burlington, KYKY18,0089.9%+4.6 pts

49Owensboro, KYKY60,8929.4%+2.8 pts

50Mayfield, KYKY9,8519.3%+2.9 pts

51Dayton, KYKY5,9749.1%+7.6 pts

52Florence, KYKY34,0189.1%+3.5 pts

53Walton, KYKY5,8688.9%+5.6 pts

54Independence, KYKY30,1988.7%+4.2 pts

55Madisonville, KYKY19,4288.7%+2.3 pts

56Alexandria, KYKY10,9948.5%−0.2 pts

57Bardstown, KYKY14,1618.0%+1.1 pts

58Glasgow, KYKY15,3027.9%+1.9 pts

59Flatwoods, KYKY7,4397.8%+3.7 pts

60Vine Grove, KYKY7,0187.7%+1.7 pts

61Hopkinsville, KYKY30,4117.7%+1.4 pts

62Harrodsburg, KYKY9,5767.7%+3.4 pts

63Lawrenceburg, KYKY12,3297.7%+3.9 pts

64Princeton, KYKY6,1687.6%+0.9 pts

65Mount Washington, KYKY18,9897.3%+3.4 pts

66Henderson, KYKY27,8227.0%+1.7 pts

67Central City, KYKY5,7937.0%+1.3 pts

68Mount Sterling, KYKY7,5866.7%+0.2 pts

69Hebron, KYKY6,4076.5%–

70Russellville, KYKY7,4546.4%+1.9 pts

71Radcliff, KYKY22,5766.2%+1.1 pts

72Somerset, KYKY12,6956.2%−0.3 pts

73Winchester, KYKY19,5145.8%+0.8 pts

74Nicholasville, KYKY33,8575.5%+0.0 pts

75London, KYKY7,6375.4%−0.5 pts

76Shepherdsville, KYKY14,9315.2%+2.3 pts

77Monticello, KYKY5,7215.1%+0.2 pts

78Lebanon, KYKY6,6994.8%+0.3 pts

79Shively, KYKY15,8954.2%+1.8 pts

80Fort Campbell North, KYKY11,3563.9%+3.0 pts

81Middlesborough, KYKY8,7763.9%−1.6 pts

82Leitchfield, KYKY7,0153.6%−2.1 pts

83Franklin, KYKY10,7593.6%−2.2 pts

84Elsmere, KYKY9,5213.1%+0.1 pts

85Oak Grove, KYKY7,8302.1%−0.4 pts

86Hillview, KYKY9,0201.8%+0.3 pts

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